Feast of the Cathedral of St. Nektarios 2013

Details: Created on Sunday, 24 November 2013 02:46

On Friday, November 9/22, the Cathedral of St. Nektarios of Pentapolis in Toronto, Canada, celebrated its feast. This is the Cathedral of His Eminence, Metropolitan Moses of Toronto. Present for the feast were His Eminence, Metropolitan Moses, clergy from the Toronto diocese, Fr. Ignatius, Archdeacon Agathangelus, and Deacon Theologos from Holy Ascension Monastery in Bearsville, NY, as well as many faithful.

Many years to His Eminence, Metropolitan Moses of Toronto, and the clergy and faithful of the Cathedral of St. Nektarios!

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