At his residence in Chisty Pereulok in Moscow, Patriarch Alexy II led a meeting with a delegation of the American autocephalous Orthodox Church headed by Archpriest Sergius Garklavs.
At the reception attended the son of Sergius - Father Alexander and his grandson.
The main theme of the conversation is the return to Russia of the Tikhvin icon of the Mother of God from the United States of America.
Interview with Sergius Garklavs.
Calendar: 2004
Meeting of Patriarch Alexy II with the delegation of the American Autocephalous Orthodox Church, who arrived in Russia on an official visit.
As part of the delegation: Protopresbyter Rodion Kondratik, head of the Chancellery of the Orthodox Church in America, Archimandrite Zacchaeus (Wood), representative of the American Orthodox Church in Moscow, archpriest Sergius and Alexander Garklavs.
The question of the return of the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God to Russia is being discussed.
Interview with Sergiy Garklavs about the stay of the icon abroad.
Personnel:
Garklavs Sergey is the priest of the Orthodox Church in America. Alexy II - Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church. Kondratik Rodion is a religious figure of the Russian diaspora.
Calendar: 2004
Tikhvin icon.
Black and White Chronicle:
Railway.
The destruction of temples, the city, people, landscapes of the natural landscape.
Domes of temples.
Interview with a clergyman.
Service in the Orthodox Church in America.
The Patriarch meets with representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad (ROCOR) at his residence in Chisty Pereulok in Moscow.
Transportation of icons to Russia.
The Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow.
Turn to the worship of the icon.
Interview with parishioners.
Patriarch Alexy II - about the meaning of the icon.
Personnel:
Alexy II - Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Calendar: 26.06.2004
Seeing off the Tikhvin icon of the Mother of God from Moscow to St.
Petersburg.
Multiple procession: a procession with an icon.
The ceremony was attended by: Kirill, Alexy II
Preparation for transportation to St.
Petersburg.
Preparation of the Temple in Tikhvin, where it is planned to install the icon; city streets.
Restoration work in the temple in Tikhvin.
Repair of road surface in the city, other street work.
Interview with the rector of the temple about the safe, which will be stored icon.
Bell belfry.
Meeting icons in Tikhvin.
Faces of pilgrims.
Patriarch and priesthood.
Personnel:
Alexy II - Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church. Kyrill - Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Calendar: 10.07.2004
The prayer was held with the participation of Patriarch Alexy II in the presence of a delegation of representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad (ROCA), the mayor of the capital Yuri Luzhkov.
Interior of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.
Frescoes of the Evangelists.
The entrance of the Tikhvin icon to the Temple.
Word of the Patriarch.
The priesthood is attached to the image.
Patriarch gives icons for memory.
The nuns.
Parishioners are attached to the icon and receive a gift of small icons.
Shooting from the top of the church to the parishioners.
The woman is on her knees.
The queue to the icon (shooting outdoors).
Domes of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.
Personnel:
Luzhkov Yuri - state and political figure of Russia. Alexy II - Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Calendar: 23.06.2004
Meeting Tikhvin icon (plans on the street).
People on the street.
Patriarch Alexy II.
The image is taken out of the car.
Solemn introduction of the icon into the temple.
White doves on the site near the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.
Personnel:
Alexy II - Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Calendar: 01.06.2004
People meeting the arrival of the icon.
Patriarch Alexy II holds a moleben.
The domes of the temple.
Tikhvin Monastery.
The patriarch is attached to the icon of the Tikhvin Mother of God.
Personnel:
Alexy II - Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Calendar: 01.06.2004
Return of the Tikhvin icon of the Mother of God from the USA.
Ceremony of carrying out the icon from the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow.
A congestion of people near the Temple.
Solemn procession with banners.
The upper part of the bell tower and the monument to Peter I.
The exit of the priests, the removal of the Gospel and the Tikhvin icon.
The icon is blessed by believers.
Calendar: 06.2004
The solemn removal of the Tikhvin icon of the Mother of God from the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.
The congestion of a large number of people at the temple.
Procession on Red Square.
The icon is placed in front of the entrance to the Kazan Cathedral.
Photographers on the roof, the bell tower.
Priests are attached to the icon.
Patriarch Alexy II blesses people.
Speech of the Patriarch.
The priests descend with the icon on the steps of the Kazan Cathedral and head towards the chapel.
Bless those present on the square people.
The icon is placed in a car for transportation to St.
Petersburg.
The car drives off.
Calendar: 06.2004
The former NKVD firing range in Butovo, Moscow.
Joint service of Patriarch Alexy II and Metropolitan of the North American and New York Lavra.
Late spring.
Service in the open air.
The priest commits a proskomedia.
The passage of the Lavra, is attached to the icons.
Alexy II.
Ascension of prayer.
Fragment of the service.
Metropolitan Laurus.
Personnel:
Alexy II - Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church. Laurus is a metropolitan of North American and New York.
Calendar: 05/01/2004
Lighted candles on the ground.
Confession.
Chapel.
Memorial plaques with inscriptions of the slain.
Procession.
Priesthood.
Patriarch Alexy II is walking along the dais.
Metropolitan Laurus.
Laying a temple in honor of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia.
The patriarch sprinkles the ground with water.
Alexy II speaks about the laying down of the charter.
Metropolitan Laurus.
Zhirinovsky is sent to the place of the event.
Personnel:
Alexy II - Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Calendar: 05/01/2004