On the evening of August 28, 2026, Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, celebrated Matins with the Rite of Burial of the Most Holy Theotokos at St. Nicholas Cathedral in New York.
Concelebrating with the bishop were the clergy of the cathedral and the acting rector of Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Priest Julian Ryabtsev.
After the Great Doxology, the archpastor led a procession with the Shroud bearing the image of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos and anointed the clergy and faithful with blessed oil.
