St Seraphim Sarovskoho Memorial Day January 15
HISTORY
Primate Restored UAOC was Bishop John Bondarchuk, then UAOC Patriarch was elected Bishop Mstislav Skrypnyk.
to merge in 1992 UAOC part of the UPC, led by Bishop Filaret Denisenko our parish operated without registration, because our main goal was independence of Ukraine, because only in a free country is free to act and be an independent church that fulfills the mission of salvation entrusted to her by God the Creator.
Only in 1993 after years of bureaucratic delays our community was registered among the first in Kiev as a religious community UOC MP - Parish Seraphim of Sarov.
These were mainly members of the Ukrainian Helsinki, Kyiv, later member of the first political party during the restructuring - the Ukrainian Republican Party.
the early 90's in Kiev was closed many temples that were desolate. Moscow Church does not care of in order to revive them and begin to worship them.
One such house that was closed and not used for their intended purpose was Seraphim of Sarov Church Street United Kytaivs'ka 32 / 1 in Kiev.
official photo of the Temple Historical and architecture of Ukraine today destroyed the ungodly with the Kremlin and the Patriarchate in place historic church built a new building.
Eventually all the structures and even caves Kytaivs'ka wilderness, despite numerous protests by residents of our community and Kitaev, were captured monks of the Moscow Patriarchate, and helped this government. Ukraine State Committee for Religious Affairs registered Moscow monastery in China, giving thus invaders official status because they took office and church, not having state registration, not being a legal entity, and the Cabinet Ministers of Ukraine passed in perpetual free use of all the Moscow monastery and church buildings and even Kytaivs'ka caves, lakes and land.
We do not throw up their hands without leaving the Temple and its prospects return the Lord God can turn evil into good after we left without a house, our parish received a "second birth". "Second Birth" our community - it shattered the revival in 1934 Sretensky church in the Lviv area of Kyiv.
the prayers of St. Seraphim Starets
we already have good achievements:
Excellent faithful and patriotic Ukrainian community, excellent Sretenskie kalychku, Sunday school and the law of God is built in Kiev and two small chapel of St. Nicholas!
I thank the Lord God! For passing the test
we become stronger !
brief life of St. Seraphim Sarovskoho Memorial Day January 15
Rev. Seraphim Sarovskyy, in peace Prochorus, born July 19, 1759 in the ancient city of Kursk in a pious merchant family.
St. Seraphim was born in Kursk in the exactly where the Kursk was born St. Theodosius Caves. What and St. Theodosius also Russia's national holiday. City Kursk that our Ukrainian city of Kievan Rus. Muscovites not give her!
all his life marked by the sign of God's mercy. When a child has to have it with you the construction of the temple and he fell from the bell tower, the Lord kept him unscathed.
During the illness the child, Mother of God in a vision appeared sleepy Prochorus and promised to heal him. Soon near their home with procession bearing roots Kursk icon of the Blessed Virgin "Signs", have issued Prochorus patient, he pryklavsya to the icon and then quickly recovered.
young man of seventeen years has firmly decided to leave the world, and be blessed him on his monastic copper cross, which is parted the Rev. before the end of life.
elder Kytaivs'ka ( http://serg-klymenko.narod.ru/Kyiv/Kyiv.Kytaiv.htm ) wilderness Dosifei (Venerable Dosyfeya) Prochorus blessed to go to the monastic in Sarovsku Assumption wilderness that on the verge of Nizhny Novgorod and Tambov provinces.
After two years of the monastery's work and deeds of obedience Prochorus very sick and has long refused to help doctors. Through three years he again appeared Mother of God with the apostles Peter and John and heal it.
August 18, 1786 novice Prochorus tonsured monk named Seraphim ("flaming") in December 1787 was ordained to the rank yyerodyakona. Already at that time was given to the young ascetic worship see the holy angels and of the Savior Jesus Christ.
In 1793 Saint Seraphim was ordained in hieromonk and initiated exploits desert solitude and prayers in a separate timber cell, the river Sarovky.
When the devil increased attacks against the devotee, Rev. then put on stovpnychestva feat. One thousand days and nights he was praying with raised hands on his knees on the stone: "God be merciful any to me a sinner. " Unable to defeat the spiritual devotee, saint to devil naslav thieves who caused him fatal wounds, but again Mother of God appeared for the third time and heal it.
By Rev. Seraphim recovery three years restrict ourselves vow of silence, and in 1810, after 15-year stay in the desert, he came out of his grip Forestry monastic cells and returned to the monastery where he began his monastic life to take roots as in the gate.
For the love of God, humility and exploits the Rev. Seraphim spodobylasya spiritual gifts - and foresight chudotvorennya.
November 25, 1825 Mother of God with St. Clement of Rome and Alexandria Peter appeared devotees and allowed to finish the shutter.
Venerable old man was taking non-resident to him for blessings and advice in love, calling all: "Joy is mine, my treasure."
his life, St. Seraphim invariably built on the word of God, the works of the Fathers and the examples from their lives.
Many warriors received the blessing of St. Seraphim, testified that in his prayers were left intact on the battlefield.
Rev. Seraphim cared and led the sisters of the convent Diveevskoy and, if the Mother of God, founded by nuns to separate St. Seraphim Diveevsku mill community.
Queen of Heaven advance informed devotees of his death, and January 2, 1833 Rev. Seraphim gave soul Lord, while knee-preklonnoyi prayers.
through the prayers of St. Seraphim been numerous signs and healing in his grave.
in 1903 was the glorification of imperishable the remains of St. Seraphim Sarovskoho, 70 years after his death. July 19, the birthday of a saint with great triumph of his relics were discovered prepared and placed in cancer. The long-awaited event was accompanied by many miraculous healing the sick in large numbers arrived in Sarov.
very sincerely respected even alive, St. Seraphim is one of the most beloved saints of the Orthodox Ruthenian people as well as the Rev. Sergei Radonez.
Serafyme Holy Father, pray for us. Amen.
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