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CONSECRATION OF HOLY TRINITY ORTHODOX CHURCH, DANBURY. CT- PART 1
The posted photos show scenes from the Consecration of the newly constructed Holy Trinity Church in Danbury Connecticut on Saturday, October 25, 2008. Click on Photos Below For a Larger View.
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The Exterior of the beautiful Carpatho-Rusyn Style Wooden Church, located at the top of Joes Hill in Danbury, CT.
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The interior of Holy Trinity Church.
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His Eminence, Metropolitan Nicholas, surrounded by priest of the New, York, New Jersey, Southern Tier and New England Deaneries, as well as Orthodox Clergy of the greater Danbury Area begins the Consecration Service.
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His Eminence, Metropolitan Nicholas, prayers before the relics of the Holy Martyrs which were to be enthroned in the new altar table.
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"Who is the King of Glory..." His Eminence, Metropolitan Nicholas enters the Church following the procession around the Church.
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The Consecration of the new altar table begins.
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Relics of the Holy Martyrs of Raithu and St. Pantheleimon are placed in the four corners and center of the altar table.
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Metropolitan Nicholas Seals the Relics where they will remain forever with wax mastic. The ingredients are Beeswax, Mastic, Myrrh, Aloe, Incense, Resin and Labdanum. The Altar Table represents the sepulchre of our Savior. This act commemorates the fragrant spices used by Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus to anoint the Body of Jesus as a burial preparation. Wax, as a binding and unifying agent, represents the Eternal Bond Between Christ and His Martyrs, Christ and all those who take up their Cross and follow Him, for thus, they die to sin and resurrect to a new life.
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The altar is annointed with Chrism.
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The Chrism is spread on the altar table top.
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The altar table is wiped dry from the Chrism and rosewater mingled with wine with antimens cloths.
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The antimens cloths are placed on the holy altar table.
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A white cloth known as a Katasarkion is secured on The Altar with A cord which typifies the cords tied around our Lord's hands when He was led before the High Priest. This shroud will never be removed again and will remain on the Altar for as long as the Church will remain standing, for our Lord died and was buried once and for all time.
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The Metropolitan signs the katasarkion.
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The altar is vested with bright brocade altar linens.
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The newly consecrated altar table.
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