Priest Nicolas Francois Xavier
At first, I did not understand the meaning of all the words, but once during prayer the Lord said to me: “Hear this praise. I am adored, revered, and praised. Just listen to the praise! Praise ascends to Me!” and I have found a nation that loves God and honors God because He is merciful, because He is omnipresent, because He is love.
One of Serbia’s most prestigious awards, the Sretenje Order III Class, was presented for the monastery’s “exceptional and active contribution to strengthening spiritual and friendly relations between the Serbian Orthodox Church and the Russian Orthodox Church and between the two peoples.”
Archpriest Darko Đogo, Doctor of Theology, Professor at the Orthodox Theological Faculty of St. Basil of Ostrog (University of East Sarajevo, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbian Orthodox Church), talks with Moscow seminarians about Serbian Church life, the Church in North Macedonia, Russian-Serbian relations, the New Testament, and more.
The roundtable was attended by abbots and abbesses of stavropegial monasteries and monastic communities of the Moscow Metropolitanate.
We present this chronological photo collection from the monastery's first days of rebuilding and renewal under the leadership of Metropolitan Tikhon (Shevkunov), to the present day.
The exhibition, which was prepared by the Sretensky brethren, mainly features and photos and material dedicated to the service of the Empress Alexandra and the Grand Duchesses as sisters of mercy in the infirmaries and hospitals during WWI.
Anatoly Goryanov
On the eve of the feast of Holy Hieromartyr Hilarion (Troitsky) and on the day of the feast, Sretensky Monastery celebrated its patron.
His Eminence Metropolitan Joanijike, the head of the Serbian Orthodox Metropolis of Montenegro, is currently in Moscow to host and bless the “Serbian Comfort for the Russian Heart” festival tomorrow, which will include an evening in honor of his predecessor, the ever-memorable Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegro.
A joyous celebration was held at Moscow’s Sretensky Monastery yesterday in honor of the 5th anniversary of the consecration of its towering cathedral.
Thanks to a subsidy from the Moscow city government, unique frescoes from the early 18th century will be restored in the famous Sretensky Monastery.
Hieromonk Ignaty (Shestakov)
Only our repentance and prayer to the Mother of God can avert this horror, this defeat, this despondency, this captivity to the devil and his servants.
Hieromonk Athanasius (Deryugin)
Amazing! You would think that all reasonable people would agree on what’s written in the Gospel: We must love our neighbors, forgive them, and live in peace. Nevertheless, not a single religion has been subjected or is being subjected to such persecutions as Christianity.
Hieromonk Athanasy (Deryugin)
Even for many believers, monasticism is an incomprehensible phenomenon. Why should someone suddenly consciously complicate his life: constantly praying and obeying his spiritual guide in everything. Hieromonk Athanasy (Deryugin), the dean of Sretensky Monastery, speaks about how he made his own choice.
Together with the brethren of the monastery, more than 100 graduates of the Sretensky Theological Seminary served and prayed at the festal Liturgy, as well as numerous parishioners.
Rating: 8.8|Votes: 9
A photography exhibition, “The Romanovs: Royal Service” opened recently in the Serbian Orthodox Holy Trinity Church in Zurich, initiated by the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Austria and Switzerland with support from Moscow’s Sretensky Monastery.
Rating: 8.4|Votes: 35
On August 6/19, the Church of Christ celebrates the Transfiguration of the Lord, one of the Twelve Great Feasts, established in memory of the event of the same name that took place on Mt. Thabor. According to the Church Typikon, grains and grapes are to be blessed on this day, and including all fruits in common practice.
Rating: 9.2|Votes: 24
To our surprise, we began to notice that into Sretensky Monastery, the gates of which are not marked by any signs in foreign languages, scores of fans have been coming from other countries. We decided to get acquainted with some of them and ask them about their impressions of Russia and Russians, what cities they visited, about our culture and mentality.
Metropolitan Tikhon (Shevkunov) of Pskov and Porkhov
Rating: 9.7|Votes: 27
Today, July 2, 2018, is the sixtieth birthday of Metropolitan Tikhon of Pskov and Porkhov, the chairman of the Patriarchal Council for Culture, and editor-in-chief of the Russian website, Pravoslavie.ru.
Rating: 9.4|Votes: 38
On May 20, 2018 Metropolitan Tikhon of Pskov and Porkhov served Divine Liturgy in Sretensky Monastery before his departure to the Pskov metropolitanate.
Rating: 8.1|Votes: 14
Renewed by Paschal joy, let us bring the glad tidings of the Resurrection of Christ to our family and friends, not only in words but also in our deeds of Light and Life Eternal.
