On May 9, 2024, on the 79th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the head of the Russian Theological Mission in Jerusalem archimandrite Vassian (Zmeyev) celebrated a thanksgiving service in the Trinity Cathedral in Jerusalem.
His Eminence was served by Hegumen Nikon (Golovko), deputy head of the RDM, Hieromonk Tikhon (Proyaev), an employee of the RDM, Deacon Macarius Petukhov, a clergyman of the RDM, and pilgrims in the clergy: Archpriest Vladimir Puchkov and Hieromonk Philotheus (Artyushin).
His Eminence was served by Hieromonk Tikhon (Proyaev), an employee of the RDM, Deacon Makary Petukhov, a clergyman of the RDM, and Archpriest Vladimir Puchkov and Hieromonk Philotheus (Artyushin).
On the feast day «Chant of thanksgiving and prayer to the Lord God, sung on the Day of Victory in the Great Patriotic War» was performed at all the suburbs of the Russian Orthodox Church in the Holy Land, according to the website of the Russian Orthodox Church in the Holy Land.
The annual celebration of the victory over Nazism takes several days in Israel and Palestine: the day of May 9 is preceded by many solemn, festive and mass events organized by Russian-speaking compatriots with the support of the diplomatic corps of Russia and friendly states. Victory Day itself is traditionally celebrated with a mass march along the main streets Tel Aviv.
A commemorative act on the occasion of the 79th anniversary of the Victory took place in Jerusalem near the monument to the heroic defenders and residents of the Siege of Leningrad «Candle of Remembrance» on May 9.
A memorial ceremony was held near the monument to the heroic defenders and residents of the Siege of Leningrad.
The ceremony, which was attended by the ambassadors of Belarus and Kazakhstan, representatives of the Russian House in Israel, veterans, residents of the Siege of Leningrad, Holocaust survivors and Russian-speaking compatriots in Israel, was led by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the State of Israel A.D. Viktorov.
The ceremony was led by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the State of Israel A.D. Viktorov.
At the invitation of the Russian ambassador, Archimandrite Vassian (Zmeyev) and Hegumen Nikon (Golovko) took part in the solemn laying of flowers at the monument.
On the same day, at the invitation of the Ambassador, the Primate of the Jerusalem Orthodox Church honored with his presence the solemn evening dedicated to the celebration of the 79th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem was accompanied by Archbishop Aristarchus of Constantine, Secretary General of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, and Patriarchal Archdeacon Mark.
The Russian Spiritual Mission was represented at the official reception at the Russian ambassador's residence in Tel Aviv by Archimandrite Vassian (Zmeyev), Hegumen Nikon (Golovko), Hieromonk Tikhon (Proyaev) and Deacon Macarius Petukhov.
Among the officials at the reception were former Israeli Prime Minister E. Olmert, Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel Y. Fuchs, heads and representatives of diplomatic missions of the Russian Federation and sister states, politicians and public figures of Israel, veterans of the Great Patriotic War. The reception was attended by a church choir of graduates of the Sretensky Theological Seminary, which performed songs of the war years at the residence of the Russian ambassador.
EVCS Communication Service/Patriarchy.ru
