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June 23,
2009
Howell, NJ: Diocesan celebration of the feast of the Royal
Martyrs
On
Tuesday, June 23, a regular meeting of the Diocesan Council was held in
Howell, NJ. The council approved official diocesan celebration of the
feast of the Royal Martyrs to be held in July of
this year.
Friday,
July 17, 2009 will mark the 91st anniversary of the
martyrdom of the Holy Royal Martyrs of Russia. On this day,
festivities in honor of the Holy Royal Martyrs will be held at St.
George’s Church in Freewood Acres.
On Thursday evening at 6:00 PM, the relics of the royal family will be
greeted, after which an All-Night Vigil with an akathist to
Tsar-martyr Nicholas II will commence. On Friday, July 17, the Divine
Liturgy will be served by a multitude of clergy from across the
diocese, led by Their Graces Bishops George and Jerome. After the
liturgy, a procession with the holy relics will be held, as well as a
luncheon in the Kuban Cossack Voisko hall. During the luncheon, a
unique montage, dedicated to the life and suffering of the Holy Royal
Martyrs, will be presented. The Cossack museum will also be open for
all visitors.
It
is incumbent upon all of the rectors and clergy of parishes in the
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Deaneries to cancel services on this day
and take part in this feast with their flock and fellow clergy.
The day on which we commemorate the Holy Royal Martyrs is a day of national Russian unity, and it is the duty of all
clergymen and of the Russian people to take prayerful and brotherly
part in it.
Decree
to all rectors and clergy of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Deaneries
regarding the celebration of the feast of the Royal Martyrs and St.
Vladimir
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