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Clean Monday Service of Holy Unction at Nassau County, NY

The Clergy of Nassau County in the Direct Archdiocesan District offered the sacrament of Holy Unction for the faithful in attendance on Clean Monday, February 27th at the Church of the Holy Resurrection in Brookville, New York. The Vicar of the Nassau District, the Reverend Protopresbyter Nikiforos Fakinos, conveyed the blessings of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America; His Eminence envisions the implementation of such initiatives in order to strengthen the spiritual collaboration of the clergy and bring the faithful together for the purpose of their edification and growth in the faith. Protopresbyter Nikiforos Fakinos spoke about the significance of the sacrament of Holy Unction as well as the value of healing and spiritual katharsis as we embark on this spiritual journey of Holy and Great Lent.
The Reverend Clergy offering the sacrament with the Vicar were the Protopresbyter Christopher Constantinides (Dean of Saint Paul’s Cathedral in Hempstead), the Protopresbyter Ioannis Lardas (Pastor of the Church of Holy Archangels in Port Washington), the Protopresbyter Panteleimon Papadopoulos (Pastor of the Church of Holy Resurrection, Brookville), the Economos Theofanis Papantonis (Pastor of the Church of the Holy Trinity in Hicksville), the Presbyter Elias Pappas (Associate Pastor of Saint Paul’s Cathedral in Hempstead), the Presbyter Ioannis Capones (Associate Pastor of the Church of Holy Archangels in Port Washington) and the Deacon Mathew Kakis (serving at Saint Paul’s Cathedral in Hempstead). Each one of the 7 priests read the respective Gospel readings and blessings of the Holy Unction service, praying for the continuous health, protection and spiritual uplifting of the faithful in Nassau.
At the conclusion of the service, the Reverend Protopresbyter Panteleimon Papadopoulos, Pastor of the hosting Parish of the Holy Resurrection, thanked the Vicar of Nassau for his greeting, and for his sermon, as well as all the clergy, the chanters and the faithful in attendance and invited them for a reception.
© GOA/Dimitrios Panagos
GOA/OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER
Brookville, NY
Clean Monday, The Sacrament of The Holy Unction today at the Church of The Resurrection in Brookville, NY led by Fr. Nikiforos Fakirs, Nassau Vikar with The Clergy and lay people on Clean Monday February 27th, 2023.
Photos: © GOA/Dimitrios Panagos