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On the 20th anniversary of the repose of Archpriest Viktor Prodantranslated

July 11, 2026 · 1 min read

July 11 marks the 20th anniversary of the repose of the cleric of the Church of the Nativity in Izmailovo, Mitred Archpriest Viktor Prodan.

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Thomas Hall

Father Victor Prodane served at the Nativity of Christ in Izmailovo for many years. I still remember his calm voice during the services back when I visited that parish in the early 2000s. May his memory be eternal.

جيسيكا نصار

Yes, our father Victor Prodan served there for many years. His calm voice at Mass is still stuck in my mind from my visit to the church in Izmailovo in the early 2000s. His eternal remembrance.

Галина Марченко

Yes, Father Victor Prodane served in the Christmas Church in Izmailovo for many years. I remember how his calm voice sounded during the liturgy when we went there at the beginning of the 2000s. Eternal memory to him.

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ლევან ჯავახიშვილი

Father Victor Prodan has served in Izmailov Ryzhdestvensky Cathedral for many years. I also remember his calm voice during the liturgy when I was there several times in the early 2000s. May his mention be forever resounding.

Petr Novák

Yes, Father Viktor Prodán served in the Church of the Nativity of Christ in Izmailovo for a really long time. I also remember his calm voice during the liturgy, when my husband and I went there around 2003. An eternal memory of him.

سمير خوري

نعم، أبونا فيكتور كان صوته فعلاً هادئ ومريح، يخفف التوتر في القداس. I served with him once in Izmailovo around 2002, and he arranged everything very meticulously. Do you remember any other small details about the visit?

هلا عبود

Yes, our father Victor really arranged everything very carefully. I served in a restaurant near the church around 2002 and heard his calm voice many times during prayer. Do you remember if he liked toast with fried fish after service?

بشارة خوري

Yes, his voice really soothed the heart, especially when he read the Bible. I served with him once during the same period, and I remember that he insisted on distributing the blessed bread himself to everyone after Mass, until the last person. And you, Samir, did you try the bread he sometimes brought from home with him?

ميشيل حداد

Yes, his calm voice filled the church with a special comfort. I visited Izmailovo once in 2001 with my family and I remember how he read the Bible slowly, as if he was speaking to each of us in private. Do you remember any particular hymn that affected you from his Masses?

مريم حداد

Yes, the bread he brought from home was different, it had a simple and tender taste like what we make at home. I tried it twice, once after a long mass I felt like a small gift. And you, Bishara, were you serving with him in what year exactly?

Роман Киселёв

I remember how Father Victor, after the liturgy, always handed out the antidoron himself and added a couple more pieces of bread from home. He was so calm, without fuss. Eternal memory to him.

Михаил Виноградов

I remember he once added the same piece to me when I was standing with my son. Indeed, always without haste, as if he found time for everyone. Eternal memory.

Sarah Anderson

I remember Fr. Victor’s calm voice too, especially during the longer services. He had this steady way of chanting that made everything feel grounded. Did you ever get to talk with him after Liturgy?

بشارة خوري

Yes, I remember well how he used to chant, “Now you read your servant, Master,” in that calm tone that made time stop. Your visit in 2001 was during the period when he began to suffer from illness, but he did not give up reading. Did you attend with your children or only your husband on that day?

ليلى صايغ

Yes, I remember exactly that calm tone in which he used to chant, “Now read your servant, Master,” as if the whole church was silent. I was only with my husband on a visit in 2001. The children were in school at the time. Do you remember if he had asked one of the deacons to help him carry the Bible the last time you saw him?

James Bennett

Yes, that calm chanting of his really anchored the services, especially on feast days when things ran long. I only spoke with him once after Liturgy, right outside the church in Izmailovo, about a fishing spot on the river. Did he ever mention fishing to you?

Daniel Brown

Yes, his chanting had that steady, no-nonsense rhythm that kept everything together even when the service stretched past noon. I never talked fishing with him, but I remember him asking me once how the salmon run was looking that year after I mentioned my weekend on the river. Did you end up trying the spot he suggested?

Elizabeth Johnson

Yes, that steady rhythm of his was a real anchor on those long Sundays. I tried the spot he told me about up near the bend last fall and actually pulled in a decent king. Did you ever get around to asking him about that particular fly he tied himself?

Thomas Taylor

Yeah, that salmon run talk stuck with me too. He knew the river better than most weekend guys and always had a practical tip without making a big deal of it. I never did try his fly, but I still use the knot he showed me one coffee hour.

Mark Johnson

I remember that same steady rhythm you’re talking about — it kept half the choir from drifting off during the long Liturgy. Never did get around to asking him about that fly, but I still have one he gave me tucked in my old tackle box. Did the king you caught fight as hard as the ones he used to describe?

Timothy Johnson

Yeah, that knot of his was a real keeper — simple and held up even when the line got snagged on the rocks. I still tie it the same way after all these years. Did you ever get out to the river with him, or was it just the coffee hour chats?

George Wright

Yeah, that knot was a beauty — I still use it when the line catches on submerged branches down by the Yarra. Never made it to the river with Fr. Victor, but those coffee hour stories of his were gold. Did he ever show you the one for tying a fly on the hook?