Stanislav Minakov
He was an icon of Russian rock for many years, traversing, as we now realize, an apophatic path: grimacing, alcohol, drugs, revelry. Therefore, Mamonov’s deep immersion into Christianity, Orthodoxy, was a shock for all.
Then, the Patriarch and the hierarchs examined the elected and proclaimed Bishop on what kind of faith he professed, to which he responded with the Nicene Creed and the more extensive confessions of faith expounding dogmas of the Holy Church with vows of fidelity to the Church.
A great joy brought many faithful people of the Valjevo region to the diocesan Cathedral church to welcome their new archpastor, Bishop Isihije, who will begin his ministry in that traditionally church-related area in the fifteenth year since the renewal of the Diocese of Valjevo.
Hieromonk Irenei (Pikovsky)
The word “universal” (ecumenical) assumes that the Church is called to announce the good news of Jesus Christ to the ends of the earth, to the populated limits of human habitation.
Archpriest Valerian Krechetov
You should never be afraid of evil.