Behind a simple phrase: “the architectural complex of the Holy Trinity New Golutvin monastery was handed over to the Russian Orthodox church in1989” the background of its revival is veiled as it began with Khotkovo. Long before this event with the blessing of elders a group of sisters strived with hope for opening of a convent in Russia, wherefore there wasn’t any convent in Russia till 1988. There was an idea: to ask Metropolitan Yuvenaly for opening of a convent in Khotkovo. Later on, recollecting this, he told Hegumene Xenia:

          - I remember very well your visit to me at that time. In a red jacket, with children's carved toys, with a pack of candles made by sisters, and with the request to help to open a convent. My heart was breaking. What could I do then?

          On the eve of the 1000^th anniversary of Christening of Russia the attitude to the Church changed. The St. Daniel monastery and the first convent on the Tolga were opened anew. As we now understand, an unexpected call from the eparchy and the invitation to come on reception changed our life.

          - Do you know there is a possibility to establish a convent in Kolomna now? Can you organize monastic life there? – Metropolitan asked me.

          - Why? Why in Kolomna? It would be better in Khotkovo, - Mother Superior objected not understanding then that in any case she was to go to Kolomna.

          - They won’t hand over the monastery in Khotkovo. Go and have a look at Kolomna, - he explained patiently. “And exactly on the following day I went “on investigation” - Mother Superior recollects.

          “That’s how we started going to Kolomna, up to the moment when all complex of the convent wasn’t finally officially handed over. Monastic cut and Hegumene consecration were serious marks of our new life, and our creative break that changed the territory of the convent surprised both church-goers, and journalists”- Hegumene Xenia continues.

          “In broad daylight the convent resembled a colony of strays of the first years of the Soviet authority - an popular image in our historical cinema. The huge courtyard surrounded from all sides with stone buildings of the XVII - XVIII centuries, sheds; woodpiles of fire wood, abundance of modestly dressed youth busily scurrying there - here. That’s how the present Holy Trinity New Golutvin convent looked at that time. “"Abomination of desolation" which has reigned here up to this summer, is a result of the activity of various official bodies and enterprises, that have occupied the territory of a former monastery for more than 60 years”. (M.Kopylova).

          Mother Xenia goes on telling:    

“Builders who restored the buildings and their chiefs who planned the future premises showed total misunderstanding of what the convent should be like.

          - And where will be a guardroom? - Paul Petrovich, the head of construction works asked.

          - And what is the need for a guardroom to us? - I decided to specify.

          - Where are you going to send guilty nuns?

          And not only builders, but also excursions, looking at sisters, exchanged words:

          - Look, how beautiful she is! Why did she go here?

          Visitors peered into faces, searching in the eyes reflecting patches of light burning candles and icon-lamps the "temporal" answer to a question: “Why have these young women refused our worldly life? Why have they chosen the unique way – conventual life - from a great variety of different ways?..”

          Conventual life required great works because we still lacked building skills, as well as wise housekeeping.

          But, nevertheless, sisters brought order to cluttered up territory, pulled down sheds and helped local residents to move to new places because this "unsuccessful" small corner of Kolomna was populated by so-called "unsuccessful" inhabitants that were inveterate drunkards and invalids.

          The first services in the Holy Trinity church marked the beginning of a marvelous dispensation – the development of monastic life in Kolomna. The first sisters - in long clothes, with beds in their hands, amazed with their internal austerity and affability at the same time. Local authorities got additional troubles. Many outstanding figures of culture and politics got interested in the convent, the number of visitors increased every year, and they began to understand, that the convent, being so popular, is a city’s glorious place of interest.

In 1992 - Head of the American Orthodox Church, visited the convent. Bishop Gregory of Mozhaysk addressed him with such words:

          - Your Beatification! You are the first head of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church to visit this holy place after its restoration and revival. The big conventual community under the leadership of Hegumene Xenia have been living and working hard here with a purpose of its revival and restoration for three years now. A lot has been done since the time when the first group of nuns came here in February icy cold. Then there was no place to spend the night here, as all was destroyed. These works seem to be endless, but nevertheless we see big results of these earnest efforts made so diligently by young nuns.

          We listened with pleasure to a word of Metropolitan Theodosius to the sisters in the St. Xenia of Petersburg church:

          - I am very thankful to His Holiness, as he invited me to participate in the big feast that will take place next week - the 600^th anniversary of St. Sergius. With the blessing and invitation of Metropolitan Yuvenaly whom I have known for many years, I am visiting your convent, where I have got acquainted with your work and its results. With a small American group we see the considerable work you are performing here not only for yourselves, but also for people, for God’s Church.

          The first visit of the Most Holy Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Alexy II occurred in 1993. His Blessing to both sisters, and all those that worked here in order for the meeting to take place in new restored buildings on the newly planned territory, was a big pleasure and inspiration for our indefatigable works on creation of the convent.

          In his reply to the letter of thanks of the Most Holy Patriarch, Metropolitan Yuvenaly wrote to sisters:

          - Dear Mother Hegumene Xenia. Much, that enraptured His Holiness in our general achievements, concerns your earnest works. I forward to you the Message, as admiration and gratitude to you and the sisters from the Head of our Church.

                                      With love about our God, Metropolitan Yuvenaly.