Lesna: repose of schema-female-monk Angelina

[Jean-Serge]

Mother Angelina, who had been for a long time the higumen of Lesna monastery reposed on May 17th, 2025. This was announced on Facebook

Strangely, Metropolitan Demetrios of GOC-Kallinikos in America, who was privately visiting the monastery, served a pannychida for the reposed nun. Visible on Instagram

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I do not understand the logic. Considering that Lesna is under the union ROCOR-Andronik / STOC-Akakios, and that ROCOR-Andronik was condemned by ROCOR-Agafangel, in communion with GOC-Kallinikos, and that Akakios was condemned by GOC-Kallinikos.

If there is some logic (ecclesiological, canonical), please explain me.

[SavaBeljovic]

Memory eternal!

[Suaidan]

Mother Angelina, who had been for a long time the higumen of Lesna monastery reposed on May 17th, 2025. This was announcec on Facebook

Strangely, Metropolitant Demetrios of GOC-Kallinikos in America, who was privately visiting the monastery, served a pannychida for the reposed nun.
I do not understand the logic Considering that Lesna is under the union ROCOR-Andronik / STOC-Akakios, and that ROCOR-Andronik was condemned by ROCOR-Agafangel, in communion with GOC-Kallinikos, and that Akakios was condemned by GOC-Kallinikos.

Because prayers for the repose of a venerable nun is more important than partisan bickering?

[Jean-Serge]

Because prayers for the repose of a venerable nun is more important than partisan bickering?

This is not an ecclesiological or canonical argument but a sentimental one... The risk is also to cause displeasure among the synod of Agafangel...

[Suaidan]

I would argue that the behavior of certain Bishops wasn't canonical!

One to two decades after the division, if both sides continue to persist in True Orthodoxy, how can people not come together when one who was respected in common between them repose? Is a Panakhida for an Orthodox nun by an Orthodox Bishop now cause for alarm? If Metr Agafangel is outraged over such a panakhida he can go repeat it himself, like his Synod did with thousands of my Synod's baptisms in the Philippines. I hope is response is one of respect and gratitude to Metropolitan Demetrius (as well as, you know, remembrance of the reposed), and not some bloviating complaint, proving the complaints of the ROCANA right all along (again).

[Suaidan]

Memory eternal!

Memory eternal. Vichnaya Pamyat

[Jean-Serge]

A pannychida for someone who died in schism (from a GOC-K, ROCOR-Agafangel point of view) is for sure a cause of alarm ! If people want to solve things, they should go back to the roots, sit quietly, discuss, clean the mess, and then re-enter in formal communion. You build the base, then the walls, after the roof... God is a God of order, not of sentimental disorders. Metropolitan Demetrios only creates potential disorder that adds nothing positive or completes nothing that was lacking. The nun has the pannychida of her own church.