Archbishop Peter (Lukianoff) on Serving as an Altar Boy (audio)

Listen to an Russian-language recording of a talk by Hegumen Peter (Loukianoff), who later became Archbishop of Chicago and Mid-America, on the "Questions of the History of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia" website, during which he shares his experience of serving as an altar boy at the hierarchal service of Divine Liturgy with students of Holy Trinity Seminary in Jordanville, NY.

Archbishop Peter, as a young man, served as an acolyte to St John (Maximovich) and served as his secretary. He also served as an acolyte to many other hierarchs of the "old school" of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia.

In his eulogy at the funeral services for Vladyka Peter, His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America and New York urged that everyone "cherish the legacy of the deceased, who always generously shared his memories of St John the Wonderworker, the peculiarities of his ministry and the traditions that he adhered to. All this should be preserved as a way of life and a point of contact with our past. The late Vladyka Peter left his wards the light of a laborious life, wise instructions, and the legacy of St John, Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco the Wonderworker. For this alone, everyone should pray with love and gratitude for Vladyka Peter."