Highlights of the 112th Annual Pilgrimage to St. Tikhon's Monastery - 05/29/16

Archimandrite Sergius and the Brotherhood of Saint Tikhon’s Monastery welcomed pilgrims “from near and far” at the 112th annual Memorial Day Pilgrimage May 27-30, 2016.  His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, presided at the celebration of the Hierarchal Divine Liturgy on Memorial Day, at which participants in the Young Singers' Conference sponsored by the Patriarch Tikhon Russian American Institute's [PaTRAM] sang the liturgical responses.  The Myrrh Streaming Hawaiian Icon of the Iveron Mother of God also was present throughout the weekend.
 
Please visit the numerous galleries highlighting all four days of this year's Pilgrimage on the web site of Saint Tikhon's Monastery.
MONDAY, MAY 30: Archimandrite Sergius, Abbot of St. Tikhon's Monastery.
MONDAY, MAY 30: Archpriest John Jillions, OCA Chancellor; Archpriest Martin Borwn, Chancellor of the Diocese of Eastern Pennsylvania; and local clergy at Hierarchical Divine Liturgy at the Bell Tower Chapel.
MONDAY, MAY 30: Metropolitan Tikhon with [from left] Archbishop Michael, Archbishop Benjamin and Archbishop Mark at opening of annual Hierarchical Divine Liturgy.
MONDAY, MAY 30: From left, Archpriest Dr. Steven Voytovich, Dean of St. Tikhon's Seminary; Archimandrite Juvenaly; Archpriest John Kowalcyk; and Archpriest Joseph Martin.
MONDAY, MAY 30: Metropolitan Tikhon delivers the homily.
MONDAY, MAY 30: Pilgrims during Divine Liturgy.
MONDAY, MAY 30: Metropolitan Tikhon awards Order of St. Innocent, Bronze Class, to Archpriest John Perich for his service to the OCA and especially his care for the history and patrimony of the OCA at the Monastery Museum and beyond.
MONDAY, MAY 30: Archbishop Mark giving the Order of St. Innocent Medal to Archpriest John Perich.
MONDAY, MAY 30: Monastery Choir sings reponses during Trisagion at the grave of the late Metropolitan Leonty.
MONDAY, MAY 30: Metropolitan Tikhon presides at Trisagion at Metropolitan Leonty's grave.
MONDAY, MAY 30: Metropolitan Leonty in interred behind the Monastery Church of St. Tikhon of Zadonsk.