A Pilgrimage to honor the memory of Brother Jose took place on Saturday-Sunday, October 28-29. Brother Jose's actual death anniversary is October 31, so this pilgrimage is typically organized during the last weekend in October for each of the last 25 years. Hundreds were in attendance, including many pilgrims from St. John the Baptist Cathedral inWashington DC, St Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Lakewood, NJ,  and St Nicholas Church in Stratford CT and other areas of the Northeast including Brooklyn. Fr. Nektary Yangston travelled to Jordanville with the Miraculous Myrrh-Streaming  Hawaiian Iveron Icon of the Mother of God.

During the 6th hour, prior to the start of the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy, His Grace, Bishop Luke of Syracuse ordained Reader Jorge-Luque-Martin (B.Th. '22 and M.Div. anticipated '24) to the Subdeaconate, and during the Divine Liturgy, His Grace ordained him to the diaconate.  Fr. Deacon Jorge will continue serving in the monastery as he completes his studies in the M.Div. program. After his graduation next June, God willing, he and his wife Stefanida will be moving to Houston and will be assigned by Archbishop Peter to serve in a Spanish mission parish which will be established in connection with St. Jonah Orthodox Church. Axios to Fr Deacon Jorge!