March 19, 2012
Brooklyn, NY: The Rite of Holy Unction was served in the Church of our Lady, "The Inexhaustible Chalice"

On Friday, March 16, local clergy performed the rite of Holy Unction in the Church of our Lady, "The Inexhaustible Chalice," in Brooklyn, NY. The performance of the sacrament was led by Eastern American Diocesan secretary Archpriest Serge Lukianov, co-served by Priests Vadim Arefiev (rector), Ilya Gun, Leonid Goferman (rector of Holy Protection Church in New Brunswick, NJ), Paul Ivanov (parish cleric), and Seraphim Chemodakov (cleric of St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Lakewood, NJ).

A multitude of the faithful gathered for the unction service from across New York City. Everyone listened attentively and reverently to the seven Gospel readings and seven Epistle readings, as well as to the touching prayers and canon that penetrate the human heart and summon feelings of true repentance. Everyone present was then anointed with the holy oil.

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