2/19/2025
Hieromonk Laurus (Arkhipov)
The Ascension became a new stage of human salvation; the God-man entered the Heavenly Kingdom, and thenceforth, human nature was granted full participation in eternal blessedness.
Today we are celebrating the translation of the miracle-working relics of a great saint, Nicholas the Wonderworker, from Myra in Lycia to Bari. This event is ambiguous. What happened over nine centuries ago?
It wasn’t without God’s providence that I ended up here. Thus, from Sretensky Monastery in the center of Moscow, I wound up in the Northern Thebaid, which I’m very glad about. At the same time, there are plenty of opportunities for humility.
