Dmitry Zlodorev
This child had lived with that infirmity since the day she was born. She knew nothing but pain all her life. This was her life—pain, suffering. And then the Mother of God healed her.
This is the first time that relics of St. John will be available for veneration in the cathedral.
St. Philaret of Chernigov
In remembrance of the conception of the Forerunner according to God’s special purpose, the Orthodox Church keeps a feast that without a doubt was established during the early years of Christianity.
Alexander Moiseyenkov
In many ways, the archpastor of Rostov was a unique personality and deserves careful attention, just as does the complex era in which he lived and worked.
All three men are venerated throughout the Orthodox world, and Fr. Seraphim was locally canonized in the Akhalkalaki Diocese of the Georgian Orthodox Church last year.