A few hours in advance of his death, Fr Paul Rasumoff planned to has confession and expected Archpriest Constantine Lebedeff which promised him that he do just take up on himself this new pastorship and religious leadership of monastery shortly after Fr Paul’s death.
Archpriest C Lebedeff kept his phrase and you can proceeded which holy and useful project for nineteen years, up until his death on may 11, 1949.
By using the entire Russian society out-of San francisco bay area, such as freshly-bought homes might be quickly and easily repaid, and dated Russians manage receive an attractive and you may affordable “Nothing Bit of Russia
The original years of the brand new monastery’s lifestyle was in fact financially very hard because the Anxiety wasn’t over but really, nevertheless high guidance that was accessible to underemployed, lonely, and you can more mature ladies, is thus obvious into the entire Russian nest off San francisco bay area, that slowly it started to contain the monastery both economically and you can ethically.