In the Russian Orthodox Church, the second Sunday after the Feast of Pentecost is traditionally the day when all the saints of the Russian land are commemorated. In a way, this service (and others that follow the same pattern) are an extension of the service of the first Sunday after Pentecost, which is kept as the Feast of All Saints (not to be confused with All Saints' Day in the western Churches, which is celebrated on November 1).
Famous quotes containing the words russian and/or saints:
“Of all my Russian books, The Defense contains and diffuses the greatest “warmth”Mwhich may seem odd seeing how supremely abstract chess is supposed to be.”
—Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977)
“If man were happy, he would be the more so, the less he was diverted, like the saints and God.”
—Blaise Pascal (1623–1662)