September 6, 2013
Jordanville: Annual Labor Day Celebrations in Honor of St. Job of
Pochaev were held in Holy Trinity Monastery
On
Saturday, August 31st and Sunday, September 31st at
Holy Trinity Monastery,
the annual celebrations were in honor of the monastery’s heavenly
intercessor, Venerable Job of Pochaev. In accordance with tradition,
the monastery celebrates St. Job’s memory on the first Sunday of
September, in order to coincide with Labor Day.
On Saturday after lunch, on the occasion of the feast of the Holy
Martyrs Florus and Laurus, a panihida was served for Metropolitan
Laurus and Archimandrite Flor (Vanko).
At 3:00 PM, the clergy and worshipers gathered in the main cathedral
for the singing the akathist to the great God-pleaser St. Job before
the icons of the Pochaev Mother of God, the Kursk Root Mother of
God, and St. Job. That evening, the All-Night Vigil was served. The
divine services were led by His Grace, Bishop Jerome (Shaw).
On Sunday morning, the early Liturgy was celebrated in Holy Trinity
Cathedral’s lower Church of St. Job of Pochaev. The festal Divine
Liturgy in the upper church was celebrated by His Grace, Bishop
Jerome, co-served by
monastery and visiting clergy.
Upon completion of the Liturgy, a moleben with procession around the
cathedral was served. After the service, Bishop Jerome greeted Fr.
Luke and his co-brothers and all of the faithful on the occasion of
the feast and thanked everyone for their prayerful participation in
the feast of St. Job of Pochaev.
After Liturgy, a festal luncheon was held for all of the monastery
guests.
Photos: www.jordanville.org
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