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"Blessed art Thou O Lord, teach me Thy statutes"
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The faithful receive the blessing during the canon.
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"Glory to Thee Who has shown us the Light!"
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Sunday October 31, 2004. The beginning of the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy.
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The Hierarchs stand before the Altar.
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Bishop Nikolai does commemorations for the living and the departed.
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The Great Entrance.
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The Clergy receive the Holy Eucharist.
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Communion of the faithful.
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Blessing of the Iconostas.
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The Hierarchs read the prayers.
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His Eminence blessing the Icons with Holy Water.
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The Dismissal
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Bishop Nikolai thanks Archbishop Evgenii for his visit to Alaska.
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The faithful kiss the Cross.
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Bishop Nikolai introduces Archbishop Evgenii to Byron Birdsall, Alaskan painter.
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Above is St. Innocent Cathedral in 2002
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And now in 2004!
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