All the priests in the town of Kasimov, including Fr. Sergiy, were arrested, taken to a forest, and ordered to dig a large trench near the railroad tracks. The clergy were convinced they were digging their own graves.
Maria Tobolova
The Tsarevich wrote in his diary: “If they kill us, I only hope they won’t torture us for a long time...”
Thousands of Orthodox faithful in Belarus and Ukrainian are walking hundreds of miles this week in religious processions.
The Tsarevich had a very gentle and kind heart. He often exclaimed, ‘When I become the Tsar, there will be no poor and unhappy people. I want everyone to be happy.’”
The Orthodox faithful of Slovakia festively honored the revered Klokočov Icon of the Mother of God over the weekend.