7/11/2026
Archpriest Sergei Tishkun
The saint would often come to Bedouins’ homes at night, quietly leaving provisions and clothes at their doors. He was a St. Nicholas not only for Bedouins, but also for those living close to him.
At the age of fifteen, Arsenios was vouchsafed a miraculous appearance of the Savior. After that event, Arsenios began to struggle even more zealously. Whenever someone wanted to marry him off to some lady, he strongly objected: “No, I will be a monk! I am not for this world.”
