On these holy days, the entire Universal Apostolic Church rejoices and glorifies the Risen Savior, Who opened for mankind the way to eternal life andeverlasting joy: “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.”

It is with these life-affirming words filled with great spiritual power that from the depths of my heart I greet and congratulate you all on the great and radiant feast of Holy Pascha.

On April 7, the feast of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos and the repose of Saint Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow (1925), celebrations dedicated to his memory were held in St. Nicholas Cathedral in New York, built and consecrated by him in 1902.

On April 6, 2025, the eve of the feast of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos and the day of repose of St. Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow (1925), Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA & Canada, officiated the All-Night Vigil in St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York City.

On April 6, 2025, on the 100th anniversary of the repose of Saint Tikhon the Confessor, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus', a reliquary containing a particle of the saint's holy relics arrived in St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York City.

On April 6, 2025, the 5th Sunday of Great Lent and the forefeast of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos, interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, celebrated Divine Liturgy in St. Nicholas Cathedral in New York.

On Saturday evening, April 5, 2025, the eve of the 5th Sunday of Great Lent and the forefeast of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos, and the feast of St. Tikhon, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Interim Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA & Canada, officiated Great Vespers in St. John the Baptist Church in Little Falls, NJ.