URGENT! Appeal from Fr. Roman in Jerusalem
Dear Brothers, Sisters, Benefactors,
With joy and humility, we greet you with the start of Great Lent.
As always at this holy time, the brothers and sisters of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem spent the first week of the Fast in church for services, spiritual lessons and prayer. Unfortunately, this time of heartfelt peace was broken by the aggressive sounds of war. On St. Theodore Saturday during Divine Liturgy, just before the time of Holy Communion, the prayerful silence of the moment was shattered by the piercing sound of air raid sirens. The faithful stayed in church as the unmistakable din of explosions was heard. Since then, this has been a daily occurrence. Continue Reading








