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On April 18, 2022, Metropolitan Benjamin of Minsk and Zaslavl, Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus, performed the tonsure of three novices of the Convent's Optina Elders Brotherhood. The brethren will continue with their obediences in our convent.
The Lazarus Saturday is a very joyful day for Orthodox Christians which shows us the triumphal miracle of Christ.
The book Ladder of Divine Ascent by St. John, hegumen of Mount Sinai is a guide for ascending to spiritual perfection. In his book, the Saint captured the entire spiritual path in a vibrant image of a ladder with thirty rungs.
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