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December 31, 2009
Washington, DC: The Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God visited St. Nicholas Cathedral

On Tuesday, December 29, the Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God visited St. Nicholas Cathedral (OCA) in the American capital. The icon was accompanied by His Grace, Bishop George of Mayfield, and the rector of St. John the Baptist Cathedral and member of the Diocesan Council, Archpriest Victor Potapov. Fr. Victor celebrated the Divine Liturgy, co-served by cathedral clergy: dean Archpriest Constantine White, Archpriest Vladimir Danylevich, Priest Valery Shemchuk, Protodeacon Blagoje Siljegovic, Deacon Sergius Miller, and Deacon Patrick Mitchell. Bishop George prayed in the altar. After the Liturgy a moleben with akathist was served before the wonder-working icon. On behalf of the First Hierarch of ROCOR, Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America and New York, His Grace presented a copy of the Kursk icon to Fr. Constantine, and during the kissing of the cross, all of the faithful were presented with small copies of the icon. In the parish hall, a unique film on the return to Russia in September of the Kursk icon was presented by Fr. Victor. After the film, the icon returned to St. John the Baptist Cathedral, where it will remain until Friday, after which it will return to the diocesan center.

Media Office of the Eastern American Diocese