Over 250 attend annual pilgrimage to Mother of God in Fox Chase (06/30/02)

Over 250 attend annual pilgrimage to Mother of God in Fox Chase

FOX CHASE MANOR, Pa. - On Sunday, May 12, the Sisters of St. Basil the Great celebrated the 71st pilgrimage to the Mother of God. Over 250 people joined in the celebration, which recognized the 90 years of service by the Sisters in the United States.

Metropolitan-Archbishop Stefan Soroka celebrated the Akathist to the Mother of God on Saturday, May 11, followed by a service of holy anointing. The Rev. Bohdan Lukie delivered the homily. The sisters sang the responses to the Akathist.

Metropolitan Stefan Soroka was joined by all the Ukrainian hierarchy: Archbishop Stephen Sulyk, and Bishops Robert Moskal, Basil Losten and Walter Paska for the pontifical divine liturgy on Sunday.

Ukrainian seminarians from St. Josaphat's sang the responses for the divine liturgy, as well as for the Moleben to the Mother of God. The Rev. Paul Wolensky was the homilist for the moleben.

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