Holy Ascension Romanian Orthodox Monastery (Detroit, Michigan)
Holy Ascension Romanian Orthodox Monastery is a monastic community for men in the Romanian Episcopate of the Orthodox Church in America. It is located in Detroit, Michigan, at the St. Andrew House Center for Orthodox Christian Studies.
The community was founded in 2001 under the omophorion of His Eminence Archbishop NATHANIEL, Archbishop of Detroit and the Romanian Episcopate, when the former abbot of Brancoveanu Monastery (Romania), Archimandrite Irineu (Duvlea), along with seven other monks, arrived in Detroit on the namesday of St. Polycarp of Smyrna. A year after Archimandrite Irineu's consecration to the episcopacy, he relinquished his abbacy, and the community elected Archimandrite Michael (Filimon) as the new abbot. On January 2008 the Romanian Orthodox Patriarchate called and elected Archimandrite Mihail Filimon as bishop for the Romanian community of Australia. On the same month His Eminence Nathaniel, elected Rev. Hieromonk Dionisie (Rodila) as Igumen of the Holy Ascension Monastery.
The community consists of men living the monastic tradition of a Christ-centered prayer life for the monastic members.
| Holy Ascension Romanian Orthodox Monastery | |
| Jurisdiction | ROEA, OCA |
| Type | Male Monastery |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Superior | Hieromonk Dionisie (Rodila) |
| Approx. size | 9 monks |
| Location | Detroit, Michigan |
| Liturgical language(s) | Romanian and English |
| Music used | Romanian Chant |
| Calendar | Revised Julian |
| Feastdays celebrated | Ascension, 40 Days after Pascha |
| Official website | Official website |
Contents
Daily Life
Mon-Tue, Thu: 7:00-8:30am - Matins
Wednesday: 7:00-8:30am - Matins
- 10:30-11:30 - Divine Liturgy
- 6:00-7:00pm - Vespers
- 7:00-7:30pm - Compline
Friday: 7:00-8:30am - Matins
- 6:00-7:00pm - Vespers
- 7:00-7:30pm - Compline
- 7:30-9:00 - Holy Unction
Saturday: 7:00-8:30am - Matins
- 10:30-11:30 - Divine Liturgy
- 6:00-7:30 - Vespers with Litia
Sunday: 9:00-10:30 - Matins
- 10:30-12:15 - Divine Liturgy
- 6:00-7:00 - Vespers
- 7:00-7:30 - Paraclesis to the Mother of God
Abbots
- Bishop Irineu (Duvlea) of Dearborn Heights, abbot 2001-2003.
- Archimandrite Mihail (Filimon), abbot 2003-2008.
- Hieromonk Dionisie (Rodila), Igumen 2008-present.
See also
Links
Categories > Church History
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