A deacon at the Synodal Cathedral (right) is anointed with oil by Bishop Gabriel of Montreal (left). On the eve of the Feast of the Dormition of the Virgin; the twelfth and final "Great Feast" in the ecclesiastical calendar; a vigil service was held at the Synodal Cathedral for the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, officiated by Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan and visiting Bishop Gabriel of Montreal.

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