St. Hilarion (Troitsky)

Today the Sretensky Monastery rejoiceth, having such a wondrous helper and aid as thee; for thou, O holy hierarch Hilarion, didst drive heretics and those who fought against God from the monastery, and didst glorify it by thy labor. Be thou for us an advocate and guardian, fending off adversaries, and teaching us to worship the Holy Trinity in Orthodox manner.

12/27/2022

Service to Holy Hieromartyr Hilarion (Troitsky) of Verey

Commemorated April 27/May 10 and December 15/28

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Service to Holy Hieromartyr Hilarion (Troitsky) of Verey

Commemorated April 27/May 10 and December 15/28

All thy hope didst thou set on God, following His divine will; and in time of persecution thou didst take up the archpastoral staff as a cross, preparing thyself for martyrdom for the sake of Christ. Him didst thou confess before thy tormenters, enduring sufferings. And standing now before Christ, O Hilarion, thou dost rejoice with the holy Patriarch Tikhon. O Hilarion, most honored master, thy life was truly lived in accordance with thy name; for, having the serenity of prayer within thee, thou didst make manifest the joy of Pascha unto all.

The Life of Hieromartyr Hilarion (Troitsky), Archbishop of Verea

Andrei Gorbachev

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The Life of Hieromartyr Hilarion (Troitsky), Archbishop of Verea

Andrei Gorbachev

“He simply would give away everything that he had—which they asked for. He wasn’t interested in his things. So someone, out of charity, had to look after his suitcase at any rate. And he had such a helper on Solovki, too…"

The Life of Holy Hieromartyr Hilarion (Troitsky), Archbishop of Verey

Metropolitan John (Snychev) of St. Petersburg and Ladoga (†1995)

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The Life of Holy Hieromartyr Hilarion (Troitsky), Archbishop of Verey

Metropolitan John (Snychev) of St. Petersburg and Ladoga (†1995)

One of the most eminent figures of the Russian Orthodox Church in the 1920s was Archbishop Hilarion of Verey, an outstanding theologian and extremely talented individual. Throughout his life he burned with great love for the Church of Christ, right up to his martyric death for her sake. His literary works are distinguished by their strictly ecclesiastical content and his tireless struggle against scholasticism, specifically Latinism, which had been influencing the Russian Church from the time of Metropolitan Peter Moghila [of Kiev].

“Father, there’s no firewood, and no money!"

A Letter About the Miraculous Help of Holy Hieromartyr Hilarion

Novice Maria Egorova

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“Father, there’s no firewood, and no money!"

A Letter About the Miraculous Help of Holy Hieromartyr Hilarion

Novice Maria Egorova

The fathers blessed me to find a load of firewood “for the sake of Christ”. I went to Fr. Hilarion’s grave and said, “Father, there’s no firewood, and no money. Help!”

Wayne, WV: "Today the Sretensky Monastery Rejoiceth..:" The First Celebration of the English Service to St. Hilarion of Verey in Holy Cross Monastery

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Wayne, WV: "Today the Sretensky Monastery Rejoiceth..:" The First Celebration of the English Service to St. Hilarion of Verey in Holy Cross Monastery

"Here at the monastery, we are often tempted to complain about conditions not being exactly what we want them to be," explains Fr. Alexander. "It’s very easy for us to think that, in order for us to be saved, in order for us to have a successful monastic or spiritual life, or Christian life in general, we need the right conditions to live in, the right church to pray in, the right financial stability, the right order to our lives and our prayer. However, oftentimes these conditions are not present, much like today when we as Orthodox Christians are a minority in America.

The Incarnation and Humility

New Hieromartyr Hilarion (Troitsky), Archbishop of Verey

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The Incarnation and Humility

New Hieromartyr Hilarion (Troitsky), Archbishop of Verey

These hymns are given full voice beneath the monastic church domes and fill all present with their content. Hearing them, the Faithfull’s consciousness breaks away from the earth; not for one day or for a few hours, as in the parish churches—no, it breaks away from the earth long before the feast and remains in the heights of spiritual upliftment, spiritual rapture, for nearly an entire week.

Holy Scripture and the Church

New Hieromartyr Hilarion (Troitsky), Archbishop of Verey

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Holy Scripture and the Church

New Hieromartyr Hilarion (Troitsky), Archbishop of Verey

The following article was written in 1914, when St. Hilarion was an archimandrite and a professor of the Imperial Moscow Spiritual Academy. Its message is especially pertinent for our times, when there is widespread confusion and ignorance about the true nature of Christ’s Church and about the right approach to Holy Scripture. It can provide invaluable help to Orthodox Christians in understanding their Faith more deeply, and in defending and giving an account of it when confronted with heterodox — especially Protestant — claims.

“The Lord Saved Him!”

Boris Shiryaev’s literary depiction of St. Hilarion Troitsky on Solovki

Boris Shiryayev

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“The Lord Saved Him!”

Boris Shiryaev’s literary depiction of St. Hilarion Troitsky on Solovki

Boris Shiryayev

Then everyone who stood at the dock—monks, prisoners, and guards—all as one crossed themselves and fell to their knees. “A true miracle! The Lord saved them!”

Progress and Transformation

Homily on the commemoration day of Holy Hieromartyr Hilarion, Archbishop of Verea

Hieromonk Ignaty (Shestakov)

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Progress and Transformation

Homily on the commemoration day of Holy Hieromartyr Hilarion, Archbishop of Verea

Hieromonk Ignaty (Shestakov)

The ideal for a Christian should be not progress but transformation—a movement upward to the grace of the Holy Spirit, to the Heavenly Jerusalem.

On the Persecution against the Russian Orthodox Church and Archbishop Hilarion (Troitsky)

Metropolitan Anthony (Khrapovitsky)

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On the Persecution against the Russian Orthodox Church and Archbishop Hilarion (Troitsky)

Metropolitan Anthony (Khrapovitsky)

For the Bolsheviks he was particularly dangerous because he was cheerful by nature, had a general erudition (extraordinary for his young age) and would gather huge audiences around himself wherever he went, especially of young people.

A Man of Paschal Joy

Andrei Gorbachev

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A Man of Paschal Joy

Andrei Gorbachev

The joy that Christian saints had is immutable because it is founded not upon the sand of earthly passions and consolations, but upon the rock of divine love. A clear example of this spiritual joy is to be found in the life of Holy Hieromartyr Hilarion (Troitsky).

“The Blind Receive Their Sight…”

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“The Blind Receive Their Sight…”

In the evening, having arrived at my dacha, I picked up an Orthodox calendar, but I couldn’t find my glasses. And lo and behold! Suddenly, I clearly and distinctly saw the lines and letters of the text, which became easy to read. I couldn’t believe it. I started grabbing other books with various fonts. I could read them all freely and easily, without glasses, with normal lighting.

Why Is It Necessary to Restore the Patriarchate?

A Speech at the General Meeting of the 1917-1918 Church Council

St. Hilarion (Troitsky)

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Why Is It Necessary to Restore the Patriarchate?

A Speech at the General Meeting of the 1917-1918 Church Council

St. Hilarion (Troitsky)

In honor of today's celebration of the centenary of the enthronement of St. Tikhon (Bellavin) as the first occupant of the renewed Russian patriarchal throne, we offer here the speech of Hieromartyr Hilarion (Troitksy), given October 23, 1917 at the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church, in which he passionately argued for the restoration of the patriarchate to the Russian Orthodox Church, detailing the history and development of Church administration to make his case.

The Relevance of Hieromartyr Hilarion (Troitsky) for Our Times

Andrei Gorbachev

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The Relevance of Hieromartyr Hilarion (Troitsky) for Our Times

Andrei Gorbachev

Nowadays in Church circles there is more and more talk that the lives of the new martyrs remain irrelevant, and the names of the majority of new martyrs and confessors of Russia are little known even to church people. That is true, and it indicates that Church-related issues are alien to the bulk of modern Russian society. This is why new martyrs’ подвиг is still incomprehensible.

Living in the Spirit. Sermon on the feast of St. Hilarion in Sretensky Monastery.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

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Living in the Spirit. Sermon on the feast of St. Hilarion in Sretensky Monastery.

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

What does it mean to live in the Spirit? In what Spirit? Of course, as he was addressing a Christian community he meant the spirit of Christ, the spirit of the Gospel. If you live according to this spirit, if you call yourself a Christian, then you should also walk in it, behave according to the spirit. Then the apostle talks about what it means to walk in the spirit, and recounts the virtues that are connected with a life corresponding to the Christian spirit.

The Fruit of Tribulation

Archimandrite Tikhon (Shevkunov)
Translation by OrthoChristian.com

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The Fruit of Tribulation

Archimandrite Tikhon (Shevkunov)
Translation by OrthoChristian.com

“We would see a sign from thee” and we will believe, they said. However, Christ did not accept that plan. He said, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas.So, what is that sign?

Pascha of Incorruption

New Hieromartyr Hilarion (Troitsky), Archbishop of Verey

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Pascha of Incorruption

New Hieromartyr Hilarion (Troitsky), Archbishop of Verey

Pascha of incorruption… The ancient inheritance is returned… Our seminary theology talks about some legal accounts between God and man. Sin is called for the most part a crime against God, an offense against God, for which God’s justice must take revenge against the despicable offender. But the Church first of all calls sin corruption, the loss of our ancient inheritance: incorruption.

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