Orthodox Quote for February 17
“Krestiankin spends all his time in the cathedral. Not limiting himself to preaching only during services, he conducts talks with individual believers who come to him; he won’t let any of them go until they have understood what he said…He left the cathedral last, at about 3:00 in the afternoon, and at 4:00 he again came to the cathedral to prepare for the evening service. He even forgets to eat.”
(Soviet Agent’s Report on Archimandrite John Krestiankin)