Monastery News

dFriends of the monastery Fr. Alexander Koranda and Fr. Nikolai Lochmatow accompanied the Chicago Tikhvin Icon on an aerial blessing of Chicago and the surrounding region. From the OCA Diocese of the Midwest: CHICAGO, IL [DOM] – In commemoration of...
Continue reading

From the Eastern American Diocese: Most Reverend Brother-Archpastors, Reverend Fathers,Dear in the Lord Brothers and Sisters! I cordially greet you all with the ongoing Dormition Fast, when we are once again called to temperance and the active doing of...
Continue reading

We are pleased to inform you that Holy Virgin Protection Cathedral in Chicago will soon be hosting a Pan-Orthodox day retreat given by two of our Holy Cross priestmonks. If you are in the area, we warmly invite you to join us for a day of Christian fellowship and mutual strengthening in the Faith!
Continue reading

On August 8-9, 2024, Archimandrite Seraphim and the Holy Cross brotherhood joyfully received their first Hierarch Metropolitan Nicholas for celebrations in honor of the monastery’s patronal intercessor and protector, the Holy Great-Martyr and Healer Panteleimon.
Continue reading

Our world is full of enticing dreams. We live in an age of unprecedented material wealth and freedom of choice. Whatever your desires, ambitions, or proclivities, the world sets before us an infinite variety of ways to satisfy them.
Continue reading