Synaxis of the Venerable Startsi of the Monastery of Optina
Today the Church honors the memory of the Holy Elders of Optina Monastery:
Leonid (October 11, 1841)
Makarios (September 7, 1860)
Moses (June 16, 1862)
Anthony (August 7, 1865)
Hilarion (September 18, 1873)
Ambrose (October 10, 1891)
Anatole I (January 25, 1894)
Isaac I (August 22,1894)
Joseph (May 9, 1911)
Barsanuphios (April 1, 1913)
Anatole II (July 30, 1922)
Nektarios (April 29, 1928)
Nikon (June 25, 1931)
Isaac II (December 26, 1938)
Troparion — Tone 6
O lamps of the Orthodox Faith, unshakable pillars of monasticism, / intercessors for the land of Russia, Venerable Elders of Optina, / who acquired the love of Christ and devoted your lives to your children; / entreat the Lord that your earthly homeland may be established in Orthodoxy and piety, and that our souls may be saved.
Kontakion — Tone 4
Truly wondrous is God in His Saints, Who revealed the Hermitage of Optina as a garden of eldership, / where the God-enlightened Fathers, knowing the secrets of the human heart, became valiant protectors of the people of God; / for they set those burdened by sin on the path of repentance, / enlightening those whose faith was wavering with the light of Christ’s teachings, / and teaching them the wisdom of God, / they felt compassion for the sick and healed them. / Now, in God’s glory, they pray unceasingly for our souls.
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