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Basil (Essey) of Wichita

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The Glorification of St. Raphael
===The Glorification of St. Raphael===
Bishop Basil co-chaired the Joint [[Orthodox Church in America|OCA]]-[[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America|Antiochian]] Canonization Commission which led to the [[glorification]] of Bishop [[Raphael of Brooklyn|Raphael (Hawaweeny) of Brooklyn]] on [[May 29]], 2000, at [[St. Tikhon's Orthodox Monastery (South Canaan, Pennsylvania)]], where he [[concelebration|concelebrated]] the services for St. Raphael with many other hierarchs. His Grace oversaw the publication of the book containing St. Raphael's [[Hagiography|Life]], [[Akolouthia]] and [[Akathist]] (Antakya Press, 2000), arranged the hymnography for St. Raphael to [[Byzantine Chant|Byzantine melodies]], and directed the Clergy Brotherhood Choir which recorded an audio CD of the hymns for the feast of St. Raphael (Antakya Press 2001).
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