Monastery News
On Sunday evening, September 7/20, after the Vigil for the Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos, Novice Andrew was made a riassaphore-monk with the new name of Herman, in honor of Saint Herman of Alaska. Abbot Gabriel prayed over...
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On Friday, March 14/27, the feast-day of St. Benedict of Nursia, the father of western monasticism, Riassaphore-monks David and Aaron made their life vows and were tonsured into the Small Schema by Abbot Gabriel. The tonsure of a new monk...
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During the days of the Nativity Fast, Metropolitan Jonah (Paffhausen) visited the monastery to tonsure Nun Theodora to the Great Schema. On the afternoon of the feast day of St. Herman of Alaska, Vladyka Jonah and the Holy Cross brotherhood...
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In light of his medical condition and his profound lifelong desire to end his days in the Great and Angelic Schema (the fullness of the monastic life), Archimandrite Seraphim recently asked the monastery's bishop, Metropolitan Nicholas, to tonsure him as a...
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Following the Akathist Service to the Most Holy Mother of God on Friday evening, Fr. Martin was tonsured to the riassa (the first stage in becoming a monk following the novitiate). The tonsure was performed in the presence of the...
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