February 10, 2015
New York City: On Feast of Holy Russian New Martyrs, Metropolitan Hilarion celebrates Liturgy in Synodal Cathedral

On Saturday the 7th and Sunday the 8th of February, the feast of the Holy New Martyrs & Confessors of Russia, His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, led the All-Night Vigil and Divine Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City. His Eminence was co-served by Synodal clergy: senior priest Archpriest Andrei Sommer, Archpriest Vasiliy Raskovskiy, Hieromonks Eutychius (Dovganyuk) and Tikhon (Gayfudinov), Protodeacon Nicolas Mokhoff, and Deacons Nazari Fataliev and Dionysius Lvov, as well as Archpriest Alexander Krassovsky (rector of Sts. Peter & Paul Church in Santa Rosa, CA), Priest Paul Ivanov (rector of Holy Myrrhbearers Church in Brooklyn, NY), and other visiting clergy. Singing the Liturgy was the Hierarchal Choir, under the direction of conductor Peter Fekula.

Upon completion of the Liturgy, Metropolitan Hilarion addressed the faithful with a sermon. On the threshold of Great Lent, the cathedral sisterhood invited the clergy and parishioners to a delicious pelmeni luncheon.

The divine services on these days were held under the aegis of the wonderworking Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God. On Monday, February 9, Metropolitan Hilarion departed with the Icon for the Diocese of Australia & New Zealand.

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