On January 2, 2023, the feast of the holy righteous John of Kronstadt, the Chancellor of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, Archpriest Igor Vyzhanov, led the patronal feast at the St. John of Kronstadt House of Industry in Brooklyn, New York, which provides shelter to Russian-speaking people who have suffered from alcohol or drug addiction and have set out on the path of rehabilitation.
Concelebrating with Fr. Igor was the head of the chancery of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, Priest Mark Rashkov.
After the Prayer behind the Ambo, a glorification was sung with the reading of the prayer to St. John of Kronstadt. At the end of the Divine Liturgy, Fr. Igor congratulated those gathered on the patronal feast and addressed them with a sermon, emphasizing the importance of venerating the saints, who should be for us an example of faithfulness to God in humbly bearing sorrows.
