On November 4, 2024, the feast of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God and the Day of National Unity, church celebrations were held in the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan.
On the eve, November 3, in the Kazan Cathedral, built on the site of the appearance of the miracle-working image of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1579, a vigil was celebrated all-night vigil.
The day before, on November 3, in the Kazan Cathedral, built on the site of the miracle-working image of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1579, a vigil was celebrated
On the morning of November 4, a citywide procession with the venerated Kazan image of the Queen of Heaven was held from the Annunciation Cathedral of the Kazan Kremlin to the Kazan Monastery of the Virgin Mary, to the place where the relic was found. About 5000 believers took part in the prayer procession. The Kazan icon of the Most Holy Mother of God was brought into the Kazan Cathedral. The Divine Liturgy began after bringing the venerated image.
The service was led by Chairman of the Financial and Economic Department of the Moscow Patriarchate Metropolitan Nikandr of Naro-Fominsk, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia conducting a working trip to the Kazan Diocese; Metropolitan Mark of Vyatka and Slobodsk; Metropolitan Kirill of Kazan and Tatarstan; Bishop Pakhomiy of Chistopol and Nizhnekamsk; Bishop Mefodiy of Almetyevsk and Bugulma; Bishop Paisii of Zheleznogorsk and L'gov; Bishop Meletii of Roslavl and Desnogorsk; Bishop Gedeon (Kharon); Bishop Gavriil of Naberezhnochelninsk and Elabuga.
Bishop Gavriil of Naberezhnochelninsk and Elabuga.
The archpastors were served by: the representative of the Patriarch of Bulgaria to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia archimandrite Theoktist (Dimitrov), the representative of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia archimandrite Seraphim (Shemyatovsky), the representative of Orthodox Church in America to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Prottoiereus Daniel Andreiuk, Secretary of the Tatarstan Metropolis Hieromonk Kirill (Korytko), Vicar of the Kazan Bogoroditsky Monastery Hegumen Mark (Vilensky), Rector of the Priest Nikita Kuznetsov of the Kazan Theological Seminary, rectors of churches and monasteries of the Tatarstan Metropolitanate, deacons of districts of the Kazan Eparchy, clerics of churches in Kazan, residents of the Bogoroditsky Monastery in the priesthood.
The hymns were sung by the Kazan City Clergy Choir conducted by Archpriest Ioann Barsukov and conducted by Archpriest Denis Rogogov.
The chants were sung by the Kazan Clergy Choir conducted by Archpriest John Barsukov, the Archdiocesan Male Choir conducted by Denis Rogov and the Archdiocesan Mixed Choir conducted by Marina Litvinenko.
The Liturgy was prayed by Abbess of the Sviyazhsk St. John the Baptist Nunnery, Abbess Pitirima (Lisitsyna), Abbess of the Assumption Zilantov Nunnery, Abbess Tamara (Karpova), clergy and monastics of the Tatarstan Metropolis, students of the KazDS, representatives of the Cossacks, Orthodox youth, sisters of mercy, parishioners of the city churches and pilgrims;— total of about 5500 people.
The service was broadcast live by the portal «Orthodoxy in Tatarstan» and the TV channel «Soyuz».
Prayers for the Russian army and for peace were offered at the peace and supplication litanies. After the Liturgy, the sermon was delivered by Archpriest Vladimir, dean of the I Church District of Kazan. Samoilenko.
Metropolitan Kirill concluded the ceremony with a word. Metropolitan Nikandr also greeted the audience.
Metropolitan Nikandr.
Afterwards, the presentation of church awards took place. His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia honored Leonid Anisimov, General Director of OOO «Gran» with the Order of Prince Daniel of Moscow III degree. The Church award was presented by Metropolitan Nikandr. The Order of Blessed Prince Daniel of Moscow III degree was awarded to: Deputy Head of the Administration of the Rais (Head) of the Republic of Tatarstan — Head of the Department of the Rais of the Republic of Tatarstan for Internal Policy Ruslan Mukharlyamov; Director of LLC «Investneftekhim» Chairman of the Board of Directors of PJSC «Ak Bars Bank» Valery Sorokin.
Metropolitan Kirill congratulated Deacon Nikolai Karpukhin, cleric of the Annunciation Cathedral of the Kazan Kremlin, on his 30th birthday and handed him a liturgical wafer. At the end, members of the Largo art group performed the spiritual cantata «O, All-Holy Queen» from the pulpit. After the Liturgy, the archpastors offered prayers at the grave of the grave of the late Metropolitan Feofan (Ashurkov). A meal was organized for the faithful on the territory of the Bogoroditsky Monastery.
On the same day, an exhibition «Patriarch Ermogen and his time» was opened in the Museum of the Kazan Diocese on the territory of the Kazan Bogoroditsky Monastery.The opening ceremony was attended by Metropolitan Kirill of Kazan and Tatarstan, director of the State Museum of Fine Arts of the Republic of Tatarstan Rozalia Nurgaleeva, director of the diocesan museum Hieromonk Arkady (Loginov), compiler of the museum collection Oksana Ivanova.
The event was attended by Metropolitan Nikandr of Naro-Fominsk, Chairman of the Financial and Economic Department, His Eminence archpastors and clergy who arrived in the capital of Tatarstan to participate in the Throne Celebrations of the Bogoroditskaya monastery, Mufti of Tatarstan Kamil Hazrat Samigullin, Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Regulations and Organization of Parliamentary Activities Alexander Terentyev, Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Tatyana Larionova, Deputy Chairman of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan Yuri Kamaltynov, Rector of the Roman Catholic Parish of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Kazan Andrey Startsev, representatives of the museum community of the capital of Tatarstan, clergy of the Kazan diocese, parishioners of the city's churches, members of the public and the media.
Before the opening of the exhibition, the distinguished guests familiarized themselves with the exhibits. Then Metropolitan Kirill congratulated those gathered on the occasion of the holiday. In his welcoming speech, Rosalia Nurgaleeva expressed hope for the continuation of fruitful cooperation between the State Museum of Fine Arts and the diocesan museum. At the end of the event, Metropolitan Kirill thanked the organizers of the exhibition for their work and wished them God's help in their future endeavors.
At the end of the event, Metropolitan Kirill thanked the organizers of the exhibition for their work and wished them God's help in their future endeavors.
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The exhibition «Patriarch Hermogenes and his time» telling about the life and works of one of the most important hierarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church, presents exhibits of the late XVI — early XVII century. Among them are an icon with stamps telling about the apparition of the Kazan image of the Mother of God, created with the blessing of St. Ermogen, a collection with the service of the miracle-working icon of the Queen of Heaven, published by an anonymous printing house in Kazan and testifying to the early book printing in our city. Authentic columns and manuscripts, items of church art and personal piety will tell you about about the life of Russian society of the 16th-17th centuries, and the reconstruction of clergy vestments and costumes of Russian soldiers will help guests of the diocesan museum to feel the atmosphere of those times.
A part of the exposition is dedicated to the glorification of the martyr Ermogenes as a saint, which took place in 1913.
Part of the exposition is devoted to the glorification of the martyr Ermogenes in the countenance of saints, which took place in 1913. Visitors will see books, newspapers, brochures and photographs of the late XIX — early XX century, as well as an authentic hoop with the image of St. Ermogenes, which was carried in procession from the Assumption Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin to the Kazan Cathedral on Red Square during the celebrations on the occasion of the canonization of the ascetic.
The exhibition is organized by the Museum of the Kazan Diocese with the blessing of Metropolitan Kirill of Kazan and Tatarstan with the support of the National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan, the State Museum of Fine Arts of the Republic of Tatarstan, the Lobachevsky Scientific Library of the Kazan Federal University, the Museum of Christian Art Moscow Theological Academy, Sergiev Posad Museum-Reserve, the Foundation for the monument to Patriarch Hermogenes (Moscow), Museum of Christian Art the Foundation for the construction of the monument to Patriarch Hermogenes (Moscow). Moscow), Museum of the Boris-Glebsky Monastery of the Preslavl Eparchy, Museum of the Russian Patriarchate (Arzamas) and the Museum of the Annunciation Monastery (Murom).
Museum of the Russian Patriarchate (Arzamas) and the Museum of the Annunciation Monastery (Murom).
The exhibition can be visited until March 30, 2025. Museum of the Kazan Diocese works daily from 10.00 to 16.00. The museum is located on the territory of the Holy Cross Church of the Theotokos Monastery. Address: 5, Bolshaya Krasnaya str. You can get detailed information by phone: +7 965 466-07-55. Announcements of events, which are held in the diocesan museum, are published in the telegram channel: t.me/kazan_museum.
t.me/kazan_museum.
From the website of the Tatarstan Metropolitan Church
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