Fr. Andrew Kencis: Eye Witness Accounts of Life with Fr. Seraphim Rose & Metropolitan Vitaly Ustinov

Father Andrew Kencis, an Orthodox priest of thirty-four years, discusses in this interview his life with Father Seraphim Rose and Father Herman in Platina, California, where he was baptized and catechized by these two fathers. In this interview, Father Andrew details the daily life of the St. Herman Brotherhood, what he learned from Father Seraphim concerning the Moscow Patriarchate, the New Calendarists, and other personal insights that only those living with Father Seraphim could share. Father Andrew also discusses his close relationship with Metropolitan Vitaly (Ustinov), the First-Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, the events leading up to the 2007 capitulation of ROCOR to the Moscow Patriarchate, the history of the Russian Orthodox Church in Exile, and the behind-the-scenes politics of the Russian Church Abroad. In addition, Father Andrew discusses in great detail his experience at the canonization of Saint John of San Francisco in 1994, led by Metropolitan Vitaly and Vlasie of the Romanian Old Calendarist Orthodox Church, providing many personal and eyewitness details. Orthodox Traditionalist Publications Books: https://linktr.ee/orthodoxtraditionalist Orthodox Traditionalist Publications Socials: Telegram: https://t.me/orthodoxtraditionalist Instagram: @orthodoxtraditionalist Website: https://www.orthodoxtraditionalist.com/ Orthodox Traditionalist Publications Books: In Their Own Words: The Private Letters of Saint Philaret of New York & Bishop Gregory Grabbe: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FLKJ6QVM The History of Resistance: From the Apostles to the Twentieth Century: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DP6SNJM5 Saint Philaret of New York: His Collected Works - https://a.co/d/1naStZy The Russian Orthodox Church Abroad & The Genuine Orthodox Christians of Greece: A History -https://a.co/d/6hjlr5F The Calendar Question by Fr Basile Sakkas: https://a.co/d/8dSldH9 Canonical & Legal Position of the Moscow Patriarchate: https://a.co/d/5g52aE9