Materials being collected towards possible canonization of Elder Zosima (Sokur) of Donbass

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Materials being collected towards possible canonization of Elder Zosima (Sokur) of Donbass

Work has begun on collecting materials towards the possible canonization of Schema-Archimandrite Zosima (Sokur), a beloved elder in Donbass who reposed in 2002.

Hieromonk Seraphim (Thievart). A Golgotha for Two

Natalia Vashchina

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Hieromonk Seraphim (Thievart). A Golgotha for Two

Natalia Vashchina

These two holy martyrs saved the Russian Orthodox Church at that time—literally, not figuratively.

The Spiritual Law of Recompense

A Homily for the Feast of St. Catherine

Archpriest Vadim Leonov

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The Spiritual Law of Recompense

A Homily for the Feast of St. Catherine

Archpriest Vadim Leonov

Today we glorify St. Catherine, in whose life this mystery of the spiritual life was revealed with tremendous force.

A Merciful Saint

Based on a real life story

Yulia Kulakova

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A Merciful Saint

Based on a real life story

Yulia Kulakova

Sveta gasped: far away, between the houses, she saw the top of the cross of her beloved church of St. Elizabeth. And a great relic of the venerable martyr was there today…

Sts. Cleopa (Ilie) and Paisie (Olaru) commemorated for first time after canonization

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Sts. Cleopa (Ilie) and Paisie (Olaru) commemorated for first time after canonization

On Monday, December 2, the feast of Sts. Cleopa and Paisie was celebrated at the monastery being built in their honor in Vadu Negrilesei, Suceava County, at the place where St. Cleopa labored for years in hermitic asceticism due to the persecutions of the communist authorities.