On the night of January 18–19, the feast of Holy Theophany, the spiritual father of the St. John of Kronstadt House of Industry in Brooklyn, New York, Priest Maxim Pliskov, performed the Great Blessing of the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Afterwards, all who wished were able, according to ancient pious custom, to immerse themselves in the blessed water.
The service and the immersion, organized by the youth organization of the Patriarchal Cathedral in New York, were attended by parishioners, residents of the House of Industry, and residents of nearby homes.
