January 24, 2011
Pennsylvania: The Kursk Root Icon visited Nativity of the Theotokos
Greek Monastery and the Headquarters of the Carpatho-Russian Diocese
On
Thursday, January 20, the Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God
visited Nativity of the Theotokos Greek Monastery in Saxonburg, PA.
After the greeting of the Icon by a cross procession, vespers were
served by monastery cleric Archimandrite Demetrios (Carellas). All
night, the nuns took turns praying before the holy icon of the
Mother of God, while the faithful came from neighboring towns to
venerate it.
The following morning, Fr. Demetrios celebrated the Divine Liturgy,
co-served by diocesan secretary Archpriest Serge Lukianov, who was
accompanying the Icon, and Priest Michael Kallaur (rector of
Presentation of Christ Church in East Pittsburgh, PA). Upon
completion of the Liturgy, Fr. Serge greeted Abbess Theophano, and
presented the sisterhood of the monastery with a copy of the Kursk
Root Icon. A bountiful lenten lunch was then served in the monastery
refectory.
The Kursk Root Icon then headed east to Johnstown, PA, in order to
visit the headquarters of the Carpatho-Russian Diocese of the
Ecumenical Patriarchate. After a short prayer before the Icon in the
Metropolitan’s chapel, led by Metropolitan Nicholas of Amissos,
Primate of the Carpatho-Russian Diocese, the Icon was taken to
Christ the Saviour Cathedral and the Carpatho-Russian Diocesan
Seminary.
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