On April 21, 2023, Bright Friday, as part of the daily services of Bright Week, the rector of St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York, Archpriest Igor Vyzhanov, celebrated the Divine Liturgy.
Since this day of Bright Week traditionally celebrates the icon of the Mother of God “The Life-Giving Spring,” after the Liturgy the moleben with the blessing of water prescribed by the Typikon was served.
Concelebrating with the rector of the cathedral was the Secretary of the Diocese of Sourozh, Archpriest Dimitry Nedostupenko, who was in New York on a private visit.