2/20/2020
Maria Marchenko
And when, during the translation of their relics, some suggested separating the saints, leaving St. Longinus’ relics at St. Nicholas Chapel, those present protested loudly; the saints, in general opinion, had become inseparable, and “they should rest side by side.”
St. Jonah died in advanced old age with a sense of accomplishment: The clouds that had been gathering over St. Stephen’s legacy were scattered by the labors and prayers of the holy men.