 Joseph resisted their attempts to close the Lavra, and was subsequently incarcerated in a psychiatric hospital where he was injected with drugs.Eventually, he was released through he good offices of Svetlana Alliluyeva, whom he had previously met.Upon his release the authorities forbade him to return to the Lavra and so he settled in his native Ilovytsya with his nephew, where for many years he continued to serve the people, frequently conducting a Moleben with the Blessing of the Waters in his yard.