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Thirty years ago on this day, 12 October 1993, in the burial vault of the Cathedral of the Icon of Mother of God "Joy of All Who Sorrow" in the city of San Francisco (USA) the incorruptible relics of St. John (Maximovich) were uncovered.
We are grateful to God to have a heavenly Mother Who has adopted all the people as Her children – obedient or rebellious, good natured or ill-willed. She loves us as a mother, and will always help and protect us whenever we need it.
Love, kindness and warmth can do wonders: it brings an inner change in people without embittering them and teaches them to love others, as these episodes from the life of Elder Hieronymus of Aegina show.
Through Her icons, the Jerusalem Mother of God extends Her prayerful embrace across Russia. And everywhere, in answer to the fervent prayers of the faithful, miracles blossom.
In August 2000, the Jubilee Bishops’ Council of the Russian Orthodox Church glorified Elder Leonid of Optina Pustyn for universal veneration. His relics rest in the Vladimir Church at Optina Pustyn.
Even as a five-year-old, the future saint felt a calling to preach. The lessons in theology gained through purity of heart, sincere faith, and patient endurance of hardships, are invaluable to us.
Today we commemorate St. Dionysius the Areopagite, a man of great learning and spiritual depth. His book, “On the Celestial Hierarchy,” resonates powerfully today, when everyone craves freedom and resists authority.
Blessed Paraskeva possessed the gift of spiritual insight. Seeing both the past and future, she sometimes rebuked hidden sins. Witnessing her holy life, many sought her counsel.
