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- HIS HOLINESS PATRIARCH KIRILL
Reliquary with a Relic of Saint Patriarch Tikhon Brought to the New York Cathedral with the Blessing of Patriarch Kirill
On April 6, 2025, in honor of the 100th anniversary of the repose of the confessor Saint Tikhon, and with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, a reliquary containing a relic of the saint was brought to St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York City.
On the 5th Sunday of Great Lent, the Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada celebrated the Liturgy in St. Nicholas Cathedral in New York
On April 6, 2025, on the 5th Sunday of Great Lent and on the forefeast of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos, the temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at St. Nicholas Cathedral in New York City.
Hierarchal Divine Service at St. John the Baptist Church in Little Falls
On the evening of April 5, 2025, on the eve of the 5th Sunday of Great Lent, the Forefeast of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos, and the commemoration day of Saint Tikhon, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, celebrated Great Vespers at St. John the Baptist Church in Little Falls, New Jersey.
Schedule of services for the feast of the Annunciation and the 100th anniversary of the death of St. Tikhon of Moscow
Sunday, April 6
8:00 AM – Early Liturgy (in English)
9:30 AM – Confession
10:00 AM – Divine Liturgy. Bishop Matthew of Sourozh officiates
3:00 PM – Small Vespers with Akathist to St. Tikhon before the reliquary containing a particle of his holy relics. Bishop Matthew of Sourozh officiates
6:00 PM – All-Night Vigil. Bishop Matthew of Sourozh officiates
Monday, April 7
9:30 AM – Confession and Hours
10:00 AM – Divine Liturgy, celebrated by His Beatitude Metropolitan TIKHON of All America and Canada, co-served by hierarchs and clergy of the Antiochian, Russian, Serbian, and American Orthodox Churches
Patriarchal Message on the 100th Anniversary of the Blessed Repose of Saint Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia
His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, delivered an address on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the blessed repose of Saint Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia..
On the Feast of the Laudation of the Most Holy Theotokos, His Grace Bishop Matthew Celebrated the Divine Liturgy at St. Nicholas Church in Bayonne
On April 5, 2025, the day of the Feast of the Laudation of the Most Holy Theotokos, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at St. Nicholas Church in Bayonne, New Jersey.
On the eve of Akathist Saturday, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh celebrated Matins with the reading of the Akathist to the Most Holy Theotokos in the Patriarchal Cathedral of New York
On April 4, 2025, on the eve of Saturday of the 5th week of Great Lent - the feast of the Praise of the Mother of God (Saturday of the Akathist), the temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, celebrated matins with the reading of the Akathist to the Most Holy Theotokos in St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York City.
Bishop Matthew of Sourozh's Archpastoral Visit to the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA Begins
On April 4, 2025, the temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, arrived in New York. The bishop's visit was timed to coincide with the festive services at St. Nicholas Cathedral in New York, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the death of St. Tikhon the Confessor, Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus'.
The Director of the Personnel Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry visited the St. Nicholas Cathedral
On March 27, 2025, the St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York was visited by the Director of the Department of Human Resources of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Andrei Pavlovich Ivanov, who was on a working trip to the United States.