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March 2, 2011
Jordanville: His Beatitude Christopher, Archbishop of Prague and
Metropolitan of the Czech Lands and Slovakia, visited Holy Trinity
Monastery
On
Saturday, February 26, His Beatitude, Christopher, Archbishop of
Prague and Metropolitan of the Czech Lands and Slovakia, visited
Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville along with His Eminence,
Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America and New York, First
Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia. Monastery
abbot Archimandrite Luke met the guests in the church, to the
ringing of bells, along with the clergy, brotherhood, seminarians,
and parishioners of the monastery. After a brief litany of
supplication, Metropolitan Christopher offered a short word of
greeting to those of us who are "distant in location, but close in
spirit." Vladyka was very pleased to be in Holy Trinity Monastery on
this day, to become acquainted with the brotherhood of the monastery
and the students of the seminary, and to serve a litany for the
repose of Metropolitan Laurus, the fifth First Hierarch of the
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, and Archimandrite Cyprian
(Pyzhov), Vladyka Laurus’ spiritual father since their days in
Czechoslovakia, in the crypt where they repose.
Everyone proceeded from the church to the refectory, where the
guests were offered lunch along with the brotherhood and
seminarians. Following lunch, all gathered in the seminary hall,
where Metropolitan Hilarion introduced his guest from Europe.
Metropolitan Christopher showed a short film on the Orthodox Church
of the Czech Lands and Slovakia produced by the Russian scholarly
center "The Orthodox Encyclopedia," and then responded to questions
from the audience. He then presented an icon of Sts. Cyril and
Methodius and a number of publications from Prague to the monastery
and seminary. Archimandrite Luke, abbot of the monastery and rector
of the seminary, then offered an expression of gratitude for His
Beatitude’s visit, presenting him with an icon of the Three
Hierarchs, the patron saints of the seminary, along with
publications and other gifts.
Immediately following this gathering, Archpriest Vladimir Tsurikov,
dean of the seminary, gave the guests a tour of the seminary, the
library, and the museum.
The guests were then met by Protodeacon Victor Lochmatow at
Metropolitan Laurus’ resting place, where they served a litany for
his repose. Fr. Victor gave the guests a tour of the upper and lower
churches of Holy Trinity Cathedral, the baptistery, the bell tower
built in commemoration of the millennium of the Baptism of Russia,
and the brotherhood building.
His Beatitude, Metropolitan Christopher, and the First Hierarch of
the Russian Church Abroad concelebrated at the All-Night Vigil,
returning to the Synodal headquarters in New York City after the
Polyeleos.
For more information about Met. Christopher's visit click here:
Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral
Visit of Met. Christopher
Official
website of Holy Trinity Monastery
www.jordanville.org
