His Grace, the Right Reverend Anba Youssef, Metropolitan of Texas, Florida, and the Southern United States of America, presided over the Divine Liturgy on the morning of Saturday, August 1, at the Church of the Great Martyr Philopater Mercurius (Abu Sefein) in the Mount Juliet neighborhood of Nashville, the capital of Tennessee, USA. The service was attended and participated in by the church’s priests and marked the conclusion of the parish’s celebrations for the consecration feast of its patron, the martyr Abu Sefein, which falls on this day.On this occasion, His Grace performed the ordination of new deacons and the promotion of others to higher ranks amid the joy of the congregation and the church’s deacons. It is worth noting that Anba Youssef also presided over the vigil on Friday evening with the presence and participation of several priests from the Nashville parish; during the vigil he incensed the saint’s relics and concluded the service with a spiritual address.