Monastery News – Tagged "Tonsure"– Holy Cross Monastery

Dec 27, 2023

Two Tonsures and a New Novice During the Nativity Fast

This December during the Nativity Fast, three more men committed themselves to Christ in the monastic life at Holy Cross.

Jul 11, 2023

Tonsure of Schemamonk Ignaty

This past Great Lent, during the week of the Veneration of the Cross, Metropolitan Jonah (Paffhausen) visited the monastery to tonsure Monk Ignaty to the Great Schema.

Apr 05, 2022

Visit of the Theotokos "Quick to Hear" and Tonsure of Schemamonk Anthony

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...

3 comments ·Mar 03, 2021

Tonsure of Monk Isaac

On night of January 16^th, after the Vigil Service for St. Anthony the Great, Ryassaphore-monk Michael made his life vows and was tonsured into the Small Schema by Archimandrite Seraphim.

Aug 19, 2019

Monk Ignatius Tonsured at Holy Cross

Following the Vigil for the Transfiguration, Archimandrite Seraphim administered vows and tonsured Rassaphore-monk Theophan (Matthews) to the Small Schema, giving him as his first monastic obedience the new name of Ignatius (after St. Ignatius Brianchaninov).