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The
Blessing
of
the
New
Cross
Monument
(Troiţa)
at
Saints
Peter
&
Paul
Church
Dearborn
Heights,
Michigan
June
27,
2004
| On
Sunday,
June
27,
2004,
His
Grace,
Bishop
IRINEU
celebrated
the
Divine
Liturgy
at
Saints
Peter
&
Paul
Church
in
Dearborn
Heights,
Michigan,
in
anticipation
of
the
community's
Patron
Feast
Day
(June
29).
Seen
here,
His
Grace
offers
the
Holy
Cross
to
V
Rev
Fr
John
Surducan,
retired
Priest
Emeritus
of
Sts
Peter
&
Paul,
as
the
clergy
greet
the
Bishop
at
the
doors
of
the
church
prior
to
the
beginning
of
the
Liturgy. |
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| Immediately
following
the
Divine
Liturgy,
the
clergy
and
faithful
went
around
the
church
in
procession
to
the
new
cross
monument
("troiţa"
in
Romanian). |
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| Assisting
His
Grace
that
day
were
Rev
Fr
Romey
Rosco,
parish
priest;
V
Rev
Fr
John
Surducan;
Rev
Fr
Alexandru
Partioc,
attached;
Rev
Hierodeacon
Sebastian
(Dumitraşcu);
Rev
Dn
Horaţiu
Balanean,
parish
deacon;
Rev
Dn
Sabin
Pop;
and
Subdeacon
John
Bogdan. |
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| "Send
down
on
it
your
heavenly
blessing
and
bless
it,
sanctify
it
and
fill
it
with
power
and
the
blessing
of
the
other
Tree
on
which
the
most-holy
Body
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
Your
Only-begotten
Son
was
nailed,
by
Whom
the
power
of
the
Devil
was
trampled
underfoot,
and
mortals
received
freedom
and
were
counted
worthy
of
life." |
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| Perhaps
the
most
characteristic
expression
of
Romanian
folk
art
and
religious
architecture,
you
will
find
these
cross
monuments
throughout
Romania
-
most
commonly
on
the
roadside,
in
cemeteries
and
in
churchyards.
Originally,
they
began
as
small
wooden
crosses
erected
either
in
memory
of
an
event
on
a
particular
spot
or
as
a
sign
of
religious
piety
and
a
place
for
prayer.
Over
time,
they
became
more
ornate,
taking
many
different
styles
and
decoration
as
influenced
by
the
artists
creating
them.
Regardless
of
shape,
size,
color
or
material,
all
represent
the
holy,
precious
and
life-giving
Cross
of
our
Lord,
Jesus
Christ. |
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| "This
emblem
of
the
Holy
Cross
is
sanctified
by
the
Grace
of
the
Holy
Spirit
through
the
sprinkling
of
this
Holy
Water,
in
the
name
of
the
Father,
and
of
the
Son,
and
of
the
Holy
Spirit." |
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| The
parish
choir
leads
the
responses
under
the
direction
of
its
director,
Theodore
Vingarzan. |
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| Bishop
IRINEU
censes
the
new
monument. |
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| "The
Cross
is
the
guardian
of
the
universe;
the
Cross
is
the
beauty
of
the
Church;
the
Cross
is
the
strength
of
kings;
the
Cross
is
the
support
of
the
faithful;
the
Cross
is
the
glory
of
angels
and
the
wounder
of
demons." |
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| The
monument
was
designed
by
Subdeacon
Tom
Rosco,
and
the
entire
cost
of
the
project
was
donated
by
parishioner
Viola
Pirvu
in
memory
of
the
deceased
members
of
her
family. |
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