Feast Day: August 7th
& September 28th – Synaxis of the Fathers of the Near Caves
The Life of Saint Pimen: This Russian Ascetic was both born and grew up sickly, but his illness preserved him from illness of the Soul. For a long time he besought his parents to send him to the Kiev Caves Monastery. When they brought their son to the famed Monastery, they then began to Pray for him to be healthy. But the sufferer himself, conscious of the high value of suffering, instead asked the Lord both for the continuation of his sickness, and also his Tonsuring into Monasticism. One night, radiant Angels appeared in the guise of Monks, and Tonsured him. They told him that he would receive his health only on the day of his death. Several of the brethren heard the sound of singing, and coming to Saint Pimen, they found him attired in Monastic garb. In his hand he held a lit candle, and his Tonsured hair could be seen at the Crypt of Saint Theodosius…
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A Prayer
Saint Pimen Pray to God for us.
