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(2 Cor. 2, 4–15; Matt. 23, 13–22) “Woe to you... because you close the Kingdom of Heaven to men” (Matthew 23:13). This is said to the bishops, who themselves do not teach the people the path of salvation and do not force the priests to do this; It is also said to the priests who leave the people in negligence, not bothering to explain to them what is needed for the salvation of the soul. Because of this, the people remain blind, and one part remains confident that everything is going smoothly; the other, although she notices that things are not going well for her, does not go where she should, because she does not know how and where to go. This gives rise to various absurd concepts among the people; because of this, schismatics, Molokans, and Khlysty find a welcome with him, and because of this, every evil teaching conveniently comes to him. The priest usually thinks that everything is fine in his parish, and gets down to business only when this evil is already growing and coming out. But then nothing can be done. The first thing a priest must consider in his conscience is to perfect adults in the knowledge of the Christian faith, and to prepare the young, emerging generation from their first conscious years, explaining to them what they need and can know. There's no point in waiting for school. This should be done verbally, getting the children together for church and home on Sunday evenings, or when and how it is more convenient. You might be interested in: