On December 1, 2024, in the Week of Pentecost 23rd, the Administrator of Affairs of the Moscow Patriarchate, First Vicar of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia for Moscow, Metropolitan Grigory of Voskresensk celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Church of St. Ambrose of Mediola Novodevichy Stavropegial Nunnery in Moscow.
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His Eminence was served by the clerics of the Novodevichy Convent, headed by their confessor Archimandrite Kirill (Semyonov). Abbess igumna Margarita (Feoktistova), sisters of the monastery and parishioners prayed at the service.
At the end of the Liturgy, a glorification was celebrated and a prayer was offered to the Venerable Helen of Moscow, the first Abbess of the Novodevichy Monastery, whose memory is commemorated on December 1. Then Vladyka Grigory addressed the prayers with an archpastoral word.
At the end of the service, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, Metropolitan Gregory of Voskresensk presented Patriarchal awards for assistance to the Novodevichy Monastery, which this year celebrated the 500th anniversary of its foundation. The Order of St. Euphrosyne of Moscow, 2nd degree, was awarded to The medal «Patriarchal gratitude» was awarded to the Director of the Department of Culture, Sports, Tourism and National Policy of the Government of the Russian Federation K.V. Scherbak; Patriarchal diplomas were awarded to the Director General of the JSC «Interregional Scientific Restoration Art Department» A.N. Pakhomov and artist-restorer, head of the team of this department V.V. Markovin. Markovin.
After the service, Metropolitan Gregory, the clergy, Abbess Margarita and her sisters and parishioners walked in procession to the tomb of St. Helen of Moscow, buried behind the altar of the Smolensk Cathedral, where they also offered a glorification of the saint.
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