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On January 18-19, the Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, His Grace Bishop John of Naro-Fominsk led the Divine Services for the feast of the Baptism of Christ in St. Nicholas Cathedral in NYC. On Wednesday morning, Bishop John led the reading of the Royal Hours, Typica and the Vesperal Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great, co-served by cathedral clergy. Upon the completion of the Liturgy, Bishop John performed the Great Blessing of Water in the cathedral’s refectory.
