December 28, 2010 Wayne, WV:
The Kursk Root Icon visited Holy Cross Monastery
On
Friday, December 24, the wonderworking Kursk Root Icon of the Mother
of God arrived at
Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, WV. All of the
monastery brethren came out to greet the icon, led by the
monastery’s abbot His Grace George, Bishop of Mayfield. To the peal
of bells, the monks triumphally carried the miraculous image into
the monastery church for veneration, followed by a meal in the
refectory. After lunch, diocesan secretary Archpriest Serge Lukianov
greeted the brethren on behalf of His Eminence, Metropolitan
Hilarion, and presented all of the monks with the newly published
book on the Kursk Root Icon in gratitude for their monastic labors
and holy undertakings.
That evening, on the eve of the feast of St. Herman of Alaska, His
Grace led the All-Night Vigil and akathist to the Most Holy
Theotokos; the following morning, Vladyka celebrated the Divine
Liturgy, co-served by the deputy abbot, Abbot Seraphim, Archpriest
Serge Lukianov, and monastery clergy: Hieromonk Alexander, Hieromonk
Andrew, Hieromonk Nektarios, Hierodeacon Sergius, and Deacon
Jeremiah Davis.
After the Liturgy,
a bountiful luncheon was offered, after which Bishop George departed
with the Icon for the capital of the United States, to St. John the
Baptist Cathedral.
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