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New York City: Bishop Nicholas celebrates Liturgy in Synodal Cathedral, acquaints Parishioners with Epistle adopted by Synod of Bishops

On March 12, the 2nd Sunday of Great Lent – the Sunday of the Holy Hierarch Gregory Palamas – Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan celebrated Divine Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City. His Grace was co-served by the cathedral’s senior priest, Archpriest Andrei Sommer, Hieromonk Nikolai (Letsin), and Protodeacon Vadim Gan (cathedral clerics). That Lenten Sunday, parishioners communed of Christ’s Holy Mysteries.

Addressing the faithful, Bishop Nicholas acquainted them with an Epistle adopted by the Holy Synod of the Russian Church Abroad on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the tragic revolution in Russia and the beginning of the godless persecutions. The Epistle reads, in part: "…We must not under any circumstances justify the actions of those responsible for the deadly revolution. A symbol of reconciliation of the Russian nation with the Lord would be to rid Red Square of the remains of the main persecutor and executioner of the 20th century, and the destruction of monuments to him. They are all symbols of catastrophe, tragedy, and of the destruction of our God-given Sovereignty. The same applies to the cities, oblasts and streets which are deprived of their original historic names.

"During those times of troubles, the Russian Church Abroad always deemed it her sacred duty to express the full truth about Russian history, which was impossible to do in the Fatherland. Now we must, first of all, remind the Russian people of the path of the Cross of the New Martyrs. This is not a political matter, as some might insist, but a matter of spiritual conscience. Truly, we must know to the fullest extent possible the history of the podvig of the Holy New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia. Then, we hope, every Russian person will follow the commands of his own conscience and come to the conclusion that in his God-preserved nation, there is no place for the symbols of the godless state and the names of militant atheists."

Interaction between the clergy and parishioners continued at the traditional lenten luncheon in the church hall.

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On Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas, Bishop Nicholas celebrates Liturgy in Synodal Cathedral, - 03/15/17

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