Sunday, July 26, 2020

St Jacob Netsvetov (+1864), Enlightener of the Alaskan Natives

A wonderful man.  What did he not experience?  Husband and widow; priest, missionary, translator; joy and sorrow, cold and hunger; the wilderness and miracles.  A great example of how interaction with the Native Americans could have gone:

https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2020/07/26/102091-repose-of-saint-jacob-netsvetov-enlightener-of-the-peoples-of-al

In an age desperately in need of Christian heroes, here is one we would be foolish to ignore.

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Holy Ælfred the Great, King of England, South Patron, pray for us sinners at the Souð, unworthy though we are!

Anathema to the Union!


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