Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Martyrdom of St. John of Chicago

Source: The Diocese of the Midwest (OCA)

Chicago, Illinois, October 6, 2017

    

The parish of Holy Trinity Cathedral here will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the martyrdom of Saint John Kochurov with a month of services and activities, according to Priest Alexander Koranda, Priest-in-Charge.

On Sunday, October 1, a Service of Thanksgiving was served, thanking God for all the blessings of the cathedral. On October 14 and 15, the cathedral will participate in Open House Chicago and anticipates hosting thousands of visitors. On Friday, October 20, Matins for the Departed will be celebrated at 6:30p.m., while on Soul Saturday, October 21, services will be held remembering all parishioners who have departed this life. Divine Liturgy will be celebrated at 9:30a.m. On October 22 at 1:00 p.m., Dr. Lisa Gassin, PhD, Professor of Psychology at Olivet Nazarene University, will present a lecture on the work of Saint John and those he worked with during his missionary days in Chicago.

...Read the rest at The Diocese of the Midwest (OCA).

10/6/2017

See also
Celebration of the Feast of St. John Kochurov at Chicago’s Holy Trinity Cathedral Celebration of the Feast of St. John Kochurov at Chicago’s Holy Trinity Cathedral Celebration of the Feast of St. John Kochurov at Chicago’s Holy Trinity Cathedral Celebration of the Feast of St. John Kochurov at Chicago’s Holy Trinity Cathedral
Canonized as a saint in December 1994 — the bi-centennial year of Orthodox Christianity’s arrival in North America — he is lovingly remembered to this day as “Saint John of Chicago.” St. John Kochurov St. John Kochurov
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St. John Kochurov is a 20th C. martyr, but before we consider him, let us look at martyrdom in general. Priestmartyr John Kochurov Priestmartyr John Kochurov Priestmartyr John Kochurov Priestmartyr John Kochurov
On October 31, 1917, in Tsarskoye Selo, a bright new chapter, full of earthly grief and heavenly joy, was opened in the history of sanctity in the Russian Church: the holiness of the New-Martyrs of the twentieth century. The opening of this chapter is linked to the name of the Russian Orthodox shepherd who became one of the first to give his soul for his flock during this twentieth century of fighters against God: Archpriest John Kochurov.
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