Academic Periodical

The article addresses the specific features of celebrating divine services in the Alexander Nevsky Brotherhood. The examination of the rites used in the Brotherhood in comparison with the Typicon makes it possible to identify the elements of worship practice, different from the established practice of celebrating divine services in the Russian Orthodox Church at the time when the Brotherhood was created. The correspondence of its members with their spiritual leaders was a key source for research. The analysis of these letters elucidated the peculiarities of prayer in the Brotherhood, including the practice of involving its members in daily cycle services and the Divine Liturgy.