Indeed for those with open eyes, the “signs of the times” are more than simply a figure of speech or a waiting for the “rapture”. And so I would like to offer up to you the sign of Nūn, the letter used by the Islamic State militants to brand Christian homes.
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One came by schooner, and then horseback. Two came by steam locomotive, and then stagecoach. Holy men on a mission-they came, they prayed and departed. Their presence at Fort Ross, Russian colony turned California State Park, is exceptional. It is the only public park in the United States that has been graced by three saints. In a sense, Fort Ross is a kind of hallowed ground.
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Huntington could have been writing about the churches today, for little has changed over the more than 90 years that have passed.
The jubilee celebrations were held in the Diocese’s recently opened administrative center. For the first time since the great consecration of St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, the Divine Liturgy was concelebrated by 9 hierarchs.
Like St. Tikhon at the founding of this Holy Monastery, we too live in turbulent times. But this place, this sacred place where Saints have walked, has been an image of stability and a rock of faith, just as its founders were.