Monastery News
Abbot Seraphim recently sat down with the designer of our new church, Andrew Gould, for a conversation about the spiritual significance of the church's architecture-- especially for us modern Americans living in a world increasingly characterized by superficiality.
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St. Paul assured his flock that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God (Acts 14:22). And like so many others in these trying times, we have had our share of tribulations in the preceding months.
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Glory be to God, Fr. Seraphim was released from the hospital this afternoon and returned home to the monastery tonight after Vespers! We thank God for bringing our beloved abbot back to us, and we thank all the countless people who have joined together with us in prayer for his health and recovery. Please continue to keep these prayers up, as he regathers his strength and continues to undergo several related medical procedures in the coming days and weeks.
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UPDATE 1-31-22 Fr. Seraphim remains in the ICU. Thank God, his bloodwork shows that the infection has largely been fought off. He has not had any fever in the last two days, and his blood pressure is good. The pleural...
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UPDATE: as of Thursday, August 12, Archimandrite Seraphim, Fr. Benedict, and Fr. Damascene have all been released from the hospital and are recovering at home. Altogether 20 of our 26 community members have fallen ill with the coronavirus, but thanks be to God and to St. Panteleimon everyone is either stable or recovering.
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