On Sunday, January 19, the feast of the Baptism of our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ, the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great was celebrated at St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York.

After the Prayer behind the Ambo, during the singing of the troparia “The voice of the Lord upon the waters,” the clergy went in procession to the parish hall, where they performed the Great Blessing of Water.