St. Philaret of Chernigov
Weep, sinner, wandering far from your homeland, from your Heavenly fatherland. Where is our homeland? Where is our Jerusalem?
Priest Dimitry Vydumkin
The very longing for the Heavenly Fatherland was left to us as a gift, without which our treasure, and therefore our heart, would never have risen up from the earth.
Artemy Slezkin
Each of us stands before the doors of the Kingdom of Heaven, the eternal Kingdom of Christ, and each of us holds the key: a life according to the Gospel commandments, active repentance, and tireless mercy.
Yanina Alexeyeva
Miracles through the prayers of this wondrous saint began to occur even during his lifetime, and in great abundance after his repose.
Metropolitan Benjamin (Fedchenkov)
One can only imagine the joy, gratitude, and deep emotion that overwhelmed Kolechka’s soul! St. Seraphim had clearly performed a miracle! The saint answered him directly and explicitly that exact same question of what is “God’s will”!
