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Three primates to Bucharest and more news

bucarest Feast of the Holy Martyr Dimitrie(Peter Anderson) Yesterday (Wednesday), the Press Office of the Romanian Patriarchate issued the official program for the Pilgrimage to the Feast of the Holy Martyr Dimitrie the New, Protector of Bucharest, which will take place from 24 to 29 October 2017. As I previously reported, this event will commemorate the defenders of Orthodoxy during the period of communist persecution, and the primates of the Local Orthodox Churches in former communist lands were invited by the Romanian Patriarchate to attend.  According to today’s announcement, the following primates will attend: Patriarch Kirill (Moscow Patriarchate); Archbishop  Anastasios (Orthodox Church of Albania); and Archbishop Rastislav (Orthodox Church of Czech Lands and Slovakia).  Delegations from other Local Orthodox Churches will also be present.  Patriarch Kirill will bring with him a fragment of the holy relics of St. Seraphim of Sarov, which will be available for public veneration and then given to the Russian community’s parish in Bucharest, Biserica Sfântul Nicolae Tabacu.

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has completed his trip to Iceland, October 12-15.  The Ecumenical Patriarch was the keynote speaker at the 2017 Arctic Circle Assembly, held in Reykjavík.  The full English text of his address can be read here.  A video of his address is available here. On Sunday, he celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the spectacular Lutheran cathedral, Hallgrimskirkja.  This was followed by an ecumenicalservice. The entire Divine Liturgy can be watched here.  During his stay in Iceland, the Russian Ambassador to Iceland held a reception in his honor, and the Ecumenical Patriarch also visited the Moscow Patriarchate’s parish in Reykjavík (link).

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