The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross at the Monastery of the Holy Cross in West Jerusalem
On Sunday, September 19/October 2, 2022, the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross was celebrated in the Holy Cross Monastery, located in West Jerusalem near the Jewish Parliament.
This holiday was celebrated there in memory and honour of the tradition that in the area of this Monastery, under Lot, the three-composite wood of cedar, pine and cypress was planted, from which the Cross was made, on which our Lord Jesus Christ was crucified for our salvation.
Great Vespers on Saturday afternoon and the Divine Liturgy on Sunday morning were officiated by the Exarch of the Holy Sepulchre in Constantinople, His Eminence Archbishop Nektarios of Anthidona, along with Archimandrite Claudius, the Hierodeacons Simeon and Eulogios, the Priests Nectarios and Elias, the Russian-speaking Fr Nikolai Kulinski and the Romanian-speaking Fr Ioannis. The chanting was delivered by Byzantine singer Angelos Ahtinoudis, visiting from London, assisted by Mr Gabriel and Fanti and the students of the Patriarchal School of Sion, in the presence of the Consul General of Greece Mr Evangelos Vlioras, the Consul Mrs Christina Zacharioudakis, the Ambassador of Georgia Mr Lasias and members of the Greek Consulate General and many monks, nuns, locals and pilgrims.
During the Divine Liturgy, the Monastery was visited by His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, and Holy Sepulchre Fathers…
This news was originally published on the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem official website. Please click here to read the full text.
