concept
Moleben
moleben
also: молебен
A short Orthodox prayer service of supplication or thanksgiving, distinct from the full Divine Liturgy, which a layperson could privately commission a priest to serve (and pay for) for a specific occasion or need.
Reading notes
- A Nightmare §113 Его позову молебен служить
A moleben is a short Orthodox prayer service of supplication or thanksgiving, distinct from the full liturgy, that could be commissioned privately (and paid for) by a layperson for a specific occasion. Kunin's plan to summon Father Yakov to serve one is a face-saving pretext for giving him money without appearing to offer charity outright -- mirroring the pride he has just heard the priest and the doctor's wife both confess to.
- Gooseberries §35 thanksgiving service
A short Orthodox prayer service of supplication or thanksgiving, distinct from the full Divine Liturgy, commissioned and paid for by a layperson for a specific occasion; Nikolai Ivanych has one held in the village on his name day.
- A Case from Practice §35 a service of prayer
Renders молебен (moleben), a short Orthodox intercessory prayer service distinct from the full liturgy, commonly commissioned for a specific occasion such as a patron's illness.