Unfortunately, various reports in the secular press have presented a very distorted depiction of what occurred, and we ask all of the faithful to discount the lurid imaginings of the sensationalist newswriters. Thousands of people in the Russian Orthodox Church have come to know Brother Jose during his travels over the whole world with the Myrrh-Streaming Icon, and those who knew him know that the press rumors and insinuations are totally false, and obviously are being disseminated in an attempt to discredit Brother Jose and his work. The Synod of Bishops has received assurances that the Holy Myrrh-Streaming Icon is safe and is being kept in a secure place, in keeping with the personal instructions of Brother Jose. We ask all of the faithful to pray for the repose of the soul of the newly-departed servant of God Joseph and for our entire Church in these times of troubles. The Fund for Assistance to the Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia has just released its 1998 wall calendars.
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You can see the current month's calendar by pressing here. Police have determined that he was shot in the heart in Gatchina, the suburb of St. Petersburg where he resided. His body was then transported to Tsarskoye Selo where it was left. We ask your holy prayers for the martyred Archpriest Alexander, and for our persecuted brethren, who are subjected to persecution, violence, and murder. One of the priests, Fr.