Sermon of His Grace Bishop Akakije (STOC)

[Despotovac]

At that time I did not know that it had been decided to celebrate the saint’s memory on that day, because before, the saint had been celebrated on the feast of St. Archangel Michael.

Did the Serbian Church recently pick this day to celebrate his memory? We have always observed it on St. Michael's day.

Yes, we are unofficially adopted the date specified by the Synod of the Russian TOC.

[Priest Siluan]

At that time I did not know that it had been decided to celebrate the saint’s memory on that day, because before, the saint had been celebrated on the feast of St. Archangel Michael.

Did the Serbian Church recently pick this day to celebrate his memory? We have always observed it on St. Michael's day.

Yes, we are unofficially adopted the date specified by the Synod of the Russian TOC.

I asked Archbishop Tikhon about, and he told me that the RTOC Synod decided to commemorate St. Philaret of New York on the day of his celestial protector, St. Philaret the Merciful instead on his repose, because it is very difficult to combine the service of St. Philaret with that one of St. Michael and Heavenly Host, which is a "Polyeleos" feast. Also, in this decision, the Lesna Sisterhood, has had enough to do, because they composed the St. Philaret service for RTOC.