A meeting of the Orthodox club “Conversation” was held in Naro-Fominsk, dedicated to the role of men and women in the Churchtranslated

On October 29, after a short break, meetings of the Orthodox club “Beseda” resumed at the Sozvezdie cultural center. The topic of the next meeting was “Man and Woman in the Orthodox Church.”

The conversation was conducted by the cleric of the Church of the New Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Church in the city of Naro-Fominsk, Priest Vladislav Dolgov, and the presenter of the club, Irina Anatolyevna Lukyanova.

During the meeting, Father Vladislav spoke about the Christian understanding of man and woman, based on Holy Scripture and patristic teaching. Particular attention was paid to the spiritual meaning of marriage and examples of holy married couples, testifying that the path to holiness is also open in family life - through love, fidelity, patience and joint service to God.

Participants remembered the righteous saints Joachim and Anna, the prophet Zechariah and the righteous Elizabeth, the noble princes Demetrius Donskoy and Evdokia of Moscow, Peter and Fevronia of Murom, and the Venerables Cyril and Mary of Radonezh.

At the end of the meeting, a discussion took place, during which Priest Vladislav Dolgov answered numerous questions from club participants.