On Holy Saturday 1993, three Orthodox monks of Russia’s Optina Pustyn monastery were killed by some Satanist kook. Perhaps one day they will be canonized saints. Ten years later, these “new martyrs'” stories are being told. The Voice of Russia’s weekly religious program recalls one of them, and his life seems to take on a mythic glow already.
For the audio, follow this link, scroll down, and play the program for 0900 Saturday. The religious segment of the program starts at 31 minutes, 30 seconds into the hour, so use your RealPlayer or WMPlayer to skip to that point.
(Holy new martyrs, pray for us.)