On May 11, the 4th Sunday of Pascha, that of the Paralytic, Bishop Luke of Syracuse celebrated Divine Liturgy in Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY.

Serving alongside His Grace were monastery and visiting clergy. After the Eucharistic Canon, with the blessing of the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York, Bishop Luke ordained seminary student Subdeacon Nicholas Wildman to the diaconate.

Upon conclusion of Liturgy, Bishop Luke delivered a sermon, after which he congratulated the new cleric.