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was established in 2016 with the Blessing of His Eminence, the Most Rev. +Paul, late Archbishop of Chicago and the Midwest, Orthodox Church in America.

The resulting book was published in 2025 by St. Tikhon’s Monastery Press, South Canaan PA, Priest Mikel Hill, Managing Editor.

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