{"id":10585,"date":"2015-04-08T10:39:43","date_gmt":"2015-04-08T00:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/?p=10585"},"modified":"2015-04-08T10:39:43","modified_gmt":"2015-04-08T00:39:43","slug":"the-kursk-root-icon-visited-st-patricks-mission-adelaide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/?p=10585","title":{"rendered":"The Kursk-Root Icon Visited St Patrick&#8217;s Mission Adelaide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a class=\"highslide img_1\" href=\"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kurskicon_stpatrickmission_6.jpg\" onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-10591\" src=\"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kurskicon_stpatrickmission_6-160x110.jpg\" alt=\"kurskicon_stpatrickmission_6\" width=\"160\" height=\"110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kurskicon_stpatrickmission_6-160x110.jpg 160w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kurskicon_stpatrickmission_6-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kurskicon_stpatrickmission_6-768x529.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kurskicon_stpatrickmission_6.jpg 821w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/a>With the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion, First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, St Patrick Mission had the inestimable privilege of welcoming the wonder-working Kursk-Root Icon of the Mother of God &#8220;Of the Sign&#8221; for the All-Night Vigil of Palm Sunday.Around 60 of the faithful attended for all or part of the litya prior to the Vigil and for the Vigil itself. The Vigil was served by the rector: Priest Peter Hill, generously assisted by Hieromonk Tikhon, who accompanied the holy Icon. We were also pleased to welcome later Priest Jeremy Krieg, who came after the conclusion of the Vigil at St Nektarios Greek Orthodox Church.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There was a wonderful atmosphere of joy and of prayerfulness and peace. We were struck and humbled by the fact that here was the Icon that has blessed the Russian land, been venerated by Saints and Tsars, and countless thousands of the faithful, now vouchsafing the grace of God and the blessings of the Theotokos on our small mission. &#8220;But why is this granted to me that the Mother of my Lord should come to me?&#8221; (Lk. 1:43).<br \/>\nThe triumph and solemnity of our Lord&#8217;s Entry into Jerusalem filled the hymns and prayers of the service, and was marked by our local custom of distributing small palm crosses which were eagerly received by the worshippers: &#8220;Hosanna in the Highest!&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"gallery-1\" class=\"gallery galleryid-10585 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail\"><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"highslide img_2\" href='https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kurskicon_stpatrickmission_1.jpg' onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"118\" src=\"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kurskicon_stpatrickmission_1-160x118.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kurskicon_stpatrickmission_1-160x118.jpg 160w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kurskicon_stpatrickmission_1-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kurskicon_stpatrickmission_1.jpg 757w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"highslide img_3\" href='https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kurskicon_stpatrickmission_2.jpg' onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kurskicon_stpatrickmission_2-160x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kurskicon_stpatrickmission_2-160x112.jpg 160w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kurskicon_stpatrickmission_2-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kurskicon_stpatrickmission_2-768x536.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kurskicon_stpatrickmission_2.jpg 808w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"highslide img_4\" href='https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kurskicon_stpatrickmission_3.jpg' onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kurskicon_stpatrickmission_3-128x160.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kurskicon_stpatrickmission_3-128x160.jpg 128w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kurskicon_stpatrickmission_3-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kurskicon_stpatrickmission_3.jpg 447w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><div style='clear: both'><\/div><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"highslide img_5\" href='https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kurskicon_stpatrickmission_4.jpg' onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kurskicon_stpatrickmission_4-160x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kurskicon_stpatrickmission_4-160x112.jpg 160w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kurskicon_stpatrickmission_4-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kurskicon_stpatrickmission_4-768x537.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kurskicon_stpatrickmission_4.jpg 814w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"highslide img_6\" href='https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kurskicon_stpatrickmission_5.jpg' onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" 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