father iann invariably performs the reading , chant, stichera and canon himself.father ann made a rule for himself to serve the liturgy daily, that is, he never missed them at all. the queue for confession and communion reached almost half a thousand. man, it was technically impossible to make everyone happy. there is a description of how standing in front of a crowd of three thousand holiday, father iann conducted a general prayer and absolved sins. having finished the prayers, father ian began to explain the essence of the meaning of the prayers read. it was a piercing spiritual work that infected people with faith. by the way, the synod allowed him to conduct general confession as a major exception. at peak times, according to various estimates, on common use. between 5 and 10 thousand people gathered, although st. andrew’s cathedral was designed for 1,500 people, this is how metropolitan veniammin fetchenkov recalled father ioan’s highly emotional service. there was a general outcry in the temple repentance, everyone shouted out loud about their sins, no one t