Kursk Icon of Our Lady of the Sign

On March 16, 2012 at 7 PM the Monastery will be blessed with a visit from the Wonder-working Kursk Icon of Our Lady of the Sign.  Archimandrite Maximos and the fathers will service an Akafist before the icon.


Everyone is welcome to join us in prayer before the icon.

Monastery's address is.... 140 Main Street, East Setauket, NY

Directions...Long Island Expressway to exit 62 Nichols Road North (stay to the right in the exit)
Follow Nichols Road for roughly 10 minutes plus or minus.  You will pass Stonybrook University.
Once you pass the first entrance to the University get in the right lane.  Nichols will come to a "T". you will need to make a RIGHT turn onto route 25A. Continue up 25A past the CVS (on the right) past the nursery (on the left) past the shopping mall (on the right), around the curve... when you see the Capital Bank on the left...at the next light you need to turn left onto Main Street... we are about a quarter of a mile on the left.  (Long row of hedges...before the catholic school)

Candle orders...

Please note any orders for candles must be placed by March 26th, 2012.


We will not be making candles during Holy Week (April 7-15).


Thank you for your support,
Fr Parthenios

St Seraphim of Sarov ~~ On caring for ourselves

‎"Excessive care about worldly matters is characteristic of an unbelieving and fainthearted person, and woe to us, if, in taking care of ourselves, we do not use as our foundation our faith in God, who cares for us!

If we do not attribute visible blessings to Him, which we use in this life, then how can we expect those blessings from Him which are promised in the future?

We will not be of such little faith.

By the words of our Savior, it is better first to seek the Kingdom of God, for the rest shall be added unto us (cf. Matthew 6:33)." -- St. Seraphim of Sarov



"When mind and heart are united in prayer and the soul is wholly concentrated in a single desire for God, then the heart grows warm and the light of Christ begins to shine and fills the inward man with peace and joy. We should thank the Lord for everything and give ourselves up to His will; we should also offer Him all our thoughts and words, and strive to make everything serve only His good pleasure."
-- St. Seraphim of Sarov

St John of Chrysostom ~~ Do I fear death?

The sea is surging and the waves are high: 
but we have nothing to fear 
because we stand on a rock—the rock of faith.
Let the sea surge with all the power at its command, 
and let the waves rise as high as mountains; 
the  rock on which we stand will remain firm and unshaken. 


Do I fear death? 
No, because on the rock of faith 
I know that death is the gateway to eternal life.


Do I fear exile? 
No, because on the rock of faith I know that I am never alone; 
Christ is always beside me, my friend and my brother. 


Do I fear slander and lies? 
No, because on the rock of faith I know 
that I am always protected by the truth—
Christ who is the truth, is my protector. 


Do I fear poverty? 
No, because on the rock of faith 
God also provides for my needs. 


Do I fear ridicule?
No, because however low I may sink 
in the esteem of those without faith, 
on the rock of faith all are treated with respect. 


Far from fearing the surge of the sea, I enjoy it, because it 
assures me that the rock on which I stand is immovable.


~ St. John Chrysostom

Sunday of St Gregory of Palamas ~~ March 11, 2012

"The commemoration of Christ's saving Passion is at hand, and the new, great spiritual Passover, which is the reward for dispassion and the prelude of the world to come. Lazarus proclaims it in advance by coming back from the depths of Hades and rising from the dead on the fourth day just by voice and command of God, Who has power over life and death (cf. Jn. 11:1-45)."

Need Help with the Cost of Fuel

Dear Friends of Holy Cross Monastery,

We need to get one last tank of fuel oil to heat our monastery Church. The cost will be roughly $1,000.

If you are able to help, please contact Fr Michael 631-682-4322 or Fr Parthenios 631-681-5319.

Make Checks Payable to:

Holy Cross Monastery

140 Main St

East Setauket, NY 11733-2834

In Christ,

Archimandrite Maximos

Venerable Bede

And I pray Thee, loving Jesus, that as Thou hast graciously given me to drink in, with delight, the words of Thy knowledge, so thou wouldst mercifully grant me to attain one day to Thee, the fountain of all wisdom and to appear forever before Thy face. ~~ Venerable Bede