On Friday, January 19, the Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, His Grace Bishop John of Naro-Fominsk led the Divine Liturgy for the feast of the Baptism of Christ in St. Nicholas Cathedral in NYC.

After the reading of the Gospel, Bishop John delivered a sermon dedicated to the feast. After the Prayer before the Ambo, the clergy once again proceeded to the cathedral refectory where Bishop John led the Great Blessing of Water. Afterwards, Vladika John blessed the cathedral and adjacent administrative offices of the Patriarchal Parishes.