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tv   Rozhdestvo Khristovo  1TV  January 6, 2024 11:00pm-1:16am MSK

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cossack, without the faith of the fatherland there is no way, so, without faith the fatherland, hold on, cossack
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, hello, dear tv viewers, on this holy, quiet, gracious and mysterious night, i cordially greet you all from the cathedral cathedral of christ the savior in the city of moscow, nikolai at the microphone . derzhaven, you are watching a live broadcast of the christmas service, which will be performed by his holiness, patriarch kirill of moscow of all russia, in this main church of the russian orthodox church. he will be concelebrated by suffragan bishops and clergy. cathedral of christ the savior. every year, at this time , orthodox people gather. temples in
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order to glorify the savior of the world who came to earth, to offer joint prayers and share the joy of the holiday with each other. let us remember the words of the lord, captured in the gospel. where two or three are gathered in my name, there i am in the midst of them. the centuries-old experience of the church testifies that this is truly so. the service will begin in just a few seconds, now according to established tradition, from the altar of the cathedral of christ the savior, to the patriarch addresses you to congratulate you on the occasion of the nativity of christ. dear brothers and sisters, we begin to celebrate the christmas service, and through this service. we are entering into the celebration of the very
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event of the birth of our lord and savior, jesus christ. we call jesus christ the savior. what did he save us from, and does what he did 2.0 years ago apply to us, people of the 20th century? and he saved us from, perhaps, the most dangerous thing. he saved us from doing wrong. life path, from wrong life orientation. now, if a person gets lost in the forest, then if someone does not show him the right path, he may die in this forest. this is how it has been since human history. the lord, having come into the world, showed us the path to salvation, to the way out of this wandering in which all human civilization was located. the savior accomplished
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a great feat throughout his life, when we talk about the fact that he saved us, then we must clearly understand what the whole meaning is, what the content of that sermon is, which opens the door to salvation for us, in this sermon there is something that may not be found in other teachings. lord. told us all that the main law of human life is love, this feeling, sublime and beautiful, is the highest value, by achieving which a person gains salvation, but the love that the lord speaks about is not exactly the love that we encounter. everyone watching
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movies or reading books, this is the love that is associated with sacrifice, but the love of a mother is that same love, because she is ready to give her life... for a child, love the savior extended so far that he gave up his human life for us, this is the kind of love he calls all of us to be his students and followers, and let’s now imagine if this is the law of life that governs our actions, but what will life be like if every person is able to love another person? so much so as to have the strength to sacrifice much that he possesses, it may also seem to many that these words, well, some such from another life, from some such a fantastic area that has no direct relationship to reality, this is not so,
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everything that the lord taught us has a direct relationship to our life, not a single word of his was idle. his life, which had a lot of sorrow and even tragedy, was not idle either. we know that he suffered , died, but not just like that, he died, but died so that we all had the opportunity to live spiritually, so that we all had the opportunity to fulfill. his law is to be happy. the lord showed us the way to salvation, salvation - this is a synonym for human happiness, a synonym for the fullness of human life. we are now beginning to perform divine services,
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through which we will, as it were, enter into this mystery, the coming of the lord into this world. themselves, so that the lord gives strength to go through the path of life in such a way as not to perish spiritually, not to be encumbered by sin, freed from sin, which is nothing more than a crime before god, to find happiness in
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this life and salvation in eternal life. once again, i congratulate all of you, my dears, on the great holiday of the nativity of christ. and may it help all of us, lord, should be strengthened in faith, in hope, in love, including through prayer, which now lies before us all. may god's blessing remain over all of you, over our people, over our fatherland, over the world in which we live, and we believe that through prayer the lord gives to those who sincerely believe that god hears. our prayers for the upcoming holiday of the nativity of christ. so, the service begins. thanks to the live broadcast, you and i can participate in this sacred rite,
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pray with the patriarch, and contemplate the beauty and grandeur of the christmas celebration. spiritually, we are united, although not everyone is today. the opportunity to visit the temple , for various reasons they remain in their homes, we are one, for we are bound by the bonds of love in christ, we are one, for there is one holy, one lord, jesus christ, we are one, for the fulfillment of the promise of the savior, who told his disciples and followers, is not false , i am with you all the days. until the end of time. so, the royal doors open. and now we will see the clergy coming out from the altar of the temple, headed by the patriarch. the patriarch blesses everyone
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gathered you, dear tv viewers , and heads to the center of the temple in order to perform the christmas, solemn night service there. conducting live broadcasts of services on special church holidays has already become a good tradition, and today, thanks to such broadcasts, the church has the opportunity to share joy. holiday with all of you, bless the most holy ruler, blessed is the kingdom of the father and son and the holy spirit, now and ever and... forever and ever,
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with us, lord, glory and battle.
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the church prayerfully supports everyone who is in difficult life circumstances, blesses those staying both in churches and in their homes.
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the service itself helps us to contemplate with spiritual eyes the miracle of the birth of christ, to be involved in the event that marked the beginning of a new christian era and changed the entire further course of world history.
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“christ, our god, the children’s choir of the state academic bolshoi theater of russia is also taking part in this service.
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the magi are traveling after the star, because for our sake a baby, the eternal god, was born, they glorify whoever travels, travels, travels, travels with a constellation. once born, i was born in childhood, the familiar god, the eternal god.
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prepared before the face of all people, the text of this hymn is taken from the gospel, in the russian translation, it sounds like this: now you release your servant, master, according to your word in peace, for i have seen with my eyes your salvation, which... you have prepared before the face of all nations light for the enlightenment of the gentiles, the glory of your people israel, that is, all the people faithful to god. this episode. from the gospel story, the meeting of the child of god in the jerusalem temple, in view of its special significance, is celebrated by the church as a great holiday, it is celebrated
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on february 15, according to the new style, it is called the meeting of the lord, in russian, strong, holy, immortal, have mercy on us, holy god, holy , strong, holy, immortal, have mercy on us, glory to the father and the son and the holy spirit. now and ever and unto ages of ages. amen. most holy trinity, have mercy on us. lord, cleanse our sins. master, forgive our iniquities. holy one, visit and heal our infirmities for your name’s sake. lord, have mercy, lord, have mercy, lord, have mercy. glory to the father and the son and the holy spirit. new and ever and ever. amen. our father, and thou art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come,
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thy will be done, as it is in heaven on earth. give us our daily bread today, forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors, and do not lead us into temptation.
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through poverty they were taught to worship you, the sun of righteousness, to know you from the height of your sunrise. lord, glory to you. from above, jesus is called the sun of truth and the east christ, who dedicated people to his teachings. next comes the chant: praise the name of the lord. at this time, the patriarch performs the encoding of the festive icon of the nativity of christ, which...
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glory to the father and the holy sin, now and ever and unto the ages, ami, god.
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you and i see how the great deacon, taking the gospel from the throne in the altar, went out to the solia , a special elevation in front of the royal doors, and here the prokeimenon will now sound , the prokeimenon, translated into russian , means preceding, this verse precedes the reading of the gospel, gospel, greek word.
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we send glory to the father and the son and the holy spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. amen.
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jesus christ's nativity here, the betrothal of his former mother mary joseph, before even reaching him, having found
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himself in the womb of the holy spirit, joseph, i am a righteous husband, and even if you reprove her, let her go as you please, this is what i thought for him, this angel the lord appeared to him in a dream, saying. joseph, son of david, do not be afraid, accept miriam your wife, having been born in her, she is holy from the spirit, and she will give birth to a son, you will call his name jesus, for he will save people own from their sin, but this all came to pass, that what was spoken of the lord by the prophet might be fulfilled: she may become gray in her womb, and give birth to a son. they will call his name emman , as we can say, god is with us, and joseph rose from sleep, and made the angel of the lord like palevilema, and received his wife, and i do not know,
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but until then he gave birth to his son, his firstborn, and he called his name jesus. glory to thee, lord, glory to thee, christ is born with you, christ, decide heaven, christ is on earth, make it possible, brave lord, all the earth.
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izgoriy, joyful in despair, coming the temptation of god, immaterial, god, glory,
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thy son, lord. an icon of the holy trinity, painted by the monk andrei rublev, was brought to the cathedral of christ the savior. the image of the holy trinity was delivered from the all-russian art, scientific and restoration center named after academician grobar, where it was under scientific supervision in a special climate-controlled room.
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boshe mozze, god, bless you, who are stser on the sea, my kosadatey, depict a pedestrian image.
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may the lord bless and exalt all faith, magnify my soul, most honest!
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heavenly lord, teach me your justification, blessing, lord, teach me justification.
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saint athanasius the great, who lived a century in alexandria, is such a city in egypt.
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let us fulfill our inner prayer to the lord, lord, intercede, save, have mercy and preserve us, o god, by your grace.
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lord grant, hence the name of this life of ours, a painless, shameless world. and a good answer at the battle judgment of christ, we ask. our most holy, most pure, most blessed, glorious lady theotokos and ever-virgin mary, with all saints, having remembered each other, and betrayed our whole life to christ god. lord, for
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you are the god of mercy and generosity and love for mankind, and to you we send glory to the father and the son and the holy spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. amen. the exclamation was pronounced by the bishop of pavlovo-pasadsky.
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christ, our true god, through the prayers of his most pure mother, the glorious and all-praised apostle, the holy and righteous father of god, joachim and anna of all saints, will have mercy and save us, for he is good and loving of mankind.
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the word liturgy, greek, in russian means common, joint or conciliar work. during the liturgy, the sacrament of the eucharist is celebrated in russian - thanksgiving. bread and wine, the power and action of the holy spirit , are transformed into the body of the blood of christ, and are given for communion, for the remission of sins into eternal life. bless your holy
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master.
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about our great lord and father, his holiness patriarch kirill, about the blessed metropolitans and bishops, the venerable presbytery, in the christianate, all clergy and people. let's pray to the lord. older than our military ruler, help the lord.
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from those who are suffering, who are sick , for those who find themselves in enemy captivity, let us not forget to pray for them today, for
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all glory is due you, the honor of worshiping the father and the son and the holy spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages,
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glory the father and the son and the holy spirit, now and ever and in the second antiphon, are joined in singing the hymn “the only begotten son.” o saints.
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lord, glory is in you, most holy ruler, saints, wisdom, forgive, from the womb before the day,
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after the exclamation of the archdeacon, the small entrance is made, the patriarch, holding the dekiri trikiri in his hands, heading to the altar. spasina. the choir continues to sing: “save us, blue god, be born, hallelujah.” having venerated the icons on the royal doors, the most holy ruler enters the altar, the holy
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of holies. here he venerates the throne and reads a prayer. the altar, a part of the temple, fenced off from the rest of the space by a barrier and an iconostasis, according to ancient symbolic interpretation, the altar represents heaven, paradise and the kingdom of heaven.
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roman the sweet singer spent his ministry there. according to legend, the monk roman received from the mother of god has a special gift for composing church hymns, and the first hymn he composed was the christmas one. the virgin is giving birth today to the all-essential, which now sounds.
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god, eternal god, eternal god, lord, let us pray, lord, have mercy! for you are holy, our god, and we send up glory to you, to the father and to the sin and to the holy spirit, now and to the venerable.
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lord, save me, pious ones. lord, save, piety.
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this is a verse from the holy scriptures relating to the fulfillment of prophecy and the celebration of the event
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to you, sings to you, too, yours. wisdom, galatians epistle of the holy apostle paul, let us heed the word of god, when the end of summer has come, the weakness of our only begotten son. born of a wife, sometimes under
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the law, yes. the one under the law will redeem, so that we may receive him into sonship, so that, as a son , we are weak, the spirit of his son, in your hearts, crying out, he reproved, in the same way, no longer an orphan, but a son, and the son of the heir of god, jesus
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christ, shine in your hearts ours, wisdom. hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah. i will read the apostle in russian. brethren, when the fullness of time had come, god sent forth his only begotten son, who was born of a woman, was subject to the law, in order to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption as sons. and because you are sons, god sent into your hearts the spirit of his son, crying out, abba, father.
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gospel of matthew, chapter two, telling about the nativity of christ. bless your holy master, the evangelist of the holy apostle and evangelist matthew. god through the prayers of the holy, glorious, all-praised apostle, the evangelist matthew. may he give you the word to preach the gospel with much power to fulfill the gospel of his beloved son, our lord jesus christ. amen. forgive wisdom, let us hear the holy gospel. peace to all. his from matthew's holy
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gospel, glory to thee, lord, glory to thee, he mem, jesus, was deformed in bethlehem by judaism in his birth, sowed. suviot eastern arrived jerusalem , saying, “where is the king of the jews to be born?” you see his star in the eastern part, and when you come , bow down to him. but when herod the king heard, he was troubled and the king of jerusalem was with him, and the high priests and scribes
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of the people gathered together, asking them where christ is born. , from them the stars appeared from time to time, and sending them, bethlehem, speech:... go test, it is known to be rejected, you will even find them , tell me that by giving azshet, i will worship him, but they, having listened to the king, went and behold the star and already saw in the east, walking before them, and having come a hundred from above
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, where he looked upon, saw the star, rejoiced with joy and great, and came to ... giving him gifts, gold and lebanon and seven, and the thing received in a dream, do not return to him, otherwise, having gone to his country, i will read. the same text in russian: when jesus was born in ifleem of judea in the days of king herod, they came to jerusalem wise men from the east and say: where
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is the born king of the jews, for we saw his star in the east and came to worship him. hearing this, king herod was alarmed, and all jerusalem with him, having gathered all the high priests of the scribes,
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hear all your voice, lord. lord , have mercy, lord, have mercy, lord, we still pray for mercy and mercy, protect all the army, the defender of our fatherland, who strengthen us all in faith, like-mindedness, health, strength of spirit, the honor of all the lord.
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for the good of god, do not overthrow their plans, with the grace of your power, guide and enrich those who are in every good for every good, warriors, all defenders of our fatherland, establish in your commandments, the strength of the spirit did not save them, save the wounds of captivity from death, lead those deprived of shelter in exile in the house , feed the hungry, the sick,
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the suffering, heal in the confusion of sadness the hope of good consolation by giving. in these days , grant forgiveness of sins to all who were killed and died from wounds and illness, and create blissful repose. fill us with all faith, hope and love, raise us again in all countries of holy russia, peace and unanimity , renew love for each other in your people, as with one mouth, with one heart, let us confess to you , the one god in the trinity, glorified, you are the intercession of victory, salvation, to those who trust, and we send up glory to you, the father and to the son and the holy spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages, amen.
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for under your power, we always keep and we send glory to you to the father and the son and the holy spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. the exclamation was said by bishop nikandr of narofaminsk, chairman of the financial and economic management of the moscow patriarchate.
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on the altar the preparation of the holy gifts, bread and wine, is carried out, which, through the prayers of the church, is powered and through the action of the grace of the holy spirit during the eucharist, the sacrament of thanksgiving.
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and the paten, a special dish of bread, is transferred from the altar to the throne. most holy patriarchs, orthodox, most blessed archbishops and metropolitans,
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consecrated metropolitans, archbishops and bishops, all priestly and monastic ranks, may the lord god change in his kingdom, always, now and ever, and forever centuries. so, the paten with bread is delivered to the throne. our great lord and father cyril, his holiness. they do this in thousands of churches today.
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his wife, grand duchess elizaveta feodorovna, paid a lot of attention to the usovo church. after the revolution, a rest home was organized in usovo. spassky church was closed in 1932 . in the forties, the bells and the upper dome were demolished and the premises were rebuilt as
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a summer cottage. in 2004, the temple was restored with elements of reconstruction; now it is located on the territory of the residence of the president of russia, nova ogoreva. this is how the great entrance ended, the cup of wine and
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bread is already on the throne, and the eucharistic canon, the so -called one, will soon begin!
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powerful and indivisible, believe, believe, with wisdom, i believe in one god, father, almighty, creator of heaven and earth, visible to all and invisible, and in one lord jesus christ.
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i confess one baptism of sins, tea of ​​the resurrection of the dead. and the life of the next century,
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amen, let us become kind, let us become a zazrak, bring holy offerings to the world, the eucharistic canon is read.
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we thank the lord. performing the sacrament the eucharist begins with thanksgiving, just as the savior at the last supper offered thanks to god the father. let us pray together with the patriarch. i bow to you, thank you, glorify the one existing.
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father of our lord jesus christ, the great god, the savior of our hope, and this is the image of your goodness, the seal equal in yourself shows the father's living word, the true god, eternal wisdom, life , illumination, power, holy is the truth, to whom the holy spirit appeared, spirit truths, sonship, bestowal, betrothal of future inheritance, the firstfruits of eternal blessings, life-giving power, source of illumination, from which we strengthen all creation, verbal and mental.
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i will lead a song, crying out loudly, invoking and speaking, with these blessed powers, o lord, the lover of mankind, the sinful eupius and the truth of the verb.
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the house of god, having opened into this world, and you turned it away into the earth, from it you would have been taken, arranging for it a hedgehog from the existence of salvation, in your very cross , the sky turned away from your creation to the end; yours, but visited it for the sake of diversity your mercy and mercy, the prophets have been sent, created the power of your saints in every generation to please you, these words are spoken by us in the mouth of your servant of the prophets, foretelling to us what is coming to be:
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let us receive a servant, let us be conformed into the body of our humility, that he may make us conformed to the image of his glory, because man has brought down the world by sin and death by sin, be pleased with your only begotten son, you who brought god and father into you, having been born of a holy wife, the mother of god and the ever-virgin mary, having been under the law, condemn sin in your flesh, so that those who are dying may be quickened in themselves in on your cross, having lived in this world, giving a saving command, leaving us. idal charms, bring to your knowledge the true god and father, having acquired us, the people chosen by the king, illumination from the saints, with the holy spirit, give yourself the betrayal of death, in it keep us sold under sin and the condition of you, so that it will fill
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you with everything, resolve illnesses mortals and rose again on the third day, and the way will create all flesh for the resurrection from the dead for not... by the mighty power we hold to be decay, the chief of life, to be the firstfruits of the dead, the firstborn of dead, may he himself be first in all things, and may he enter into heaven. sitting at the right hand of your majesty on high, and he will come to reward everyone according to his deeds, leaving us with the memories of this saving suffering of this, i will offer according to his commandments, although you go to your free and ever-memorable and life-giving death, in the night giving yourself for the life of the world, receiving the holy bread with your most pure hands, showing you... to god and the father, thanking, blessing, enlightening, breaking, giving to the saints your
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disciple and apostle, accept, eat, this is my body, broken off, the remission of sins, like my cup.
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yours, offered to you, from everyone for everything , we sing to you, we bless you, we thank you, lord, and we pray, our god, for everything for the sake of the most holy masters, and we are sinners, unworthy, your servants, with befitting serve your holy altar, not for the sake of our righteousness,
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jesus christ, this cup, the most honest blood of the lord and god of our salvation, jesus christ, poured out for the worldly life, added by your holy spirit.
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with all those who have thanked you, forefathers, fathers, patriarchs, prophets, apostles, preachers, evangelists, martyrs, confessors, teachers, and with every righteous spirit who has died in the faith, pray to our god.
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because of one thing, most holy, most pure, most blessed, most glorious, our lady theotokos and ever-virgin mary.
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krasnogorsky foma, head of the administrative secretariat of the moscow patriarchate. the tradition of the presence of top officials of the state at worship services today, on special holidays, has deep historical roots. centuries, since the time when the church under the holy even-apostolic king constantine the great received freedom and found himself under the protection of the orthodox state. the emperors were recognized by her as bearers of a special service. they ensured peace and tranquility in society, protected the church, the people of god, from external enemies and internal turmoil. nowadays, the presence of state officials at a festive christmas service is not only a tribute to historical tradition, not only a sign of some kind of spiritual continuity. this is
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a natural and entirely appropriate tribute to the faith that... professes a significant part of our fellow citizens. the church in our country is separated from the state. it does not pretend to have any political role, but undoubtedly plays a consolidating role, showing concern for the spiritual and moral state of society, making its contribution to the creation of civil harmony, establishing among the people the inappropriate gospel ideals of mercy and peace. and those who love us and those who hate us, who commanded us unworthy, pray for them, all your people remember, lord our god, pour out your rich mercy on all, giving to everyone
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salvation, petitions, we are them... by passing , by ignorance or oblivion or by many names, change god himself, vedas and every age name, vedaika and year from his mother’s womb, would you, lord, help the helpless, hope for the hopeless, the stormy savior , a refuge for those who float, a doctor for the ailing, you yourself will be knowledgeable and willing to everyone and his petition and home, demand it, god save, this first throne.
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in the world whole, honest, healthy, long-living, rightful ones, your word of truth. first of all, lord change the great our lord and father kirill, his holiness patriarch of moscow and all russia. grant it to thy holy church. in the world, i am safe, honest, healthy, long-lived, and ruling, your words are true,
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and even for us alone. our savior, jesus christ, with you all, with your spirit.
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intercede, save, have mercy, preserve us, o god , by your grace. during the litany of supplication, the patriarch prays that the lord will grant those gathered in the church to worthily partake of the holy mysteries for the remission of sins into eternal life. forgiveness, remission of sins and we ask the lord for our sins,
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we ask the lord for those who are kind and beneficial to our souls and peace, and we ask the lord for the rest of our life in peace in repentance. the christian death of our belly, painless, shameless, peaceful, this litany, all those gathered in the hall will chant the lord’s prayer: our father. having asked for faith and the communion of the holy spirit for ourselves and each other, and our whole life for christ, we gave it up to god. vouchsafe us, o lord, with the content of non-judgmental content, dare to call upon you the heavenly god of the father and the verb to you, our father,
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heaven, our father, this prayer is called the lord's prayer. and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the spirit, for yours is the kingdom, the power and glory of the father and
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the son and the holy spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages, amen. peace with all and with your spirits, lord, bow down, lord, with the grace and generosity and love of mankind of your only begotten son, blessed are you, with your most holy and good and life-giving spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages,
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at this moment of the service, when in the altar happening behind closed royal doors communion of the clergy, the altar symbolizes:
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togordi besogi god on earth, strong people. hallelujah,
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hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, high god.
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sonmira, he is in heaven, he is in heaven. the church charter calls christmas the second easter and gives it an exclusive place among the days of the liturgical year. the nativity of christ is the two-tenth holiday, belonging to the category of the most important twelve christian holidays. but among them, christmas is especially celebrated. for the sake of christmas is canceled
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fasting, even if the holiday falls on weekly fast days on wednesday or friday, and even after the holiday comes christmastide, which will last until epiphany eve until january 18. on christmastide, as a sign of the spiritual triumph of universal joy , weekly fasting days and prostrations to the ground are canceled. at christmastide, however, as at any other time, on these holidays, people are especially called to sanctify, that is, to illuminate the holiday with good deeds; our history knows many examples of truly christian celebration of the holy days of christmas. when
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it is impossible for all people, regardless of social status or material wealth, to share the joy of christ’s nativity with everyone else. polish! christmas message. patriarch
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of moscow all russia kirill, archpastors-pastors, deacons and monks to all faithful children of the russian orthodox church. beloved, lord, archpastors, honorable presbyters and deacons, god-loving monks and nuns, dear brothers and sisters, the ineffable love of god has gathered us now, so that in the unity of the spirit and the union of peace, to celebrate one of the most solemn , at the same time, mysterious holidays of the church, the birth of our lord, jesus. glorifying the coming of the savior into the world, i cordially congratulate all of you, my dears, on this joyful event, which has opened a new era in the relationship between god and people. every time,
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looking at what happened two thousand years ago, we try to comprehend the greatness and miracle of the incarnation of god, and we never cease to be amazed at the goodness. and the mercy of our creator, for many centuries humanity has languished in tense anticipation of the promised lord the reconciler, the righteous king who saves, in whose name the nations will trust. and so, when the fullness of time finally came, a child was born to us, so that whoever believes in him... would perish, but have eternal life. the love of god, which surpasses understanding, sent into the world not an intercessor, not an angel, not a strong and powerful ruler, as people thought, god himself
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became incarnate to free man from the power of sin and evil. worthy of amazement is the greatest event in history. about which the old testament prophets proclaimed, and which even the outstanding thinkers of antiquity had a presentiment that it would happen so modestly, outwardly unnoticeable, bethlehem slept, jerusalem slept, all judea slept, the lord almighty, the king of kings, the ruler of the universe, did not appear to the world under solemn sounds. voice and general rejoicing, but humbly meekly, in the silence of the night of a wretched cave, sung by a host of angels and a few shepherds who came to see what had happened. at the very beginning of his earthly
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journey, the lord seemed to want, within the limits of humiliation , to show an image of virtue, he reflects saint john chrysostom. only perfect love acts so nobly, which does not seek its own, does not put itself on display and does not demand the honor of glory, but is ready to endure all the hardships of sorrow for the benefit of its neighbors. that is why, the ecumenical teacher of the church continues: the lord accepts my body so that i can accommodate his word and accept.
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according to the creator's intention, the whole meaning of human life is for us to love each other, but how to achieve this in a world where there is so much evil and hatred? to do this, first of all, you need to open and give your heart to god. only he can change and expand it so that it, now so weak and limited, becomes able to accommodate those near and far, both those who do good and
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those who offend us. all those whom we are called to love according to the commandment of christ, imitating in perfection our heavenly father. bowing in prayer before the newborn god-child, let us think, what gift will we offer to the rulers of the universe, can there be anything at all? worthy and commensurate with the greatness of the eternal creator. yes, there is such a valuable gift that the lord desires most of all. our humble, loving and merciful heart. let us glorify the incarnate christ not only with beautiful songs and congratulatory messages, but above all with good deeds. let's share the light. christmas joy with those in need, we will warm you with our care,

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