DC Cathedral gathering names of departed Orthodox military personnel
In 1948, delegates to the national convention of the Federated Russian Orthodox Clubs [FROC] proposed the establishment of a War Memorial Shrine at Saint Nicholas parish, Washington, DC, to honor Orthodox Christian military personnel who lost their lives in battle.
When the National War Memorial Shrine—Saint Nicholas Cathedral—was dedicated in 1963, faithful from across the US submitted the names of soldiers who lost their lives in defense of the country. The departed soldiers are remembered by name in prayer annually at the Liturgy on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend.
In recent years, no new names have been added to the list.
“We now find ourselves at war again, and daily we hear of fallen soldiers,” said the Very Rev. Constantine White, cathedral dean. “The cathedral parish would like to remember fallen Orthodox soldiers from recent conflicts so that they may be honored along with those of earlier conflicts.”
The cathedral invites the faithful to submit the names of their departed loved ones and the conflict in which they lost their lives to Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Attention War Memorial Shrine, 3500 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20007 or to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).