DIOCESE OF AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND: April 6, 2015
On the Sunday of the Entrance of the Lord into Jerusalem, Metropolitan Hilarion, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, celebrated Divine Liturgy in SS Peter and Paul Cathedral in Sydney

On the great feast day of the Entrance of the Lord into Jerusalem, His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America and New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, performed all-night vigil and celebrated Divine Liturgy in SS Peter and Paul Cathedral in Sydney, Australia.

His Eminence was joined by the cathedral clergyman,S enior Protopriest George Lapardin, Protodeacon Alexander Kotliaroff and Deacon Constantine Moshegov. During vigil and Liturgy, the Cathedral Choir sang under the direction of Andrei Laptev. After Divine Liturgy, Metropolitan Hilarion addressed the worshipers with a sermon on the topic of the feast day.