Monastery News
Immediately after the visit of the miracle-working icon of the Mother of God "Quick to Hear," the pace of construction immediately began to increase notably. Progress is being made quickly on the walls (including the bell tower), and our contractor hopes to have everything up to ground level within the next few weeks. Following that, the plumbing will be laid and the floor of the basement poured.
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For the first time ever, this past weekend Archimandrite Seraphim and the brethren joyfully hosted a visit by the miracle working “Quick to Hear” Icon of the Theotokos from St. Tikhon’s Monastery in Pennsylvania. The Holy Icon arrived on Friday...
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On December 17th, 2020, His Grace Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan and the wonderworking Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God visited Holy Cross. On December 24, 2020, Metropolitan Jonah presided over the All-Night Vigil for the Venerable Herman of Alaska.
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On the afternoon of December 17th, His Grace Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan visited the monastery with the wonderworking Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God.
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On Saturday, November 16, the Hermitage was blessed with a visitation of the Mother of God's Kursk-Root Icon, an ancient and miracle-working icon which is considered the protectress of the Russian Church Abroad. At the same time, relics of St. Seraphim of Sarov arrived as a gift to the monastery by the brotherhood of St. Tikhon's Monastery in Pennsylvania. St. Seraphim himself was healed as a child by the Kursk-Root Icon of a severe illness, and this second meeting of the two at our humble monastery was the cause of great joy and gratitude amongst all the brethren.
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