New York, November 2, 2010
On
Monday, November 1, 2010, His Eminence Archbishop
Ionafan of Tulchinsk and Bratslavsk arrived in New
York. Greeted at John F Kennedy Airport by Protopriest
Andrei Sommer, Senior Priest of the Synodal Cathedral
of Our Lady of the Sign in New York, Vladyka Ionafan
proceeded to the Synodal Residence of the First
Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of
Russia. His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion warmly
welcomed him, after which he venerated the
Cathedral’s holy relics.
The following morning, Archbishop Ionafan prayed during
Divine Liturgy, which is celebrated daily by the clergymen
of the Cathedral. On November 3, the namesday of
Metropolitan Hilarion, Archbishop Ionafan will
concelebrated with the ROCOR Primate at Divine Liturgy,
after which he will fly to San Francisco, CA, where he
will participate in the feast-day celebrations of the
Cathedral of the Mother of God “Joy of All Who
Sorrow.”
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2 ноября 2010 г.
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