12/25/2022
Sergei Vityazev
St. Philotheos, a disciple of St. Gregory Palamas and an apologist for hesychasm, took a direct part in the Church life of the State of Muscovy and influenced the destiny of Russian Orthodoxy.
Archpriest Nikolai Skurat
The names of many elders of the Russian Orthodox Church are associated with Optina Monastery. In the nineteenth century, a special monastic tradition arose there, at the origins of which stood St. Moses (Moisei) of Optina (1782–1862). We have talked with Archpriest Nikolai Skurat, a teacher at the Sretensky Theological Academy, on this saint’s life, his choice of the monastic path and eldership.
Sergei Vityazev, Hierodeacon Herman (Murog)
It was providential too, and then St. Herman of Alaska moved to Spruce Island. In accordance with his prophecy, a monastery was founded there, which belongs to the Serbian Orthodox Church. On Spruce Island St. Herman of Alaska ended his days, having lived till almost eighty.
