Diveyevo Monastery Marks 150th Anniversary

Celebrations have been held at central Russia's Holy Trinity Monastery in Diveyevo to mark the 150th anniversary of the Monastery's founding as well as the 20th anniversary of its renewal after the fall of the USSR and the 20th anniversary of the translation of the relics of St. Seraphim of Sarov to Diveyevo. The commemorative services were led by Metropolitan Yuvenaliy (Poyarkov) of Krutitsy with the participation of Archbishop Georgiy (Danilov) of Nizhniy Novgorod, whose diocese includes the region around Diveyevo, and 13 other hierarchs of the Belorussian, Estonian, Russian, and Ukrainian Orthodox Churches. More (in Russian) here.

Eparchy of Moscow Discusses Muscovite New Martyrs

At a meeting the deans of the Eparchy of Moscow today ways of perpetuating the memory of the Moscow region's New Martyrs and Confessors of the Soviet Yoke were discussed, with Metropolitan Juvenaliy (Poyarkov) of Krutitsy and Kolomna leading the discussion. More here.

Metropolitan Juvenaly on Novodevichiy Monastery

An interesting interview with Metropolitan Yuvenaliy (Poyarkov) of Krutitsy and Kolomna of the Russian Orthodox Church concerning the transfer of the branch of the State Historical Museum at Moscow's New Maidens' Monastery to the Church can be found here.

40-Day Memorial at Domodedovo

Metropolitan Juvenaly (Poyarkov) of Krutitsy and Kolomna served the 40-day memorial today for the Orthodox Christians victims of the recent terrorist attack at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport. More here.