December
18, 2012
Jordanville, NY: Metropolitan Hilarion led a Panihida at the Grave
of Metropolitan Philaret (Voznesensky)
On Friday, December 14, on the feast day of the Righteous St.
Philaret the Merciful, the ever-memorable Metropolitan Philaret
(Voznesensky) was prayerfully commemorated in
Holy Trinity
Monastery in Jordanville, NY. The First Hierarch of the Russian
Church Abroad, His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern
America & New York, led a panihida at the grave of Metropolitan
Philaret, located in a crypt below the altar of Holy Trinity
Cathedral.
His Eminence was co-served by monastery abbot Archimandrite Luke
(Murianka), diocesan secretary Archpriest Serge Lukianov, Priest
Alexandre Antchoutine (rector of Holy Virgin Intercession Church in
Glen Cove, NY), and monastic clergy.
Metropolitan
Philaret was the third First Hierarch of ROCOR (1964 to 1985). He
was a holy man who lived a life of piety and was known by many as a
spiritual giant and one of the pillars of the Church Abroad. When
his remains were relocated from the cemetery church to the main
cathedral of Holy Trinity Monastery in 1997, the coffin was opened
and his relics were discovered to be incorrupt. Since then, many in
ROCOR have been calling for his glorification and submitting account
of miracles that happened through his prayers. During the last
session of the Diocesan Council on November 14, with the blessing of
Metropolitan Hilarion, a local diocesan glorification committee was
organized to gather information and raise awareness of the righteous
life of Metropolitan Philaret, as well as Brother Jose Muñoz-Cortes.
Archpriest Victor Potapov was assigned chairman of the committee.
More information will be published in the near future.
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"Eastern American Diocese www.eadiocese.org."
Media Office of the Eastern American Diocese
See also:
December 18, 2012
Metropolitan Hilarion: "Every Person who
is part of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia needs to
help Holy Trinity Monastery"
