June 24, 2013
New York City: Departed members of the House of Romanov were
prayerfully commemorated in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign
On
Tuesday, June 18, a panihida was served in the Synodal Cathedral of
the Sign in New York City, during which the entire Royal House of
Romanov was prayerfully commemorated. The service for the departed
was led by the Primate of the Orthodox Church in America, His
Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon. His Beautitude was coserved by the
First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, His Eminence Hilarion,
Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, and the Administrator of
the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, His Eminence Justinian,
Archbishop of Naro-Fominsk. Prayerfully present during the service
were Archbishops Mark of Berlin, Germany & Great Britain, Kyrill of
San Francisco & Western America, and Gabriel of Montreal & Canada,
and Bishop Jerome of Manhattan, all of whom were taking part in a
regular meeting of the ROCOR Synod of Bishops, as well as clergy,
representatives of the Nobility Assembly, members of the cultural
community, and the faithful of New York and neighboring states.
Lastly, also in attendance were the Consul General of the Russian
Federation in New York City, Igor Golubovsky, and his wife.
Upon completion of the panihida, the Synod of Bishops and Russian
Consul General held a joint reception in the Synodal hall.
The Russian Church Abroad began the year of the 400th anniversary of
the Romanov Dynasty by commemorating the Royal Passion-Bearers at
the dismissal for divine services: the Tsar-Martyr Nicholas,
Tsaritsa Alexandra, Crown Prince Alexis, Grand Duchesses Olga,
Tatiana, Maria, and Anastasia, as well as the venerable martyrs
Grand Duchess Elizabeth and nun Barbara and those slain with them.
On the Sunday of Orthodoxy, churches of the Russian Diaspora
proclaimed "Memory Eternal" to the right-believing kings and queens
of the House of Romanov, and "to all those belonging to the
All-Russian Ruling House." Meanwhile, the Russian Church Abroad will
hold a church-wide celebration of the 400th anniversary of the
Romanov Dynasty on September 5-8 in Canada, at Holy Trinity
Cathedral in Toronto, where a conference of Russian Orthodox society
will be held. It will be attended by the descendants of those who
were forced to escape their historic homeland, but thanks to whom,
for more than 90 years, prayer and the preaching of the Gospel, even
so far from Russia, never ceased.
Republication of materials must include a reference to:
"Eastern American Diocese www.eadiocese.org."
Marina Dobrovolskaya
Media Office of the Eastern American Diocese
