A WESTERN ORTHODOX HYMN FOR ST. JOHN MAXIMOVITCH OF SHANGHAI AND SAN FRANCISCO (JULY 2ND)
By Bp. Joseph ( Ancient Church of the West ) On June 27th, our jurisdiction celebrates the memory of the Holy Hierarch, St. John Maximovitch of Shanghai and San Francisco, who established the work in Shanghai and who re-established an Orthodox hierarchy for the Western Church. +++ Traveling shepherd of the Russian flock, scattered by Bolshevik wolves and godless ideology, thou wast a pastor who gladly suffered for the good of all mankind, teaching through example and holy sacrifice. In Shanghai, the Philippines, San Francisco, and France, and in many other places thou didst sojourn, teaching thy disciples to love God, honor the saints, and to preach the Orthodox Gospel unto the four corners of the earth. Pray for us now as we continue the work thou hast taught us to do: Alleluia! Preaching salvation though slow of speech, thou wast shown to be like a new Moses, leading thy people out of socialist captivity, O blessed John. Pray for us to be delivered from bondage to s...
