29. 1395 г. Его же поучение новгородскому духовенству о церковных службах

From the manuscript of the Moscow Synodal Library No. 562, l. 412–413; was published according to the same manuscript in Historical Acts, vol. I, No. 11. The charter was written in Novgorod and, probably, for the local clergy. Cyprian, by the grace of God, Metropolitan of Kyiv 1327 and all Rus'. Naturally they asked me about the services of the Great Basil, be it known to you: the service of the Great Basil begins the second week of Lent; and on the week of raw fat, Chrysostom's service, as well as on the week of Unction, before the collection of the Synodikon 1328 is honored, dividing the Chrysostom service 1329; and from the second week of fasting into Great Lent, a service is served for every week of Great Basil; and for the Verbnitsa Chrysostom service, and for the canon of the Nativity of Christ, and for the canon of the baptism of St. Basil the Great; They share many honors 1330 with the Great Basil and serve his service 1331 on his feast day. And on Wednesday of Shrovetide week and on Friday there is no service, but only hours from vespers; It’s the same on Good Friday after all. - And give the sacrament to thieves and murderers at death, even if they repent purely, they will purely tell all their sins; But how can one give communion to someone who does not repent? - But the church does not have any second sacredness, unless the holy throne is damaged in 1333: then sacredness is needed, then every decent new thing is needed. - And on Holy Saturday, evening, there is no way to carry Mephimon. - Why did they naturally ask me, even if a deacon is not useful, but many priests need to sing together, so that the younger one can become a deacon from the priests - there is neither youth nor oldness in the priesthood: it is not worth it to share that. And if it were to make a priest a deacon, then there will be neither a priest nor a deacon; dividing according to the law, it should be like this: a priest is a priest, and a deacon is a deacon; and if a deacon is not needed, and the priest serves alone. - Why do you ask: “should we sing “Holy God” in the altar? Sometimes there are cathedral churches, but the priests are choir-shans with deacons without change... 1334 and the singers sing “Holy God” and “Glory” and sing “Now”, and the priests sing in the altar only the last “Holy God”. - And for the Elevation of the Honest Cross, in every church, throughout the entire earth where Christians live, a cross is erected, at least one priest, for the glory of the Honest and Life-giving Cross. - And the person whose spiritual father does not bless for his disobedience, but he lives for years, and does not know, does not repent, but comes to death, and even so does not repent, he is not worthy of giving him holy communion; but he begins to repent before death and cry, confessing his guilt, otherwise accept him into repentance and give him communion: yes, even death will be useful to him, then it will still be free in what to put him in; but only he will rise from that illness and be healthy, otherwise he will have to pay penance for his previous deeds. - About nepotism, that a child should be baptized by godfather and godfather, there is no such thing: it is not right to baptize two, neither a husband with someone else’s wife, nor with his own wife, but one can baptize one, either from a male or from a female. - Why are you asking about the Rostrigs, and I am amazed at this. Every Christian knows this 1335: even if a Christian denies Christ, it is not good to eat or drink, or kiss him, or meet with him, or run away from him; Likewise, whoever laughs at the angelic image and overthrows himself, he is like them, and the divine rules command so: neither eat nor drink with such, nor keep any manners; and those who do not repent, but take upon themselves the angelic image again, are cursed by the divine rules. - And for the priesthood and diaconate, even if anyone needs to be appointed, he must be pure, as if born from his mother’s womb 1336, there would be no better vow to be made. And if some kind of attack happens in the priesthood, or in the deaconry, due to the devil’s obsession, otherwise he will stop serving at that hour: he must bear no penance, but just not sing 1337 until death. This is a lesson from me to you. And God's mercy is upon you. And the list was given in Novograd, in the summer of 6903. Original: Metropolitan of Kyiv. In the original: hereinafter Zlaⷵustov, which, according to the previous full outline of this word and the economy of ancient graphics, should be read as in the text. In the original, honor: it is obvious that the scribe forgot to put the title. In the original: by service - erroneously. In the original: what; Wed approx. 4. In the original: words follow that do not give any meaning: “the monk introduced it to the exit to the altar.” In the original: drinking is a mistake. Wed. above p. 115. You might be interested in: