St. Seraphim of Platina
13.08.1934 - 02.09.1982
Patron Saint of Lost Western People
“It is later than you think! Hasten, therefore, to do the work of God.”
May we have his blessing.
13.08.1934 - 02.09.1982
St. Seraphim (Rose) of Platina, an American-born hieromonk of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR), missionary, and deeply insightful spiritual writer whose enduring works have enriched and strengthened Orthodox Christian life in the United States, Russia, and throughout the world. Together with Hieromonk Herman (Podmoshensky), he founded the St. Herman of Alaska Monastery amid the secluded wilderness of Platina, California.
“Everything in this life passes away — only God remains, only He is worth struggling towards. We have a choice: to follow the way of this world, of the society that surrounds us, and thereby find ourselves outside of God; or to choose the way of life, to choose God Who calls us and for Whom our heart is searching.”
“Atheism, true ‘existential’ atheism burning with hatred of a seemingly unjust or unmerciful God, is a spiritual state; it is a real attempt to grapple with the true God.… Nietzsche, in calling himself Antichrist, proved thereby his intense hunger for Christ.”
“Don’t worry too much about how spiritually poor you are. God sees that, but for you it is expected to trust in God and to pray to him as best you can, never to fall into despair and to struggle according to your strength”
You can purchase the works of St. Seraphim of Platina from St. Herman Press.
