Sts Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Institute
3 Apr 08: Bells chime at time of Metropolitan’s death
Bells chime at time of Metropolitan’s death
By David Jepson
Dean of the High School, Saint John of San Francisco Orthodox Academy,
Holy Virgin “Joy of All Who Sorrow” Cathedral, San Francisco, USA
On Saturday night, 15th March, 2008 I got home from choir practice rather late, and stayed up much later than normal, as I had a very late dinner. I had finished eating and was reading a book at about 11:30 pm when my flatmate came in and asked if I knew why the bells of Holy Virgin “Joy of All Who Sorrow” Cathedral, San Francisco (ROCOR) were ringing. He had been in his bedroom, which, like mine, faces the street and has a view of the Cathedral a block away. In the kitchen, a couple of rooms away, I couldn’t hear the bells, but I agreed that it seemed strange for them to be ringing at that time of night. I went to bed about a half hour later and thought nothing more about it. (more…)
