On Saturday the 7th and Sunday the 8th of September, the parishioners of St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Washington, DC marked a wonderful milestone in the life of their...
2024
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2024.09.08. Metropolitan Nicholas officiates 75th Anniversary Celebrations of St. John the Baptist Parish
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On Saturday, March 30, the Sitka Icon of the Mother of God visited the American capital. The wonderworking icon remains on a permanent basis in St. Michael Diocesan Cathedral in...
2023
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2023.11.01. "Visiting the Chosen One of the Mother of God" ‒ An Account of the Annual Pilgrimage to Holy Trinity Monastery
On Saturday the 28th and Sunday the 29th of October, the 25th annual pilgrimage of the parishioners of St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Washington, DC to Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY...
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From September 9th through the 11th, St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Washington, DC hosted celebrations in honor of the patronal feast of the American capital’s ROCOR parish....
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On Saturday, March 25, His Eminence Nicholas, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, arrived in Washington, DC, to...
2022
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Eight years ago, the ever-memorable Metropolitan Hilarion blessed for the Protectress of the Russian Diaspora – the wonderworking Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God – to visit...
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2022.11.01. 25th Anniversary Of The Murder Of The Guardian Of The Montreal Icon & 24th Annual Pilgrimage To Jose Munoz-Cortes’ Gravesite
2022 is a remarkable year for several reasons. This year, the children of the Church prayerfully mark the 15th anniversary of the reestablishment of eucharistic communion...
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2022.10.29. "A Great Joy" ‒ On The Visitation To Washington Of The Hawaiian Iveron Icon Of The Mother Of God
It can be said that an icon is a little window opening a view for us into another world, into the Heavenly Kingdom "come with power" (Mark 9:1). Icons depict the Savior, the...
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On Saturday the 10th and Sunday the 11th of September, the clergy and parishioners of St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Washington, DC celebrated their 73rd patronal feast day....
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The end of March and beginning of April were a spiritually rich period in the parish life of St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Washington, DC: many Lenten divine services were...
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The clergy and faithful of St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Washington, DC decided to place the relics of the saints of the Kiev Caves – a remarkable gift from Metropolitan...
2021
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With the blessing of His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, the Thanksgiving holiday and the week...
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2021.11.01. Pilgrimage to the Grave of the Martyred Brother Jose Muñoz-Cortes, Guardian of the “Montreal” Iveron Icon of the Mother Of God
The 23rd annual pilgrimage by the parishioners of St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Washington, DC to Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville on October 30-31 was held in the...
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On Friday the 10th and Saturday the 11th of September, parishioners of St. John the Baptist Cathedral in the U.S. capital prayerfully marked their 72nd patronal feast day.
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2021.09.05. "Great art Thou, o Lord, and Marvelous are Thy works" – two of ROCOR’s Holy Icons visit Washington
For the first time, were the ancient (1295) Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God and the contemporary (2007) myrrh-streaming Hawaiian Iveron Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos received by our...
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On Friday, April 9, His Grace Nicholas, Bishop of Manhattan, arrived in Washington, DC to lead the divine services in St. John the Baptist Cathedral for the 4th Sunday of Great...
2020
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From Wednesday, November 25, to Monday, December 7, the Protectress of the Russian Diaspora ‒ the wonderworking Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God ‒ spiritually warmed the...
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The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic deprived our congregation of our annual parish pilgrimage to Holy Trinity Monastery, this year marking the 23rd anniversary of the martyrdom of...
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For the parish of St John the Baptist Cathedral in Washington, DC, just such a miracle occurred in the form of a mini-bazaar, which with God’s help and thanks to the efforts of...
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The annual feast of the Beheading of the Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord John ‒ our 71st parish feast day ‒ was celebrated with great edification and in the presence of ...