All Night Vigil on the 30th Anniversary of the Discovery of the Relics of St. John of Shanghai at the Cathedral of All Who Sorrow (Western Diocese of ROCOR)
From the Western Diocese of ROCOR:
“On June 28, 2024, at the Cathedral of All Who Sorrow, an All-Night Vigil was held on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the discovery of the relics of St. John the Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco the Wonderworker. Before the service there was a meeting of the miraculous icon of the Mother of God Kursk-Root.”
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“The all-night vigil was led by the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, Metropolitan Nicholas. Concelebrating with His Eminence was His Eminence Kirill, Archbishop of San Francisco and Western America,His Eminence Peter, Archbishop of Chicago and Central America, His Eminence Irenaeus, Bishop of London and Western Europe, His Eminence Theodosius Bishop of Seattle, His Eminence Luke Bishop Vicar of Syracuse of the Eastern American Diocese, His Eminence James Bishop of Sonora, His Eminence Bishop Nicholas, His Eminence Bishop Alexander, as well as a host of clergy.”
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“The chant was performed by the cathedral choir under the direction of Vladimir Krasovsky and the choir of the Holy Trinity Seminary.”
“After the service at the meal, Metropolitan Nicholas presented the Western American Diocese with an archival document from 1974 - a congratulatory address from the Orthodox youth circle named after Saints Boris and Gleb of the city of San Francisco to the First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, Metropolitan Philaret, and also presented an anniversary cross with decorations to the key of the cathedral Archpriest Peter Perekrestov.”
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