On Sunday of the Holy Cross, Bishop Athenagoras of Nazianzos presided over the Contrition Vespers at the Church of the Lifegiving Spring (Zoodohos Peghe) in Bronx, New York, representing Archbishop Elpidophoros of America.
His Grace was joined by the Archdiocesan Chancellor Fr. Nektarios Papazafiropulos, Chancellor of the Archdiocesan District Fr. Elias Villis, Presiding Priest of Zoodohos Peghe, Fr. Vasileios Louros, and clergy from across New York. The Society of Byzantine Cantors of the Archdiocesan District beautifully chanted the hymns of this Divine Service.
As previously announced by His Eminence, each Sunday evening during the Lenten period, Contrition Vesper services will be celebrated in parishes throughout the Archdiocesan District.
Faithful are encouraged to attend these uplifting services to assist them in focusing on the virtues of the Lenten period – prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.
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