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East Meets West at Notre-Dame Cathedral

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Tom Reeves

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May 17, 2008, 8:07:02 AM5/17/08
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On 4 March 2005, the fourth Friday of Lent, an Orthodox vespers
service was held at Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral during the Veneration
of the Crown. Hieromonk Nestor, rector of the Russian parish under
the patriarchate of Moscow, presided over the ceremony. A group of
choristers directed by Protodeacon Alexandre Kedroff, cantor and
choirmaster of Saint-Alexandre-Nevski Cathedral in Paris, provided
vocal accompaniment. The choristers comprised members of the Kedroff
Vocal Ensemble and other singers recruited for the occasion. During
the ceremony, their voices filled Notre-Dame with stirring hymns from
the liturgical tradition of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Kedroff and
his ensemble were invited to participate in the veneration ceremony at
Notre-Dame through the initiative of the clergy of the patriarchate of
Moscow.

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May 17, 2008, 8:38:37 PM5/17/08
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Tom Reeves wrote:

Veneration of the what? Don't you mean the Veneration of the Holy and
Lifegiving Cross of our Lord?

OrthodoxNews

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May 17, 2008, 7:58:04 PM5/17/08
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**This is not true and was corrected by the press the day after the report
appeared.


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Tom Reeves

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May 18, 2008, 2:13:02 PM5/18/08
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I was present at the service and interviewed Protodeacon Kedroff
myself.

On May 18, 1:58 am, "OrthodoxNews" <OrthoN...@nospam04.net> wrote:
> **This is not true and was corrected by the press the day after the report
> appeared.
>

> "Tom Reeves" <i...@discoverparis.net> wrote in message

OrthodoxNews

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May 18, 2008, 9:29:06 PM5/18/08
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***Sorry, I got this event mixed up with another earlier this year. After
doing a little research, this 2005 event in Paris was a choral presentation
not a formal vespers service. It's not unlike the Russian choral
presentation of music composed by a ROC archbishop that was presented in the
U.S. over the past winter. The main presentation was in the Cathedral of the
Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., with a second presentation in the
protestant chapel at Harvard University. No big deal.

Al


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Tom Reeves

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May 19, 2008, 5:26:23 AM5/19/08
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The Crown of Thorns.
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