With the blessing of His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, a special Prayer in Time of Devastating & Death-bearing Pestilence is being posted here for the rectors of parishes and monasteries of the Eastern American Diocese, as well as for all readers of the diocesan website.

Rectors are instructed to read this prayer after the Augmented Litany at Sunday Divine Liturgy, while all clerics (and, according to their ability and desire, laymen) are to read it daily, alongside their prayer rule.

May the Lord God help and have mercy on us all!