Synaxis of the Venerable Fathers of Optina

Commemorated on October 11.

Today the Church honors the memory of the Holy Elders of Optina Monastery:

Leonid (October 11, 1841)

Makarios (September 7, 1860)

Moses (June 16, 1862)

Anthony (August 7, 1865)

Hilarion (September 18, 1873)

Ambrose (October 10, 1891)

Anatole I (January 25, 1894)

Isaac I (August 22,1894)

Joseph (May 9, 1911)

Barsanuphios (April 1, 1913)

Anatole II (July 30, 1922)

Nektarios (April 29, 1928)

Nikon (June 25, 1931)

Isaac II (December 26, 1938)

Troparion

O lamps of the Orthodox Faith, unshakable pillars of monasticism,
intercessors for the land of Russia, Venerable Elders of Optina,
who acquired the love of Christ and devoted your lives to your children;
entreat the Lord that your earthly homeland may be established in Orthodoxy and piety, and that our souls may be saved.

Kontakion

Truly wondrous is God in His Saints, Who revealed the Hermitage of Optina as a garden of eldership,
where the God-enlightened Fathers, knowing the secrets of the human heart, became valiant protectors of the people of God;
for they set those burdened by sin on the path of repentance,
enlightening those whose faith was wavering with the light of Christ's teachings,
and teaching them the wisdom of God,
they felt compassion for the sick and healed them.
Now, in God's glory, they pray unceasingly for our souls.