His blood is on us

Contents His blood is on us In memory of the martyrs The sin of regicide A word before the memorial service for the Tsar Martyr Passion-Bearer Nicholas II Tsar Nicholas the long-suffering New Passion-Bearers The murder of Emperor Nicholas II and his Family is exceptional both in terms of the guilt of the Russian and other peoples in it, and in its consequences. It did not happen all at once; it was prepared gradually. The vile slander shook the loyalty to the Tsar and even the trust in him of a significant part of the Russian public. In this regard, the skillfully caused rebellion was not given a proper rebuff by either the authorities or society. Cowardice, cowardice, betrayal and betrayal were demonstrated by them in their entirety. Many hastened to seek trust and favors from the criminals who came to power. The people were silent at first, and then quickly began to take advantage of the new conditions created. Everyone tried for their own benefit, trampling on Divine commandments and human laws. Nothing was done openly in defense of the Sovereign and the Throne. The news of the deprivation of the Tsar and his Family of freedom was silently accepted. Secret prayers and sighs were only raised by those few who did not succumb to the general temptation and understood the criminality of those acts. Therefore, the Emperor found himself entirely in the hands of his jailers and the new government, which knew that it could do whatever it wanted. The murder fell on the conscience and soul of the entire people. Everyone is guilty to one degree or another: some by direct rebellion, some by its preparation, some by treason and betrayal, some by justifying what happened or using it to their advantage. The murder of the Tsar-Martyr is a direct consequence of them. “His blood be on us and on our children” (Matthew 27:25). Not only on the modern generation, but also on the new one, since it will be brought up in sympathy for the crimes and sentiments that led to the Regicide. Only a complete spiritual break with them, awareness of their criminality and sinfulness, and repentance for themselves and their ancestors will free Russia from the sin that lies upon it. The Church-Monument calls for this, it tells us about this. This Church is a candle from the entire Russian diaspora for the All-Russian Tsar-Martyr, for the Royal Family and for all those who suffered during the years of hard times. It offers daily prayers for them. This church spiritually unites all those devoted to the memory of the Tsar-Martyr and those faithful to our suffering Fatherland and is a symbolic funerary monument to the Royal Family and everyone who suffered with it and for it. It will remain so until, by the Grace of God, a majestic Church is erected on behalf of the entire Russian People over the formidable Yekaterinburg mine. The word of Archbishop John, spoken by him in the Brussels Monument Church in 1962. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. The Holy Church tomorrow glorifies St. Andrew, Bishop of Crete, creator of the Great Canon of Penitence, and we have gathered to pray for the repose of the soul of the Tsar-Martyr and those like him who were killed. In Russia, Russian people also annually gathered in churches on St. Andrew of Crete, but not the one who is glorified tomorrow, but the venerable martyr Andrew, martyred for confessing Christ and the truth of Christ. On this day of St. Andrew in Russia, people with a joyful feeling gathered to thank the Lord for the miraculous salvation of Emperor Alexander III in Borki on October 17, 1888. During his journey, a terrible train crash occurred; all the carriages were destroyed except one, in which the Tsar and his Family were located. So on the day of St. Andrew of Crete, tortured by the enemies of Christ and His Church, the Heir was saved, and subsequently the Sovereign Nikolai Alexandrovich, and also on the day of St. Andrew of Crete, who peacefully ended his days on earth, was killed by atheists and traitors. On the day of St. Andrew the Martyr, Russia glorified the prophet Hosea, celebrated on the same day, who predicted the resurrection; Churches were built in their honor, where the Russian people thanked God for the salvation of the Tsar. And 30 years later, on St. Andrew, who taught about repentance, the Emperor was killed in front of the entire people, who did not even make an attempt to save him. This is all the more scary and incomprehensible because Sovereign Nikolai Alexandrovich embodied the best features of the tsars whom the Russian people knew, loved and revered. The Tsar-Martyr most of all resembled Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich, the Quietest, but surpassed him in his unshakable meekness. Russia knew Alexander II, the Liberator, but Tsar Nicholas II liberated even more people from the brotherly Slavic tribe. Russia knew Alexander III, the Peacemaker, and Tsar Nicholas II did not limit himself only to caring for peace in his days, but took a major step towards ensuring that all the peoples of Europe and the whole world lived peacefully and resolved their misunderstandings peacefully. For this purpose, according to his selfless and noble personal initiative, the Hague Conference was convened. Russia admired Alexander I and called him the Blessed One for freeing Europe from the alien power of one man. Emperor Nicholas II, in conditions many times more difficult, rebelled against the same attempt by another person to extend his power to the Slavic people, alien to him by blood and faith, and in defending them showed steadfastness that knew no compromise. Russia knew the great reformer Peter I, but if we recall all the transformations of Nicholas II, then we do not know who to give preference to, and the latter transformations were carried out more carefully, thoughtfully and without harshness. Russia knew John III and John Kalita as collectors of Russia, but Sovereign Nicholas II completed their work when in 1915 he returned all of her sons to Russia, albeit for a short time. All-Russian Tsar - he was the first and only All-Russian Tsar. His inner spiritual moral character was so beautiful that even the Bolsheviks, wanting to discredit him, could only reproach him for one thing - piety. It is known for certain that he always began and ended his day with prayer. He always took part in great church celebrations, and mingled with the people who were approaching the Great Sacrament, as was the case at the opening of the relics of St. Seraphim. He was a model of chastity and the head of an exemplary Orthodox family, raised his children in readiness to serve the Russian people and strictly prepared them for the upcoming work and feat. He was deeply attentive to the needs of his subjects and wanted to clearly and intimately imagine their work and service. Everyone knows the case when he walked several miles in full soldier's equipment in order to better understand the conditions of soldier's service. He walked then completely alone, and this clearly refutes the slanderers who say that he was afraid for his life. If Peter I said: “But know about Peter that life is not dear to him, if only Russia would live,” then Sovereign Nikolai Alexandrovich truly, one might say, fulfilled this. They say he was gullible. But the great Father of the Church, St. Gregory the Great said that the purer the heart, the more trusting it is. What did Russia give to her pure-hearted Sovereign, who loves her more than his life? She repaid him with slander. He was of high morality - they began to talk about his depravity. He loved Russia - they began to talk about treason. Even people close to the Emperor repeated this slander, recounting rumors and conversations to each other. Under the influence of the evil intent of some and the licentiousness of others, rumors spread and love for the Tsar began to cool. Then they began to talk about the danger for Russia and discuss ways to free themselves from this non-existent danger, and in the name of supposedly saving Russia, they began to say that the Sovereign must be removed. Calculated anger did its job: it separated Russia from its Tsar, and at a terrible moment in Pskov he was left alone. No relatives. There were devotees, but they were not allowed in either. The Tsar’s terrible abandonment... But he doesn’t leave Russia, Russia leaves him, who loves Russia more than his life. Seeing this and in the hope that his self-deprecation will calm and pacify the raging passions of the people, the Tsar abdicates the Throne. But passion never calms down, having achieved what it wants - it flares up even more. There was rejoicing among those who wanted the overthrow of the Emperor. The others were silent. The arrest of the Emperor followed and further events were inevitable. If you leave a person in a cage with animals, sooner or later they will tear him to pieces. The Tsar was killed, and Russia remained silent. There was no indignation or protest when this terrible crime was committed, and this silence is the great sin of the Russian people, committed on St. Andrew of Crete, creator of the Great Penitential Canon, read during Great Lent... Under the arch of the Yekaterinburg basement, the Lord of Rus' was killed, deprived of the Royal crown by human treachery, but not deprived of sacred anointing by God’s truth. All regicides in the history of Russia were carried out by a handful of people, but not by the people. When Paul I was killed, the people did not know about it, but when they found out, they brought sympathy and prayers to his tomb for many years. The murder of Alexander II caused a storm of indignation in Russia, which improved the moral state of the people, and this affected the reign of Alexander III. The people remained clean from the blood of the Tsar Liberator. Here the people, the whole people, are guilty of shedding the blood of their King. Some killed, others approved of the murder and thus committed no less a sin, others did not interfere. All are guilty and truly we must say: “His blood be on us and on our children.” Treason, betrayal, violation of the oath of allegiance to Tsar Mikhail Feodorovich and his heirs without indicating their names, passivity and petrification, insensibility - this is what the Russian people wove out of the wreath with which they crowned their Tsar. Today is a day of mourning and repentance. Why, we ask, did the Lord, having saved the same Tsar on the day of Andrew the Martyr, not save him on the day of another Andrew - the teacher of repentance? With deep sadness we answer: yes, the Lord could have saved him just as miraculously on that day, but the Russian people were not worthy of this. The Emperor has now accepted the crown of martyrdom, but this is not an excuse for us, not a reduction in our guilt, just as Judas, Pilate and Caiaphas and those who demanded that Pilate kill Christ were not justified, but even more strongly accused by the Resurrection of Christ. It is a great sin to raise your hand against God’s Anointed One. When King David was brought the news of the murder of Saul, he ordered the messenger to be executed, although he did not take part in the murder, but only hastened to bring this news and attributed to himself the murder of the King. Even the slightest involvement in such a sin does not remain unavenged. In sorrow we say: “His blood be on us and on our children.” But let us remember that this atrocity of the entire people was committed on St. Andrew of Kritsky, calling us to deep repentance. Let us remember that there is no limit to God’s mercy and there is no sin that cannot be washed away by repentance. But our repentance must be complete, without any self-justification, without reservations, with condemnation of ourselves and the entire evil deed from its very beginning. After the salvation of the Royal Family, an icon was drawn in Borki depicting saints whose names were borne by Members of the Royal Family. Perhaps the time will come when not their heavenly patrons, but the Royal Martyrs themselves will be depicted on icons, in memory of the remembered event. – But now we will pray for the repose of their souls and we will ask the Lord for deep tearful repentance and forgiveness for ourselves and for the entire Russian people. Amen. After the death of Saul, who fell on his sword during the battle with the Philistines, one Amalekite ran to inform David, who was being persecuted by Saul at that time. Assuming that David would be very pleased with the news brought, he decided to impersonate Saul’s murderer in order to further increase the expected reward. However, after listening to the story invented by Amalek about how he, at the request of the wounded Saul, killed him, David grabbed his clothes and tore them, and all the people who were with him did the same. They wept and wept and fasted until evening. “And David said to the young man who told him: Where are you from? And he answered: I am the son of the stranger Amalekite. Then David said to him, “How were you not afraid to raise your hand to kill the Lord’s anointed?” And he ordered one of the servants to kill him. Moreover, David said: “Your blood is on your head; for your mouth bore witness against you when you said, “I have killed the Lord’s anointed” (2 Samuel 1:1–16). This is how a foreigner was executed, posing as the murderer of Saul. He was cruelly executed, although Saul did a lot of evil, for which the Lord abandoned him, and he was the persecutor of the innocent David. From David’s words it is clear that he doubted the veracity of the Amalekite’s story and was not sure that he was the murderer of Saul, however, he put him to death, considering even calling himself a regicide and boasting about this act worthy of death. How much more serious and sinful is the murder of the Orthodox Anointed of God, how much greater the punishment should fall on the murderers of Tsar Nicholas II and his family?! In contrast to Saul, who retreated from God and was therefore abandoned by Him, Tsar Nicholas II is a model of piety and complete devotion to the will of God. Having received not the Old Testament libation of oil on the head, but the gracious “Seal of the gift of the Holy Spirit” in the Sacrament of Confirmation, Emperor Nicholas II was faithful to his high rank until the end of his life and was aware of his responsibility before God. Emperor Nicholas II gave an account to his conscience in every action, and eternally “walked before the Lord God.” “The most pious” during the days of his earthly prosperity, not only in name, but also in deed itself, during the days of his trials He showed patience similar to the patience of the righteous Job. The hands of criminals rose against such and such a Tsar, and, moreover, even when he was purified from the trials he had endured, like gold in a furnace, and was an innocent sufferer in the full sense of the word. The crime against Tsar Nicholas II is even more terrible and sinful because his entire Family, innocent children, were killed along with him! Such crimes do not go unpunished. They cry out to Heaven and bring down God's wrath on earth. If a foreigner - the imaginary murderer of Saul - was subjected to death, the entire Russian people are now suffering for the murder of the defenseless Tsar-Sufferer and his family, who committed a terrible crime and remained silent when the Tsar was subjected to humiliation and imprisonment. A deep awareness of the sinfulness of what we have done and repentance before the memory of the Tsar-Martyr is required of us by God’s truth. Memory of the innocent princes of St. Boris and Gleb awakened the conscience of the Russian people during the appanage unrest and shamed the princes who started discord. Blood of St. Grand Duke Igor produced a spiritual revolution in the souls of the people of Kiev and united Kiev and Chernigov by the veneration of the murdered holy prince. St. Andrew Bogolyubsky with his blood sanctified the autocracy of Russia, which was established much later than his martyrdom. All-Russian veneration of St. Mikhail Tverskoy healed the wounds on the body of Russia caused by the struggle between Moscow and Tver. Glorification of St. Tsarevich Dimitri clarified the consciousness of the Russian people, breathed moral strength into them and, after severe upheavals, led to the revival of Russia. Tsar-Martyr Nicholas II with his long-suffering family is now included in the ranks of those passion-bearers. The greatest crime committed against him must be atoned for by ardent veneration of him and glorification of his feat. Russia must bow before the humiliated, slandered and tortured, as the people of Kiev once bowed before the Reverend Prince Igor, who was tortured by them, as the people of Vladimir and Suzdal did before the murdered Grand Duke Andrei Bogolyubsky! Then the Passion-Bearer Tsar will have boldness towards God, and his prayer will save the Russian land from the disasters it endures. Then the Tsar-Martyr and his fellow sufferers will become the new heavenly defenders of Holy Russia. Innocently shed blood will revive Russia and overshadow it with new glory! Word before the memorial service for the Tsar Martyr Forty years ago, in one day, the greatness and glory of the Russian Power, the stronghold of peace throughout the world, collapsed. The signature of the Sovereign Emperor Nikolai Alexandrovich on the act of abdication of the Throne is the historical boundary separating the great and glorious past of Russia from its dark and painful situation now. The whole weight of the evil of the current government and the way of life is directed at honest, well-intentioned and pious people, and the entire people are in oppression and constant fear. People are afraid even of their own thoughts that have not been expressed to anyone, they are afraid that it will not be reflected in their facial expression. What happened on that day 40 years ago? The retreat of the people from the Anointed of God, the retreat from the power submissive to God, the retreat from the oath of allegiance given before God to the Sovereign, the Anointed of God, and his delivery to death. Deprived of power, and then of freedom, is the one who gave all his strength in the name of God to serve Russia. For decades, the dark forces of evil waged a struggle against the Anointed One of God, against the state power faithful to God. The same forces killed the Sovereign Emperor Alexander Nikolaevich, the Tsar-Liberator. That crime sobered the people, shook up the whole country, and that moral upsurge made it possible for Sovereign Emperor Alexander III the Peacemaker to rule Russia with a strong hand. Two decades of peaceful life and development in Russia passed and a new conspiracy to overthrow the Royal Throne was created. It was a conspiracy by the enemies of Russia. In Russia itself there was a struggle against its very essence and, having destroyed the Throne, the enemies of Russia destroyed even its name. Now the whole world can see how the Tsar’s power, faithful to God, and Russia are connected. There was no Tsar - there was no Russia. The struggle against the Tsar and Russia was waged by hidden atheism, which later manifested itself openly. This is the essence of the struggle against the Tsar and Russia, against the basis of its life and historical development. This is the meaning and goal of that struggle, which perhaps not everyone was aware of - those who were its accomplices. Everything dirty, insignificant and sinful that could be in a person’s soul was called against the Tsar and Russia. All this, with all its might, rose up to fight against the Royal Crown, crowned with a cross, for Royal service is bearing the cross. People are always raised against the cross with slander and lies, doing the work of the devil, for, according to the word of the Lord Jesus Christ: “he is a lie and the father of lies, and when he speaks a lie, he speaks his own” (John 8:44). Everything was raised against the most meek, pure and loving Tsar, so that in the terrible hour of the struggle against him, he would be left alone. Dirty slander was first spread against the Tsar and his family so that the people would lose interest in him. Infidel allies took part in the conspiracy. The closest employees, when the Tsar needed moral support, did not give it and violated the oath. Some - by taking part in the conspiracy, others - out of weakness, advising renunciation. The Emperor was left completely alone, with “treason, meanness and cowardice” all around. From the day of the renunciation, everything began to collapse consistently. It couldn't have been any other way. The one who united everything, standing guard over the Truth, was overthrown. A sin was committed and a free path was opened for sin. It is in vain that they want to separate February from October: one was a direct consequence of the other. In these days of March, Pskov was Gethsemane for the Emperor, Yekaterinburg became Golgotha ​​for him. Emperor Nikolai Alexandrovich died as a martyr, with unshakable faith and patience, having drunk the cup of suffering to the dregs. A sin against him and Russia was committed by everyone who in one way or another acted against him, did not oppose him, or even took part in the event that took place 40 years ago with sympathy. That sin lies on everyone until it is washed away by sincere repentance. As we offer prayers for the repose of his soul, we also pray for Tsars Pavel Petrovich and Alexander Nikolaevich, who were also killed in the March days. And we pray for forgiveness of the Russian people for the grave sin of treason and regicide. Woe to those who call evil good and good evil. Before us, before the Russian people, the path of rebellion is the path of consciousness of sin and repentance. For the revival of Russia, all political and programmatic associations are in vain: Russia needs a moral renewal of the Russian people. We must pray for forgiveness of our sins and for mercy for our Fatherland, just as the Lord God freed Israel from Babylonian captivity and restored the destroyed city of Jerusalem. “The voice of your brother’s blood cries to Me from the earth. And now you are cursed from the earth, which opened its mouth to receive the blood of your brother from your hand” (Gen. 4:10-11). This is what God said to Cain after he killed Abel. Gentle, meek Abel lay lifeless and speechless on the ground. But his blood cried out to heaven. What was she crying about? The earth screamed, nature screamed, crying out to God for justice. She screamed because she could not remain silent, shocked by the crime that had been committed. There are events that shock even the soulless elements. The Lord Himself then executes judgment on them. This was the first murder, the murder of Cainovo. These are many other heinous crimes. These include the terrible regicide in Yekaterinburg. Why was Tsar Nicholas II persecuted, slandered and killed? Because he was the King, the King by the Grace of God. He was the bearer and embodiment of the Orthodox worldview that the Tsar is a servant of God, the Anointed of God, who must give an account to Him for the fate of the people entrusted to him, for all his deeds and actions, not only personal, but also as a Ruler. This is how the Orthodox Russian people believed, this is how the Orthodox Church taught, this is how Tsar Nicholas realized and felt. He was completely imbued with this consciousness. He looked at his bearing of the Royal Crown as serving God. He remembered this for all his important decisions, for all important issues that arose. That is why he was so firm and unshakable in those matters in which he was convinced that such was the will of God, he stood firmly for what seemed necessary to him for the good of the Kingdom he headed. And when he saw that he was rendered unable to perform his Royal service according to his conscience, he laid aside the Royal crown, like St. Prince Boris, not wanting to become the cause of strife and bloodshed in Rus'. The Tsar’s self-sacrifice, which did not bring any benefit to Russia, but on the contrary, gave an even greater opportunity to commit a crime with impunity, brought unimaginable sorrow and suffering. But in them he showed greatness of spirit, which likened him to the righteous Job. The anger of the enemies did not subside. He was dangerous for them even then, for he was the bearer of the consciousness that the Supreme Power must be submissive to God, receive sanctification and strengthening from Him, and follow God’s commandments. He was the living embodiment of faith in God's Providence, acting in the destinies of kingdoms and peoples and directing rulers faithful to God to good and useful deeds. Therefore, he was intolerant of the enemies of faith and of those who strive to place human reason and human strength above all... Tsar Nicholas II was a servant of God in his inner worldview, in his convictions, in his actions, and such he was in the eyes of the entire Orthodox Russian people. The fight against him was closely connected with the fight against God and faith. In essence, he became a martyr, remaining faithful to the King of kings, and accepted death as the martyrs accepted it. Tsar Nicholas the long-suffering The prototype of the suffering and risen Christ was the righteous Job the Long-Suffering, whose memory is celebrated today, and the book about whom is read during Holy Week, because the righteous Job was the first prototype of the Great Sufferer for our sins, the Savior of the world. Like Job, who from having great wealth became a beggar, the Son of God, leaving His heavenly Throne, “became poor,” becoming a Man like us, enduring all human needs and “not having anywhere to lay his head.” Just as righteous Job suffered reproaches from his closest friends, so Christ endured reproach and slander from His fellow tribesmen and the betrayal of Judas. But as after the suffering of St. Job was again crowned with glory and wealth, and so the Son of God rose from the dead, ascended to His heavenly Throne, sung by the angels and receiving worship from the whole world. Just as there were prototypes of Christ before His coming to earth, so after His coming, those who believe in Him should be His images. Christ Himself said at the Last Supper: “He gave you an image (example), so that as I created for you, you also do” (John 13:15). And the holy Apostle Paul says: “Be like me, as I was Christ.” Man is created in the image and likeness of God, and every person must show that likeness in himself with his good qualities, reflecting in us the likeness of God. Sin desecrated nature, and man became incapable of true good, having lost living communication with God. Christ the Son of God, having become incarnate, again showed us the Prototype to which we must become like. “You must have the same feelings as in Christ,” writes St. Apostle Paul to believers (Phil. 2:5). Tsar Nicholas II appeared as such a living reminder of the suffering of Christ in the days of his trials. He was betrayed by those he trusted. He was abandoned by almost all his associates; only a few went with him to his Golgotha. The crowds, who had recently met and greeted him with delight, now reviled him, cheering those who wanted his execution. How Job's friends, who had recently seemed devoted to him, accused him of crimes he had not committed. “Crucify, crucify him” was heard everywhere, and those who remained faithful to him did not dare to raise their voices, hiding “for the sake of the Jews.” The Tsar-Martyr endured this with kindness and forgiveness. “I was born on the day of Job the Long-Suffering and I am destined to suffer,” he said long before the sorrowful days. With patience and meekness he endured everything that befell him and drank the cup of his suffering to the dregs. Just as Job, who had done a lot of good before, became famous for his suffering even more than for his good deeds, so Tsar Nicholas II became famous throughout the world for his suffering and his generous enduring even more than for the many glorious deeds of his reign. After many thousands of years, he revealed in himself the ancient prototype of Christ Job, having become like him, and with Paul he can say: “I bear the marks of the Lord Jesus on my body” (Gal. 6:17). He showed everyone an example of fulfilling the commandments of Christ and will receive from Him, instead of the Royal crown, the Crown of Truth. The innocent sufferer Christ was sinless, but neither righteous Job nor the Martyr King were sinless. But whoever suffers with Christ will be glorified with Him. Only the righteous Job himself could plead with God for Job’s sinful friends, and for the now suffering Rus' that has sinned, the prayer of the Tsar-Martyr is now necessary and powerful. The first saints glorified in Rus' were the holy passion-bearers Boris and Gleb. Devotion to the will of God, kindness towards their murderers, as well as their previous life, attracted the hearts of everyone to them, and the signs and wonders with which God glorified them revealed their power and heavenly glory. People resorted to them in times of need, they were glorified by commemorating them several times a year throughout Rus'. Their appearance on the Neva at night on the eve of the repose of their father, Grand Duke Vladimir, inspired the Blessed Prince Alexander to win the famous victory over the Swedes that day and served as the beginning of the glorification of the Equal-to-the-Apostles Grand Duke Vladimir himself. Those two first passion-bearers were joined a century and a half later by Grand Duke Igor, who became a monk with the name Gabriel and was killed by the people of Kiev, who wanted another prince. All Russia deeply reveres the blessed Grand Duke Mikhail of Tverskoy, who after many torments was killed in the Horde through the machinations of Prince Yuri of Moscow; from that time to the present day, both Tver and Moscow bowed low at the relics of the saint, the inhabitants of the surrounding regions resorted to him in sorrows and needs, and the Russian Sovereigns drew strength for the construction of the Kingdom of Russia. The source of not only healings from bodily illnesses, but also spiritual strength was the noble Tsarevich Dimitri, who was killed in Uglich during the Time of Troubles. Those names shine brightly from the depths of centuries, and gracious help pours out to all who call on them. They and other passion-bearers of the Russian Land stand before God for it. Now the Tsar-Martyr and his Family have joined their host. There are still no obvious signs testifying to their holiness, but the qualities they showed in the days of testing closely united them with the famous passion-bearers. Undoubtedly, having forgiven them their voluntary and involuntary sins, the Lord installed them in His Abodes. But He gives power to the prayers of His saints and glorifies them on earth, when it becomes necessary and useful for the earthly Church. The stronger our prayers for the Royal Martyrs are, the more we honor them, the sooner the Lord will make intercessors for the Russian Land those whom He has already honored with Heavenly Glory. News is already coming from Gethsemane about healings taking place at the tomb of Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna. And if our faith and prayer are strong, perhaps the Lord will give strength to the prayer of the Tsar-Martyr, Tsarevich Alexy and the Royal Martyrs, and they will shine with a bright dawn over the Fatherland, washed with tears of repentance and martyr’s blood. 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