Matrona of Moscow: Distraction from the REAL Saints

[Barbara]

That's OK - BECAUSE : so many people will look up Fake-Matrona that some inevitably will find THIS thread and be enlightened by the excellent conversation that is relevant to many who are questing for the Truth.

About women on this site, there have been others in the past but up til you showed up, I was the only one who is presently active.

I had JUST been thinking about this, so it's good timing you showed up !
Welcome, feel right at home.

[eish]

Barbara is right. Yes, we have side issues in the thread, but the posts do still relate to your experience with the “saints” of World Orthodoxy during the process of entering the faith, both in general and as it relates to Matrona of Moscow specifically. We can move to another thread if we need to expand on a side issue.

[Lemon Schist]

Is there a list of saints that the TO recognize? I've slowly been finding them out just by reading the different websites and this forum but I was just curious. Or perhaps it would be better to ask if there is a list that the TO do NOT recognize?

[haralampopoulosjc]

Other than moving closer to a TO parish, I don't know what the intermediary steps are.

Contact a priest from a True Orthodox synod and arrange for him to travel to you, or for you to travel to him to be baptized. If there is no parish near you, do typika at home and collaborate with your priest to start a reader mission.

[haralampopoulosjc]

Is there a list of saints that the TO recognize? I've slowly been finding them out just by reading the different websites and this forum but I was just curious. Or perhaps it would be better to ask if there is a list that the TO do NOT recognize?

This would be a start:

Catacomb Saints (Russia): Patriarch Saint Tikhon of Moscow, Joseph of Petrograd, Cyril of Kazan, Peter of Krutitsy, Hieroconfessor Theodosius of Minvody, Barnabas of Pechersk, Gennady Sekach, Seiomartyr Helen of Chin Caucasus, Elder Michael the Blind of Old Valaam, Ivan Andreyev

ROCOR saints: Metropolitan Saint Anthony Khrapovitsky, Metropolitan Saint Anastasy Gribanovsky, Metropolitan Saint Philaret of New York, Metropolitan Saint Vitaly Ustinov, Saint Theophan of Poltava, Archbishop Ioasaph of Edmonton, Saint John the Wonderworker of Shanghai and San Francisco, Saint Averky Taushev of Syracuse, Archbishop Andrei of Rockland, Blessed Seraphim Rose

Florinite saints (Greece): Metropolitan Saint Chrysostom of Florina, Hieromonk Hieronymos of Parthini, Hieromartyr Joseph of Desfina, Elder Ieronymos of Aegina, Elder John the New Almsgiver and Wonderworker of Amfiali, Eldress Myrtidiotissa of Kleissoura

Matthewite Saints (Greece): Saint Matthew the New Confessor and Wonderworker, Elder Moses of Athikia, Hieromonk Ignatius the New Panteleimon, Haralambis of Kalamaki, Elder Gennadios of Crete, Blessed Tarso the Fool for Christ, Hieromonk Leontios of Samos

Saint Catherine of Mandra is recognized as a saint by both the Matthewites and Florinites

True Orthodox Saints (Romania): Metropolitan Saint Glicherie of Slatioara, David Bidascu

True Orthodox Saints (Serbia): Blessed Varnava I Patriarch of Serbia, Nikolai Velimirovic, Varnava Nastic, Justin Popovic

True Orthodox Saints (Bulgaria): Hieromartyr Boris of Nevrokop, Saint Evstafy of Chepelare

Zealots Monks of Mount Athos: Elder Daniel of Katounakia, Saint Kallinikos the Hesychast, Schema-Hieromonk Theodosios of Karoulia, Elder Joachim of Saint Anna’s Skete, Elder Avvakum the Barefoot, Elder Athanasios (Abbot of Esphigmenou Monastery), Elder Euthymios (Abbot of Esphigmenou Monastery), Elder Savvas Trichakis of Kapsala

Zealot Monks of Palestine: Saint John Jacob the New Chozebite, Saint Philoumenos of Jacob's Well

[Barbara]

That's really nice to have a very complete list [though I don't agree with a few on there]
Very handy ! Thank you, H, that's nice of you to draw that up for Lemon Schist and everyone else visiting the site and the thread.

So, St Agafangel of Yaroslavl and St Andronik of Perm are NOT included in the Catacomb list ? Why is that ?

Lemon Schist, you will enjoy reading about Eldress Myrtidiotissa.
She specifically advised women on behalf of Our Lady to dress modestly, calling attention to what a grievous offense this is in the modern era.

[Politician Catherine Whiteford, are you listening ?!!]

[Barbara]

While we are giving pointers to new arrivals here, this short lecture by Abp Gregory of Colorado on Freemasonry amongst the hierarchs of World Orthodoxy is very helpful.

Note the icons he has in his office : St Met Philaret on the right, St John Maximovitch, a photo of Abp Andrei of Rockland, St Tikhon the Confessor, etc.