An unpublished work by Archpriest Rostislav Gan, written in Russian, could be translated into English to fulfill the thesis requirement. This is essentially a detailed description about how pontifical services were celebrated in Harbin, China with instructions for everyone from the subdeacons to the Metropolitan of Harbin. In the appendix, there are some thoughts by Fr. Rostislav on commemorations. Fr. Rostislav’s grandson, Archpriest Serafim Gan, has added footnotes about how certain things were done by well-known Protodeacons of ROCOR and in various centers of ROCOR. This would be a very interesting project from both a historical and a theological perspective.
I hope that one of our students will take this project on! In addition to the translation, all that would be needed for a successful thesis would be some commentary by the student on lessons learned from the project and suggestions for future work in this regard or inspired by the project.
Asking Your Prayers,
Fr. Gregory
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