It's really easy to think that the age of martyrs was something of the past, when really, there are people that martyr on a daily basis. I was reading something on facebook, and came across these three martyrs of Optyna; Hieromonk Vasily, Monk Ferapont, and Monk Trophim, who were martyred by a satanist on Pascha in 1993. Read these articles: New Martyrs of Optina Pustyn, and Optyna Martyrs. It's important to read and learn about the martyrs of our time, as well as those from the past.
May their memory be Eternal.
