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The lives of the new saints bring alive to us our recent history, with which their lives were intertwined so closely. They stood up for the truth and faith and followed Christ into eternity. They show us the way that we must all follow.
October 1st is the Feast of the Icon of the Mother of God known as ‘the Healer.’ According to tradition, the Most Holy Theotokos appeared to a cleric of a Moscow church in the 18th century and healed him from a serious illness.