The First Hierarch is Hospitalized
On 3 December, the First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, His Eminence Metropolitan Laurus, was hospitalized.
Following the celebrations in San Francisco and the Autumnal Session of the Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, Vladyka Metropolitan returned to Holy Trinity Monastery. His advisors, seeing his fatigue and weakness, insisted that the First Hierarch rest, and a week and a half ago he departed for Florida for several days. In Florida, Vladyka began to experience pains in his chest, and by Friday they were sufficiently strong that he was obliged to go to the hospital, where he spent three days. On Monday, 2 December, Metropolitan Laurus returned to Jordanville, and a day later, his temperature increased and he was once again hospitalized.
Physicians are in the process of diagnosing his problem. Vladyka Metropolitan is very weak and regrets that he could not serve in Syracuse, at the Church of the Entrance into the Temple of the Most-Holy Mother of God, and will likely not fly to Seattle for the feast day to St. Nicholas Cathedral.
The First Hierarch asks prayers of the faithful flock of the Church of Christ.
This news originally from http://www.3saints.com/nn.html (news story no longer posted there) via the Orthodox-Synod Mailing List (linked on the portal page)