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New York City: Metropolitan Nicholas officiates Sacrament of Holy Unction in Synodal Cathedral

On Friday evening, April 7, Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York officiated the Sacrament of Holy Unction in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City.

Serving alongside His Eminence were: cathedral dean Archpriest Andrei Sommer, Archpriests Živojin Jakovljević (rector of St. Sava Serbian Cathedral in New York City), Alexander Botschagow (rector of Holy Fathers Church in New York City), and Vasily Zelenyuk (cleric of Holy Virgin Dormition Convent "Novo-Diveevo" in Nanuet, NY), Abbot Zosima (Krampis; rector of the Synodal English Mission), Priest Zachary Stoecker (cleric of the English Mission), and Hierodeacon Panteleimon (Jigalin; diocesan cleric).

A multitude of cathedral parishioners and those from other churches in the city came to take part in the divine services and the Sacrament of Holy Unction.

The First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad addressed those present with an enlightening sermon, after which he and the priests anointed the participants of the Sacrament with holy oil.

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New York City: Metropolitan Nicholas officiates Sacrament of Holy Unction in Synodal Cathedral - 04/07/23

Photos: S. Yakushin

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