Archpriest Viacheslav Reznikov
In order to emerge from the darkness surrounding us and come to God, one must do everything in such a way that no praise or thanks is received from anyone.
Maria Tobolova
Fr. Photius was the first to send messages to the Tsar denouncing the wrong religious policies that Alexander I had pursued almost throughout his reign, and the Tsar heeded the archimandrite’s words.
Monk Photius fearlessly set about struggling against Freemasonry, whose representatives were the most influential figures of the Empire.
Priest Sergei Lysy
“They are all filled with love, and I draw love from them, and together we praise, bless and worship God.”
Patriarch Tikhon (Bellavin)
What does one say to a city that has lost everything, including its best sons? The holy Patriarch Tikhon, whose memory we celebrate today, came to grieving Yaroslavl as its former archpastor, now Patriarch, to try to assuage their sorrow.
