Meeting with high school studentstranslated

Assistant to the bishop and senior specialist of the Department of Religious Education and Catechesis of the diocese, Lyubov Fedorovna Boldyreva, visited the Tarskaya Secondary School No. 3 and told the 9th grade students that September 11 is the All-Russian Day of Sobriety, and the date was not chosen by chance. This is a sad day in the history of the Church of Christ. On this day, the Beheading of the honest, glorious prophet John the Forerunner and Baptist, this terrible event happened during a feast, when people were drunk.

Students also learned how many and what crimes are committed by a drunk person. Here's just one example. Experts note that drivers who were intoxicated or who refused a medical examination were at fault in 9 out of 10 accidents involving them (92.6%).

We also learned how alcohol affects the health of the drinker and his future offspring.

Lyubov Feodorovna tells the story of the birth of the prophet, about His life, about why the holy, honest, glorious John is called the Forerunner and the Baptist. Forerunner - because he came before Christ the Savior, he prepared the ways of the Lord, softened human hearts so that they were able to accept the word of the Savior. John is the greatest of the prophets...