Three of the most beloved modern saints of the Orthodox Church now have a special role in Canada.
“I have never actively opposed the Soviet authorities, but I cannot be a Soviet man, because we monks have been deprived of everything: monasteries and churches are being closed, clergymen are being exiled; in general, the Soviet authorities are persecuting religion everywhere.”
Alexandra Kalinovskaya
From the union of the soul with God, there come joy, fear, love, the sweetness of consolation, enlightenment, awe, compunction, tears, and a complete forgetting of yourself and of everything earthly—which is impossible even to describe…
The precious gift was sent by the famous Holy Dormition-Pochaev Lavra in western Ukraine, whose monks have become acquainted with the life and service of the Florida monastery, which is led by the Volyn native Archimandrite Stefan (Khilchuk).
Bishop Alexander (Mileant)
The Apostle James was entrusted with a special ministry: unlike the other apostles, he did not travel to various lands preaching the Gospel, but taught and performed sacred rites in Jerusalem, a city of such great significance to the Christian world.
"This Elder, who spent sixty years there in the desert, had so much humility! His language was a mixture of Church Slavonic, Russian, and Greek—a kind of Esperanto that only he spoke—but his soul… I’ll never forget his eyes!"
Innocentia Wellman
He arrived at Fort Ross and built a bonfire. He laid down some firewood, placed the icon on top, and piled more wood over the icon… But when the fire burned out, the icon remained intact!
Hieromonk Ambrose (Parkhetov)
It is time for us to undergo an inner transformation. Let us kindle within ourselves this spirit—the spirit of living faith.
The incorrupt relics of the New Martyr are a longtime point of reference for the Asia Minor refugee community of the area, and St. George is the patron saint of the Metropolis.
Alexei Solonitsyn
I kept speaking—never once faltering—after reciting The Prophet and remembering everything that needed to be said, so that we might awaken from our spiritual slumber and root out, once and for all, that “loose and sly” tongue.
Ketevan Bekauri
Looking at Fr. Gabriel, you understand that there was no other monk or elder like him in the twentieth century.
Natalia Vashchina
In the indictment, the investigator noted, “Lyubimov is an avowed monarchist and an opponent of Soviet power,” and concluded with: “Shoot immediately.”
Hieromartyr Neophyte was a missionary and educator who likewise “laid the foundations for a culture of upbringing and systematic spiritual education” which largely shaped the formation of Russian Orthodox Church pastors and their future wives.
Svetlana Rybakova
The holy icon has been renowned for its miracles since ancient times.
The patronal feast of St. Dumitru Romanian Orthodox Monastery in Middletown, New York, over the weekend was blessed by the presence of the wonderworking Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God, brought with the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas of ROCOR.
She was born into a noble family in the early nineteenth century. Orphaned at a young age, Domna was raised in the household of her aunt. She received an excellent education and spoke several languages fluently.
One of the oldest images of the Mother of God venerated in the Lublin-Chełm Diocese, an icon that Sts. Cyril and Methodius carried to Moravia in the 9th century, was honored with festal services in Lublin, Poland, on October 24-25.
Veneration of America’s newest saint is spreading quickly throughout the Orthodox Church. The feast of St. Olga of Alaska, who was canonized in 2023, was festively celebrated in Slovakia yesterday.
Hieromonk Athanasius (Deryugin)
Bishop Athanasius (Sakharov) of Kovrov was one of the remarkable Confessors of the twentieth century, having spent more than thirty years in captivity.
St. Innocent of Penza
The saint received his surname at the Pererva Theological Seminary for his humble and meek disposition. He was renowned among his contemporaries for his Christian virtues and purity of life.
