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Showing posts with label St. Seraphim of Sarov. Show all posts
Showing posts with label St. Seraphim of Sarov. Show all posts
Saturday, March 14, 2026

These days, the Church reminds us of the mystery of deification: how it is possible for a created being to unite with the Uncreated. This enlightenment begins here, with the ascetics of piety, and continues to a greater degree in the future life. Saint Seraphim of Sarov, in a conversation with Motovilov, was granted the grace of God; his face shone like the sun. Through the prayers of the holy elder, Motovilov felt such warmth in the midst of winter, such a fragrance of flowers, and such love for all people that he could not describe or explain. This is what God's grace does to people.

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Sunday, March 3, 2024

"Remember my parents" St. Seraphim of Sarov

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Agafya Fotievna, the mother of St. Seraphim of Sarov departed to the Lord on February 29, 1800. We know her maiden name and that she was the...
Saturday, July 30, 2022

St. Seraphim of Sarov

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Father Seraphim became famous for the many miracles that he performed through the prayers of the people in him! The Holy Wonderworker always...
Monday, July 4, 2022

The soul must be supplied with the word of God.

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The soul must be supplied with the word of God: for the word of God, as Gregory the Theologian says, is the bread of the angels, on which so...
Wednesday, September 1, 2021

The way for those who seek to please God is through many tribulations. - St. Seraphim of Sarov

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Saturday, September 12, 2020

St. Seraphim of Sarov

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"According to the teachings of of the Holy fathers, with each person there are two angels: one is good, the other is evil. The angel of...
Saturday, August 1, 2020

St. Seraphim of Sarov

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True fasting consists not only in the exhaustion of the flesh, but also in the fact that the part of the bread that you yourself would like ...
Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Fill my heart with joy

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Turning to the Blessed Mary, St. Seraphim of Sarov would say: “Fill my heart with joy, for You have received joy and can heal all sorrow...
Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Cell near St. Seraphim of Sarov. The first photo of a cell in a distant desert.

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Thursday, January 2, 2020

St Seraphim of Sarov

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Along with the prayer St. Seraphim of Sarov was constantly reading the Bible. "You must nourish," he said, "the soul with...
Thursday, September 26, 2019

Spiritual Instruction of St. Seraphim of Sarov

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St. Barsanuphius teaches: while the ship is at sea, it suffers misfortunes and the imitation of the winds, and when it reaches the have...
Friday, August 2, 2019

Diveevo 1903

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Holy Tsar Nicholas II and his entourage carry the reliquary with the relics of St. Seraphim of Sarov. Diveevo, 1903
Thursday, August 1, 2019

Remembrance of St. Seraphim of Sarov

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"Christ is Risen, my joy!" - so St. Seraphim of Sarov met all those who came to him.  Holy Father Seraphim, pray to God for us...