@@orthodox_odyssey, It says "CHRISTMAS LITURGY OFFICIATED BY [His Eminance] ARCHBISHOP ELPIDOPHOROS!" An Eastern Orthodox bishop must be at his cathedral on a Feast Day of the Lord. Typically, his ordaining bishop should have so counseled him at his ordaination. By the way, it is 21 years since the Feast of the Nativity of the Lord was celebrated at St. Nicholas Church. St. Nicholas Church and Shrine is an Archdiocesan Institution, not the Archdiocesan Cathedral. I'm going to guess that this is the first time the Archbishop of America has not celebrated the Divine Liturgy of the Nativity of the Lord since Archbishop Athenagoras' tenure.
His Eminance should be in his cathedral on the Feast of the Nativity of Christ, the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Manhatten.
He’s probably been there before for Christmas. It if fitting he is at St Nicholas for the first Christmas there in over 12 years.
@@orthodox_odyssey, It says "CHRISTMAS LITURGY OFFICIATED BY [His Eminance] ARCHBISHOP ELPIDOPHOROS!" An Eastern Orthodox bishop must be at his cathedral on a Feast Day of the Lord. Typically, his ordaining bishop should have so counseled him at his ordaination.
By the way, it is 21 years since the Feast of the Nativity of the Lord was celebrated at
St. Nicholas Church.
St. Nicholas Church and Shrine is an Archdiocesan Institution, not the Archdiocesan Cathedral.
I'm going to guess that this is the first time the Archbishop of America has not celebrated the Divine Liturgy of the Nativity of the Lord since Archbishop Athenagoras' tenure.
A bishoo must celebrate all
Great Feasts in his cathedral.
He doesn't listen. He does whatever he wants apparently.