Upcoming services. Please note that the services for 19 and 20 October have been cancelled due to Fr Alexander's planned absence.
The painting "Vision to the Youth Bartholomew", by Mikhail Nesterov (1890).
The boy in this painting is Bartholemew, who later grew up to become a monk with the name Sergius, who is now one of Russia's most beloved and famous saints - Sergius of Radonezh.
Although an intelligent boy, Bartholomew had great difficulty learning to read. His biography states that a starets (spiritual elder) met him one day and gave him a piece of prosphora (blessed bread) to eat, and from that day forward he was able to read. Orthodox Christians interpret the incident as being an angelic visitation.
St Sergius of Radonezh is one of the saints whose intercessions we ask for when we are seeking help with learning.
His feastday is 8 October (New style).
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