St. Vladimir Memorial Church

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Fr. Eugene Burbelo Visits English Mission

On Sunday, July 20th the English Mission was honored to have Fr. Eugene Burbelo serve with Fr. Philip in Jackson. Fr. Eugene Burbelo, one of only two Archdeacons, has over 50 years of dedicated service in the clergy and has always been a fixture of the St. Vladimir's Day Feast. The photograph is of Fr. Eugene during the celebration of his 50 years of service in the clergy in 2005.

MY SPIRITUAL WILL

24 July / 6^th August, 1956
Today, I together with you, just now have served Divine Liturgy. Most likely this is my last Divine Service in this world. For this reason, I decided to announce after it, this, MY SPIRITUAL WILL, under the name “VLADIMIR’S MOUNT”.
Vladimir’s Mount, where we yearly gather on a day to commemorate the great Russian King VLADIMIR, - this from now on is and for all following times, unalterably remains, THE GUIDING BEACON - THE LEADING BANNER in the historic march of THE CHOSEN RUSSIAN PEOPLE now in dispersion the world over.
Without this “BEACON-BANNER” - the CHOSEN RUSSIAN PEOPLE inevitably will scatter and be assimilated with the other peoples into “one universal people without their national identity,” as this once already was in ancient times before the building of the Babylonian tower, when all peoples were held together by earthly goods.
And is it not so today with the communists? It is so today under modern conditions when there is a renewed erection of a contemporary tower of Babylon by the godless communists. Lord God save us from their philosophy!
But as the “blessing of Abraham” was for the ancient chosen people, so also may this small wall banner save and guide from “Vladimir’s Mount” all who spiritually have sprung from the Root of Vladimir, the Father of the Russian Chosen People.
In memory of this, this Memorial Church on Vladimir’s Mount is being built.
MAY IT BECOME THE BEACON AND BANNER FOR ALL WHO HAVE THEIR GENESIS FROM THE ROOT OF VLADIMIR, NOW DISPERSED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
I have come to this faith following many years of quest.
In such faith departing, I do will to be buried after death (wherever I die) namely on Vladimir’s Mount, in the Vladimir Memorial Church, to have my remains (in body) brought to Vladimir’s Mount from the place of my death, in a wooden casket and place into an immured grave within Vladimir’s Memorial Church in a Sarcophagus.
I beg from all forgiveness and ask for your prayers.
All Russian Orthodox people I ask and adjure to belong to no other Church but only to the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, headed by Metropolitan Anastassy and his lawful successor.
This will I decided to announce today after this Divine Service, which I now am fulfilling.

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