PARISHES OF ROC TO SERVE PRAYER SERVICE FOR FATHERS OF 1917-1918 COUNCIL

On August 28, a prayer service (moleben) will be celebrated in parishes of the Russian Church in honour of the glorified members of the 1917-1918 Local Council. Its opening took place in 1917 on the feast of the Dormition.

In his epistle, the patriarch called on all the faithful to deeply consider the seriousness of the 1917-1918 Local Council. “I am deeply convinced that its legacy requires serious and thoughtful study, and many of the ideas expressed then would be useful and in demand today,” the patriarch underlined. He laments that, despite the events of the preceding century, the council has not been comprehended or properly appreciated by Church people.

Patriarch Kirill called for “prayer to reflect on the outcome of the council's actions, to answer the question of why, in spite of many obstacles, some Council resolutions have been implemented and have found their place in the life of the Church, while others, on the contrary, were not viable and were not assimilated into the ecclesiastical consciousness.”

His Holiness also recalls in his epistle that many participants in the council gave their lives as martyrs for Christ, showing us an “example of steadfastness and courage in trials.”


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