Jesus Christ, the Lord, God, Savior

Dates of commemoration

Feb 21

Life

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Jn. 3:16

Holy relic type

unless specified otherwise below, "holy relic" means a fragment of a bone of the saint

1. Stone from the 40-Day Mountain
2. Stone from the shore of the Sea of Tiberias
3. Fragment of stone from Golgotha
4. Fragment of wood from the Life-giving Cross of the Lord
5. Fragment of the Holy Sepulchre of the Lord
6. Shard of a water-vessel from Capernaum
7. Copy of one of the Nails with which the Lord was crucified
8. Fragment of wood from the Life-giving Cross of the Lord
9. Stone from steps, in the courtyard of Caiaphas' Palace, along which the Lord was brought to the High Priest
10. Fragment of wood from the Life-giving Cross of the Lord
11. Fragment of the Lord's Crown of Thorns
12. Pebble from the Shepherds' Field near Bethlehem
13. Fragment of the table in the Upper Room on Mt. Zion (the second-story room in which the Mystical Supper took place)
14. Fragment of the Savior's crib
15. Fragment of the Savior's crib
16. Fragment of wood from the Life-giving Cross of the Lord
17. Fragment of the Holy Sepulchre of the Lord

Location of the holy relic in the Cathedral:

1-6. North kliros, reliquary #3
7. In the lower part of the Crucifixion in front of the south kliros
8. Wooden cross on the wall. South-west corner of the Altar
9. Relics cabinet in the Altar sacristy
10. Inserted into a cross on the Oblation Table. North side of the Altar
11. Relics cabinet in the Altar sacristy, reliquary #8
12. Relics cabinet in the Altar sacristy, reliquary #12
13. Relics cabinet in the Altar sacristy, reliquary #7 (lower compartment)
14. Relics cabinet in the Altar sacristy, reliquary #7 (lower compartment)
15. Relics cabinet in the Altar sacristy, reliquary #9
16. Relics cabinet in the Altar sacristy, reliquary #9, inside a metal crucifix
17. North kliros, west wall, Icon of myrrh-bearers

Icon

Troparion

Тропарь. Господу Богу и Спасу нашему Иисусу Христу.
глас 8:
С вышних призирая, убогия приемля, / посети нас, озлобленныя грехи, Владыко Всемилостиве, / молитвами Богородицы даруй душам нашим велию милость.

Kontakion

Кондак, глас 6:
Всякия скверны, Всемилостивый Спасе, аз бых делатель / и во отчаяния ров впадся, / но стеню от сердца и вопию к Тебе, Слове, / ускори, Щедрый, и потщися на помощь нашу, / яко милостив.

Address of our Cathedral

  • 4001 17th St. N.W.,
  • Washington, D.C., 20011

Phone  (202) 726-3000

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