▁Jose , ▁before ▁att ending ▁the ▁Greek ▁C athedral ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁Russian ▁church . ▁ ▁Mon astic ▁life ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁Mak arios ▁visited ▁Mount ▁Ath os , ▁where ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁mon k . ▁He ▁later ▁visited ▁the ▁St . ▁H erman ▁of ▁Al aska ▁Mon aster y , ▁Plat ina , ▁California , ▁where ▁he ▁met ▁Ser aph im ▁( R ose ) ▁and ▁H erman ▁( Pod mos hens ky ) ▁and ▁was ▁imm ers ed ▁in ▁the ▁mon astic ▁life . ▁They ▁suggested ▁he ▁en rol ▁in ▁sem inary , ▁which ▁he ▁did , ▁entering ▁Holy ▁Tr inity ▁Orth odox ▁Sem inary ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁On ▁Christmas , ▁January ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁Mak arios ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁nov ice ▁by ▁Arch bishop ▁A ver ky ▁( T aus he v ). ▁As ▁a ▁nov ice ▁his ▁ob ed ien ces ▁in ▁the ▁monaster y ▁were ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁farm ▁and ▁c emetery . ▁ ▁He ▁spent ▁the ▁next ▁summer ▁in ▁Plat ina , ▁California , ▁and ▁helped ▁ ▁Fr . ▁Ser aph im ▁and ▁Fr . ▁H erman ▁to ▁print ▁books ▁and ▁do ▁other ▁jobs . ▁Div ine ▁services ▁were ▁in ▁English ▁unlike ▁Jordan ville : ▁" I ▁understood ▁every ▁word , ▁which ▁touched ▁my ▁heart ". ▁ ▁On ▁Friday ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Week ▁of ▁L ent , ▁ 1 9 7 9 ,