| On
Sunday,
February
29,
2004,
His
Eminence,
Archbishop
NATHANIEL
joined
area
clergy
and
faithful
at
Saint
George
the
Great-Martyr
Church
in
Canton,
Ohio,
for
the
Feast
of
the
Triumph
of
Orthodoxy.
The
day
began
with
a
pan-Orthodox
Hierarchal
Divine
Liturgy
with
two
other
local
parishes
joining
the
Saint
George
parish
on
this
Feast
Day.
Rev
Fr
George
Treff,
parish
priest,
and
visiting
clergy,
prepare
for
the
arrival
of
the
Archbishop. |
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| The
clergy
greet
the
Archbishop
at
the
main
entrance. |
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| Two
new
Holy
Gospel
Books
were
blessed
for
use
in
the
church. |
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| His
Eminence
blesses
the
deacons. |
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| The
censer
is
prepared
during
the
reading
of
the
Epistle. |
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| Archdeacon
David
Oancea
censes
the
Archbishop. |
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| "So
that
these
together
with
us
may
glorify
Your
all-honorable
and
magnificent
name:
of
the
Father
and
of
the
Son
and
of
the
Holy
Spirit,
now
and
ever
and
unto
ages
of
ages." |
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| The
Creed. |
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| The
Consecration
of
the
Holy
Gifts. |
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| The
Communion
of
the
Faithful. |
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| "O
God,
save
Your
people
and
bless
Your
heritage!" |
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| His
Eminence,
Archbishop
NATHANIEL
preaching
at
the
end
of
the
Liturgy. |
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| His
Eminence,
Archbishop
NATHANIEL
at
the
throne
for
the
beginning
of
the
Vespers
later
that
evening. |
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| The
deacons
during
the
time
of
the
Great
Litany. |
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| "Lord
I
have
called
to
you,
hear
me;
hear
me
O
Lord!" |
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| The
choir
from
the
Holy
Assumption
Church
(OCA)
led
the
responses. |
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| As
is
traditional
on
this
day,
a
procession
is
made
around
the
church
with
icons,
symbolizing
the
Triumph
of
Orthodoxy
over
those
who
forbid
the
use
of
icons
in
Christian
worship
in
the
early
Church. |
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| "This
is
the
Faith
of
the
Orthodox!" |
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| At
the
end
of
the
service,
His
Eminence
preached
to
the
faithful
gathered
there. |
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| The
Archbishop
blesses
an
icon-on-glass
written
by
a
parishioner. |
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| Children
in
attendance
making
their
selections
at
the
reception
held
in
the
parish
hall
after
the
service. |
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