Divine services in the Trinity-Sergius Lavra on the day of memory of Archimandrite Naum (Bayborodin)translated

On October 13, on the ninth anniversary of the death of the famous confessor of the Holy Trinity Sergius Lavra, Archimandrite Naum (Bayborodin), funeral services were held at the monastery. The Divine Liturgy was led by Metropolitan Nikon of Astrakhan and Kamyzyak. Among the concelebrating archpastors was Metropolitan Theodosius of Samara and Novokuibyshevsk. At the end of the Divine Liturgy at the Lavra necropolis, at the Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles, a memorial service was held for the ever-remembered Archimandrite Naum. Bishops, clergy, brethren of the monastery and numerous believers, including the elder’s spiritual children who arrived from different regions of Russia, took part in the prayerful commemoration of the deceased confessor. Archimandrite Naum (Bayborodin) was one of the most famous confessors of the Russian Orthodox Church. A participant in the Great Patriotic War, he devoted most of his life to monastic service in the Trinity-Sergius Lavra. For many decades, clergy, monastics and laity turned to him for spiritual advice.

Father Naum enjoyed deep respect among believers. He was known as a zealous man of prayer, an experienced spiritual mentor and preacher. Special…