A famous missionary visited a village in the Ivanovo regiontranslated

July 10, 2026 · 1 min read

On July 9, on the feast of the Tikhvin Icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the famous missionary Archpriest Oleg Stenyaev visited the village of Novo-Talitsy, Ivanovo district, at the invitation of the rector of the St. Nicholas Church of this village, Priest Sergius Obukhov. Father Oleg prayed in the church during the service and then had a conversation with parishioners and guests of the parish.

Based on materials from the Nikolsky parish of the village of Novo-Talitsy

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Mary Thomas

Good to see Fr Oleg Steniaev visiting Novotalitsy on the Theotokos feast. I’ve always found his talks straightforward and useful. Did he speak about anything in particular after the service?

Marija Lukić

It's good that father Oleg came to Tikhvinska. Here in Nikolski, they once listened to him about family life and it was clear and practical. Was he talking about that or something else this time?

Hannah Adams

Yes, his talk after the Liturgy was straightforward as usual. He focused on how to keep prayer steady when daily life gets busy, with some good examples from ordinary families. Have you heard him speak on that topic before, Mary?

Леся Панченко

Father Oleg is always pleasant to listen to, because he speaks simply, without excess. In our park, after the liturgy, women also often complain that the prayer "falls out" because of the grandchildren and the garden. I wonder if he remembered any example from his family.

Тетяна Лисенко

Yes, Father Oleg always speaks to the point, without water. After the liturgy in the park, women also complain about their grandchildren and the garden, and I say - that's what our service is now. And he remembered how at home with the children they took turns reading the prayer so that it would not fall out. How do you, Lesya, manage to pray with your grandchildren?

Наталія Руденко

Yes, Tetyana, father Oleg really does not add too much, straight to the point. My grandson and I also try to take turns reading the "Our Father" before going to bed, but more often I start because he forgets. And how do you and the women in the park go from garden complaints to prayer - immediately offer "Let's read together"?

Михайло Литвин

Yes, Tatiana, father Oleg is valuable precisely because of that, without any extraneous. My wife and I also take turns reading the prayer at home, especially when our daughters come for the weekend. But I'm not doing very well with my grandchildren yet - they're still small, they run away. How do you keep them standing for even a couple of minutes?

Людмила Бондаренко

Yes, Mykhailo, father Oleg is good precisely because he speaks simply, without high words. It didn't work out with my grandchildren either at first - they spin like those dykes. And I quietly give them a rosary with small beads, which I wove myself, and say: "Just hold it like mom." It helps a little. Have you tried to tell them a short story from the Bible before prayer?

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