Lesna Convent - On September 22 OS/ October 5 NS the historical Lesna Convent of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia celebrated its patronal feast day, the commemoration of the Lesna Icon of the Theotokos. The Lesna icon is revered as a great Russian holy relic and a major shrine of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia. After the revolution in Russia, the Lesna nuns took it to Serbia with them, where it was kept at Hopovo Monastery for 30 years. It was then transferred to France with the sisters, where it is kept to this day. It is located in the French village of Provemont in Normandy, in the Lesna Church of Our Lady, where it is kept in a shrine on the north side of the iconostasis. This year's celebration marks exactly 140 years since the founding of the Lesna Convent, the 100th anniversary of the righteous repose of the Venerable Catherine of Lesna and Hopovo, and 75 years of Lesna Convent’s presence in France.
The service began with a solemn vigil on Saturday, September 21 / October 4 in the evening and concluded with the Divine Liturgy the next morning. His Grace Bishop Akakije of Uteshiteljevo led the service, with the Lesna nuns and a choir from New York (ROCOR, USA) singing.
Alongside Bishop Akakije, the service was concelebrated by the Most Reverend Sophronius, Archbishop of Petrograd and Northern Russia (ROCOR), and the His Grace Nectarios, Bishop of Šumadija, as well as numerous clergy from France, Serbia, and America.
During the Divine Liturgy, Bishop Akakije awarded honors to deserving priests and nuns. He elevated Father Jovan Ristić, the chief serving priest of the Uteshiteljevo Diocese, to the rank of protopresbyter.
Following the Divine Liturgy, a procession was held, followed by the Panagia service, after which a meal of love took place in the monastery guesthouse.
See
a video from the feast day HERE.
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