May 5, 2013
New York City: Metropolitan Hilarion led the Paschal Divine Services in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign

On Sunday, May 5, the radiant feast of the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, led the Paschal divine services in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City.

His Eminence was co-served at the Paschal Matins and Divine Liturgy by Synodal clergy. Click here for photos of Pascha in Synod. After the Prayer behind the Ambo, the Metropolitan blessed the artos, and upon completion of the service congratulated those who co-served him with Christ’s Holy Pascha.

The festal meal (rozgoviny) will then held in the cathedral hall, during which the faithful will congratulate one another with the radiant feast.

Photos: Nina Ledkovsky

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