Regulation of Regular Public Worship in the First Decade of the Primatial Ministry of Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia

The article examines the activities of the Supreme Church Administration of the Russian Orthodox Church in the area of regulation of regular public worship from 1990 to 2000 in the context of historical challenges that the Church faced in this period of modern history. The special place of the Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church of 1994 in determining the general approach to the works on regulation of liturgical practice is noted. One of the first experiences of targeted correction of the Service Book in 1997 by the decision of the Holy Synod on the proposal of the Synodal Liturgical Commission is presented. The influence of the canonization of the Host of New Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Church on the practice of performing regular public worship is highlighted. Particular attention is paid to the publication of liturgical books and calendar-liturgical publications that inform the performers of the service of the decisions of the hierarchy on liturgical matters. It was revealed that the general approach and specific decisions of the Supreme Church Authority on the regulation of liturgical practice of the last decade of the twentieth century are in the context of the liturgical heritage of the Local Council of 1917–1918.