Sermons for the High State Occasions
19th c. · Asceticism & Spirituality · English translation, 2026
Source edition: Слова на высокоторжественные дни (azbyka.ru; from the pre-revolutionary Russian edition)
Cover art: Coronation of Tsar Nicholas II (1898) — Laurits Tuxen (Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
Three sermons from a single terrible week and one happier one: Father John of Kronstadt on the assassination and funeral of Emperor Alexander II in March 1881, and on the birthday of the future Alexander III as heir to the throne. Grief, anger at the assassins, and a call to national repentance sit alongside reflection on birth and inheritance: a window into how Kronstadt preached to a nation in mourning and in hope.
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Contents
- Editor’s Introduction
- 1. Sermons for the High State Occasions
- 2. Sermon for the Second Week of Lent, on the Insolent and Brazen Murder of the…
- 3. Sermon During the Liturgy on the Day of the Funeral of the Blessed Memory of…
- 4. Sermon on the Birthday of the Heir to the All-Russian Throne, the Pious…
- 5. From the Publisher
- The Author: Saint John of Kronstadt