| On
Sunday,
February
20,
2005,
His
Eminence,
Archbishop
NATHANIEL
celebrated
the
Divine
Liturgy
at
Saint
George
Cathedral
in
Southfield/Detroit.
During
the
Divine
Liturgy,
he
ordained
Subdeacon
Cosmin
Gheorghe
Antonescu
into
the
Holy
Diaconate. |
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| Subdeacon
Cosmin
washes
the
hands
of
the
Archbishop
after
the
entrance
prayers. |
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| "Blessed
is
the
kingdom
of
the
Father
and
of
the
Son
and
of
the
Holy
Spirit,
now
and
ever
and
unto
ages
of
ages." |
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| His
Eminence,
Archbishop
NATHANIEL
censing
the
faithful
during
the
singing
of
the
tropars. |
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| His
Eminence
at
the
High
Place
with
V
Rev
Fr
Laurence
Lazar,
Dean
of
the
Cathedral,
during
the
reading
of
the
Epistle. |
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| Subdeacon
Cosmin
and
Alexandru
Radulescu,
one
of
the
cantors
of
the
Cathedral,
read
the
Epistle
in
both
the
English
and
Romanian
language. |
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| "Let
us
who
mystically
portray
the
cherubim
and
sing
the
thrice-holy
hymn
to
the
life-creating
Trinity,
lay
aside
every
earthly
care." |
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| Censing
the
altar
during
the
singing
of
the
Cherubic
Hymn. |
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| "May
the
Lord
God
remember
those
who
have
brought
these
holy
gifts
and
those
for
whom
they
have
been
brought,
the
living
and
the
dead,
in
His
kingdom." |
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| "And
make
this
bread
the
Precious
Body
of
Your
Christ." |
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| The
candidate
is
brought
from
the
back
of
the
church
by
the
deacons,
prostrating
himself
three
times. |
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| The
candidate
kneels
in
front
of
the
Holy
Doors
and
receives
a
blessing
from
the
hierarchs
before
being
led
into
the
Holy
Altar
and
around
the
Holy
Table
three
times. |
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| "O
holy
martyrs,
who
contended
valiantly
and
were
crowned,
intercede
with
the
Lord
for
us
that
He
have
mercy
on
our
souls." |
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| The
candidate
prostrates
himself
before
the
hierarchs
after
each
encircling
around
the
Holy
Table. |
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| The
prayer
of
ordination. |
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| The
deacons
vest
the
new
deacon. |
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| "He
is
worthy!
Vrednic
este!" |
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| "Holy
things
are
for
the
holy!" |
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| Fr
Laurence
partakes
of
the
chalice. |
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| The
newly-ordained
Deacon
Cosmin
partakes
of
the
chalice. |
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| The
faithful
receive
Holy
Communion. |
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| "Let
us
be
attentive!
Having
partaken
of
the
divine,
holy,
pure,
immortal,
heavenly,
and
life-creating,
fearful
Mysteries
of
Christ,
let
us
worthily
give
thanks
to
the
Lord." |
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| His
Eminence,
Archbishop
NATHANIEL
preaching
at
the
conclusion
of
the
Divine
Liturgy. |
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| The
faithful
come
forward
to
venerate
the
Holy
Cross
an
to
receive
His
Eminence's
blessing. |
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| The
serving
clergy. |
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| His
Eminence,
Archbishop
NATHANIEL
with
Dn
Cosmin,
Dsa
Camelia
and
son
Robert
Stefan. |
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| Following
the
service,
the
Cathedral
Ladies
Auxiliary
offered
a
reception
on
honor
of
the
new
deacon
and
his
family. |
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| Dn
Cosmin,
together
with
his
wife
Camelia,
thanks
the
Cathedral
parish
for
their
hospitality
and
briefly
reflects
on
their
vocation. |
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