August 9, 2013 \u2013 The Russian Monastery of St. Panteleimon on Mount Athos solemnly celebrated its patronal feast.<\/p>\n
Among the participants in the celebrations was a Russian Orthodox delegation led by Metropolitan Rostislav of Tomsk and Asino. The delegation included Archbishop Onufry of Kharkov and Bogodukhov, Bishop Veniamin of Borisovka, and\u00a0 Hieromonk Stefan (Igumnov), a DECR staff member.<\/p>\n
Metropolitan Rostislav led the festive All-Night Vigil at the monastery\u2019s main church, which lasted all night, and the Divine Liturgy. Along with the Russian delegation, his concelebrants included the abbot of the Xenophontos Monastery, Schema-Archimandrite Alexis, clergy of the St Panteleimon Monastery and pilgrims in holy orders. Hymns were sung in Greek and Church Slavonic.<\/p>\n
Among the worshippers was Russia\u2019s Consul General in Thessaloniki A. Popov and numerous pilgrims.<\/p>\n
After the liturgy, a procession with the cross was held. Metropolitan Rostislav addressed the congregation at the monastery\u2019s square, conveying to the monastic community and pilgrims a message of greetings from His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.<\/p>\n
The festivities concluded with a fraternal repast with the participation of all those who visited the monastery that day.<\/p>\n
In the evening, the brethren prayed for the late ktitors of the monastery and in the morning of August 10, Metropolitan Rostislav led the community in the Office for the Dead.<\/p>\n
DECR Communication Service<\/i><\/p>\n
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