on February 15, 2013 599 views
"Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us." (Heb. 12:1)

Persecutions are nothing new to the Church, and the 1900's in Russia were full of persecutions for those who believed in God.
Those who were tortured and martyred endured these trials only by the help of Christ, Who bore these persecutions with them. By looking unto the Author and Finisher of our Faith were they strengthened- even to love those who did these things and for their sakes, to cry out to Him: "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do!"

These Martyrs, Confessors, and Passion Bearers, now stand in all-holiness as the Church Triumphant before Christ, and intercede for the Living (the Church Militant) here on earth. By their suffering they have won immortal crowns, and they, being purified by their persecutions, are a strong intercession for us sinners.
O Holy Ones of the Russian lands pray for us, the sinful strugglers on this earth!

http://www.allsaintsofamerica.org/martyrs/nmruss.html

http://orthodoxwiki.org/New_Martyrs_and_Confessors_of_Russia
Categories: Martyrs
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