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Message from the Diocesan Secretary on the Parish Visitation Tour of
the Kursk Root Icon
Dear in the Lord honorable fathers, brothers, and sisters,
With
the blessing of His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America
and New York, the guide and protectress of the Russian Diaspora, the
Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God of the Sign, will tour the
Eastern American Diocese from December 10th, 2009 to February 8th,
2010. With God's help, this parish visitation tour will spiritually
fortify the faithful and serve to unite our diocese. At a time when
our diocese is undergoing a revival, it is especially important for us
to intensify our prayers to the Lord our God and His Most Pure Mother,
that not only might our diocese be revived, but our spiritual lives,
as well. The Kursk Icon of the Mother of God is the greatest blessing
we in the Russian Church Abroad have. Over the course of our history,
the Heavenly Queen has, through Her icon “Of the Sign,” protected
our archpastors, pastors, and all of the faithful children of the
Church Abroad under her omophorion. During the most fearful years of
the 20th Century, the Heavenly Queen never abandoned us and, thanks to
Her, our Church was able to preserve the spirit of Holy Russia far
away from our native land.
By God's grace,
Russia is being reborn, and we all bore witness to the historic return
of the miracle-working icon to its home in Kursk. All of our hearts
rejoiced, seeing how the Russian people greeted this miraculous icon
for the first time in 90 years. The Kursk icon comforted the
long-suffering Russian people and granted spiritual joy to our
brothers and sisters in Christ. At a time when the whole Russian
Orthodox Church is undergoing a revival, we have the weighty
responsibility to participate in this revival here in our own diocese.
We have a duty to make sure that this revival is, first and foremost,
a spiritual one. We must offer up our sincere repentance to the Lord
God together, as one diocese, laying the foundation for a renewed
spiritual life. Our common diocesan life is a reflection of our
internal spiritual life. If within us are love and co-suffering, then
we will strive to help and support one another. If in our souls we
will harbor envy and pride, then we will foster only vengeance and
jealousy, to the rejoicing of the evil one, who ceaselessly seeks to
tear apart the one Church – the raiment of Christ.
Our diocesan
hierarchs of blessed repose, Metropolitan Philaret, Metropolitan
Laurus, Archbishop Vitaly, Archbishop Averky, Archbishop Nikon, and
many other archpastors always prayed before our heavenly guide. Let us
follow their example, turning to our Heavenly Mother with prayer for
the unity and well-being of our beloved diocese. Let us all fall to
our knees together before this honorable image, singing with “one
mouth and one heart:” O Most Holy Theotokos, save and bless us in
our forthcoming labor!
Archpriest
Serge Lukianov
Diocesan Secretary
History
of the Miraculous Kursk Root icon of the Mother of God
Sermon
of His Holiness, Patriarch Kyrill
After the Divine Liturgy in the Kursk Root Hermitage
Akathist
to the Mother of God:
Church
Slavonic
Russian
English
Troparion
and Kontakion to the Kursk Icon:
Church
Slavonic
English
- Obihod
English
- Ledkovsky
Church
Slavonic font.
Visitation
Schedule of the Kursk Icon to the Eastern American Diocese
A
unique montage will be presented in some parishes with photographs
of the historic visit of the Kursk Root icon to Russia. The visitation
schedule will be updated as necessary on this page. All inquiries
should be directed to the Diocesan
Office.
December
2009
December 10, 2009
Divine Liturgy in the
Synodal
Cathedral.
December 12, 2009
Philadelphia: The Kursk Root Icon visited Our
Lady Joy of All Who Sorrow Church
December 13, 2009
Philadelphia: The Kursk Root Icon visited St. Andrew’s Cathedral
on its patronal feast day
Millville,
NJ: The Kursk Root Icon visited St. Nicholas Church
December 14, 2009
Paterson,
NJ: The Kursk Root Icon visited St. Michael’s Cathedral
December 15, 2009
Rocky
Hill, NJ: The Kursk Root Icon visited St. Elizabeth the New Martyr
Church
December 19-20, 2009
Red
Bank, NJ: Bishop George led the Divine Services in St. Nicholas Church
on the occasion of its Patronal Feast Day
December 21, 2009
Summerville,
South Carolina:
The Kursk
Root Icon visited Sts.
Cyril and Methodius Church
December 22, 2009
Cayce,
SC: The Kursk Root Icon visited St. Elizabeth the New Martyr Church
Fletcher,
NC: The Kursk Root Icon visited St. Nicholas Church
December 23, 2009
Charlotte,
NC: The Kursk Root Icon visited the Church of the Reigning Mother of God
Mebane,
NC: The Kursk Root Icon visited Holy Trinity Church
December 24, 2009
Middlebrook,
VA: The Kursk Root Icon visited the All Saints of North America Church
December 25, 2009
The
Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God visited Holy Cross Monastery
December 26-27, 2009
Washington,
DC: The Kursk Root Icon visited St. John the Baptist Cathedral
December 27, 2009
Baltimore,
MD: The Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God visited Holy
Transfiguration Church
Beltsville,
MD: The Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God visited Holy Apostles
Church
December
29, 2009
Washington,
DC: The Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God visited St. Nicholas
Cathedral
January
2010
January 2, 2010
Jersey
City, NJ: The Kursk Root Icon visited Sts. Peter & Paul Church
Jackson,
NJ: The Kursk Root Icon visited St. Vladimir Memorial Church
January 3, 2010
Lakewood,
NJ: The Kursk Root Icon visited St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
Brooklyn,
NY: The Kursk Root Icon visited New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia
Church
New
York City: The Kursk Root Icon visited the Church of Our Lady
"The Inexhaustible Chalice" and the Church of the Mother
of God "Unexpected Joy"
January 4-8, 2010
New York:
ROCOR’s First Hierarch led the Divine Services in the Synodal
Cathedral of the Sign on the Feast of Christ’s Nativity
January 9-10, 2010
St.
Petersburg, FL: Metropolitan Hilarion led the Divine Services in St.
Andrew’s Church
January
14, 2010
Glen
Cove, NY: A Dual Joy in the Holy Virgin Protection Church
January 15,
2010
Sea
Cliff, NY: The Kursk Root Icon visited St. Seraphim of Sarov Church
January 16,
2010
Novo-Diveevo:
The Kursk Root Icon visited Holy Dormition convent
Nyack,
NY: The Kursk Root Icon visited Holy Virgin Protection Church
January 17, 2010
Garfield,
NJ: Bishop Jerome celebrated the Divine Liturgy in Three Saints
Church
January 20,
2010
Framingham,
MA: The Kursk Root Icon visited St. John the Wonderworker Church
Boston,
MA: The Kursk Root Icon visited the Church of the Epiphany
January 21,
2010
Ipswich, MA:
The Kursk Root Icon visited the Church of St. John the Russian
Methuen,
MA: The Kursk Root Icon visited St. Xenia’s Church
January 23, 2010
The
Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God visited St. Tikhon’s Monastery
January 24, 2010
Mahopac,
NY: The Kursk Root Icon visited the New Kursk Root Hermitage
January 25,
2010
The
Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God visited Holy Trinity Monastery
January
25-6, 2010
Richmond,
ME: The Kursk Root Icon visited St. Alexander Nevsky Church
January 27, 2010
Elizabeth,
NJ: Bishop Jerome celebrated the Divine Liturgy in St. George Serbian
Church
January
28, 2010
Virginia
Beach, VA: The Kursk Root Icon visited the parish of St. Joseph of
Optina
January
30, 2010
Nashville,
TN: The Kursk Root Icon visited St. Innocent of Moscow Mission
January
31, 2010
Miami,
FL: The Kursk Root Icon visited St. Prince Vladimir Church
February
2010
February
2, 2010
The
Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God visited St. Nicholas Monastery
Bradenton,
FL: The Kursk Root Icon visited St. Mark Church
February
3, 2010
Saint
Petersburg, FL: The Kursk Root Icon visited St. Sava Church
Daytona
Beach, Florida: The Kursk Root Icon visited St. Andrew’s Church
Palm
Coast, FL: The Kursk Root Icon visited St. Nicholas Church
February
4, 2010
The
Kursk Root Icon visited churches in Northeastern Florida
February
5, 2010
Atlanta,
GA: The Kursk Root Icon visited Holy Annunciation Greek Cathedral
February
6, 2010
Atlanta,
GA: The Kursk Root Icon visited Our Lady Joy of All Who Sorrow
Church
Atlanta,
GA: The Kursk Root Icon visited St. John the Wonderworker Church
February
7, 2010
Atlanta,
GA: The Kursk Root Icon visited St. Mary of Egypt Church
The
Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God visited the Orthodox churches of
Atlanta
February
8, 2010
Manhattan,
NY: The Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God "of the Sign"
completed its travels through the Eastern American Diocese
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