Saint Sergius of Radonezh

Today, September 25, we celebrate the feast of Saint Sergius of Radonezh

The Holy man known as Sergius of Radonezh was a spiritual leader and monastic reformer of medieval Russia. Together with Venerable Seraphim of Sarov, he was one of the Russian Orthodox Church's most highly venerated saints.

Saint Sergius of Radonezh lived in the 1300s and is considered by Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Christians alike to be one of the greatest Russian saints. 

Born Barfolomei Kirillovich in 1314, Saint Sergius of Radonezh came from a once-wealthy family and lived with his parents until their deaths in 1334.

He made his home at one point in the wilderness, like the hermits of old. 
Under various forms and multiple times, it is said that the demons attack Sergius, but so exhausted did they become of the saint's righteousness that they attempted to frighten him out of the wilderness using wild animals. 

Wolves, bears, and other beasts were sent forth to frighten the ascetic but did not cause him to forget his faith and centering prayers. Eventually, the animals let him be. All except for one bear.

Sensing that this bear came not to frighten him but rather was searching for food, the Russian anchorite began sharing his only food with the bear—a slice of bread. 

Sergius of Radonezh is also a saint who cured many people, both from bodily and mental illnesses. There are known cases of curing people with deadly diseases and those possessed by demons. He brought calmness and blessings to all lives he touched, being them animals or People. Read more about this saint at: 

http://cathedralofthesoul.org/2020/09/25/saint-sergius-of-radonezh-the-guardian-of-bears/

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