❗️Hieromonk Gerasim (Preobrazhensky) Killed While Serving in the Special Military Operation Zone
On the night of November 10th, while performing his pastoral duties in the zone of the special military operation, hieromonk Gerasim (Preobrazhensky), a cleric of the Magadan and Sinegorsk diocese, was killed. The life of the clergyman was cut short as a result of a strike by an enemy incendiary drone on the house where he was staying.
In 2024, driven by a calling, the priest made the decision to join the fighting forces, signed a contract, and went to serve in one of the brigades of the Dnepr River Flotilla. For two years, Father Gerasim was constantly with the soldiers on the front lines, sharing all the hardships of field life and, in a paternal manner, strengthening the spirit of the young warriors.
On the front lines, the clergyman personally built a dugout church, where he selflessly performed services, confessed, communed, and encouraged the soldiers before they went into battle.
Until the very last moment, Father Gerasim remained with his flock, fulfilling the highest evangelical commandment of love, laying down his soul for his friends (John 15:13).
We ask for fervent prayers for the repose of the newly departed and murdered hieromonk Gerasim.
Rest, O Lord, the soul of Your faithful servant in the dwellings of the righteous, and grant him eternal memory!
@Voennyotdel
On the night of November 10th, while performing his pastoral duties in the zone of the special military operation, hieromonk Gerasim (Preobrazhensky), a cleric of the Magadan and Sinegorsk diocese, was killed. The life of the clergyman was cut short as a result of a strike by an enemy incendiary drone on the house where he was staying.
In 2024, driven by a calling, the priest made the decision to join the fighting forces, signed a contract, and went to serve in one of the brigades of the Dnepr River Flotilla. For two years, Father Gerasim was constantly with the soldiers on the front lines, sharing all the hardships of field life and, in a paternal manner, strengthening the spirit of the young warriors.
On the front lines, the clergyman personally built a dugout church, where he selflessly performed services, confessed, communed, and encouraged the soldiers before they went into battle.
Until the very last moment, Father Gerasim remained with his flock, fulfilling the highest evangelical commandment of love, laying down his soul for his friends (John 15:13).
We ask for fervent prayers for the repose of the newly departed and murdered hieromonk Gerasim.
Rest, O Lord, the soul of Your faithful servant in the dwellings of the righteous, and grant him eternal memory!
@Voennyotdel
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