Today the Holy Church celebrates the feast of the Protection of the Mother of God. This is the feast of our Diocesan Cathedral in Des Plaines, IL. At St. Vladimir's we will not have services today since Fr. Gregory (and all the clergy of the diocese) is in Des Plaines for the feast there. However, we present below a short entry on the feast itself, which we recommend to all our readers.

English:

http://days.pravoslavie.ru/Life/life1638.htm

Russian:

http://oca.org/saints/lives/2015/10/01/ ... d-and-ever