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Starting in mid-March, on the advice of His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion, the monastery stopped receiving all outside visitors in response to the worldwide outbreak of COVID-19. During the three months that have ensued, the stay-at-home orders issued by various state and local governments have affected the daily lives of almost everyone in the country.

Of Wrath and Righteousness - Reflections on America's Current Historical Moment

June 27, 2020

America is a nation in crisis. We have been facing a political crisis of ever-deepening division and widespread distrust in our own leaders for many, many years now. With the emergence of the COVID-19, we are being confronted with a public health crisis of a magnitude unparalleled in living memory. This in turn has precipitated an economic crisis of massive proportions, one which will almost certainly rival (if not exceed) the Great Depression itself.

Paschal Epistle of His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad

April 19, 2020

With the joy of God’s Kingdom, as we are "divinely glad, for Christ is risen" (from the Paschal Canon), I offer my Paschal greeting to all: both to those who have successfully completed the reclusion of their quarantine, celebrating now in the churches and communing of Christ’s Holy Mysteries; and also to those who yet abide in the desert of solitude and various restrictions, dedicating the better portion of their time to private prayer, spiritually beneficial reading, and interaction with loved ones. May the former and the latter both, in the words of St. John Chrysostom, "honor the day," receiving in their hearts the riches of God’s goodness!

Paschal Epistle of His Holiness Patriarch Kyrill of Moscow and All Russia

April 19, 2020

By the grace of the All-Merciful God, we have been vouchsafed to arrive at the radiant Paschal night, and once again rejoice in the glorious Resurrection of Christ. I sincerely greet all of you, my dear ones, with this great feast and "festival of festivals."

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Recent Sermons

Only Orthodoxy Can Save America - A Sermon for the Sunday of All Saints of North America (2020)

June 28, 2020

Even though Orthodoxy does not penetrate America’s national identity, even though from the historian’s point of view, it is of marginal significance, we should not think that we have little to celebrate and give thanks for on this present day.

Honoring our Fathers and Mothers in the Faith - A Sermon for the Sunday of All Saints of Russia (2020)

June 21, 2020

Today, those who can, have gathered here to honor all the Saints of Russia. It is a land whose embrace of the Orthodox faith was paired with monasticism from its beginnings in the ancient Lavra of Kiev, and has influenced the world ever since. Although a godless and persecuting regime ruled over that land in the past century, the Christian faith was preserved, the blood of the martyrs watered the meadows of Rus’, and Christian life continues to flourish.

The Seal of the Gift of the Holy Spirit - A Sermon for the Sunday of Pentecost (2020)

June 07, 2020

We are called Christians because we are chrismated with this Chrism, gifted with the indwelling of the Holy Spirit Himself. This is the purpose of all Christ’s work!

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COVID-tide at Holy Cross

Of Wrath and Righteousness - Reflections on America's Current Historical Moment

Paschal Epistle of His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad

Paschal Epistle of His Holiness Patriarch Kyrill of Moscow and All Russia

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Recent Sermons

Only Orthodoxy Can Save America - A Sermon for the Sunday of All Saints of North America (2020)

Honoring our Fathers and Mothers in the Faith - A Sermon for the Sunday of All Saints of Russia (2020)

The Seal of the Gift of the Holy Spirit - A Sermon for the Sunday of Pentecost (2020)