Moscow, May 31, 2024
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The feast of the Uncovering of the Relics of St. John (Maximovitch) of Shanghai and San Francisco (September 29/October 12) has been added to the liturgical calendar of the Moscow Patriarchate.
The Holy Synod made the relevant decision yesterday on the request of His Eminence Metroplitan Nicholas of Eastern America and New York, the First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, reports Patriarchia.ru.
His relics were uncovered in the Holy Virgin Cathedral “Joy of All Who Sorrow” in San Francisco on September 30, 1993. The joyous event was already commemorated annually in the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, but now will be honored by the entire Russian Church.
ROCOR celebrated the 30th anniversary of the uncovering of his relics last fall. It will celebrate the 30th anniversary of his canonization this summer as well.
The Russian Synod also added the feast of the Uncovering of the Relics of Righteous Juliana of Lazarevo (August 11/24) to its Churchwide calendar.
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