On February 25, Wednesday of the First Week of Great Lent, His Grace, Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan, having prayed first at Matins, Hours, and Typica, then performed the Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts at the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City.

His Grace was co-served by the cathedral’s senior priest, Archpriest Andrei Sommer, Synodal Chancellor Archpriest Serafim Gan, and cathedral clerics: Hieromonk Eutychius (Dovganyuk), Priest Igor Grytsyna, Protodeacon Nicolas Mokhoff, and Deacon Dionysius Lvov.

Upon completion of the service, His Grace, thanked the clerics, altar servers, and choir, and congratulated everyone on this first Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts of the calendar year and wished for all who participated in the blessed prayers many mercies as Great Lent proceeds, and divine blessing for them to continue to travel this path of peace, repentance, and mutual love.