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A '''moleben''' (also called a '''molieben''', '''service of intercession''', or '''service of supplication''') is a a [[supplication]] [[prayer]] service in honor of either our Lord [[Jesus Christ]], the [[Theotokos|Mother of God]], or a particular [[saint]] or [[martyr]]. It is a Russian Orthodox tradition and only an ordained [[priest]] can celebrate it.
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A '''molieben''' (also called a '''moleben''', '''service of intercession''', or '''service of supplication''') is a [[supplication]] [[prayer]] service in honor of either our Lord [[Jesus Christ]], the [[Theotokos|Mother of God]], or a particular [[saint]] or [[martyr]]. It is a Russian Orthodox tradition and only an ordained [[priest]] can celebrate it.
  
It is the custom to only celebrate a moleben service in honor of a canonized saint.
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It is the custom to celebrate a molieben service only in honor of a canonized saint.
  
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==
 
 
*http://www.serfes.org/royal/tropar.htm
 
*http://www.serfes.org/royal/tropar.htm
  
 
[[Category:Liturgics]]
 
[[Category:Liturgics]]

Revision as of 22:33, January 16, 2006

A molieben (also called a moleben, service of intercession, or service of supplication) is a supplication prayer service in honor of either our Lord Jesus Christ, the Mother of God, or a particular saint or martyr. It is a Russian Orthodox tradition and only an ordained priest can celebrate it.

It is the custom to celebrate a molieben service only in honor of a canonized saint.

Sources