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March 17, 2009 in the parish feast day - the memory of St. Prince Daniel of Moscow - the ceremony, during which re-sounded nice Danilov bells returned in 2008 from Harvard University.

March 17 - the feast day of Danilov Monastery, the Church remembers the day in prayer repose "owner" of Moscow - Prince Daniel. As happens every year on this day a solemn service - All-Night Vigil and Divine Liturgy. It is a spiritual celebration was headed by the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Kirill. Together with the Patriarch of the Liturgy of the Presanctified served as Archbishop Arseny of Istra, Archbishop of Vladimir and Suzdal Eulogy, Archbishop of Yekaterinburg and Verkhotursky Vincent, Bishop of Krasnogorsk Sawa, Bishop Mark of Yegoryevsk, deputy Danilov Monastery, Archimandrite Alexy, brothers of the monastery, as well as clergy of Moscow, which in the long tradition of good always comes to this holiday of love to St and St Prince Daniil.

People in this time was more than usual, and it is no accident. At the end of the liturgy was to be held long-awaited historical event - the ringing of the bells returned to the historical, which finally hoisted to its rightful place and tuned for performance of church bells. They were waiting for their advantage a minute on the monastic hiding behind the arches, looking dark-green curves, as if whispering about the importance of the forthcoming - not to disappoint! Monks ringers frozen with pale faces, the excitement the bannister bell, periodically adjusting the outline that a light breeze threw them in the face that seems to relieve the tension.

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It was hard to believe his eyes. Still some five years ago it all seemed impossible. Embodied memories of those who have heard the bell tower to its destruction. Just a few years did not live up to this day, Mikhail Ivanovich Makarov, author of the Sacred Memory of the soul ", which was a parishioner of St. Daniel Monastery, he studied in the monastery church school and the boy rang the bells, hurried to the service under their majestic and how he recalls it, "crimson" jingle. And here we are modern people, we stand and look at this living history - are silent in anticipation of the ancient bells are silent and our lips, unable to explain what is happening.

An eyewitness of the holiday, wishing to take a seat in advance on the area and made their way into the temple through the dense crowd, came out into the street, fell into the same crowd - the whole monastery area was filled with people. The sun that day shone soft and light and joy reflected in the many happy faces anxious folk. Worked on the street listening service, so that the prayerful singing like incense from the temple spread over the monastery.

At the end of the Liturgy of the governor of St. Daniel Monastery, Archimandrite Alexy his welcome His Holiness recalled that after more than 25 years since the return of the monastery church. Last autumn there was a significant event - the monastery was returned to the bells from Harvard University, and today, with the ringing of bells returned, will sound the last chord in the reconstruction of Danilov Monastery. Father of the governor and the brethren of the monastery gave the Patriarch a bell, specially made and decorated in memory of the historic return of the Danilov bells.

In reply, His Holiness emphasized that today, the feast day of St. Prince Daniel of Moscow, the founder of the Danilov Monastery, is a historic event. "We hear the sound of the original bells, which were hard times in the hour of the ocean, but the power of faith and perseverance of pious people, these bells have returned to my place" - His Holiness said, noting that the effort of copies of the bells, cast in Russia, given at Harvard University. This is the last page of the tragic history of Belfry Danilov Monastery, His Holiness said. According to His Holiness, has been more than 25 years since the return of the monastery church, was replaced by a generation of people, and today many are unaware of the Moscow without the monastery, which had previously been the abomination of desolation, organized by people who wanted to build human happiness without God and without faith . "We can testify that these blasphemous and daring dreams ended in complete failure. In the place where filth and squalor, there can be no human happiness "- said the Primate. "What is history teaches us Danilov Monastery and the whole of our country? Can not go against God! God allows people to go against him, that they were convinced of the futility of their attempts, "- said His Holiness. According to him, the experience of the past 25 years convinces us that the pious respect for our history, you can restore the beauty and grandeur of Holy Russia. His Holiness Patriarch Cyril recalled that when the question was about the rebirth of Christ the Savior Cathedral, many were against it, citing the fact that the money should be spent on hospitals, prisons and orphanages. "But how can someone say that the Church did not do something because it was resurrected Cathedral of Christ the Savior! - Said the Patriarch. - Along with the re-establishment of temples and monasteries around the face of the earth was reborn and our homeland. " The Primate said that those who helped return the bell tower of Danilov Monastery, understood that these bells - part of Russia, which has been lost and you want to return. "And let the bells returned to the Danilov monastery, today's bells will proclaim the truth that without God is impossible to human happiness" - said in conclusion, His Holiness.

At the end of the liturgy and a brief prayer before the shrine with the relics of Prince Daniel of all clergy and pious laity came out with a religious procession at the monastery area. His Holiness led the procession. The area was almost entirely occupied by the people of God who came to hear this long-awaited ring.

Patriarch read the prayer for the blessing of bells, and then made the sign of the cross bell. Then he was made the first sound of the return of historical monastery belfry - a bell, which waited 25 years - since the return of the monastery church and the renewal of monastic life in it. Jingle-bell ringers performed brethren Danilov Monastery, led by hierodeacon Roman. Not without a miracle. According to the impressions of older ringer, bell like themselves call that demanded that tremulous moment, and the first bell went amazingly beautiful, although on the eve of ringers conducted rehearsals of another ringing - the power of God and human weakness! Savvy students expressed later o.Romanu his endless enthusiasm, trying to describe in words and it's a miracle - this sound - and their vpechtaleniya. They said that as if plunged into the ancient Rus to the majestic godparents moves, with a velvety thick ring when, it seems, it sounds very earth-mother, with mighty heroes, deacon, disputing his powerful bass with the bells-evangelist.

After the first bell, which lasted about three minutes, His Holiness appealed to the people and enthusiastically said: "The bells separates two eras - the era of creation and destruction of the era. God forbid, never to be silent ringing of these bells in the belfry of St. Daniel Monastery. It is important that this sound was like that, I had to go through our Church and country people. And God forbid that the Russian people desire to return the bells helped scholars and students of Harvard University, too, think of God and keep faith in their hearts. "

At the end of the celebration, in gratitude for his efforts to return the bells His Holiness bestowed the governor Danilov Monastery, Archimandrite Alexy Order of St. Vladimir II degree, and the capital's Mayor Yuri Luzhkov blessed Patriarchal Merit.

The ceremony was attended by Culture Minister Alexander Sokolov and U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Byerly.

When the procession moved from the area, the two went on holiday bell ringing alternately: historical - on the church of St. Simeon - and time, which is located on the ground, with the bells, which are more than 20 years of honest gospel throughout the Danilov district, now replaced brothers - owners of the bell tower . Another 15 minutes, as is customary in the Danilov Monastery in the afternoon the main feast day, swam in the district, "raspberry" sound of not letting go of blissful people, which flowed over the area, stretching over the heads of their cameras and mobile phones, filming and recording.

  

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