Chapter 6

January 1st. A prayer service at the Chudov Monastery on the occasion of the betrothal of Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna to Prince Friedrich of Hessen-Kassel. Serving the Liturgy. The sermon was delivered by the archpriest of the Church of St. Adrian and Natalia Sretensky forty by Dimitry Petrov. In conclusion, a prayer service was served for the granting of longevity to the Imperial House (MB. 1844. No. 3. p. 18). Letter to Bishop Nikolai (Sokolov): “The situation of the priests sent to the military settlement is rather strange. Under the boss on whom this depended before, it probably wouldn’t have been the same. I think you need to write secretly to the synodal chief prosecutor about the predicament of the priests, which is turning into a triumph for a schism. The Borovsky schismatics refer to the Rogozhskys; and therefore you can complain about our inactivity. What do you want me to do? The policy of the Moscow schismatics is golden. Recently the attention of a person who deserves to enjoy high trust has been drawn to them. And against this they sneaked in with slander; and the Home Secretary thinks they should be patronized. But don't look at us; but act, trusting in God. A Edinoverie church was founded in Rzhev: why not in Borovsk?” (CHOLDPr. 1870. Book 11. P. 27. – Materials). Letter to Archbishop Parthenius (Chertkov): “They told you the truth that the most pious Emperor honored me with merciful attention in Moscow. Likewise, the Empress and other members of the Highest Family, and with new consolation I offer a humble prayer for them. It was unexpected for me when the Sovereign Emperor expressed his will to me to perform a prayer service for the soldiers in his presence and to speak to them. I could not understand how my weak voice could be heard by several thousand listeners who could not get close to me because they were standing in military formation. They say that those who heard were enough, but for those who did not hear, the Emperor on the same day ordered the printing of 10,000 copies of my little speech. Bykh is meaningless when talking about himself. You are nudist” (PO. 1872. Book 2/3. No. 9. P. 46–47. No. 37). January 3. Resolution on a peasant’s petition for permission to marry his son to a girl who does not have a birth certificate: “A baptismal record is needed to prove adulthood. But the age of twenty-four, by its very appearance, can represent an undoubted sign of coming of age” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 93. No. 10150). January 5th. Resolution on the petition of the widow of a sexton to provide the place of her late husband to a sexton, who undertakes to pay the debt for the house of the late sexton and marry the daughter of the deceased upon reaching adulthood: “It is not explained for how many years and on what conditions the other house will remain with the widow; and this is necessary so that the house on church land does not pass into secular ownership; and in general, the house of the clerk must belong to the actual clerk” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 1. No. 9958). January 6. Letter to the governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “Read the attached letter from St. Petersburg (not the one on which there is an inscription) and upon returning it, tell me your thought regarding the challenge to write to Bishop of Novgorod about the icon. Simonov is not from my department. When asked, I said my opinion more than once; to bother again, wouldn’t it be the same as interfering in someone else’s business? The Bishop’s answer seems to be only dismissive, for he was told several times that there is an opinion in the Synod and it is easy for him to ask. Moreover, this is what he does with my letters: I wrote to him about the theology of St. John of Damascus; it seems to be a bishop's matter; but he did not answer me, but the chief prosecutor wrote to me that my letter had been given to him, and gave me information about the case. After this, it seems, my duty is not to write” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 314. No. 402). • Letter to Archimandrite Philotheus (Uspensky): “In order to rewrite my own handwritten manuscripts, I told Fr. To the rector, so that he writes to you, although, however, this would have been done without permission, and for no reason is in doubt” (Letters. 1888. P. 143). January 7. Letter to A. N. Muravyov: “The new summer, it is not called in vain, may it bring you renewal of strength and benefits, spiritual first, and then temporary. And to me it announces my dilapidation. I am not successfully fighting the cold, and yesterday it did not allow me to pray with the church and the city, which happened to me for the first time in Moscow and which I would not like here, although this has happened more than once in St. Petersburg History of the Holy City of Jerusalem from the time of the Apostles to ours. – This is long, and you yourself say that titles should not be long. When they hear the name Jerusalem, don’t they realize that it is a city and need to make a preliminary statement? According to your instructions about brevity, I said: History of Jerusalem during Christianity” (Letters. 1869. pp. 131–132. no. 96). January 8. Resolution on the consistory decision on the denunciation of the dean of the Podolsk district against the priest: “To declare to the Podolsk archpriest that he acted illegally and imprudently, testifying in favor of the defendant and not explaining to his superiors that the defendant was a relative of him” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 2. No. 9959). Resolution on the hieromonk’s request to issue him a ticket to enter the hospital: “The consistory will interrogate the petitioner whether he came with the blessing of the abbot and whether he has proof of this; then, if necessary, issue a ticket to the hospital and instruct the dean of the monasteries to ensure that he does not live in Moscow in vain” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 2. No. 9960). Resolution on a petty-bourgeois woman’s petition to prohibit the wedding of her son, who intends to marry secretly: “The petitioner unfairly writes that the matter is happening secretly. Before this petition, the priest and the groom verbally presented to me the circumstances of this matter, the same ones that the priest set out in writing in the explanation attached to this. Just as the son fulfilled his filial duty with his spiritual father, and just as the mother stops giving consent to the marriage not for some moral reasons, but wanting to receive money from her son in exchange, the authorities cannot favor this unseemly intention of the mother and stop the marriage of a separately and independently living son. However, the son should be advised to try to gain and maintain his mother’s favor” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 2. No. 9961). January 9. Resolution on the deacon’s petition that the dean gave him a verbal ban on priestly service, although he has no sin prohibiting priestly service: “Although the dean acted too decisively, declaring the deacon a ban on priestly service, without presenting evidence and evidence: but the deacon also acted very strangely in that he did not ask for permission for a whole month, and, moreover, did not ask for permission for a particularly necessary time, during the holiday. Therefore, the order made by the dean, based on a denunciation, will remain in force pending how the matter will be explained” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2 P. 3. No. 9962). • Resolution on an extract from the consistory register demanding a report from the abbot of the Peshnosh monastery with which images of wall painting he wishes to replace the existing ones, which were found indecent: “1) Phinehas piercing the fornicators should not be painted, and the abbot should note that it is a shame for him not to notice this indecency when presenting the case. 2) Do not write the Prodigal Son in a crowd of depraved women, but write him in poverty and repentance coming to the Father, and the Father stretching out his arms to him” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 3. No. 9963). January 10. Letter to the governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “I am sending several copies of the narrative about the conversion from the schism. If you found it likely that this book could go on sale here, I would send it so that any money received would be used for the poor students of the Lavra school” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 314. No. 403). January 12. Letter to Archbishop Demetrius (Sulima) 199: “...first of all, I must remind myself that the catechism was published by the Holy Governing All-Russian Synod. So, does it belong to me, a private individual, to explain or defend the confession of the Holy Synod, besides the duty that lies with me within the flock entrusted to me? And if this lot fell on me; then would it not be desirable and in accordance with the matter itself, that this should be done under the guidance and decisions of the Holy Synod, which, in the catechism issued by it, pronounced and explained its confession of the Orthodox faith? I hope you will agree that this reflection is not without reason. However, I think that I can talk with you in the simplicity of fraternal communication about the pledge of faith that is precious to us, with the confidence of agreement and unanimity with the Holy Governing Synod, in which we were sworn by oath at our ordination <...> “On what basis is it said that the one who is born is God?” Based on the Holy Scriptures and the teachings of the church, as you yourself know. “On what basis, when was he born only according to humanity?” Please note that in the catechism there is no exclusive word: only. The Catechism defines birth according to humanity, but does not at all exclude the hypostatic union of the Divinity, but, on the contrary, affirms it with the very expression: according to humanity, which is necessary because the born Jesus Christ is God and man, before the age born of God the Father according to Divinity, in the last time born of the Most Holy Virgin, in the flesh, according to the flesh, according to humanity” (Opinions. Vol. III.S. 103–105). Resolution on the petition of an elderly widower priest for permission to become a monk: “It is necessary that four children are not abandoned. Allow the request on the condition that there is an abbot who will reassure the petitioner with acceptance, and whether the chosen one will take care of the entire family remaining after entering the monastery” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 4. No. 9964). Resolution on an extract from the consistory register about the dismissal of a sexton from the position of a sexton due to weakness of voice and hearing, with the determination of the Consistory to ask for medical confirmation: “Is it only the medical office that has ears to hear whether the sexton reads quietly or loudly? Otherwise, is it convenient for a medical office to determine what degree of deafness can be tolerated in a clerk, so that he can hear exclamations and sing without confusion?” (Resolutions. T. 5 Part 2. P. 4. No. 9965). January 14. Resolution on the report of the acting dean of the Ruza district with the presentation of clergy records for 1843: “To demand from the dean in office a detailed report whether this priest has been observed to have such actions that have deprived him of approval for the present time” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 5. No. 9966). Resolution on the report of the dean of the Moscow district with the provision of clergy records for 1843: “As the intoxication of both clerks should make it difficult for the priest, but the dean did not take any active measures to correct them and their intoxication was not reported, but only said about this at the end of the year in the statement, which is actually required only for references, then, having noticed this to the dean, confirm, so that faulty ones are reported promptly and thoroughly” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 5. No. 9967). Resolution on the consistory decision on the fine of priests who were not in fast at confession and on the permission to choose another confessor: “This time forgive those who are in default with confirmation that the established duty of confession [is observed] and, if for good reasons they go to confession not with the common confessor, they deliver him notes from their confessors about the fulfillment of the duty” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part. 2. P. 5. No. 9968). January 15. Resolution on the archpriest’s report that the priest of his church does not want to learn pillar singing: “Because the ancient pillar singing, constantly used in the Archangel Cathedral, requires constant preservation and careful maintenance, and the priest Khavsky did not learn it for a year; and since all the council members are complaining about this, in addition to this report, in writing, then this priest should be transferred to an existing vacancy at the Moscow Flora-Lavra Church, and give him a decree to that effect” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 6. No. 9969). Letter to Prince S. M. Golitsyn: “At your kind request, I will send a prison sermon with this, and I will add another one, spoken in the Lavra on the day of St. Nikon (November 17) and the life of this reverend, and in more than one copy, so that it does not happen to bother you again with the demand” (Letters. 1884. P. 42. No. 44). January 18. Letter to Archimandrite Philofey (Uspensky): “Thank you, Father Rector, to you and your co-censors for your rigorous work 200. Thank you again for the comments made, of which I will not argue against any of them, and which I took advantage of, either correcting doubtful ones or omitting them. Only you did not give enough justice to entire sermons, as I asked. I have already disapproved of several that you approved, especially from the first book” (Letters. 1888. P. 143). January 19. Resolution on the petition of the officials to dismiss the sexton who does not agree to buy their garden for 2000 rubles, and to appoint in his place a seminary student offering the required amount: “Grigoriev cannot be deprived of the place he occupies just because others would pay more for the garden. Maybe they give extra money to buy a garden and a place” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 6. No. 9970). Resolution on the petition of the parishioners for the appointment of a priest in their parish: “Attach to the case as evidence that the previous petition was not written by the general consent of the parishioners and was incorrectly witnessed by the dean, which is unnecessary and apparently put to the dean, especially since the parishioners who do good for the elderly priest were left without attention” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 7. No. 9971). Letter to mother: “Anna Ksenofontovna tells me to think about moving you and her to Moscow. I wish to do everything that can serve your peace of mind. But I would like to know your thoughts about this more definitely. Establishing a new independent dwelling is not easy and requires careful attention at the beginning and afterwards. Would you like to write me a few words about this” (Letters. 1882. P. 374. No. 437). January 20. Letter to Archimandrite Philotheus (Uspensky): “Among the sermons on saints’ days, there was not a sermon in memory of St. Alexis on repentance, spoken in 1835, published in Christian Reading in 1836. Do me a favor, order it to be copied from the book and send it to the censor. It is shown in your table of contents, but it was not there. Did you do well to approve the painting of the Three-Handed One? I remember that a similar request reached the Holy Synod and was rejected. Where is the church approval of this tradition? (Letters. 1888. P. 144). January 21. Resolution on the dean’s report with the provision of clergy registers for 1843: “As the village of Blagoveshchensk priest Platon Safonov hid the affairs concerning him in the register, under the pretext of forgetting, then reprimand him for this through the dean” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 7. No. 9972). Resolution on the priest’s report about a marriage that is prevented by distant kinship: “As, according to the Helmsman’s Book, persons from one side do not enter into marriage by baptism, then the Consistory confirms to the priest so that the permitted marriage is not stopped for this” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 7. No. 9973). Letter to the governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “The cold reluctantly leaves me. The day before yesterday I went out into the air, but the next night and yesterday the pain in my teeth and head again turned out to be severe. Today is better, but there is something wrong on the left side of my head. Ask me for mercy from the Lord and intercession for this from St. Sergius; although, however, there is already mercy in the fact that we are punished, I do not surrender to death and I can do some work” (Letters to St. Anthony. pp. 314–315. No. 404). January 23. Letter to A. Ya. Bulgakov: “I ask your Excellency to kindly forgive my slowness. My illness often leads to inactivity. I will try to finish reading the book and return it soon. I am extremely saddened by the news from Crimea. And I was beginning to calm down when Prince Alexander Nikolaevich dictated and signed the last letter, which he refused in the previous letter. Let us pray and hope for the best” (Letters on Spiritual Life. pp. 69–70). January 24. Resolution on the priest’s request for permission to look for another place: “The request requires neither satisfaction nor refusal. Whether there is a place, no one prevents you from asking; there is no one to complain about; for he himself asked for a place” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 7. No. 9974). Resolution on the archpriest’s report on the conversion of the schismatics: “1) Instruct the priest Vvedensky 202 to find out about [the schismatics], if possible, whether they were in a schism from birth, or previously belonged to the church. 2) The priest of Job should remember the admonition of the apostle: let no one care about your youth: that is, through prudence and honest behavior, gain the attention of those no less mature in years, otherwise the excuse of youth will not justify, but condemn” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 8. No. 9975). January 25. Resolution on the consistory ruling in the case of dividing the forest grown on the cathedral land: “It was not agreed before that in concluding a contract, without the approval of the authorities, it is completely impossible to justify the hirers, because no one can make an excuse due to ignorance of the law, therefore, they should have known that a contract not approved by the spiritual authorities is not valid by law” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 8 No. 9976). Letter to the governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “The past few days, someone came, wanting to see me and offer a cypress tree for the iconostasis in the church of the Gethsemane monastery. Due to illness, I did not see him, but suggested that I visit him at another time. If he comes and proposes, what will I answer? If it were possible to have a whole cypress iconostasis, that would be wonderful. But when there is part of the old iconostasis, preserving antiquity is worth a new cypress” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 315. No. 405). • Letter to Archimandrite Philotheus (Uspensky): “Having received from you, Father Rector, two tables of contents and two sermons (of which one was definitely among those reviewed before), I expect the following. So that you are not led into doubt by [the appearance] in the table of contents of the feasts of the Mother of God, which were not previously in it, know that the sermons under these titles are not new, but from previous ones, in content close to these feasts and adapted to them by changing a few words” (Letters. 1888. P. 145). January 26. Resolution on the report of the cathedral established at the Lavra with the presentation of the statement of the Lavra treasurer for December 1843: “Good people have already submitted annual reports: and the Lavra treasurer and I are still struggling with the monthly statement” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2 P. 72. No. 10110). January 28. Letter to the governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “I have no dispute about the iconostasis. I’ll keep the drawing with me until your answer about the cypress” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 315. No. 406). January 29. Letter to Count S. G. Stroganov 203: “Most Excellent Count, Dear Sir! In accordance with the wishes of your lordship, the consecration of the Church of St. Nicholas at the Moscow Noble Institute is to be carried out on the 1st day of next February by bishop's consecration. As for me, no matter how much I would like to contribute to both my duty and the desire of my honor by participating in this celebration, the illness, which from the first days of this month removed me from church meetings, still does not give me hope that I will be able to do so on the appointed day” (DC. 1895. Part 2. No. 5 P. 102). No date. Pronunciation of the Word: “There is nothing to be surprised if such a thing is not successfully done, which is started, as it happens, by luck. If you want to fight victoriously: prepare yourself by adequately arming yourself and learning to wield weapons skillfully. If you want to swim across a river, prepare to take off your clothes, which would bind you, weigh you down and plunge you into the depths. Likewise, if you want to pray profitably and successfully: don’t even pray first, prepare for yourself” (Works. Vol. 4, pp. 352–353). No date. Pronunciation of the Word (“Conversation about the fear of God”): “Only with the fear of God is one righteous feat, hope is true, joy is safe. Therefore it is said: work for the Lord with fear, and rejoice in Him with trembling (Ps. 2:11). Even if you are saints: then the saints also say to you: be afraid The Lord is all His saints (Ps. 33:10). If you do not dare to attribute this dignity to yourself, then all the more work out your salvation with fear and trembling (Phil. 2:12), creating holiness in the fear of God and (2 Cor. 7:1). Amen" (Works. Vol. 4. P. 363). February 2. Resolution at the consistory resolution on limiting trade in Moscow on Sundays and holidays: “As a duty of my service, I am obliged to pay active attention to this determination of the Consistory, with the goal of stopping the violation of both Divine and ecclesiastical, and civil law, which our Most Pious Sovereigns are pleased to preserve and reinforce for the people, the fulfillment of the Divine and Church law. It is impossible not to pay attention to that the incongruity that the morning time of the holiday, mainly dedicated to God, steals the bargaining, and the afternoon, which is less needed for the church and on which the church day of the holiday already ends, remains free and is used for other purposes. It would be better to give this up for worldly affairs, whether necessity would require it. As altar servers, the first should to give others guidance and example to the exact fulfillment of God’s commandments, then... the clergy, as a warning, confirm that on holidays, especially in the morning, at the market and in the shops, they did not buy anything, except for the necessary needs of daily food, which could not be purchased on the previous day” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 8. No. 9977). Resolution on the extract from the consistory register on the construction of an extension to the monastery cathedral strictly according to plan: “To the abbot strictly confirm that in future he will not dare to make minor deviations from the orders of the highest authorities” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 10. No. 9978). Resolution on the petition of a banned supernumerary priest for permission to serve in the priesthood due to his inability to hold a clergy position: “Not all clerics go to the bell tower. Besides this, if you find yourself unfit for a clerical position, then you are not fit for a priestly position” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. P. 10. No. 9979). Resolution on the decree of the Holy Synod on supplying the monasteries of the Western dioceses with trustworthy monastics from the Great Russian monasteries: “The consistory is to order all abbots to immediately submit to me a personal list of monastics, or not yet tonsured, accepted into the monastery with the hope of tonsure as priests and deacons. Those who have completed their spiritual studies should be recognized as having received sufficient education Academies or seminaries, or in universities, or gymnasiums and other educational institutions of no lower degree, or, finally, through private education, they achieved such an education that is no poorer than academic or seminary” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 86. No. 10135). February 4. Letter to the mother: “I will keep your thoughts regarding the resettlement in mind and will take advantage of the next opportunity that may present itself to fulfill your desire” (Letters. 1882. P. 374. No. 438). Letter to Archimandrite Filofey (Uspensky): “Will Professor Shevyrev’s article on the ancient state of Christianity and church writing in Russia be submitted to censorship, please do not delay it. It will probably come to you corrected; But if it exists in the form it was in my eyes, then I need to carefully examine its contents. The writer sees it as more pagan than it is. For example, the Russian names - Dobrynya, Istoma - given in addition to those received from the church, are simply national, but to him they seem pagan. He also considers processions of the cross with the blessing of water to be a replacement for pagan rites: whereas the beginning of the walks on the water at Epiphany, at Mid-Century, on August 1, is decidedly within Christianity and has nothing to do with anything pagan” (Letters. 1888, pp. 145–146). February 5th. Letter from A.I. Zhadovskaya: “Blessing and peace from the Lord to His servant the virgin Agrippina. May the Lord relieve you from weakness and strengthen you to complete Lent, in the spiritual feat of prayer and spiritual silence, with such a measure of abstinence and labor as is favorable to the spirit, without depleting weak strength and without increasing weakness. You write quite well, I take this as a good sign regarding your health. And since you write so much about me, in this case it’s good that I can’t read everything. I understand more clearly that you are sending me berries. You want to say that I am a thin faster. I confess and thank you for the accusation” (DC. 1878. Part No. 9. P. 124). Resolution on the report of the cathedral established at the Lavra with a request to grant leave to a seminarian applying to the brotherhood of the Lavra: “The petitioner is acting strangely. He came to make a decision, has not yet decided, and is already asking for leave, without presenting a reason that would in any way justify this inconstancy” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 72. No. 10111). February 12. Pronunciation of the Word on the day of memory of St. Alexy, on Saturday of the first week of Great Lent: “Now we celebrate the blessed memory of St. Alexy the Wonderworker. What kind of meal will we honor this holiday with? Doesn't fasting contradict the care of the bodily meal? Will our spiritual poverty hinder the spiritual meal? “The difficulty is ended by this very rite of church times, which now primarily reveals to you the solemn not only spiritual, but also the Divine meal, and, of course, there is no other day in the year on which so many, close to God, would enjoy the Divine meal as on this day” (Works. Vol. 4. P. 292). Letter from E. V. Novosiltseva: “Do not judge decisively about the departed soul, what she thought in the fight against the disease, not clearly understanding herself and others. Maybe her idea was better than what you guess. It’s enough that you fulfilled your duty to her; continue to fulfill it with prayer, with peace and love” (Letters. 1911. P. 222). February 15. The resolution based on the consistory definition is to leave without processing the tradesman’s petition, consisting of different matters: “The consistory says that the petition consists of different matters, but it does not explain exactly and in which particular matters, different, and why they cannot be considered together. Such an incomplete and unsubstantiated determination cannot be approved” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 10. No. 9980). Letter to the Governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “Did you ask me whether Ivansky notified me about receiving a loan? I answer: no. And what did you write: on loan? I didn’t tell you this; and this is somehow not my custom. If the need was rightly described, then why leave a person for a long time in the bonds of debt, from which, perhaps, he will not be able to extricate himself, and in the bonds of his oath? And if the need was invented in order to get money by deception, then it is useless to say: borrow, because money is obtained by deception, of course, not in order to pay. Be that as it may, may what was sent to him be for the benefit of Ivansky, and may he be free from bonds and debt and oath, which I wrote with My hand” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 316. No. 407). February 17. Resolution on the priest’s testimony following the elder’s denunciation: “What does it mean: is it possible to subtract from the orphan’s amount, since there is no such amount in the collection? How to take away from something that doesn’t exist at all?” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 11. No. 9981). February 18. Resolution on the report of the dean of the Dmitrov district about a false report against the priest regarding the wedding of a minor: “First of all, it was necessary to inquire according to the documents about the years. Is there no legal age to make proclamations in the church? Such useless publicity creates a nuisance for the bride and groom and the family” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 11. No. 9982). Resolution on the decree of the Holy Synod on the appointment of a hieromonk for the vacancy of the rector of the monastery with the elevation to the rank of hegumen: “As Hieromonk Vladimir, at the request of the noble Shalashnikov family, was dismissed to Georgia to take and transfer, if possible, the body of one of the members of this family, believed to have been killed in battle, who was formerly the spiritual son of Hieromonk Vladimir, then I ask the Most Reverend Exarch of Georgia to inform this hieromonk that he should return as soon as possible to carry out the decree of the Holy Synod on his appointment as abbot. To inform the Holy Synod about this with an explanation that, upon the return of Hieromonk Vladimir, what is prescribed about him in the decree of the Holy Synod will be immediately fulfilled” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 86. No. 10136). Letter to the Governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “I am returning the drawing of the iconostasis. I am not against it, but in some parts I would like a little more correctness and harmony. For example, wouldn’t it be better if the icons of the bottom row, all four, were of the same latitude? Wouldn't it be better if the top rows, in division, corresponded to the bottom? Now each row is correct in itself, but has no agreement with the others. If in the division of icons the pillar was above the pillar, the appearance of the whole would be better. And if some small decoration were placed on the panel, in those places where the pillar is above the pillar, then the vertical lines would be more distinct than the horizontal ones and the iconostasis would seem higher. It seems to me that this could be achieved if the icons of the upper tiers were given unequal width, in order to accommodate the lower tier. However, if this seems difficult, if you find it better to stay with the current drawing, I’ll leave the dispute” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 317. No. 408). February 19. Resolution on the attitude of the Moscow Guardianship Committee for Prisons on the spiritual edification of prisoners: “The consistory dean of those parts, of which a list is attached, is instructed to invite, according to ability and convenience, two priests to each private house, who would agree to visit the prisoners for an edifying interview, and sometimes for prayer, so that the visit is twice a week at a convenient time, and the visitors divide the time among themselves by day or by week” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 87. No. 10137). • Letter to the governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “If the iconostasis is made of cypress, what will it look like? Is it possible to leave the wood exposed, under varnish or similar composition, which would only give the wood a clean and permanent appearance? “I wish for an answer to this” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 317. No. 409). February 21. Letter from M. M. Tuchkova: “Don’t be angry with us and the Consistory. I told you that you do not know the laws - the Consistory showed me that I do not know or remember everything. Recently it was prescribed by the Holy Synod that when presenting plans for the construction of buildings, we should also present a plan of the area. This is now required of you. I conveyed your wishes about the road to the civil governor. He said that it could be done over time, but now there is no way. In anticipation of this, think that our fathers lived and even loved to live in places where there were no roads at all. Thank God that the path to the Kingdom of Heaven is prepared for everyone” (Letters to Abbess Mary. P. 70. No. 54). February 22. Resolution on the sexton’s explanation of the circumstances of the wedding, at which the deacon was drunkenly taken out of the church: “The denunciation that the deacon was drunk during the marriage and taken out of the church should be investigated in a special case, so that the culprit is corrected, or the slanderer receives punishment” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 11 No. 9983). February 23. Letter to A. N. Muravyov: “The hunters begin with my words (there are just idle talk), the publication to which you encouraged me. If this should not have been, then you are not innocent of this. Wish that not empty chaff will be sown" 204 (Letters. 1869. P. 133. No. 97). February 24. Resolution on an extract from the consistory register with a report from the priest about the drunkenness and inappropriate behavior of the sexton: “The sexton should be removed from this place, and assigned to him another and placed for a year under the special supervision of the local dean and the local priest, so that his behavior would be reported every third of the year, and in case of disorder - immediately” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 12. No. 9984). Resolution on the consistory certificate about applicants for the sexton’s place: “The student Rozanov reads well, and does not know singing well. Determine by decree for six months, so that at this time you can better prepare for the position and appear before the Eminence for a new test” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 12. No. 9985). Resolution on the consistory certificate about permission for the deacon to look for a new place: “The behavior of the deacon does not deserve that the authorities try to please him. However, it is not forbidden to look for places in another monastery not in the city” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 13. No. 9986). February 26. Letter to A. Ya. Bulgakov: “With gratitude I return the book to Your Excellency. I was curious about the review of the so-called Roman Catholic movement in France. He shows that the French clergy is not rich in true agents; that it is not at peace, like everyone else in France; that, not content with the freedom to do good according to its rank, it does not lose the old habit of extending its influence beyond its borders; that its leaders, boasting of the unity of the Church, in their disagreements represent a Babylonian confusion; that it wants to raise madness, almost on its own head” (Letters on Spiritual Life. P. 71). February 27. Resolution on the presentation of the board of Bethany Seminary on the possibility of ordaining a professor: “The dismissal of professors outside the established time may not be allowed often, for especially valid reasons; and their frequent untimely dismissal may have unfavorable consequences for the performance of positions and for success in learning” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 78. No. 10123). February 28. Resolution on the estate manager’s petition to appoint a deacon to the church at the request of the landowner: “The landowner does not live here. No reason provided. And the petitioner did not provide a power of attorney from the landowner” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 13. No. 9987). Resolution on the petition of the sexton and sexton to provide them with financial assistance: “The petitioners were free not to go to these places, whether they were poor, and now they are not forbidden to look for other places according to their dignity, which is small, because one was fined for slander, and the other has not yet earned initiation into the surplice” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 13 No. 9988). Resolution on the archimandrite’s proposal for permission to publish Blasius’s work for guidance to those entering monasticism: “The more I respect the well-intentioned work, the more regrettable it is to me that I cannot approve the publication of this work, especially in its present form. Some passages in the translation are not clear and are subject to incorrect application. Some instructions are so adapted to the practice of monasteries of the Western Church that in relation to Orthodox monasticism they will be partly unclear, partly contradicting those received from St. father rules. There are teachings, besides those noticed by censorship, in the spirit of Western mysticism, presented one-sidedly and therefore subject to incorrect application. Orthodox monasticism is not sparse in the instructions of the holy fathers and does not need to be retrained according to Western manuals; and if there is a need, then for new, more satisfactory translations of the books of the fathers, or for extracts adapted for the most convenient use” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 87. No. 10138). Letter from mother: “My health during Lent is better than it was before Lent. Only I doubt going to the Lavra, as I would like; because they don’t praise the road” (Letters. 1882. P. 375. No. 439). February 29. Resolution on the petition of the acting dean of the Serpukhov district to refute the accusation of drunkenness: “The petitioner does not understand that against the testimony of his presence, he cannot conduct an investigation about himself and interrogate witnesses, and that the testimony requested by the acting dean from subordinate clergy in his favor cannot have legal force” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 13. No. 9989). Letter to the governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “I would like to see the church under construction, and for several days now I have been thinking about the way to you. But Ilya says that the road is bad. The weather is changeable. Sometimes I can endure a half-hour or an hour drive in Moscow without harm, but sometimes the consequence is noise in the head and pain in the legs. Consequently, it is doubtful to take a seven-hour drive to arrive at an unfinished home. I would not like to give you more work, but I must say: would you come to me for a day or two? For me, one day is enough. If, for example, you arrive on Friday, you can return on Saturday, may the Lord establish our fellowship in peace, and let it be done that which pleases Him, and let it not be done that which is not pleasing to Him” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 318. No. 410). Letter from A.I. Zhadovskaya: “In the name of the Lord, blessing to the servant of the Lord, virgin Agrippina. - Guessing that you might especially need the psalter this week, I am sending it. The copy is not excellent; no better one has been found. Wouldn't you like to keep both this one and the previous ones? In this everything is at hand together; and those are easy on the hands” (DC. 1878. Part 3. No. 9. P. 124). March 2. Letter to the Moscow civil governor I.G. Senyavin: “...priest Jacob Sokolov reported on February 16 that two illegal marriages had taken place in their parish. ...moreover, the clergy of the village of Peskov added that debauchery - a retreat from the true Christian faith into schism through the combination of Orthodox people with those who are not affiliated with Orthodoxy - will intensify if the authorities do not take legal measures to eradicate it at the beginning” (DC. 1892. Part 1. No. 3. P. 521). March 3. Resolution at the consistory ruling on the demotion of a priest to a clerical position for indecent actions: “Although a significant number of parishioners gave testimony in favor of the accused priest, but that this testimony is biased in his favor is clear from the fact that they represent him as always serving on holidays, and he himself admits that he did not serve on Trinity Day and on Spiritual Day, and, moreover, on the first such great holiday for the absurd reason, for the sake of purchase horses" (Resolutions Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 14. No. 9990). Letter from A.I. Zhadovskaya: “Our church will open its door to you, and may the door of grace be opened to you. Our liturgy begins at 9 o'clock. Whether you need something earlier or later, tell me - we can obey” (DC. 1878. Part 3. No. 9. P. 124). March 4th. Instruction to the spiritual board about priestly service in a rural church: “Take from the dean the archpriest and present an explanation why he did not pay attention to this: for if this had not reached me in an unexpected way, then, probably, the fast would have been missed and the parishioners would have lost the convenience of proceeding to the sacraments” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 14. No. 9991). March 5th. Resolution on the report of the spiritual board that the banned priest did not allow the assessor of the zemstvo court to investigate his case with the landowner: “Through the spiritual board, strictly confirm to the banned priest that he ceases his persistence and disobedience and fulfills the legal demands of the investigators unquestioningly under the fear of complete dismissal from the place” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 15. No. 9992). Resolution on the presentation of the editorial committee of the Moscow Theological Academy on the publication of the works of St. Basil the Great and St. Gregory the Theologian: “What are separate books? - It would be better to publish selected letters and some poems of St. this year. Gregory, next decisively to engage in the writings of St. Basil for the reason presented, and based on the publication of these, one can have a discussion as to whether it is necessary to return again to the minor works of St. Gregory" (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 78. No. 10124). Resolution on the presentation of the board of the Bethany Theological Seminary on the audit of the Zvenigorod Theological School with an unsatisfactory assessment of the activities of the caretaker: “Imprudence is not a virtue in the Caretaker. It is quite late for me to be inexperienced as a manager of another school. Keeping students hungry and without the necessary clothing is not frugality” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 78. No. 10125). Resolution on the presentation of the opinion of the Moscow Theological Academy on the “Outline of the Guide to the Church Rules” compiled by the rector of the Penza School: “It is not true that the church year is divided into weeks without a remainder: there will be a remainder, only it is counted among the weeks of the next year. In the first, he says, times of Christianity, the entire church service was performed by singing. Not true. Since ancient times, why were there readers in the church? And it was in vain that the writer attempted to include in the educational book all the particular features of holiday services that occurred once in a few years. It is impossible to contain all this in the memory of not only a child, but also an adult; and this is not necessary: ​​you can deal with it in the charter and in the menaion, which even experienced people do not avoid” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 79. No. 10126). Note on the manuscript: “Drawing of a manual for the Church Charter” by the rector of the Penza religious schools, Archpriest Ovsov: “I don’t think that this work could be made satisfactory through correction and did not require complete revision. Explanations of subjects are not brought to the level of accuracy and simplicity accessible to minor students, and are sometimes incorrect. For example, the writer says that a church circle is the same as a church year. Not true. The Church Circle is a series of Divine Services, or parts of Divine Services, which the celebrants go through in order from beginning to end and again return to the beginning. Such a circle is not always annual. In the textbook it is necessary to set out the main order of the Divine Service, and to learn some details that are not often encountered, give a simple guide indicating the sources; explain in a generally understandable way what is expressed in technical terms in the charter and books of liturgical services; to make the charter entertaining for the youth, and to enhance the entertainment of the divine service itself for him, through the presentation in each divine service of a harmonious whole and correctly composed parts with a simplified indication of their origin, meaning, importance, mutual succession and connection of attitude to the feeling and exercise of piety” (DC. 1879. Part 2. No. 5. pp. 120-121). Letter Π. M. Balk: “It was reported to me that you provided beneficial assistance to the Zvenigorod district, the village of Dmitrov, Andreevsk, and the Transfiguration Church, in the construction of churches in general, in the arrangement and decoration of the iconostasis, in supplying it with decent altar and church utensils, and so on. Having proposed to bring this to the attention of the Holy Synod, but having learned personally from In [your] Excellency, that you do not want publicity about what has been done for God, I left my proposal. Notifying you of this, with a grateful spirit I invoke God’s blessing on you and pray to the Lord, may he reward you for your love for the splendor of the house with His inner consolation with the hope of future reward. Your name and so on.” (CHOLDPr. 1873. Book 11. pp. 161–162. – Materials). March 7. Letter to the Governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “A book about the life of Fr. Now I won’t send Seraphim to you, because another such book wants to come to me. I'll wait to compare. Thank God that our wanderers returned in peace. They say that Ivan Yakovlevich 205 said about them a long time ago that they went in vain; that it is none of their business; that they should sit at home like monks. Isn’t there something being said here for you and me?” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 319. No. 411). March 9. Resolution on the petition of a retired soldier for his wife to join Orthodoxy: “The petitioner says that his wife is definitely of the Roman Catholic confession and is shown as Orthodox in the passport in error. The local priest, admonishing the importance of the matter, should ask her to show her before God whether she has definitely not belonged to the Orthodox Church until now and wants to be annexed, and if she confirms this, then he has to annex her to the Orthodox Church according to her ecclesiastical position” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. 4. 2. P. 15. No. 9993). Resolution on a consistory decision proposing to ask the city authorities to pay the costs of illuminating the Iveron Chapel: “I am convinced to agree with the conclusion of the Consistory, both on the basis of previous examples, and in the hope that the Duma will pay attention to this and will itself decide not to reckon with the house of the Mother of God and not to demand money brought to the icon of the Mother of God out of pious zeal, since the chapel has no other money.” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 16. No. 9994). Resolution on the landowner’s request to look for a new candidate to replace the dismissed priest - a groom for his daughter: “Deeds have shown that the priest cannot be tolerated in the parish and that he either ordered his daughter, a maiden, or allowed, against decency, to be the successor of an illegitimate baby” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 16. No. 9995). Resolution on the priest’s request for the issuance of a new book for the inventory of church property: “Inspect the inventory, examine the damage to the seal and take measures against damage to the inventory itself, which should serve as a document for the new one” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 16. No. 9996). March 10. Resolution on the consistory certificate regarding permission to minister to a banned priest: “The banned priest is out of order again. Wears a cassock without permission. To remain prohibited for another month from now. Then allow and give a monthly ticket to find a place, and if the deadline is missed, report” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 17. No. 9997). March 12. Letter to the governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “You want to paint icons in the iconostasis on both sides. I don’t think so. Who in a non-spacey altar will look west at the high iconostasis? And if the other walls of the altar remain simple, the splendor of the western wall will be incongruous with it. It is unpleasant to see the empty wood of the iconostasis in the altar, and when the front side is gilded; there is inconsistency and insincerity here: they want to boast in front of the audience, but the shrine, they say, will not condemn. But this will not happen when there is a tree on both sides of the iconostasis. It is only necessary that the inside be cleanly and not clumsily finished. On the icon above the Royal Doors you can write an icon from the inside, and that’s enough” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 319. No. 412). Letter to Archpriest F.A. Golubinsky: “I came across a description of the Rykhlovsky Monastery, and in it the charter of the monastery, which was not approved by the S. Synod, and was unable to obtain such approval. There is something in it that is embarrassing to read under the title of the monastic charter. Yes, even if this were not the case, it would hardly be permissible to print something under the name of the charter without the permission of the Synod” (Letters. 1891. pp. 5–6). March 13. Resolution at the consistory resolution on the dismissal of part of the village clergy and the establishment of a clergy for the remaining ones: “As for the demand of the spiritual Board that all the clergy received by two clergy be left to one clergy: although this would probably not be superfluous, but in accordance with the poverty of the parish, it is noticeable from the fact that the priest who was recently here did not want to remain here alone with 800 souls of men, but chose to move to a parish with an incomparably smaller number of souls; but neither the spiritual government, nor the Consistory, which agreed with it, presented a law that would give them the right to appoint just such a rug and make this appointment unquestioningly mandatory for the landowner. One must expect from his own good intentions that he will not leave the members of the clergy in shy poverty, which would force the worthy to flee to other parishes” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 17. No. 9998). Resolution regarding the commandant that the defendant, a schismatic, wants to convert to Orthodoxy: “The consistory to order the priest of the church of the prison castle so that he carefully examines whether he has a sincere intention ... to join the church and whether in this he is only looking for some benefit in favor of his cause” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 87. No. 10139). Letter from E.V. Novosiltseva: “May the Lord help you to listen more and more to yourself, and remember Him, and turn your heart to Him, and give you peace of conscience; may He accept you into His gracious and divine communion, may you find in Him new consolation, and new strength for good deeds, and protection from all temptation” (Letters. 1911. P. 223). March 14. Resolution at the presentation of the abbot of the Nikolaev Ugreshsky Monastery on the placement of icons during the renovation of the iconostasis: “He paints the remaining icons, and when asked, he says that the icon in the arch must be painted. But there is no need to block the arch with an icon. The higher the arch, the better the view from the meal into the real church to the iconostasis. With pillars on the eastern side, what should icons be placed on? Those ahead would stand with their backs to them” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 18. No. 9999). Resolution on an extract from the consistory register about the presentation of the Gospel: “Having reviewed the Gospel and finding that this is a copy that does not only belong to a church library, but an altarpiece, with significant church decorations, and worthy of memory and preservation in the Kolomna Cathedral, because there is a contribution of Metropolitan Plato of blessed memory, I do not consider it convenient to send it to the Patriarchal Printing House of Constantinople and It is my duty to bring these circumstances to the attention of the Synodal Chief Prosecutor in the hope that for this need there will be another copy that is more convenient for sending” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 18. No. 10000). March 16. Resolution on the report of Archimandrite Dmitrovsky of the Boriso-Gleb Monastery that the hieromonk confesses to the clergy without permission: “Hieromonk Serapion for accepting confession without a blessing is assigned as penance one hundred prostrations in the monastery cathedral church” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2 P. 19. No. 10001). Resolution on the report of the Archimandrite of the Moscow Epiphany Monastery with a list of monks for transfer to other monasteries: “Introduce to the Holy Synod that among the educated monks, Hieromonk Gabriel and Hieromonk Seraphim; but they are not presented as rector for relocation, the first because of the need for him for the position he is passing, and the second because of his very poor health” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 19. No. 10002). Resolution on the petition of parishioners about the injustice of the priest’s dismissal and about permission to look for a new candidate in his place - a groom for his daughter: “Since 1) the law prohibits mixing different subjects into one case; 2) since on the first subject the petitioners are not involved in their own business; for it is the duty of the defendant to justify himself, and, moreover, during the trial in a legal manner; 3) since on the second subject the petition was considered and decided, and therefore a new decision cannot be given: then this petition should be left unsatisfied and without action” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 19. No. 10003). Resolution on the priest’s request for a book to record donations: “Give the book for a year in the name of the priest and church warden, not for walking with it everywhere, but for recording offerings from parishioners and other piously zealous people” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 20 No. 10004). March 17. Resolution on the petition of a banned priest for his protection in an investigative case about beatings and unfair treatment: “The banned priest should be removed from this place and assigned to the clergy, where, according to the certificate, he will be idle, until the decision of the case concerning him, and put there under the special supervision of the local priest and the local dean” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 20 No. 10005). March 18. Letter from E.V. Novosiltseva: “I am returning the manuscript. The translation is partly similar to the original, partly free, partly containing thoughts that the original does not have and does not want to have. For example, the original, following the example of the prudent thief, gives hope of salvation to the most hopeless sinner, that is, to one from whom the feeling of crimes takes away hope, but who repents and wants to be saved. And translation: to a bitter sinner. But in the bitter there is neither repentance nor desire to be saved: how can one give him hope? (Letters. 1911. P. 223). March 19. Letter to the governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “One should ask about the distribution of artos when the custom was founded or expanded. Now we must follow custom, with reason, through trustworthy means” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 320. No. 413). March 20. Resolution on the report of the cathedral established at the Lavra with a request to admit the hierodeacon to the Bethany Monastery: “The hierodeacon came with an expired passport. If there was a need for an extension of time, then he should have asked either his superiors or the person within whose boundaries he was located: but he did not do this” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 73. No. 10112). Letter to A.N. Muravyov: “I wrote to Kyiv earlier your reminder, and forwarded it to Theology, and not without comments. Theology considers, for example, reason to be the guiding principle of Theology. And I’m afraid that reason will take hold and begin to rule into the abyss of rationalism. Here is another example of the order of objects: Theology speaks about the veneration of the icon of Christ the Savior in the chapter on the state of people after death. Therefore, I suggested not to rush, if possible, to submit the book for publication, but to take another course on it and correct it” (Letters. 1869. pp. 134–135. no. 98). March 22. Letter from E. V. Novosiltseva: “May God bless and fulfill your intention on the day of Holy Easter to taste the life-giving Pascha, the Body and Blood of the Lord. There is no harm in what they said about the unsatisfactory translation. What I noticed is just an example. It is not surprising that the translator was not precise in the subject, the subtleties of which he did not have much occasion to delve into. One of the priests could contribute to the accuracy of the translation” (Letters. 1911. P. 223). March 22. Letter from E. V. Novosiltseva: “Instead of marveling at God’s long-suffering, to which we are immensely indebted, we want to compete with God as to why He is long-suffering. Let us humble ourselves and ask for forgiveness from the Long-Suffering and Ready to Forgive” (Letters. 1911. P. 224). Pronunciation of the Word at Vespers on the day of Holy Easter: “There is, as the Apostle puts it, the spirit of revelation, which is given not only to the Prophets and Apostles. There are enlightened eyes of the heart, with which the inner man, in his state of health and perfection, looks into the invisible Kingdom of grace, just as the outer man, with bodily eyes, looks into the visible kingdom of nature. The Apostle Paul, in his letter to the Ephesians, extending his speech generally to the faithful about Christ Jesus, says that he offers the following prayer for them: that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, will give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation, in the knowledge of Him, with the enlightenment of the eyes of your heart (Eph. 1: 17, 18). From this it is clear, firstly, that every true believer can be granted the gift of spiritual contemplation, and secondly, that one of the means to achieve this gift is prayer” (Works. Vol. 4. p. 300). Congratulations from Count N. A. Protasov on Easter 206: “Christ is Risen! With this I unite my prayerful desire, may our risen Lord fill your soul with the joy of faith and may he overshadow your life with His holy cover, so that even as her activities rush towards the lofty goals of the public good, she will be met with so much good success and well-being” (Opinions. 1905. P. 108). March 27. The death of the military governor-general of Moscow, His Serene Highness Prince D.V. Golitsyn. March 29. Letter to the Governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “Most Reverend Father Viceroy! Truly Christ is risen! In this word, accept from me the kiss of joy, you and the brethren, from the oldest to the least. May the Lord create by His grace that joy in Him may be fulfilled and inalienable in all of us, acceptable through faith in Him and love, and protected by a good conscience” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 321. No. 414). Letter to mother: “Princess Anastasia Mikhailovna Golitsyna sent me water from the foot of the Mother of God from the Pochaev Lavra, for you to drink for your health. I was slow in sending because of the frost. Now I deliver through a convenient means” (Letters. 1882. P. 375. No. 440). Letter to Archimandrite Philotheus (Uspensky): “The Risen Lord is the One Source of eternal and universal joy. But He was pleased that we should find consolation in the mutual communication of this joy. Having received your word with this consolation, I thank you and your co-workers, and I earnestly invoke the blessing of peace from the Lord to you” (Letters. 1888. P. 146). Letter to Archbishop Gabriel (Gorodkov): “Are there stubborn children of the late Union who are morally decent people? It doesn’t matter that they remain in our monasteries. Time can reduce persistence and give way to impartial consideration and admonition” (CHOIDR. 1868. Book 2. P. 67). March 31st. Resolution on a Catholic’s petition to marry an Orthodox woman: “The priest announced that the bride does not live in his parish. Consequently, marriage is not his coming; and publications in his parish about the groom, about a person who does not belong to this parish, as belonging to another religion, would be out of order and inconsistent with its purpose, while the bride, belonging to the Orthodox confession, lives in another parish” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 93. No. 10151). Letter to Bishop Nikolai (Sokolov): “For the Rogozhskys to use the rules of 1822, they are telling you a lie. The truth is that they enjoy the illegal patronage of corrupt officials until the time when this is revealed by the perspicacious authorities” (CHOLDPr. 1870. Book 11. P. 28. - Materials). Letter to the Viceroy of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “You have not yet told me, Father Viceroy, the answer to the sermon that I instructed you to show Fr. Rector of the Academy. I'm sending another one. Read it, and that’s it, tell me whether both should be included in the proposed publication that is starting these days, or whether it is better not to give it away” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 321. No. 415). Letter to Archbishop Parthenius (Chertkov): “My consecration of the church at the transit castle really gave me a new cold to my previous one and forced me to spend January in my cell. I decided to do this, already half-sick, it seems, not out of hope for myself, but out of shame that, having been listed as a member of the prison committee for more than twenty years, I had not been in prison, and therefore I was ashamed not to go to this case, which actually related to my position” (PO. 1872. Book 2/3. No. 9. P. 47. No. 38). April 1st. The funeral service was held for Countess Natalya Alexandrovna Zubova, daughter of A.V. Suvorov (March 30) (MB. 1844. No. 42. P. 263). April 2. Letter to the governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “Adjutant Sergius Egorovich Kushelev, traveling to Georgia, wants to bow to St. Sergius, and, moreover, to be in the Lavra not entirely among strangers. Accept him as an acquaintance and encourage him to offer his prayer in peace, and also show him the antiquities of the Lavra with attention. His good disposition, I hope, will make your communication with him pleasant” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 321. No. 416). April 3. Resolution on a peasant’s petition for the wedding of his daughter, who returned from a schism to Orthodoxy: “Joining a church from a schism, even if it was recently, does not constitute an obstacle to marriage” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 94. No. 10152). Letter from M. M. Tuchkova: “Earthly joy is permeated with sadness, because the soul intimately feels the unsatisfactoryness of earthly things and the need for something better. Sorrow for the Lord is permeated with joy, because the soul has a presentiment of what the Apostle said: sorrow, even according to God... brings about salvation (Cor. 2.7:10). Let us seek joy in which the sting of sadness is not hidden. Let us not be afraid of sorrow, which will turn into joy (John 16:20)” (Letters to Abbess Mary. P. 71. No. 55). April 4. Resolution on the consistory decision on the admission of a novice to the monastery: “Without proceeding with the approval, I consider it necessary to ask the abbot, with a reminder of the order that places the responsibility of the abbots to accept trustworthy ones, whether this applicant is of good behavior and trustworthy for monastic life” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 21. No. 10006). Letter to the governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “His godmother, Agrippina Ivanovna Zhadovskaya, asked me about the presenter of this letter, as a person who wants to get himself into a monastery. He is of noble origin, but is not prepared to be used in accordance with the right of birth. Talk to him, and if you do not find doubts, let him experience the life and work of a novice in the Lavra or in Bethany, so that later you can come to a decisive conclusion about his intention” (Letters to St. Anthony. pp. 321–322. No. 417). April 8. Resolution at the consistory resolution on the resolution of land issues between the sexton and the sexton of the rural church: “The sexton did not arbitrarily ask for a new place for a house, but because there is nowhere to build in a line on his own land, and they do not allow it on peasant land. Should he really build on air? (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 22. No. 10007). April 9. Resolution on the petition of a seminary student to appoint him to a deacon’s place: “I did not receive a place not because there was no favor, but at the request of justice” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 46. No. 10052). April 10. Resolution on the dean’s report on the death of the priest: “As I know that the Epiphany Church in Kolomna, priest Ivan Alekseev, in poor health, has difficulty serving in a parish located partly in the city, partly in a remote settlement, then, if he wishes, transfer him to this place” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 23. No. 10008). Resolution on the report of the archimandrite of the Moscow Znamensky Monastery about the inebriation of the hieromonk: “As the actions of Hieromonk Victor are highly reprehensible, then transfer him, with the prohibition of priestly service, to the Joseph Monastery, so that his behavior is reported monthly, and in the event of new disorders - immediately” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 24. No. 10009). Resolution on a peasant’s petition with a complaint against the priest and the dean who condones him (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 24. No. 10010). April 11. Resolution at the consistory decision on the possibility of a peasant to marry and on the attitude of the dean to this: “Summoning the dean to the consistory would be unnecessarily burdensome for him. Instruct him by decree that he should allow the peasant to enter with a petition to the church authorities; and whether he wanted to further the matter, he could only take upon himself the transmission of this petition; then things would be in order” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 24. No. 10011). April 12. Resolution on an extract from the consistory register about the dismissal of a priest: “As parishioners have repeatedly and urgently expressed to me the need for a new priest, presenting the extreme difficulty in fulfilling the requirements resulting from the infirmity of an elderly priest, I find myself in the need to agree with this determination of the Consistory” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 25. No. 10012). Resolution on an extract from the consistory register with a report on the archpriest’s slowness in reporting and in investigative matters: “Strictly confirm to the archpriest that he behaved properly in all respects, under the fear that otherwise he will lose the trust of his superiors and the associated position of dean” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 25. No. 10013). Resolution on an extract from the consistory register about placement in monasteries to admonish peasant girls who have deviated from Orthodoxy: “What kind of laziness? Tell me clearly who is the dean, who is the monastery priest, especially since there are two or more of them in the monasteries. For such an order as is presented here, it was not necessary to require an opinion. Opinion is needed so that exhorters are chosen, especially those capable of delivering this kind of exhortation” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 26. No. 10014). Letter to Archbishop Gabriel (Rozanov): “You noticed that I was looking in the Lavra for a wooden church in which the all-night vigil was celebrated with a torch. Would you believe that I really, not in my imagination, found such a church? Not far from the Lavra, in the village of Podsosenye that once belonged to the Lavra, I found a wooden church, built at the beginning of the seventeenth century, by the Monk Dionysius, Archimandrite of the Lavra, now resting blissfully in the Lavra, and I am moving it closer to the Lavra, to Korbukha, which you know” (Letters. 1888. p. 88). April 14. Appointment of Prince A.G. Shcherbatov to the post of military governor-general of Moscow. Letter to the Governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “In a French book, I read a magnificent description of the night battle of a French traveler in the hotel of the Sergius Lavra with insects that did not allow him to sleep. Was it necessary to achieve such European glory? Wouldn't it be better to avoid her, to the peace of all the hotel guests? “Pay attention to this” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 322. No. 418). April 16. Letter to the Governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “Thank you, Father Viceroy, for the information about Cosmos’ visit to his parent. It’s nice to see cases where the visible and the invisible are not alienated from each other. The Lord created everything as one” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 322. No. 419). April 17. Liturgy and prayer service at the Chudov Monastery on the birthday of the heir to Tsarevich Alexander Nikolaevich. The sermon was delivered by Archimandrite Mitrofan of the Znamensky Monastery (MB. 1844. No. 50. P. 323). Resolution on the documents on the deacon’s request to appoint a nephew in his place: “I agree. Finish the paperwork by allowing marriage” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 27. No. 10018). April 18. Resolution on the petition of a banned priest for his dismissal from the clerical position and permission to serve in the priesthood: “If, due to poor health, he cannot correct the clerical position, as he himself writes, then how much more so than the priestly one. A cleric who is in poor health, or is exhausted, can leave the church before the end of the service, but the priest cannot without extreme confusion and insult to the sanctity” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 26. No. 10015). Letter to the Governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “Today we sing a memorial service for Prince Dimitri Vladimirovich Golitsyn. You too will perform a memorial service and a fourty-day commemoration in the Lavra, so that the Lord will accept him who has departed far from his earthly fatherland into the Heavenly Fatherland” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 323. No. 420). April 19. A resolution on the documents about the case with the deacon’s request to appoint his nephew in his place, and the deception that was later revealed: “The case should be stopped immediately. Question the student how and through whom he is the deacon’s nephew, and find out if it’s true” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 28. No. 10019). April 20. Resolution on the petition of the chief officer’s son to accept him into service in the consistory, even beyond the staff: “The petitioner prepares a decision for himself when he writes that there is no full-time position” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 26. No. 10016). Letter to the Governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “It is true that from the depths every day you can see the stars: only the depth should be narrow and steep, little accessible to sunlight. “The deeper a person is in humility, the better he sees heaven” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 323. No. 421). April 22. Resolution on the consistory ruling on the trial of the girls who had deviated from the schism and their parents: “Since Annin’s father Alexei said that she had been rebaptized with his consent, and then allowed her to fall into schism for the second time: then, on the exact basis of Article 48 of Article XIX of the Code of Laws, transfer him to the court too” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 26. No. 10017). Resolution on the deacon’s petition for dismissal due to old age and for the appointment of his nephew in his place: “The student who wanted to obtain a deacon’s place by false testimony of kinship and by purchasing money for money, is denied the place, and only in respect of unforced recognition is left without further punishment” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 28. No. 10020). April 23. Letter to A. N. Muravyov: “On Saturday after the all-night vigil, an order was received: on Sunday after the liturgy, the performance begins <...> Printed: the field will develop. Poprishe is not a ball; and it is unusual for him to develop. In my opinion, it is more correct: the field will open. I don’t like fate, which brands me with a fiery brand, like convicts are branded. But it is inconvenient to argue against fate. On page viii: to be a sanctuary of three different religions. Which ones? Among others, Mohammedan? It is a shame not only for Christianity, but also for Judaism, to stand next to Mohammedanism in this regard. What kind of sanctuary does religion have without a saint? And it is not true that Jerusalem is the sanctuary of the Mohammedan religion; her unholy sanctuary is in Mecca. Do you find that this view is too ecclesiastical, that there is little tolerance here, I submit myself to this criticism and remain unconvinced. You have the power to have something else <...> You see, obedience has been rendered. If anyone thinks of pointing out errors, he himself does not sin: he asks for forgiveness” (Letters. 1869. pp. 135–137. no. 99). April 24. Resolution on the letter from the chamber cadet about the burial of a Lutheran: “If there is no minister of religion according to the deceased’s own religion, then, in accordance with the instructions of the Holy Synod, an Orthodox priest in vestments, while singing the verse: Holy God, can escort the body of the deceased to the grave” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. 4.2. P. 88. No. 10140). Between April 20 and April 25 (no date). Letter to the governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “There is an objection to our assumption of not having anything rich in the Gethsemane monastery. They offer to the local church three icons decorated with silver frames, which, according to home traditions, are miraculous: the Image of the Savior Not Made by Hands, the image of the Mother of God and the image of St. Nicholas. The icons are small in size, but they want them to be in the iconostasis. Accept or refuse? The need to protect the shrine by lack of wealth seems to increase. Sacrilege is frequent. May God grant that it be unfair that they say here that the robe was stolen from the image of the Mother of God in Voronezh, standing near the relics of St. Mitrofan” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 324. No. 422). April 25. Resolution on the priest’s report about the theft of money from the church: “As the sexton wanted to open the windows in the church on Saturday 22 days only to drain the church, and, consequently, there was no service that day, then confirm to the priest that he would not be lazy to serve, especially since he does not have difficult household chores” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 28. No. 10021). Resolution on the consistory certificate about the fight in the monastery: “1) As a personal insult was reconciled: then in this regard the matter is over. 2) But since Hierodeacon Lawrence insulted the dignity of monasticism and hierodeaconry through drunkenness and beatings, for this reason he should be prohibited from serving in the priesthood for forty days and used at this time for lower obedience” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 28. No. 10022). Resolution on the consistory ruling in the case of the misuse of church funds in a rural parish: “It is a shame for priests to take over from the clerks of the zemstvo court, and, moreover, without understanding the matter. Secular clerks ask peasants about whom there are no reports or service records, and therefore have the need to ask whether they have been on trial, etc. The spiritual department has track records for this, and therefore there is no need to interrogate about this” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 29. No. 10023). Letter to the Governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “My path to you is blocked, by the way, by the expectation of the body of Prince Dmitry Vladimirovich. Moscow is thinking about a monument to him. And Prince Alexei Grigorievich 207 argues well, in my opinion, that in the taste of Moscow and in the spirit of Orthodoxy, a monument should be a charitable institution, and not a stone or a statue. I think they will condemn me if I don’t speak at his grave; but I don’t see myself in the strength, and it seems to me that silence is more convenient than speech. Do you think that I am right in this last opinion? (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 325. No. 423). April 26. Resolution on the consistory ruling on the expulsion of a sexton from the clergy on suspicion of theft: “As the sexton was always approved and approved by a general search, it could happen that he fell under suspicion only by coincidence” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 33. No. 10025). Resolution on the consistory certificate about petitioners for a prosphora place: “As the priestly widow Ivanova, both priests and parishioners want to have a prosphora maker, but only the parishioners wish to have the former one; and how the opinion of the priests on this subject deserves attention: then determine Ivanova” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 33. No. 10026). April 27. Resolution on the consistory certificate on the appointment of a novice to the position of psalm-reader in the house church of Prince Golitsyn: “Dismiss novice Mikhailov from the monastery, enroll him in the vacancy of a psalm-reader at the Ascension Monastery, and serve him at the house church of the actual secret adviser of Prince Sergius Mikhailovich Golitsyn” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 32. No. 10024). April 28. Report to the Holy Synod about the dissemination of their teachings by the schismatics of the Preobrazhenskoe cemetery: “With the meek and condescending tolerance that the laws of His Imperial Majesty show to those who err from the truth of the faith, the schismatics, especially those in charge at the Preobrazhenskoe cemetery, instead of gratefully using the peace that is given to them, act not only to disrupt the peace of the Orthodox Church, but also to violate the laws and order of civil and to destruction morality. Information about this is revealed by chance, partly when some convert from the schism to Orthodoxy. But for the most part they cannot be brought into official form, because those who turn to Orthodoxy do not dare to openly put themselves as witnesses against schismatics, fearing revenge, to which schismatics, with extensive financial resources, find many ways” (Opinions. Vol. III. P. 107). Resolution on the novice’s request for dismissal to visit relatives: “The petitioner does not present any valid reason for the request. And the word of God says: no one lays his hand on his head, and in vain he will be ruled back in the kingdom of God (Luke 9:62). Is there someone who doesn’t want to live hopelessly in a monastery: to be expelled from the monastery” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 33. No. 10027). April 29. Letter to the Governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “Today, just before noon, they give me a summons from the post office about a package from the Lavra with the inscription: very necessary. It’s not clear, but we need to take care. I hasten to send. They don't bring it for a long time. I ask and finally receive it, open it and see a letter in French, in elegant expressions, written in a smart handwriting. What is all this for? - For the fact that Kulebakin asks to be released with certificates. It’s a pity that he gives in to the wind that carries him away from the pier, without a guarantee that he will find a calmer one. The enemy from whom he is fleeing will follow him; and he could have been left here. How has he not yet learned to renounce self-esteem, not only in anything important, but in petty vanity in the French language, expressions, and handwriting? How have you not guessed until now that simplicity makes you feel better, but sophistication torments you?” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 326. No. 424). Letter to mother: “Now I hope to see you soon: and therefore I pray to God to bless your path and make relocation not difficult for you. If you have already decided to move, move in peace, not turning back your caring or sad thoughts, but committing to the providence of God both what is left and what is waiting” (Letters. 1882. P. 376. No. 441). May 1st. Resolution on an extract from the consistory register with the testimony of the sexton that he cannot buy out the church house: “Petrov was appointed to the place, no doubt, at the request. He is aware of his obligation to buy his predecessor's house. Are you unable to buy the house for which you asked for this place? - If within a month he will not buy a house that he has been delaying to buy for three years: then remove it from this place and tell him to look for another; and in this place choose another, able to fulfill everything required by the place” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 34. No. 10028). May 5. Resolution on the priest’s petition to transfer him to a Moscow church: “The priest in the report calls himself a second-class student. Tell him that this petty ambition is indecent for a priest and will not bring him any good” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 34. No. 10029). Letter to the governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “It would be nice for me to celebrate the day of the Most Holy Trinity in the Lavra, especially since I have not been there for this period for a long time, but I do not hope that this will happen. By this very time the body of Prince Dmitry Vladimirovich is expected; and it is necessary that I pay him the funeral debt. And now, on the fortieth day from his death, I wanted to participate in the commemoration; but as a result of serving in the cold church of the Ascension Monastery last night I fell ill and am sitting at home. The cold came through the legs, but the action was in the head. Yesterday I felt dizzy. Today the headache hits my church. I don’t remember this kind of pain. Having finally decided to use the external remedy offered to me, I begin to feel relief” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 327. No. 425). May 7. Pronunciation of the Word on the sixth week after Pentecost: “The common people, although they do not yet know God in the face of Jesus, nevertheless recognize the power of God in His wonderful actions, and glorify God: and educated people, seeing the same actions, accuse Jesus of blasphemy. What is this from? From the fact that the people, although not enlightened, sincerely followed the suggestions of common sense and good conscience; and the enlightened were blinded by pride” (Works. Vol. 4, p. 306). Letter to the governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “With this, a peasant widow from the village of Troitsky near Moscow will come to you, no less, I think, than ninety years old, Vasilisa Andreeva. Place her in a charity home. This is at my request. Assign what is needed from me for its maintenance” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 327. No. 426). May 10. Letter from M. M. Tuchkova: “You already know that what you did without permission is permitted. So, you see that there is no harm in what is done in the spirit of brotherly love. It does not interfere with management and banishes reasoning. Let us set aside passion and our will from the authorities, and let brotherly love rule, and let reasoning be his assistant” (Letters to Abbess Maria. P. 71. No. 56). May 12. Resolution on the priest’s investigative responses to the landowner’s accusations of violent temper and inappropriate behavior: “The landowner’s complaint is not in a legal form and does not provide evidence. The testimony of the former landowner, known to me many times, speaks in favor of the priest. Nevertheless, the landowner’s strongly expressed displeasure makes him fear difficulties in the future as to whether the priest will remain in this place. During the interrogation, the priest allowed himself an indiscretion that is indecent for a priest and prohibited by any law, using the expression about the landowner: malicious denunciation, and exposes himself in a lie, and, moreover, without clear evidence. If the priest had not agreed to serve the Liturgy at 10 o’clock in the morning, because earlier it was necessary for the convenience of rural inhabitants: then he could have been acquitted and earned trust. But he talks about working for his health, and thus gives some credibility to the landowner’s testimony to stop displeasure, to take priest Berezkin away from this place, confronting him with the seemingly careless actions mentioned above, and confirming that in deed and word he maintains the prudence, caution and meekness worthy of a priest” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 34. No. 10030). • Letter to the Governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “I already wrote to you that I hope to be with you by Trinity Day. My health is improving poorly, and the dilapidation of the physical church is felt more permanently than before” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 328. No. 427). May 15. Letter to Prince S. M. Golitsyn: “May the Lord preserve his invaluable health for Russia. We must pray earnestly for this, but it is clear that we must pray in a secret church” (Letters. 1884. P. 43. No. 45). May 17. Letter to the governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “The less said about the monastery, the better. If God blesses the work, it will speak for itself. When they ask me about this, I say that I am preserving the ancient, memorable church, finding for it a place where it would be decent and useful for it to be, instead of the previous one, where it could not remain. I also told some that there are thoughts of starting a continuous reading of the Psalter in it” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 329. No. 428). May 18. Resolution on the petition of the cathedral established at the Lavra for permission to distribute the surplus of the annual salary, allocated by the treasury for rounding up the expenditure items of the regular amount, to the poor students of the Lavra school. “The cathedral, not knowing the way, and without asking, goes in vain wherever it happens. If they had asked me, they would have immediately known what was the matter. Just as money belongs to the salary, it should not be included either in the monastic sum or in the school. They should be distributed according to their belongings” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 73. No. 10113). May 19. A litiya was served for Governor General D.V. Golitsyn in the Church of the Annunciation on Tverskaya (MB. 1844. No. 62. P. 397). Resolution on the decree of the Holy Synod on the election of a single leader of all teachers of the law in educational and educational institutions: “The Eminence will elect, with my consent, a spiritual dignitary who would assist him in reviewing the information that must be presented and in drawing up instructions for the leadership of the teachers of the law, so that this dignitary, upon the formation of the matter of supervision, can take it over from the Eminence, whether the Eminence, for other official activities, it will be inconvenient to continue it” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 88. No. 10141). May 25. Resolution on the consistory report on requesting an award for the priest: “For the reasons presented by the consistory, the award of this priest should be submitted when, through the supervision now established, by the Supreme Command, over teachers of the law, the spiritual authorities will receive proper information about his teaching service” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 36. No. 10031). Letter to the Governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “It’s good that you reminded us about Mr. Krasnopevkov. Give him 300 rubles. Ass. I really don’t understand what to do with him. When he decided to leave the family path of life, I told him that he needed to consider whether he could move away from the family without difficulty. This was confirmed on his part both during the life of his parent and after. But now this family is in dire need. Today he visited me and talked about difficulties; but did not express any definite determination to do anything. And I am not convinced to offer him anything definite: because everything that can be offered to him, as possible, does not represent a sufficient provision for his family. In the old days, a rich nobleman would either have provided a place and maintenance for a poor nobleman with his family, or he would have looked after his family and given him the freedom to follow his own desires. Nowadays it is difficult to find this” (Letters to St. Anthony. pp. 329–330. No. 429). May 26. Resolution on the dean’s report about the beatings inflicted by the priest on the sexton: “If the priest, after his trial and prohibition, was allowed and sentenced to six months of probation in order to gain the approval of the parishioners; but parishioners report his drunkenness and riotousness, why it is impossible to confirm him in this place: then remove him from onago and, with the prohibition of priestly service, assign him to the clergy under the special supervision of the local dean and parish priest until the case is considered and decided” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 36. No. 10032). May 27. Resolution on an extract from the consistory register on transferring to the district court the case of the marriage of an Orthodox woman with an Old Believer: “As the peasant woman Demidova declares herself Orthodox and baptized in the Orthodox Church, and as marriages in which one person is Orthodox, according to the laws, belong to the department of the Orthodox Consistory, the Consistory should not refuse to proceed with this case, but enter into consideration of it immediately.” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 37. No. 10033). May 28. Letter to A.N. Muravyov: “What I thought, I wrote in pencil on the manuscript, and partly on a special piece of paper, which is with this. You can say that it is not my nature to enter into a dispute with you about language and grammar. In this case, it will not be difficult for you to refute me: erase what you wrote in pencil. But there are two comments regarding my part, which I would not deny and defend, if I had heard your objections. I will try to send the manuscript to you hastily. Some justifications for the comments. “Prayer”, in my opinion, is not a pure Russian word, but a barbaric, incorrectly formed one - “ah”. This word would give Vladyka’s speech the appearance of a complaint and a hint. Let him speak calmly. Relax means: calm down, once. Rest - rest, continued. Consequently, in the Kyiv caves you can see the Saints resting, and not resting” (Letters. 1869. P. 138. No. 100). May 31st. Resolution on the consistory decision on the priest not serving the liturgy on Easter: “For failure to serve the priest on Easter days, as church penance, make one hundred bows in the Bogorodsk Epiphany Church” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 37. No. 10034). June 2. Resolution on the priest’s testimony about the false relationship of two other priests of the same Podolsk district: “It is revealed that the priest falsely attributed the relationship to the archpriest and, taking advantage of the trust of his superiors, who did not assume this baseness, overshadowed some features of his work, and subjected the archpriest to reprimand. Therefore, the suggested remark from the archpriest should be completely removed. To make a stern reprimand to the Satin priest for a false act in the case” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 38. No. 10035). Resolution at the presentation of the conference of the Moscow Theological Academy on the election of Metropolitan Anthony of Novgorod and St. Petersburg as an honorary member of the conference: “I am of the opinion that preliminary communication of consent is not necessary for such elected as His Eminence Metropolitan of Novgorod, and that, on the one hand, in the hope of a favorable acceptance of the election, on the other hand, out of desire and duty, it is necessary do not hesitate to present the election that has taken place and ask for approval” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 81. No. 10127). Letter to Archbishop Joseph (Semashko): “I look with sorrow at the difficult situation you depict, instead of the peace deserved by a long-term, difficult and useful feat for the Orthodox Church and the Fatherland. In order to combine your relief with the common good, in my opinion, it is not your removal from business that is necessary, but other means. But I have no right to go into discussion about this. David’s prayer is beneficial: God strengthen this which you have done in us. And if it was God’s will that you actively serve the work, then it is quite natural that you should continue to serve the establishment [of Orthodoxy]” (Notes of Joseph Metropolitan of Lithuania. St. Petersburg, 1883. P. 245. Suppl.). June 3. Resolution on the consistory decision on the dismissal of a seminarian from the ecclesiastical department to the secular: “How is the matter of an expelled student, the dismissal of which was granted to the Diocesan authorities, but was brought to the attention of the Holy Synod only due to special circumstances; and how it is more useful for a student to hasten to remove him from a placeless and unofficial position: this determination can be fulfilled, and the Holy Synod can be informed” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 38. No. 10036). • Letter from mother: “Arranging your residence worries me especially because I doubt whether it is better for you to have a house or an apartment. Living in a house is calmer because it is permanent, but it is connected with taking care of the house. Living in an apartment does not expose you to the care of the house, but may be accompanied by other worries, especially the need to move, which may occur more often or less frequently. In order to give you complete freedom to choose a house or apartment, I find one remedy that I choose. I found as much money in Chudov as the value of a traded house. Be kind enough to accept them and use them as you decide best, or buy a house with them, or put them in a safe treasury in your name and use the interest to rent an apartment. Choose what you think is best. In any case, I will be pleased with what you choose as consistent with your peace of mind” (Letters. 1882. pp. 376–377. no. 442). June 4. Letter to mother: “If I were decisively sure whether it was better to take a house or an apartment, I would have told you decisively before. That’s why I didn’t say decisively that I doubt it. But what seems respectful is that if you have an apartment and money, it will be easy to change it to a house whenever you want. But if you have a house and encounter difficulties, it will not be easy to sell the house and return the money, and, in all likelihood, this will not be without loss” (Letters 1882. P. 378. No. 443). June 5. Resolution at the presentation to the Moscow Theological Academy of the best essay by a student completing the course: “I agree. And I am pleased to find the essay quite processed and not requiring special instructions for correction” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 81. No. 10128). June 6. Resolution on the consistory decision on the transfer of a sexton to the staff for an intemperate life: “As in the case it is clear that the defendant was sent to a monastery; but this is not shown in the statement; and how the dean of this, so obviously dishonest person, showed the behavior of a decent one: then the dean, for weak supervision and for faulty statements, should be reprimanded” (Resolutions Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 39. No. 10037). Letter to the Viceroy of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “The Lord, who speaks peace to His people and to those who turn their hearts to Him, may He speak peace to your heart in the new monastery of solitude and may He establish it” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 330. No. 430). June 7. Resolution on the report of the acting dean of the Kolomna district with the presentation of the priest’s report about the unauthorized abandonment of the all-night vigil by the clergy: “The priest should be interrogated separately from this matter, whether he served the Divine Liturgy the next morning, and if he served, why not without finishing the all-night vigil, and present his interrogation” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 39. No. 10038). June 8. Letter to mother: “This is what the Trinity Priest says: He is not Stepanova’s executor. The executor is familiar to him. The priest thinks that if he spends two thousand rubles on the correction. ass, the house will be decent. It seems to me that this house is more profitable than the one sold before” (Letters. 1882. P. 378. No. 444). Letter to Sister Agrippina Mikhailovna: “With this, I am sending you, Sister, clothes that Mother said could be used to make something for your children” (Letters. 1882. P. 379. No. 445). June 10. Letter to mother: “Now I had a Trinity priest and executor selling the house. They are asking for it 6,000 rubles in ass[ignations] and 300 rubles in ass[ignations] in replacement, as they say, of what the executor spent on the burial. If the house pleases you: with 300 rubles added to the price. there’s no point in stopping” (Letters. 1882. P. 379. No. 446). June 14. An idea about Sunday classes has been drawn up: “In order to reconcile, as far as possible, the inviolability of the law (on holidays) with the satisfaction of needs, the following rules can be adopted for the proposed Sunday classes: 1) The Law of God may be taught in the forenoon or afternoon hours, as will be more convenient for teachers and students, with the indispensable supervision that students listen to the Divine Liturgy before classes. 2) Teaching of the other above-mentioned subjects is allowed for those who wish to do so only in the afternoon, when the duties related to the consecration of the holiday are completed” (DC. 1872. Part 2. No. 5. pp. 116–117). Between June 6 and June 17 (no date). Letter to the governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “Those who came from you are trying to persuade me not to go to you now, along an extremely bad road; and I think that I will obey, especially since it is not entirely convenient for me to transfer my ongoing treatment to you” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 330. No. 431). June 17. Letter to the governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “How can we not achieve the poverty of St. Sergius, let us at least imitate the poverty of St. Nikon and make a silk sacristy for the monastery, without silver and gold. There is no need to be shy about flowers. White is for especially bright holidays, but it especially requires frugality. For others, red. For non-holiday days, if it happens, green or purple. This is also for fasting people, unless something bad happens. Truly, we must now pray that the Lord will bless the place with inhabitants pleasing to Him. Finally, if, according to the proverb, what hurts someone is what he is talking about, I will also say that my teeth and one side of my head hurt very much. Pray for my weakness” (Letters to St. Anthony. pp. 331–332. No. 432). June 18. Pronunciation of the Word on the twelfth week after Pentecost: “... the true meaning of the Lord’s saying: if you want to be taken into account, keep the commandments, must be determined by the strict accuracy of its expressions. He did not say: fulfill the commandments; because he knew that for this there would not be enough strength of human nature, which from our ancestors was damaged by sin, and which is diligently thinking about evil from youth (Gen. 8:21). But he said: keep the commandments, that is, do not lose sight of them, do not ignore them, always have them before your eyes, conform your actions to them, as much as you understand and as much as you can. He also did not say: keep the commandments, and you will enter the belly; for he knew that a person will not achieve eternal life by merely observing the commandments, which he cannot fulfill perfectly” (Works. Vol. 4, p. 337). June 19. Resolution on the report of the acting dean of the Bogorodsky district about the formation of cracks in the walls of the church: “The Aristovsky priest acted strangely when he began to decorate the church, without paying attention to the damage to the building, which could be dangerous, and did not report it to his superiors” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 39. No. 10039). Resolution on the journal of the committee established for the organization of the Moscow Theological Seminary on proposals for the construction of seminary buildings (Resolutions. T. 5. Part 2. P. 81. No. 10129). Letter to A.N. Muravyov: “Today, not yet with a fresh head, I read the manuscript and noticed what seemed necessary. I don’t want the Horde to sail on an icon. I don't think I could. She is too small to sail on. She could partially support the swimmer with her hands. In this case, he swam with the help of it. It’s better for me to hear this. I ask you not to put the Saints in the Areopagus, and not to allow the Areopagus to overshadow you with prayers. It is not true that bees do not make honey for themselves. Partly for myself too. They feed on it. The Church of All Saints was not built so that they could all rejoice in the assembly of the triumphant church. There they rejoice, even if this church was not built. For this, give rest to my not quite healthy head. May health, peace, and success in business be granted to you from the Giver of every good thing” (Letters. 1869. pp. 140–141. no. 101). June 21. Resolution on the dean’s petition for permission to serve as a priest for an elderly supernumerary priest and for the temporary assignment of the parish to him: “The authorities act not out of anger, but according to church rules and laws. “In respect of this idea, do the following: allow priest Borisov to perform the divine liturgy with this dean, and observe and see if he can perform the priesthood regularly, in his old age” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. 4. 2. P. 40. No. 10040). June 23. Letter to the Viceroy of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “The concern now, Father Viceroy, is not how you will receive me, but how I will reach you” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 332. No. 433). Letter to mother: “I fulfill your desire to know about me. I have a cold, especially on the right side of my head and in my teeth. The pain was very severe. Nowadays it is decreasing with the help of medications” (Letters. 1882. P. 380. No. 447). June 24. Resolution on the archimandrite’s report about theft in the monastery: “There are guards at churches. Even more so, she both needs and can be in a monastery” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 40. No. 10041). June 25. Pronunciation of the Word (“Discourse on the new birth from above”): “Between the extremes of careless inactivity and arrogant enterprise lies a modest but active path of the spirit, which the Apostle indicates in the following words: work out your salvation with fear and trembling (Phil. 2:12). Work for salvation, and do not think that it will happen by itself, but do it with fear and trembling, not relying on what you do yourself, and constantly being careful not to resist God’s action in you. For God is the one who acts in you, both to will and to do good will” (Works. Vol. 4, p. 350). June 26. Letter to the Governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “The disease shows no end to me. The pain in my head eased; but the teeth were not completely gone, and a tumor had formed on the outside of the jaw. It is doubtful and perhaps useless for a sick person to come to you” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 332. No. 434). June 29. Letter from E.V. Novosiltseva: “From G.I.’s kindness, I expected that she, meekly enduring grief, would not abandon helping to soften the grief of her husband’s strong and greatly suffering soul. May the Lord comfort them like the message Himself” (Letters. 1911. P. 224). June 30. The proposal of His Eminence to the conference of the Moscow Theological Academy to replace himself with the Most Reverend Joseph, Bishop of Dmitrov, for review by the academy (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 92. No. 10148). Resolution on the priest’s petition to remake the iconostasis in the church: “The iconostasis is now so busy that the petitioners do not have the strength to gild it, but want to further increase its busyness. The elevation of the iconostasis will obscure the splendid view of the altar canopy. The consistory will consider the merits of the old and new drawings, consider the methods, make an extract from the laws and present them with an opinion” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 41. No. 10042). Resolution on a peasant’s petition for poverty benefits from the property of his late uncle, a monk: “Monastics do not have property and the right to give away inheritance outside the monastery. But is there really any money left after the monk Hilarion, then let the abbot, out of philanthropy, provide benefits to the petitioner from it” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 41. No. 10043). Attitude to His Eminence Joseph (Kobylsky-Theologian), Bishop of Dmitrov: “Since my ongoing illness deprives me of the opportunity to go for the review of the Moscow Theological Academy entrusted to me by the Holy Synod, I make it my duty to allow Your Eminence to go, in my place, on July 3 and be present at the open tests of students” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 91. No. 10147). July 1st. Letter to the Governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “With regret I must tell you that illness deprives me of hope of celebrating the day of St. Sergius with you. Pray and celebrate in peace; and through the prayer of your peace, may our Reverend Father send some kind of peace to my unworthiness” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 333. No. 435). Letter from mother: “Using ointment for good luck is doubtful, in any case, and especially in my illness, which at first was incomprehensible to an experienced doctor. But then the dentist determined its property. This is a type of dental abscess. That he used the right remedy, it turned out to be clear, for I had a very restful night the following night. I can no longer go to the Lavra either for the exam or for the feast of St. Sergius. For in addition to healing, time is needed for strengthening in order to take the path” (Letters. 1882. P. 380. No. 448). July 3. Letter to A.N. Muravyov: “The illness that I remember, I mentioned to you in a letter when sending the manuscript, continues and does not allow me to enter the Lavra” (Letters. 1869. P. 142. No. 102). July 7. Resolution on the consistory certificate about the Transfiguration Church of Dmitrovsky district and about those who applied for a priestly place in it (Resolutions. T. 5. Part 2. P. 41. No. 10044). Resolution on the report of the Kolomna spiritual board on the debt of monks to the merchant: “As monastics who have taken a vow of abstinence and are provided with the necessary fraternal meals, it is especially indecent to take out a loan from a vegetable shop: then for this you should give them 25 bows during the hours before the liturgy” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 42. No. 10045). Letter to the Viceroy of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “Thank you, Father Vicar, for the blessing from the monastery and for the word of consolation, although it is beyond my dignity, or, better, unworthiness” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 333. No. 436). July 11. Letter to the Governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “The disease continues to deceive me. Yesterday the doctors said that I was recovering and allowed me to go in and out of the garden; I did neither one nor the other, but the cold struck again at night” (Letters to St. Anthony. pp. 333–334. No. 437). July 13. Letter to Prince S. M. Golitsyn: “The doctor advises me not to delay my removal outside the city, although I am not yet quite strengthened. But there are matters regarding the well-known advisory committee 208 that need to be moved forward in my presence” (Letters. 1884. P. 43. No. 46). July 14. Resolution on the consistory decision on the giving of cathedral land for maintenance for a fee: “Paragraph 6 of the draft says: do not give it to strangers, without the consent of the cathedral members. Consequently, the right is given to give it into outside hands with the consent of the council members, only without the approval of the authorities. This is both illegal and harmful. The consistory should thoroughly reconsider the project” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 42. No. 10046). July 15. Resolution on the archimandrite’s report with registers of donated church vestments: “Are there donated things that are all quite plausible for purpose, draw up a general register about them and, in my opinion, forward them to the Eminence of Iliopolis, would it please him to forward them to the department of the Most Blessed Patriarch of Antioch, for needy churches, through the Russian consul in Beirut” (Resolutions. T. 5. Part 2. P. 42. No. 10047). Resolution on the priest’s report about the impossibility of a peasant’s marriage with a girl born in a schism, but who converted to Orthodoxy, since the priest of the Rogozhsky cemetery did not have a certificate of her baptism: “To tell the priest that he is in vain attributing official importance to the Rogozhsky cemetery, which does not belong to him” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 43. No. 10048). Resolution on an extract from the consistory register about exceeding the estimate for the reconstruction of the church with the consent of the priest: “The priest, for exceeding the estimate and for changing the location of construction work without the permission of his superiors, should be reprimanded; and only out of respect for his impeccable service to this day, do not add this to his track record” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 43. No. 10049). Resolution on the decree of the Holy Synod on consent to the publication of “Words and Speeches”: “Inform the Holy Synod that I have not previously proposed to the Holy Synod any conditions for publication; and with the blessing of the Holy Synod, I was assigned to publish a certain number of copies. I would do the same now, but I do not have the power to do this because before receiving this decree, some of the listeners of my words, with repeated insistence, convinced me to allow them to publish them on their account, and a significant part of this publication has already been published. Justice demands that this publication be left out of competition with other modern ones, so that well-disposed publishers would not have difficulty in recovering their costs” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 89. No. 10142). Letter to Bishop Evlampius (Pyatnitsky): “I read your word that you sent me with pleasure, especially the second half. In the first, the effort to put all parts of the legends about the Resurrection of the Lord in precise order of time, I confess, did not completely satisfy me, and this is not due to your fault, but due to the nature of the subject. It is difficult to reconstruct with a guess the chain of circumstances that have reached us in separate links” (Letters on Spiritual Life. pp. 526–527). • Letter to the Moscow civil governor I.V. Kapnist (regarding the appearance of sectarians in the village of Brateevo): “As a precaution against the spread of false teachings, I make it my duty to bring this to the attention of [your] Excellency and ask that you would be pleased to pay legitimate attention to the said people, whether they have legitimate concerns about their rank, to keep them from interfering in the work of teaching that does not belong to them, and to take measures to to prevent the crowds they threatened, and to notify me about the subsequent ones” (DC. 1891. Part 3. No. 12. P. 655–656). July 17. Letter to Prince P. G. Oldenburgsky: “I instructed the Consistory to recommend the book “Care of the Orthodox Church for the Salvation of the World” 209 to the clergy of the Moscow diocese, and for the most convenient familiarization with it, to write out several copies for distribution to churches and monasteries” (DC. 1884. Part 1 No. 4. P. 377). July 18. Letter to mother: “So that you do not have difficulty in preparing materials for the building, I instructed the steward to deliver you five hundred rubles. ass." (Letters. 1882. P. 381. No. 449). July 21. Letter to A.N. Muravyov: “Is there fate that will bring you to Moscow instead of Rome, we will be happy with fate, and we do not advise you to complain about it” (Letters. 1869. P. 143. No. 103). July 23. Resolution on the dean’s report on the death of a man in whose house a house church with a consecrated antimension remained: “Permission to continue the service in this church for forty days, and then St. take the antimension and present it to me or the Eminence for transmission to the cathedral sacristy; and abolish the church” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 44. No. 10050). July 25. Letter from mother: “It’s hard for me to talk about covering a house with iron when I don’t see the house. If you find something better: do it. I inform you about myself that I reached the Lavra safely, and from here I also made a journey of about thirty miles to consecrate the church” (Letters. 1882. P. 381. No. 500). July 26. Report to the Holy Synod about the possibility of leaving Archimandrite Philotheus in his position as rector of the Bethany Theological Seminary: “In pursuance of the decree of the Holy Synod, dated June 26, 1844, No. 103, in the case of a lithographed translation of some holy books, Archimandrite Philotheus for obvious negligence in supervision, while he was an inspector of the St. Petersburg Theological Academy, a severe reprimand was announced by me personally, with a subscription, with proper admonition. And since the aforesaid decree also requires me to conclude whether this archimandrite can reliably hold the position of rector, I make it my duty to inform the Holy Synod that from the time he was appointed rector of Bethany Seminary ... I see him in his teaching as thorough and Orthodox, in his behavior as honest and kind, in his management as prudent, in his attentive supervision, in his relations with his superiors as straightforward - and therefore recognize him for the position of rector. trustworthy. Which I most respectfully report to the Holy Synod” (Opinions. T. III.S. 110–111). July 27. Report of St. Synod on the case of hieromonks who arrived in Tiflis with an order to deliver the image of St. Sergius of Radonezh to the chief administrator of the Transcaucasian region: “The guards of Lieutenant Vladimir Shelashnikov, who was in service in the Transcaucasian region, mother and brother, having received vague information that he was either killed or captured, last November turned to me with a verbal request to send one of the monastics to ransom if he is in captivity, and if killed, then to find his body and deliver it to Russia for burial, for which they specifically requested at the same time the Highest permission since the commander-in-chief of the Transcaucasian region had previously corrected the post of Moscow military governor-general, with reverence for the Orthodox Church, and in other respects left behind the venerable memory, then on this occasion I deigned to send him an icon from the Lavra of St. Sergius, accompanying this with decent wishes, and speaking about St. Sergius as a prosperous prayer book for the Christ-loving Russian army. Where the troops are located, crosses are given to them in significant numbers, in case they are distributed to the soldiers. However, this opportunity did not present itself to them, since, having arrived in Tiflis, they received such information about the subject of their journey that they did not need to go further” (Opinions. Vol. III. pp. 112–113). July 28. Letter to mother: “I wish you success in making repairs at home, as suggested. If you have already agreed with the contractors: it is good to get down to business as soon as possible, so that the work is done before the autumn dampness. If you need money before I return, you can take another 500 rubles. Ass. from the housekeeper, showing him this” (Letters. 1882. P. 382. No. 451). July 29. Proposal of His Eminence to the board of the Moscow Theological Academy on the arrangement of life for students (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 92. No. 10149). August 3. Resolution on presenting the opinion of the Moscow Committee for the Censorship of Spiritual Books on the proofreading of Galakhov’s Russian anthology: “On page one the expression Ostromir’s Gospel is disapproving; it should be said more correctly: the Gospel according to Ostromir's list or according to the Ostromir's manuscript (There is one Gospel; and there is no special Ostromir's Gospel. The Church does not even speak the Gospel of John, but from John, eliminating the idea of appropriating the divine book even to the Evangelist, much less to the posadnik) On the third page of the word: sometimes it is replaced (the word be) by the form byashe, for example, created byashe, disapproving. The word be, as the writer himself noted, is a past of an inconclusive form, and therefore expresses: it was and has not ceased to be. In this case, our language unusually happily approaches the dogma of the eternal Word. To replace the word be with the word be here would mean damaging pure thought. The words: and in the current Bible this, referring to the Son of God, are disapproving. This is not the current translation. And its origin is not the same as that which the writer invents. The matter is explained initially more simply, according to the literal nature of the ancient translators. The translator had before his eyes Λογος όυτος, in the masculine gender, in the Greek text, and translated literally from or this” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 82. No. 10130). August 7. Serving the Liturgy. The service of the cathedral memorial service for the newly deceased Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna in the Chudov Monastery (MV. 1844. No. 96. P. 611). August 8. Resolution on the dean’s testimony about the sexton’s retention of copies of the metric books: “The dean admits that the priest complained about the sexton taking the registry books and that the sexton admitted to taking them in an investigative case with the priest. From this it is also revealed that the dean in this self-testimony falsely wrote that the church documents were intact and in proper order. The dean admits that when he visited His wife was with him to see the church, and although he makes an excuse that she went on a pilgrimage, this excuse is unsatisfactory. Protecting the purity of official actions, the dean had to let her go on another cart, and it is not clear how she could be on the same cart with the dean when she was traveling to another village for another purpose, and not with her husband, for this is what the dean says in his testimony, without showing that he also went to Elmanovo then” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 44. No. 10051). August 9. Resolution on the report of the cathedral established at the Lavra on permission to transfer the hierodeacon from one monastery to another: “The hierodeacon... to suppress seductive acquaintances, be transferred to David’s hermitage and placed under special supervision for a year so that his behavior is reported every three months” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 74. No. 10114). August 10. Resolution on the priest’s petition for the provision of peasant land for the use of the church: “Instruct the dean to explain to the parishioners that, having made a sacrifice to God by building a church, in vain they themselves damage this sacrifice by not delivering the clergy required by law to those who pray for them, and are not acting commendably before the spiritual authorities, who, trusting their zeal, allowed the church to be consecrated and assigned to it clergy" (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 46. No. 10053). • Letter to the Moscow civil governor I.V. Kapnist: “It has come to my attention that after an investigation carried out in the Moscow district in the village of Brateevo about vagabonds and false teachers, they remain in this village under guard, and are daily transferred from one house to another in turn, and this, putting them in contact with all families, gives them the opportunity to spread their false teaching. Therefore, I acknowledge it as a duty of precaution to humbly ask Your Excellency for an order so that these vagabonds and false teachers are removed from Brateev and from communication with their families” (DC. 1891. Part 3. No. 12. P. 657). August 11. Resolution on the priest’s request for permission to leave for his parish from Moscow, where he was being detained for no reason by the investigative commission: “Having taken into account that the church and the parish during Lenten times are left without a priest for nine days; that the feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God is approaching; release the priest to office” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 46. No. 10054). • Letter to the Governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “Thank you for your good advice, and also for your condescending advice. And you take care to feed me, as doctors often tell me. But I think that I am more guilty of excess nutrition than deficiency” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 334. No. 438). August 12. Resolution on the petition of a novice of the Lavra for permission to take the examination for the Academy: “The established council has to announce to the petitioner that he can appear for testing at the Academy, so that, if he enters it, he will have to leave the brotherhood of the Lavra, which has a need for actual employees” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 74. No. 10115). August 14. Resolution on the attitude of His Eminence Anthony, Metropolitan of Novgorod and St. Petersburg, on the topaz cross bequeathed to the Lavra sacristy by the late Metropolitan Seraphim: “As the cathedral... notices that there should be a chain with the cross, since crosses are always awarded with chains from the highest bounties, then the cathedral knows that the chain was not received, as evidenced by Abbot Mikhail, who opened the parcel in front of me” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 89. No. 10143). August 15. Pronunciation of the Word on the day of the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary: “Jerusalem has fallen. Jeremiah sits over its ruins, and in tears reflects on the reasons for its fall. What do you think the Prophet discovered the cause of the disaster in Jerusalem? – Maybe not just one; but what he noticed as important was that Jerusalem did not remember its last. He did not remember his last, and he went down in a wonderful way (Lamentations 1:9). Thus, when the ordinary course of earthly perishable things does not admonish people to remember the latter; when they do not heed the meek word of salvation that warns about this, and sin multiplies: then God, who does not want the eternal death of the sinner, proclaims the latter to hard-hearing people, with the voices of thunder, - with terrible, shaking, destructive events. He who is attentive to the saving ways of God's providence, not without fear, will see how sometimes God Himself, preparing a person for His special visit, or the gift of grace, with a strong hand and a high muscle, breaks the bonds that bind him to earthly and worldly things. What wondrous visits God granted to Abraham! But what deprivations he demanded from him for this! Depart, he was told, from your land, and from your kindred, and from your father’s house (Gen. 12:1)” Works. T. 4. pp. 344, 368–369). August 16. Letter to Archimandrite Philotheus (Uspensky): “In the preface to the first edition of the Bible you could find that it was made from Ostrog, on the advice of metropolitans, archbishops and bishops and the consecrated cathedral. It's worth your committee. On this basis, it would not be contrary to the decree of the Holy Synod to approve excerpts from the Ostrog edition for publication. There is no such thing for Skaryna’s Bible, and therefore it will be necessary to prohibit the printing of excerpts from it on the basis of the last decree of the Holy Synod” (Letters. 1888. pp. 146–147). August 17. Resolution on an extract from the consistory register in the case of the marriage of an Orthodox woman with a schismatic: “There is not much hope of calling many for admonition, when the case shows with what insufficient attention the Consistory carried out admonition before. For this, it is enough to compare the admonition of the peasant woman Nikiforova, from whom a written testimony was taken, but not a detailed one, and the admonition of Ignatov, a more prominent person, from whom, however, no written testimony was taken - it was not asked why he was called a charterer, by whom he was appointed to this position and where he sent her. defendants, endlessly" (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 47. No. 10055). • Letter to the abbot of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “Celebrating in the skete church the Sunday closest to the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos is good because a new private celebration would join the ready-made general holiday. But there is also a difficulty. If the Feast of the Assumption is on Sunday, then next Sunday will be the royal coronation day. It would be consistent with the history of Gethsemane to celebrate the third day after the Assumption 210. But there will still be time to judge about this” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 335. No. 439). August 18. Resolution at the consistory decision on the valuation of the priest's house: “The matter began with the fact that the widow voluntarily asked for 11,000 rubles for the house. Ass. Now top appraisers have valued it two thousand rubles higher. Incredible" (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 48. No. 10056). Resolution on the priest’s petition for permission to live in a church house: “As the matter is only that an elderly priest asks for a disproportionate price for a house: then the petitioner must achieve the correct price through legal means. In words, the matter is not presented in its true form” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 49. No. 10057). Resolution on a blind man’s request for permission to get married in order to look after him: “The consistory should order the priest of the hospital church so that, due to the groom’s blindness, he does not stop in the marriage, but proceeds to it in the established legal order” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 49. No. 10058). August 21. Liturgy and prayer service, the Word was pronounced in the Assumption Cathedral on the anniversary of the coronation of Emperor Nikolai Pavlovich (MB. 1844. No. 102. P. 644). Resolution on the priest’s testimony that he promised a curse to his parishioner for not attending church: “The priest, by his own admission, is guilty of using a curse; for he has no right to pronounce a curse either in a private or in a general form, at his own discretion. For the illegal and gravely offensive use of an oath for a parishioner, to send a priest to the Catherine Hermitage with a ban on priestly service for a month to teach meekness and prudence” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 50. No. 10059). August 24. Resolution on the archimandrite’s report that the hieromonk offended the novice, but then asked for forgiveness and received it: “It is a good deed that they were reconciled, and for this the novice deserves praise. And that Hieromonk Tarasius, on a great holiday, before the solemn liturgy, committed a massacre in the monastery: the insulted dignity of the priesthood and the monastery has not yet been reconciled with him. Transfer him to the Luzhetsky Monastery and place him under the special supervision of the abbot for a year, without subjecting him to the prohibition of priestly service by descent in respect of recognition” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 50. No. 10060). Resolution on a parishioner’s petition to examine the case of a banned priest: “The priest is guilty of not communing a mother in childbirth who died without this, even if he was absent (which, however, has not been proven in the case and the opposite is evident), because during his absence he should have asked a neighboring priest to correct the needs, to whom his wife would have sent the person who came with a request from the mother in labor, but about this neither he nor his wife doesn’t say, therefore, he left the parish without an order for unforeseen cases” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 50. No. 10061). Resolution on the testimony of a priest about a disagreement with a parishioner: “A remark to a peasant for rarely going to church, made on a holiday in front of people, is unreasonable. What is required from the priest is not a commanding remark in front of strangers, but a meek admonition in private” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 51. No. 10062). Resolution on the consistory ruling in the case of a priest’s improper management of income and expense books: “The consistory carefully draws up rulings, judges first on the main subject of the case, and not on the relevant circumstances, and does not talk about the first part of the opinion of the spiritual Board, when this opinion is not divided into parts” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 52. No. 10063). August 25. Resolution on an extract from the consistory register explaining the reason for the detention of the priest in Moscow to give investigative testimony: “As it is clear from the attitude of the investigative commission that the priest is still needed for confrontations, order immediately that he be expelled, without stopping for any reason in Mozhaisk, and in order to eliminate the reasons for the slowdown, the church and his parish be entrusted to someone else at convenience” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 52. No. 10064). Resolution on an extract from the consistory register that the landowner considers it illegal to summon the ecclesiastical board to read and sign the investigative file: “Execute and in relation to mention, so that it is explained... that just as the reading by the plaintiff and the defendant and the signing of an extract or extract from the case, as prescribed in general laws, is not a violation of clerical secrecy, so is the reading replacing this measure to reduce writing, on the basis The statute of consistories, and the signing of the investigation itself, is neither a violation of secrecy nor an illegal action, but precisely what is required by law” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2.S. 53. No. 10065). August 27. The consecration of the Church of St. John, Patriarch of Constantinople, and St. Alexander Nevsky in the bell tower of the Moscow Simonov Monastery (MV. 1844. No. 117. P. 699). August 29. Resolution regarding the manager of the Moscow Chamber of State Property, requesting an order for priests to examine the records of those called up for military service: “When persons authorized by the department of state property make an extract from the church records of the persons required by law and the regulations of the authorities: then the priest must immediately verify this extract with the church document from which it was taken” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part. 2. P. 89. No. 10144). August 30. Liturgy and prayer service in the Assumption Cathedral on the heir's name day and on the birthday of Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna. The sermon was delivered by Archpriest Peter Ternovsky (MB. 1844. No. 107. P. 668). August 31st. Resolution on the report of the cathedral established at the Lavra about the theft of money from the chapel: “Instruct the chaplain that, in the event of the accumulation of a significant amount, without waiting for the end of the month, in half or ten days, present it where it should be” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 74. No. 10116). • Letter to the Governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “Writing a lot in the charter and implementing little is, without a doubt, bad. When I happened to speak with those who wrote the monastic rules, I always advised them to lay down the law more moderately for everyone, so that fulfillment would be more certain. And those who are jealous can secretly make special voluntary sacrifices, under special guidance. And I was not talking about the rules for the monastery, but about brief initial rules, so that those entering would know what is required of them” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 336. No. 440). September 1st. Letter from mother: “The difference is so insignificant that, of course, it is better to decide to make an iron roof. Sorry I'm in a hurry. Constrained by people and time” (Letters. 1882. P. 382. No. 452). September 2. Proposal of the consistory to correct the inventories of the Nikolo-Ugreshsky monastery that were found unsatisfactory: “To order the dean of monasteries, when visiting them, to inspect whether there are similar inaccuracies in other places in the inventories, from which in the past many remarkable antiquities passed into the wrong hands and became bogged down in them under the veil of prescription” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 53. No. 10066). September 3. The Word was pronounced upon the consecration of St. Nicholas Cathedral in the Ugreshsky Monastery (Works. Vol. 4. P. 634). September 4. Resolution on the dean’s report on the economist’s refusal to provide funds for the audit: “The economist’s testimony is not trustworthy and, in addition to being faulty, reveals disobedience. Therefore, having taken a certificate from the field office stating what sums he received for two reports last September, ask him where these sums were received, moreover exhorting him to give him, through sincerity of testimony and obedience, ways to bring matters into clarity and to restore the destroyed order without the use of strict measures” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 76. No. 10120). September 5. Report to the Holy Synod on the publication of the “Historical Reader of the Slavic and Old Russian Language” compiled by Galakhov (Opinions. Vol. III. P. 116). September 8. Resolution on the petition of the daughter of a deceased priest, an orphan, to find a seminary student in the place of her late grandfather, also a priest, with the obligation to marry her: “Although there is no law or rule that a priestly place should be idle for a short time for the sake of a female orphan, however, out of respect for the petition and out of compassion for poverty, give forty days to find a candidate for the priesthood and a priest for temporary correction positions" (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 54. No. 10067). • Resolution at the consistory decision on the recognition of the stolen icon belonging to this church: “The previous information that the icon has been in the church inventory since 1828, that this ownership, without being disputed by anyone, was even more confirmed ten years ago and that, consequently, the icon is undeniably church, is clear and positive information. Consequently, the demand by the criminal chamber after this again clear and positive information became the reason for the continuation of this case, for which the Consistory, to the satisfaction of the chamber, was forced to continue the search” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 54. No. 10068). September 9. Letter to mother: “Forgive me, Gracious Empress Mother, that I have not found time to see you for a long time. Regarding the children of my sister and daughter-in-law studying at the Seminary, I told the Rector to include them among the pensioners, and I will contribute money for them as much as is needed” (Letters. 1882. P. 382. No. 453). September 11th. The death of the head of the Third Department of His Imperial Majesty's own office of the chief of gendarmes, Count A. X. Benckendorf. September 12. Resolution on the report of the cathedral established at the Lavra that the hierodeacon, who disappeared in June, was caught with stolen things: “From this case, the cathedral and the Builder must see what consequences false condescension to subordinates, faulty and uncorrected leads to” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 74. No. 10117). Letter to Prince S. M. Golitsyn: “I also thank Your Excellency for taking care of me. In case of hope of the Highest visit, without a doubt, I will stay in Moscow. But now I have received information, it seems from a reliable source, that maneuvers are scheduled for the troops in St. Petersburg from the 15th to the 25th day of this month. In this case, it will be possible for me to leave for the feast of St. Sergius with the assumption of a speedy return” (Letters. 1884. pp. 44–45. no. 47). September 13. Resolution on the dean’s report that the priest served while drunk: “The called priest showed partial recognition, which was completely lacking when he was presented to me in the prescribed position. In order to encourage him to correct himself, to combine condescension... to send him for testing in behavior to our house under the supervision of Abbot Michael with priestly service for seven days” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 55. No. 10069). September 14. The Word was spoken at the consecration of the St. Nicholas Church at the Losinnaya Factory (Works. T. 4. P. 634). Letter to the Governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “A book about Fr. Seraphim and about Fr. Marche I will accept from Fr. treasurer with gratitude. As for the biography of Fr. Seraphim, published in Mayak, George, I think, is not much to blame for this. He let someone copy his creation, but I don’t think he was trying to get it published. Ask him about this and tell me. The printing of a book, even if not in the way decided by the Holy Synod, in the present time, they say, is not a miracle” (Letters to St. Anthony. pp. 336–337. No. 441). September 17. Resolution on the presentation of the board of the Moscow Theological Academy on the dismissal of a newly admitted student for health reasons: “As it is unseemly that a student who came in healthy, causing delays to the seminary Board, declares himself sick after a short time, and, moreover, in such a way that, according to the doctor, he does not have certain signs of illness, and makes the previous orders of his superiors in vain, I propose to the Academic Board from now on during the same acceptance into the Academy to test students' reliability in all respects, so as not to have to quickly redo what has been done (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 83. No. 10131). Letter to the Governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev) About current affairs (Letters to St. Anthony. pp. 337–338. No. 442). September 21. Resolution on the report of the acting dean of Mozhaisk district that the villagers are afraid to send their children to school: “The consistory is to entrust the corrector of the position of dean - the villagers are to be brought out of the sinful opinion and explained that the authorities want to educate the children of the villagers for their spiritual benefit and to provide them with knowledge to improve their life, without separating the trained children from the family, but leaving they are inseparable in the family, to its greatest benefit” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 55. No. 10070). Letter to mother: “Yesterday I couldn’t go out because of a cold; also now it was necessary to keep oneself in the warm air to reduce the effect of a cold” (Letters. 1882. P. 383. No. 454). September 25. Pronunciation of the Word on the day of remembrance of St. Sergius, the Wonderworker of Radonezh: “Only a perfect readiness to sacrifice his life for his Tsar makes a warrior fearless and unshakable in battle, capable of victory, worthy of a crown; only a perfect readiness to sacrifice everything when necessary, and his very life for the King-Christ, for maintaining faith in him, for keeping his commandments makes a Christian a good warrior Jesus Christ, capable of standing unshakably against enemies visible and invisible, defeating all opposition, and achieving the incorruptible crown” (Works. Vol. 4, p. 312). September 27. Resolution on the decree of the Holy Synod on the teaching of the Law of God on Sundays, and other subjects on other days of the week: “As it is unofficially known that the teaching of doctrine on Sundays is being introduced in other places, then see through the deans of Moscow that this is done in accordance with the decree of the Holy Synod” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 90. No. 10145). September 28. Consecration of the first church of the Gethsemane monastery, an ancient wooden Assumption Church, which was moved to the Lavra tract Korbukha from the village of Podsosenya. From the memoirs of D. Dmitriev: “Last summer I often had the opportunity to be in the Gethsemane skete, which served as the favorite residence of Metropolitan Philaret. The skete was founded in 1844, and all of its churches were for the most part consecrated by the blessed metropolitan. Thus, the ancient Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, moved to the monastery from Podsosenye, is wooden, architecture of the 16th century, with the same wooden bell tower, was undoubtedly consecrated by metropolitan The Bishop served in a poor dyed robe and the stole of St. Sergius. By Upon his arrival at the Lavra, Metropolitan Philaret did not stay long in it and hurried to his beloved monastery In Posad, the Metropolitan usually rode in a carriage, and as the monastery forest began along the way, Vladyka got out of the carriage and walked and always took care to get to the monastery before the start late mass, i.e. until eight o'clock in the morning. According to position, in the monastery after reading the hours every day the akathist is read, and the late metropolitan always entered the church at this time. Having committed earnestly three bows, bowed to the brethren, then approached the prepared lectern, took off the kamilavka and the akathist began to read with reverence, and the choir monks converged on the middle of the church and sang the refrains of the akathist in a pillar chant. At the end of the akathist, the Metropolitan again puts three bows, bows to the brethren and goes to the altar or listens to mass behind the right choir. Upon completion Liturgy, the Metropolitan blessed all the brethren, spoke kindly to some, then went off to cell adjacent to the church. The cell of the unforgettable archpastor exists to this day without any change. Everything in it is in the same old order as it was during his life. This cell is alien to any decorations; simplicity is visible everywhere: instead of furniture there are long benches covered with linen; walls, floor, ceiling - all made of plain wood, unpainted and unpasted. On the southern side of the Assumption Church there was an internal window opening from the cell. Often standing at the window, the bishop listened to a long monastery service. The great saint spent his summer and autumn in this secluded corner. Here he received royal guests many times. Everything was distributed according to hours. So, at the end of late mass, at half past ten o’clock, Vladyka drank one cup of liquid tea and immediately got to work. Metropolitan Filaret did not sign a single document without reading it carefully, and then he imposed his resolution. At one o'clock Vladyka went out for a walk, and, having descended the stairs with the help of his cell attendants, he constantly noted the time of the walk using his old “onion” clock; I had an hour to walk. By two o'clock he hurried to his cell; I was rarely late, and then only by five minutes, no more. At 2 o'clock the Metropolitan sat down to his extremely modest monastery lunch. After dinner, Vladyka, wearing his simple homemade nankeen cassock, girded with a crepe belt, walked around his cell, reading and looking through magazines and newspapers, all mostly of spiritual content. At 5 o'clock the skete began ringing for vespers. He went to his prayer room, as already said, which overlooked the church, and remained there until the end of the service. At eight o'clock the Vladyka was served tea with a simple brother's sieve or with prosphora. At 10 o'clock in the metropolitan's room four Koletov candles were lit and the doors of his cell were locked. According to the rules, Matins in the monastery occurs at 2 o’clock, and always began with the blessing of the Bishop; a monk who came to take a blessing often found the tireless Bishop sitting at work” (From the memoirs of the stay of the ever-memorable Metropolitan Philaret in the Gethsemane monastery (DC. 1892. Part 2. No. 2. pp. 429–431). • Pronunciation of the Word for the renovation of the ancient church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary: “What are these stones of Zion, about which the servants of the Lord are pleased? “What kind of dust is this that is so dear to them?” – These are the stones and dust of destroyed Jerusalem, and especially the destroyed ancient holy temple of Jerusalem. The Prophet looks at these ruins during the captivity of Babylon; at the same time looks at the spiritual disposition of the Jewish people: and on this view he bases the hope of God’s new favor towards Jerusalem and the church. But is it appropriate for me to speak about the fate of such a great church when I think about the fate of such a small church as this one in which we are now? – I think it’s not entirely inappropriate. Both are churches of the One True God: therefore it is natural to assume a certain unity in their fate, although many circumstances differ. Moreover, the small church of Christian sacraments and Christian truth is not too small compared to the great church of the vestibule and fortune telling” (Works. Vol. 4, pp. 313–314). September 30. Resolution on the report of the cathedral established at the Lavra with the provision of a statement of fees for commemorations: “1) Five hundred silver rubles for the cathedral should be placed in the Treasury for eternity in favor of the maintenance of the brethren of the Gethsemane monastery, whom I ask not to deprive me of their prayers now and in the future. 2) The governor receives 100 rubles for his efforts. Ass. 3) Full-time servants 200 rubles. Ass. 4) 100 rubles for the rich. Ass. 5) Give 50 rubles to the poor. Ass. 6) 50 rubles for poor school students. Ass. 7) Give the rest against Svyatoslavsky’s signature” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 75. No. 10118). October 3. An order to put in order the supervision of the flow of funds during the renewal of the house church at the Trinity Compound (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 75. No. 10119). Resolution on a student’s petition for appointment to a monastery due to lack of shelter: “The accepted procedure requires that those who wish to join a monastery present themselves for testing to the abbot and, with his consent, ask the authorities for placement in a monastery. Announce this to the petitioner, who, however, cannot be considered as having no shelter, having a father and relatives” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 56. No. 10071). October 4. Resolution at the consistory ruling on the sexton’s refusal to give him the property of his deceased son, the caretaker of the religious school: “It was necessary to turn to the sources of the law. In the decree of the Holy Synod, as far as I remember, the authorities included rectors and prefects, by the current name rectors and inspectors. The superintendent of the school, a person of this kind, is not mentioned because this position has not yet existed. Therefore, the case of the present case is not determined by law. Due to the poverty of the late Overseer’s father, the remaining estate to cover the school expenses should be given to him” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 56. No. 10072). Resolution on the journal resolution of the committee established for the construction of the building of the Moscow Theological Seminary on the need to build a belfry: “The same bell, with more frequent sounds, can indicate the time of teaching, and with more extended sounds, make up the bell for the service. However, since those living in the seminary and at the seminary will be located in different buildings, then for the convenience of hearing the gospel and the ringing for the beginning of the service, it is not superfluous to have bells, in addition to the above, one of four and one of two pounds” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 84. No. 10132). October 5. The funeral service for Count Π has been performed. A. Tolstoy 211 in the Church of St. Nicholas in Khlynov (MB. 1844. No. 122. P. 731; No. 124. P. 744). Between September 7 and October 6 (no date). Letter to the Viceroy of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “Ask me, Father Viceroy, for the mercy of St. Sergius, so that my bewilderment may be resolved. My eyes hurt, I cough, my teeth start to hurt; travel can increase illness, and illness will make travel useless in relation to what it is undertaken for. I want to go to you, but the Lord knows what will happen. Don't bother waiting for me; only it shouldn’t be cold in my cells” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 338. No. 443). October 6. Resolution on the peasant’s petition to encourage the priest to reconcile: The consistory remind the priest of the apostolic word: it is no shame for you, because you have litigation among yourself (1 Cor. 6, 7) - and advise ending the matter peacefully” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 56. No. 10073). Resolution on the archimandrite’s report with the presentation of the inventory of the pearl miter: “I will provide this miter to the cathedral sacristy, either as free property, or, in case of need, in return for a possible loss, although, however, with the help of God, I have no reason to fear this” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 77. No. 10121). Letter to the Governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “Peace be with you, Father Vicar, and with the brethren of the Lavra, and Bethany, and the monastery. Together with you will be Prince Alexei Grigorievich, Governor General, and his wife. Receive them appropriately and bless them with the icon from the monastery and the abbot” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 339. No. 444). Letter to the governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “I am sending you a sermon from the monastery and submitting it for your and the Council’s consideration as to whether to print it. If you decide to print, the Censorship Committee will make the appropriate inscription; because the copy he had sealed before became part of the printed edition of my words” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 339. No. 445). October 7. Resolution on the request of the priest to build and consecrate a new altar in the church: “It is permitted to build a new altar and, after the blessing of water, sprinkle it and clothe it with the singing of a psalm related to this action, in the rite of renovation of the church” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 56. No. 10074). Resolution on the abbess’s request to allow the novice to build a cell at her own expense: “This is permitted verbally, according to ordinary rules; but it is incongruous that the abbess, having sent to ask for verbal permission, asks for written permission and, probably, stops the matter” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 57. No. 10075). Letter to A.N. Muravyov: “I felt empty when you left me; and it occurred to me whether you were dooming me to my end with your farewell. Whether this is a presentiment, or whether it is close, He knows, in whose hands is the power and measure of our days. But when you see or hear my departure on the path of the whole earth: then remember your departure from me, and with the same closeness of soul to soul, with a propitiating word, lift up my name and memory before the face of my Judge and yours. How simply and more condescendingly you look at me than others: so simple and free will your prayer for me be. And such a prayer will not be despised by the One who commanded it, so that you may be like children. Here is my will for you. I wish that you have a lot of time to fulfill it” (Letters. 1869. pp. 143–144. no. 104). October 8. Letter to the governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “Three days without oil is not fasting, isn’t it strict, especially for new leaders? Let there be food with butter on Monday. And if the inhabitants of the monastery want to cancel this, let there be no oil on Monday. Three days a week, white bread, it seems, does not exist in the Lavra. However, there is a reason not to argue against this. I agree to the rest” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 340. No. 446). October 9. Letter to the governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “I am sending you a sample of the memorial for the deceased. If anything seems doubtful to you or requires correction or addition, please tell me. I wrote a lot of bishops, having reasons for this. Will you make me turn it down?" (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 341. No. 447). October 10. Letter to the Viceroy of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “Peace to you, Father Viceroy, and to the brethren. God will bless Macarius and Alexander to wear the mantle in the skete” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 344. No. 448). October 12. Resolution on an extract from the consistory register on replacing the investigator in the case of dishonest actions of a priest: “The investigator, priest Vinogradsky, admitted that before the interrogation of the peasants, upon exhortation, he was asked to read the 121st rule of the Ecumenical Council. This expression is meaningless; for there is more than one ecumenical council, and, consequently, if we are talking about the rule of the ecumenical council, then it was necessary to say which of the seven ecumenical councils. It turns out that he pointed to the 121st rule of the nomocanon, which threatens with a curse the accuser of the priest, in person, even if there is truth. The announcement of this rule to those who complained about the priest before the investigation was outside the legal order, it gave the appearance that in truth those who complained about the priest were subject to a curse, and therefore gave the secular deputy a reason to suspect the investigator of bias. Therefore, priest Vinogradsky should be reprimanded for his wrong action and removed from the investigation” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 57. No. 10076). October 14. Resolution on the report of the construction committee with proposals for the painting and decoration of the church: “There should be no images of the Savior and the Mother of God in stamps on the pedestals; for the place is low. There may be images from parables. In the altar on the vault, instead of four paintings of holidays, it is better to place images of the four evangelists. There is no need to use the image of the Lord of hosts twice in the altar. The place of torment is not a church picture” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 58. No. 10077). Letter to the governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “The order of akathists in the monastery can be the same as in the Lavra, except that from Friday to Saturday it is proper to read an akathist to the Mother of God, in honor of Her Dormition. But since I, being lazy, easily assume the same in others and feel the need for precautions, it seems to me that this order would also be suitable: from Saturday to Sunday - an akathist to the Savior; on Monday - the Mother of God; on Tuesday - canons; for Wednesday - akathist Rev. Sergius; on Thursday - canons; on Friday - an akathist to the Savior; on Saturday - Assumption. If the rule with only canons is shorter, it will be easier for the weak, and the diligent can supplement it in his cell. If the number of canons comes to an equation with the measure of a rule that has an akathist, the choice of canons can be useful for attention” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 344. No. 449). October 14. Resolution on the petition of the daughter of a state councilor to raise funds for the decoration of a new church: “As you know, the landowner used all possible means to build this church; and for its interior decoration the assistance of other benefactors is needed, then give... a combined book for a year” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 59. No. 10078). October 15. Serving the liturgy and prayer service, accompanying the religious procession around the Kremlin on the day of remembrance of the expulsion of the French from Moscow in 1812 (MB. 1844. No. 125. P. 752). Instruction to the rector of the Moscow Theological Academy, Archimandrite Eusebius (Orlinsky), regarding the lithographed translation of the sacred books of the Old Testament discovered at the academy: “By the Decree of the Holy Synod, I was ordered, in the case of the lithographed translation of some of the sacred books of the Old Testament, to clergy who did not present this translation to their superiors to admonish them about their duty block the spread of all non-Orthodox interpretations” (Opinions. Vol. III. pp. 117–118). October 17. Resolution on the consistory certificate on the statement of churches of the Moscow diocese: “Something is wrong. There are not two, but three cathedral non-parish churches: the Arkhangelsk, Kazan and Intercession Cathedrals. Therefore, should we believe the following lines? (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 59. No. 10079). Letter to Bishop Jacob (Vecherkov) about the establishment of secret supervision over Abbot Vladimir, who did not present to his superiors the lithographed translation of some books of the Holy Scripture of the Old Testament that was in his possession: “In the case of a lithographed, corrected translation of some books of the Old Testament, the Lavra hieromonk, who is now Abbot Vladimir, testified that he had The lithographed copy was lost, but he did not provide evidence for this. Therefore, by the decree of the Holy Synod, I was ordered, among other things, to establish secret supervision over the hieromonk and, if anything contrary to his testimony is subsequently revealed, to subject him to liability according to the laws and, if found, to present a copy to the Holy Synod. Since Hieromonk Vladimir, by decree of the Holy Synod, was promoted to hegumen and entered the diocese entrusted to your Eminence, then the fulfillment of the above-mentioned order of the Holy Synod I assign as a duty to be attributed to your action according to the affiliation” (Opinions. Vol. III. P. 119). October 19. Resolution on the report of the spiritual board that the deacon dropped the cross in the church, and the sexton was arguing with the deacon: “The deacon, for dropping the cross and for cursing the sexton, witnessed by the sexton, should be sent to the Joseph Monastery for three days of church obedience. The sexton, for cursing the deacon, should be sent there and for the same amount of time for obedience and labor, at the discretion of the rector” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 59. No. 10080). Letter to the Governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “It is, of course, inconvenient to enter all the names brought into the Synodik: it would create an immense mass of names for both the book, and the commemoration, and the one commemorating. But it’s hard to say: give enough to enter the name into the Synodic. Without a doubt, this was not the case with our fathers. Investors gave deposits out of love for humanity and trust in those praying. And the brethren, out of gratitude and other considerations, entered names, some into the regular and daily synodik, and others into a special memorial, for commemoration for forty days or a year. Resolve this difficulty as best you see” (Letters to St. Anthony. pp. 345–346. No. 450). Letter to the mother: “I congratulate you, Empress Mother, on your renovated home and send the prosphora brought for your health” (Letters. 1882. P. 383. No. 455). October 20. Resolution at the consistory ruling on clarifying the peasant’s birth certificate and investigating the actions of the priest who issued the birth certificate: “It has already been recognized about the priest that he drew up a forged act in the form of a birth certificate, the falsity of which was exposed both in the register and confession book. This illegal action is strictly condemned both by civil laws and by secular people, especially if it is not in accordance with the conscientiousness of the priest. Therefore, a weak measure would not be enough to make him feel guilty and encourage him to reform. Moreover, the Holy Synod confirmed to actively protect the accuracy of metric certificates. Therefore, instead of the ban imposed by the spiritual Board for four months, which is inconvenient for the parish, the priest should be relegated to a clerical position for six months with a ban on priestly service” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 59. No. 10081). Letter to A.N. Muravyov: “The silence of the Bishop of Kiev, to whom I sent a catechism compiled for the people’s instruction, makes it difficult for me. I already dreamed that I received the notebooks and regretted that it was late. This will probably be the case, because it’s time to send the completed catechism to St. Petersburg” (Letters. 1869. P. 145. No. 105). October 21. From the memoirs of V.I. Koptev 212: “The Most Reverend Philaret, Metropolitan of Moscow, had deep reverence for the memory of the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna 213. Once, Vladyka, talking about her, told me that on the very day of her death, he saw her in a dream: she appeared to him in black clothes, trimmed along the edges with stripes of ermine fur, and, coming up to him, accepted his blessing. Having told this dream, Vladyka spoke a lot about high virtues, and in particular about the charitable activities of the late empress, and I had the opportunity to notice that her care of charitable institutions was even beyond the grave, as evidenced by her spiritual testament, written by her in French, of which I had a copy. The Metropolitan expressed a desire to read it. I hastened to fulfill the Vladyka’s wish and, having delivered to him a copy of the will, a few days later I received it back with the following letter: “With gratitude I return the act, which upon reading turned out to be unfamiliar to me, but which I read again with a feeling of consolation and tenderness, with which I always preserve the memory of the most pious, truly and beneficent empress”” (Letters of Moscow Metropolitan Philaret to V.I. Koptev (DC. 1878. Part 3. No. 9. P. 122). October 23. Presence at the funeral service and serving the liturgy in the Greek monastery during the burial of E. M. Kadzhikonsti (the deceased wife of the commerce adviser I. Yu. Kadzhikonsti) (MB. 1844. No. 142. P. 871). Report to the Holy Synod about the orders it made for the execution of a secret decree in the case of a lithographed translation of some books of the Old Testament: “Two of those named in the statement attached to the decree of the Holy Synod, according to information taken from the academic board, died, namely: Alexey Postnikov, in Torzhok, Tver diocese, and Ivan Kolokolov, in Moscow, in Mariinskaya Hospital. As for Anthony of Bethany and Nicholas of Rubkholm, about these persons who did not study at the Academy, the academic board has no information, and there is no other way to conclude than that these persons do not exist, and that these names are fictitious by people who thought to reduce their guilt by multiplying the number of those guilty” (Opinions. Vol. III. pp. 120–121). Resolution on the priest’s petition to re-consecrate the chapel: “There is only one signature for the parish people, and it is not certified by the dean. Regarding this request for renaming based on an unnamed letter, it is doubtful to trust” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 60. No. 10082). October 24. Resolution at the consistory ruling on the punishment of a priest for drunkenness, a deacon and sexton for disobedience to the priest, and a sexton for leaving a prayer service: “The actions of the deacon and clergy should not be persecuted. Because if they had disobeyed the sober priest, he would have denounced them; but since he did not do this, he gave a sign that through his drunkenness and disorderliness he himself gave rise to disobedience, and then to denunciation. The informers already deserve leniency because the priest’s disorder, long covered up, revealed to his superiors and made it possible to stop the temptation” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 60. No. 10082). October 25. Resolution on the report of the dean about the difficulty of teaching the catechism in the city of Podolsk: “Instruct the archpriest to try in his ordinary teachings to introduce the initial saving truths of faith into the knowledge of the people, to arouse and strengthen the disposition of the people to listen to the teachings by making the teachings intelligible, entertaining and edifying. The brevity of the teachings should also be used as a means to ensure that those who have become cold do not shy away from them, until zeal for hearing longer instructions is aroused” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 61. No. 10084). October 30. Resolution on the report of the abbot that the monk began to live seductively: “Monk Joasaph should be transferred to the Belopesotsky monastery, there he should be placed under the special supervision of the abbot and used in lower obediences and labors” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 61. No. 10085). October 31st. Letter to the governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “God will bless you to observe this order and perform reading and prayer with heartfelt attention, for the good of the souls of those who read, and they pray for them” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 346. No. 451). Letter to the Viceroy of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “The mercy of the Lord and peace to you, Father Vicar, and brethren; and you will say a prayer for the Lord’s mercy towards me and for not leaving me to be tempted more than my might, because from afar, it seems, a temptation is being prepared for me because of my sins” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 346. No. 452). Letter to Count S.G. Stroganov: “By April 10, this year, 1844, No. 2006, Your Excellency informed me of your intention to open Sunday classes in Moscow, the goal of which should be to develop, through oral instructions, religious and moral concepts about the most sacred duties of man, and demanded my assistance in the implementation of this proposal.. In those proposed by you, Gracious Sire, before the opening of Sunday classes, the condition prescribed by the Holy Synod must be observed, that instruction be given in the afternoon hours. Subject to this condition being met, I pledge with complete readiness to promote the generally beneficial intentions of Your Lordship, both in the election of capable clergy as mentors for these classes, and in stimulating their zeal and activity in this occupation, which has a significant connection with the duties of the spiritual service” (CHOIDR. 1874. Book 3. pp. 89–90. - Div. 5. Mixture). A letter to the Chief Prosecutor of the Holy Synod, N. A. Protasov, with an opinion and conclusion about the manuscript “A Guide to the Knowledge of God’s Law, Compiled for Rural Youth”: “Effort has also not been made everywhere regarding the accuracy of expressions. For example: Question: “So what are the main responsibilities of a Christian in this life?” Answer: “True Worship of God and sincere love for people.” To what extent is the worship of God limited to “this life”? Will there no longer be worship of God in the future life? The very title of the catechism required reflection. The purpose of the catechism is very specific, “for rural youth” it suggests how many catechisms will be needed if a special one is compiled for each rank and state” (Opinions. Vol. III. P. 123). November 1st. The church was consecrated in the name of St. Nicholas in the house of the Moscow Theological Seminary. A prayer service and liturgy were served, the Word was spoken (MB. 1844. No. 136. P. 828): “Children! Do not allow yourself to forget and lose attention to the nearby church of God. Remember him with fear, however, in such a way that this fear does not reflect you from the house of God, but reflects from you everything unworthy of the house of God. Think that the Angel of the church sees and hears you, and beware of that from which his heavenly gaze would indignantly turn away, which would offend his pure hearing. A heart turned to God, a will submissive to His commandments, a mind directed to the truth, a quiet life, a meek and peace-loving manner, a reasonable and pure word, perfect obedience to superiors, love for the work of one’s calling, unslothful work, moderate peace, innocent joy - this is what can coexist with the house of God, without insulting its dignity” (Works. Vol. 4. P. 319–320). Proposal to the Lavra Cathedral on new appointments to the Trinity Compound and the Bethany Monastery (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 77. No. 10122). November 2. Letter to the Governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “The extract from a foreign journal is so written that I did not make out everything. The journalist is a Protestant and therefore has no concept of the holiness of the church, which is in the Orthodox Church and in church rules. I thank the journalist for calling me an old man and reminding me of death. The act of the Kokuev priest saddens me. And why is the dean silent? It may happen that, on reflection, I will quarrel with both of them. Pray that I may learn with righteousness to unite patience with the sins of others, even though I myself have many of them” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 347. No. 453). November 4. Resolution on the consistory certificate at the request of the priest to find another place for the sexton, who cannot buy out the house of the deputy and appoint a wealthier sexton in his place: “The sexton... the given obligation with which he was assigned to the place - to buy a house, did not fulfill the given subscription to pay money for the house on time. In addition, he was appointed to the position by condescension, when he had not yet earned initiation into the surplice, did not try to keep up with his knowledge of the position, and was considered by the parishioners to be incompetent. Therefore, remove him from the place, and when he asks for another, the Right Reverend should pay special attention to the degree of his knowledge of reading, singing, catechism and charter” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 62. No. 10086). November 6. Letter to the governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “I was thinking about this, and it’s good that I’m not alone - God bless. God will bless Hieromonk Bartholomew to be in the monastery, as I said before, and Habakkuk” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 347. No. 454). November 7. A resolution on an extract from the consistory register about the possibility of marrying a retired captain with a Prussian subject, a Lutheran, if there are no obstacles at the parish at her place of residence: “As the bride does not belong to the Orthodox confession, she does not belong to the Nikolo-Shchepovsky parish, and therefore publications in this parish would not be valid. The marriage should take place in the parish where the groom lives” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2 P. 62. No. 10087). • Letter to the governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “May the Lord guide both the spiritual disposition of the monastery’s brethren and the disposition of ministries to peace and salvation. My thought wanders between them, and meanwhile my life passes in rumors, which seem to be increasing and with no end in sight. Thank you for the word of comfort. - It would be good if one could boldly say: You know, as I love You, Lord. Then it would not be difficult to give yourself up to be explained and led, even if you didn’t want to. Pray to the Lord for me, so that He will not completely deprive me of this boldness that He bestows” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 348. No. 455). • Letter to Archimandrite Philotheus (Uspensky): “Suggest, Father Rector, the sermon transmitted herewith 214 to the censorship committee, and do not hesitate to return its decision” (Letters. 1888. P. 147). November 8. Letter to A.N. Muravyov: “I have nothing from the Lord of Kiev or from Tver. Meanwhile, certain circumstances forced me to send the catechism to St. Petersburg, that is, something that is less important. I fell ill from the difficult day of the consecration of the Seminary Church, and I celebrate the day of the Archangel in my cell. The disease, however, did less than threaten. And she threatened to repeat the illness that happened in the summer” (Letters. 1869. P. 146. No. 106). November 9. Resolution on the archpriest’s explanation of why he conducted a catechetical conversation without presenting it to the dean: “The sermon does not have a catechetical character, explanatory and instructive, but begins directly with a denunciation, due to the one-sidedness of the concepts, subject to misunderstanding, and inappropriate because it is addressed directly to the gentlemen, while the listeners were, without a doubt, not gentlemen, except for a very few” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 63. No. 10088). November 10. Resolution on the note of the inspector of the Moscow Theological Seminary, about arranging a routine for students: “The efforts of the Inspector to introduce a precise order in relation to piety and safety deserves approval. But it is not clear whether with the permission of the seminary Board and on what basis it acts. The election of troparions and the determination of the composition of the prayer book should be done not by a secular person, but by the rector. The training of children, especially those newly entering the house, into a strict order should be done with such foresight that the students, gradually entering into a more and more precise order, without much difficulty get used to it, and are not suddenly frightened and burdened with severity” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 84. No. 10133). Between September 12 and November 14 (no date). Letter to Prince S. M. Golitsyn: “I was with you just now, but I didn't find you at home. And I had the intention of asking you to visit the church and house of our Seminary on one of the days of next week, the appointment of which we will notify” (Letters. 1884. P. 45. No. 48). November 14. Resolution on an extract from the consistory register about the appointment of a priest’s daughter to a prosphora position: “I admonished Maiden Smirnova so that, upon appointment to the post of prosphora, she should pass it regularly, and behave peacefully and meekly in relation to the clergy and pilgrims of the church” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 63. No. 10089). • Letter to Prince S. M. Golitsyn: “In respect of your Excellency’s petition dated August 25 of this year, and in accordance with the conclusion of the Consistory on awarding Archpriest Nevostruev with a skufiya, for his zealous and excellent service and work with the title of teacher of the law at the Alexander School and ten years of service in the priesthood, was presented from me to the Holy Synod on October 31 for No. 492" (Letters. 1884. P. 46. No. 49). November 15. Resolution on the nun’s petition for dismissal from the position of treasurer: “To put an end to the misunderstandings between the abbess and this petitioner, dismissing her from the position of treasurer is not a criticism either of the abbess or of the person being dismissed, who should remain among the older sisters of the monastery” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 63. No. 10090). November 16. Letter to the governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “My sins, apparently, are great, and not only the people with whom I had relations, against whom I could have sinned, but also those with whom I had no business, are working to punish me. Some say that the monastery was built as a reproach to someone. Others say that I built it, and my successor will turn it into a stable. May the Lord create this place according to the prayers of His worthy servants, and not according to my unworthiness” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 348. No. 456). November 17. Resolution on the sexton’s testimony that he was expelled from the church by the priest for drunkenness: “The sexton... who did not take advantage of lenient correction for drunkenness and, due to the again shown drunkenness, is not tolerated in Moscow in the service, is removed from this place and placed for a year under the special supervision of the dean and local priest in order to report on his behavior in thirds of the year" (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 64. No. 10091). November 20. Liturgy and prayer service at the Chudov Monastery on the day of Emperor Nikolai Pavlovich’s accession to the throne. The sermon was delivered by Archimandrite Alexy of the Zaikonospassky Monastery (MB. 1844. No. 142. P. 870). November 22. Resolution on the extract from the consistory register regarding the decay of the srachitsa on the throne: “The restoration of the throne srachitsa is to be carried out in the following order. 1) Bless the water. 2) At the entrance to the altar, St. transfer the antimension celebrated on the paten to the altar for the time of re-vetting the throne. 3) Then, with the gates of the altar closed, expose the throne, remove the old sap, and, if necessary, wipe the wood of the throne with a lip and holy water. 4) Then, after sprinkling with holy water, place a new sap and clothes on the throne, while singing the psalm prescribed for this action in the rite of consecration of the church. 5) This will be followed by incense and sprinkling of the altar with the singing of a psalm from the same rite and, finally, the bringing of the antimension pack onto the throne, after which the Divine Liturgy will begin” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 64. No. 10092). November 23. Resolution on the former choir inspector’s petition for permission to marry: “If the petitioner finds his circumstances disrupted, then it is untimely for someone who does not have the means to support his wife and children to enter into the responsibilities of marriage. Therefore, he is advised to think more maturely about his undertaking, so as not to cause himself great disorder and difficulty (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 64. No. 10093). Resolution on the sexton’s testimony that he had previously been excommunicated from the position due to incompetence, then was again assigned to the same position to support the family: “The sexton reads extremely stupidly, and therefore one cannot correct the clerk’s position, and is of little ability to help another” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 65. No. 10094). Letter to the governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “Thank you for telling me your thoughts about the index to sermons, as well as for everything you tell me frankly. To find in them what they want to look for, partly the division given to them will help, partly the table of contents, in which the contents of many are indicated. Perhaps it would not be superfluous to indicate some special objects or explanations of some sayings of the Holy Scriptures; but now there is no time and no one to make an index of this kind, and it is impossible to know whether the book will deserve such use that it would be worth the trouble to compile an index” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 349. No. 457). November 24. Letter to the Viceroy of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “Yesterday I wrote to you, Father Viceroy, about the birth of Count Dmitry Nikolaevich’s son Sergius. I would like to send him an icon, and it would be good if you delivered me the consecrated one with the relics of St. Sergius” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 349. No. 458). November 25. Resolution on the consistory report on the storage of private property in churches: “Storage of private property in churches can increase the risk of theft for churches if this is known, arousing the greed of people prone to theft. In the case of a kidnapping, it subjects the kidnappers to greater liability than if the kidnapping were not from a church. But there are cases in which permission to store private property in churches and church vestries is necessary and in accordance with order. Such, for example, is the keeping in a church of an icon belonging to a private person, which attracts some special prayerful zeal, which is more useful to be in the church, watched by the clergy, than in a private house without supervision” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 65. No. 10095). November 26. Resolution on the consistory certificate about petitioners for a priestly position: “Since, before the deacon petitioner, the petitioner priest... has the advantage of church and academic service, and, moreover, requires special care from the authorities, as he remains, after dismissal from academic service, without support, while the deacon has maintenance from his present place, then a priest... is appointed to this place” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 66. No. 10096). • Letter to A. N. Muravyov: “The sermon, which begins with the words: Christ is born, was not written according to the model of St. Gregory, but copied from him word for word, with the omission of places that are not for my listeners. Therefore there was no need to print it. I don’t know whether others were omitted from the publication, which would not have been superfluous. It seems to me that there are a lot even now” (Letters. 1869. P. 147. No. 107). November 29. Report to the Holy Synod on the prohibition of accepting the property of private individuals into the church for storage: “... there are cases in which permission to store private property in churches and church sacristies is necessary and in accordance with the order. Such, for example, is the storage in a church of an icon belonging to a private person, which has attracted special prayerful zeal, for which it is more useful to be in the church, under the supervision of a clergy, than in a private house, without supervision. This is the storage of church service items that belong to the property of clergy. This is the storage in monasteries of the property of persons who are in the monastery under probation, who, according to the rules of especially cenobitic monasteries, cannot keep it for themselves, but have not yet completely disposed of it in anticipation of the consequences of the probation” (Opinions. Vol. additional p. 144). A resolution on the consistory journal with a determination about a priest who did not give satisfactory answers to the dean’s questions: “The priest finds himself requiring corrective measures due to the following circumstances: 1) The landowner, who came from afar to perform a memorial service, answered through the sexton that he would come to the church in an hour, without providing a reason for this, and made a stop for the pilgrim, for which he left without receiving satisfaction. 2) Did not show up to church when visiting the dean for observation; and although he says that he did not know about the dean’s arrival, this is refuted by the clerks. During interrogation, he showed disobedience and gave unsatisfactory answers. Therefore, send him to the Archangel Cathedral to perform the penance of one hundred bows” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 66. No. 10097). December 1st. Letter to my mother: “A cold forced me to sit at home, but, with this caution, I hope that on Sunday I will go to work” (Letters. 1882. P. 383. No. 456). From the memoirs of priest Ioann Orlov: “Vladyka Philaret used to visit the Nikolo-Perervinsky Monastery on his namesake day, December 1st. This also happened in 1845 or 1844. The Bishop arrives the day before, November 30, and, as usual, enters the classrooms. All the disciples stood up, sang “worthy,” Vladyka blessed everyone with a general blessing, then, turning to Fr. caretaker Jacob (who died as Bishop of Murom) Krotkov, said: “Ask something.” The caretaker, raising me, showed me the place in the Greek Reader for analysis and translation. I read to the point and parse it. I understood several words well, but then called one word an adjective in the genitive plural. The Bishop shook his head; I immediately realized that I said it wrong, and I say that this word is a noun, because the stress is on the last syllable, and in adjectives there should be an acute stress on the penultimate syllable. The Bishop affectionately remarked: “It would have been like this a long time ago.” Then, turning to the class icon, he prays and, saying goodbye, blesses everyone - we sang... Having seen off the Bishop, Fr. The caretaker returned to the classroom and noticed to me with displeasure: “Aren’t you ashamed to lie on such a simple word, but you are listed as the 4th student on the list?” I was bitter and ashamed, I cried; but you can’t turn back what happened. On the day of the angel, the Lord appointed two students to read the hours before the liturgy in the monastery cathedral, JIyubimov for the 3rd hour, and me for the 6th hour. We read the hours and go to the altar to the Lord for a blessing. The Bishop, blessing us, asked: “Which of you read the 6th hour?” I answer: “I.” “You read the clock well, and you read the 6th hour better than the 3rd. Thank you.” Then, turning to Fr. the caretaker, standing in 2nd place near the throne, and in 1st place was Abbot Parmen, said: “Thank you that your students read so sensibly and clearly.” (Reverent memory of Philaret, Metropolitan of Moscow // DC. 1898. Part 3. No. 11. P. 562–563). December 2. Letter to Prince S. M. Golitsyn: “Thanking your Excellency for your philanthropic intention, I pray to God to open you a way to accomplish this, and I abide with deep respect and devotion” (Letters. 1884. P. 47. No. 50). December 3. Pronunciation of the Word upon the consecration of the Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Cathedral Miracle Monastery: “If the Church is to be the body of Christ, then this must, without a doubt, be one Universal Church, because no one has ever attributed many bodies to Christ. If the Universal Church is the body of Christ, the Son of God, then this body, without a doubt, is always pure, always healthy, never destroyed; because anything contrary to this would be unworthy of the Son of God. If from Him the entire body of the Ecumenical Church, composed and put together decently by every touch of alms, creates regeneration, then, without a doubt, from Him it is filled with nothing other than life, strength, light, purity, incorruptibility. If the Apostles, Prophets, evangelists, shepherds, teachers were given for the building of this body of Christ, then the shepherds and teachers, or otherwise the Church hierarchy, must be preserved in the Church continuously, since the building of the body of Christ must continue continuously” (Works. Vol. 4, p. 325). December 4. Resolution on the priest’s petition with a parable about allowing them, due to poverty, to look for another parish: “The priest, when he entered this place, already knew the opening and formation of a new parish. And that’s why he put himself in the circumstances in which he now finds himself. It is never prohibited to ask for another place, but you cannot make any promises in this regard either” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 67. No. 10098). • Resolution on the report of the Moscow Committee for the Censorship of Spiritual Books about a book taken from a tradesman and published without the approval of the censorship: “In what laws did the committee find the establishment of special censorship for old printed books being reprinted, and why does it include for consideration of such censorship not an old printed book, but clearly illegally reprinted without censorship by schismatics? It is a vain excuse that there is no title page; he is not lost; and the book is new: and this is a stupid schismatic publication. And the absence of a title page is one of the characteristics of the publication” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 85. No. 10134). December 5th. Resolution on the chief police chief asking about the possibility of publishing in the Moskovskie Vedomosti about showing the people a painting depicting Mary Magdalene: “Response: although it is not quite consistent with moral and religious feelings to make the image of the face of a saint the subject of monetary speculation, however, taking into account the ownership of the art of the painting, there is no need to prevent it from being shown alone, not mixed with any secular images, the proximity of which would insult the dignity of its subject” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 91. No. 10146). December 6. Liturgy service in the Widow's House in the Church of St. Mary Magdalene on the name day of Emperor Nicholas and Grand Duke Nikolai Alexandrovich (MV. 1844. No. 148. P. 911), pronouncing the Word: “If a person is considered as a creature, what does it mean that he is outside of God’s creation and preservation? - Nothing. Just as his nothingness has no right to existence, so his existence has no right to bliss. Only by the goodness of God does man exist, only by the mercy of God can he be blessed” (Works. Vol. 4, pp. 331–332). December 7th. Letter to Prince S. M. Golitsyn: “At the Imperial Orphanage, the Moscow Council of Guardians, on the 22nd day of May of this year, notified the Consistory of the will of the court councilor Olga Ivanovna Chaplygina with interest on 600,000 rubles. Ass. for five male and five female monasteries in Moscow. Having agreed to this appointment, because the will must be executed with literal accuracy, according to the will of the bequeather, I could not, however, fail to encounter the caring thought that outside Moscow there are monasteries, especially women’s, that have a special need for constant benefits. These are especially two: Spaso-Borodinsky... and Borisoglebsky Anosinsky, since it has come to my attention that the above-mentioned capital of 600,000 has significantly increased with interest, which is also included in this capital, then according to the literal execution of the will, the assignment of interest from 600,000 rubles. Ass. for ten monasteries in Moscow itself, it will not be contrary to the will, it is consistent with the purpose of the benefactor, and it is useful for her soul that the two above-mentioned monasteries of Spaso-Borodinsky and Borisoglebsky receive a percentage share with an additional 600,000 rubles. part of the capital, made up of interest, and at the same time accepted the obligation to offer prayers for the repose of the soul of the benefactor (DC. 1887. Part 3. No. 12. P. 492–493). December 8th. Resolution on the petition of the priest’s widow to sell houses to a new priest: “Concerning leaving one house for the petitioner, she can enter into an agreement with the priest, but she should not stop the matter for this, because she had enough time for this” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 67. No. 10099). • Letter to the governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “I haven’t had time to look at the inventory samples yet. It is true that marks spoil the inventory; for this reason, one must try to avoid them. But having a special notebook for them when making an inventory is another difficulty: it is not so obvious to compare the marks with the inventory, and when receiving the sacristy, it would be more plausible to excuse it as indiscretion. I'll think about this. Valuing jewelry seems to me to be a non-ecclesiastical matter. But if necessary, let it be done” (Letters to St. Anthony. pp. 349–350. No. 459). December 10. Liturgy and memorial service in the post office church of the Archangel Gabriel for the newly deceased Prince A. N. Golitsyn (MB. 1844. No. 151. P. 227). December 12. Resolution on the consistory ruling on the dissolution of the marriage of people in the third degree of kinship: “The content of the testimony of State Councilor Mikhailov would have some force, but in addition, the testimony of one person is not enough, and in the case where it is not refuted by documents, this testimony loses force due to inconsistency” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 67. No. 10100). Resolution on the petition of the hieromonk, the builder of the monastery, to prohibit the parish clergy from cutting down the church forest: “Summoning the consistory of the priest, interrogate him and present him with interrogation. Due to the importance of his testimony about the theft of church property, he should be prohibited from serving in the priesthood until he is interrogated and until the onago is examined” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 68. No. 10101). Letter to the Viceroy of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “Create, Father Vicar, a fourty-day prayerful commemoration of the newly deceased servant of God, Prince Alexander Nikolaevich Golitsyn, in the Lavra. He died peacefully on the 22nd day of November, bequeathing to be laid to rest in the St. George Monastery, and prohibiting the use of decorations and insignia at his coffin, and ordering to be laid to rest in the shirt that he begged from the Sovereign Emperor as a souvenir, after it was worn by the Sovereign during the coronation” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 350. No. 460). Diary entry: “Rev. Spiridon. Prince Alexander Nikolaevich Golitsyn died on November 22; On December 8 I received news of this; On 9 and 10 there was a commemoration; and 12 in the morning, after I got up from sleep, at about seven o'clock, in a drowsiness I saw that I entered a house here in Moscow that supposedly belonged to the deceased, was met by a priest in vestments with a cross, venerated the cross and took it and held it facing me, I entered another room, in the middle of it stood a table, in the back of the room stood a tall female person - in white clothes from head to toe, holding in her hands under the chest there is a white medallion, similar to the image of the Baptism of the Lord that I have on the white Jordan stone. The deceased came in with an air of calm and quiet joy, sat down with me on the sofa, and talked. At the end of the conversation, I asked if there was still a church in this house? - Thinking at this question that it would be good to commemorate him here on the fortieth day. I don’t remember the whole answer, but only the last words: make a church without a shepherd; leave the church and send a shepherd. After this, the Prince got up and left, and I woke up!” December 13th. Resolution on the priest’s request for permission to wear skufia in a cold church: “Due to signs of poor health, and especially of the head, it is allowed to use black skufia at Vespers, Matins and at the Liturgy before entrance” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 68. No. 10102). Letter to the governor of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “Listen to my dream. Today, getting up in the morning at six o’clock, after a while I dozed off lightly and saw that I was entering a house here in Moscow that supposedly belonged to Prince Alexander Nikolaevich, before his departure. A priest holding a cross and wearing vestments meets me in the front room. I kiss the cross, take it and, holding it facing me, enter another room. In the middle there is a table on which there are carpets or something similar, in the back of the room there is a tall female person, in white clothes from head to toe, which does not represent any cut, but only an abundance of fabric; in her hands against her chest she holds a white medallion, similar to the image of the Baptism of the Lord that I have, carved on a white Jordan stone. Prince Alexander Nikolaevich comes out of the inner room with a bright look of calm and quiet joy, sits down next to me and talks peacefully. I don’t remember the content of the conversation, except for the last part. I asked if there was still a church in this house, thinking that it would be good for there to be a service in this church on the fortieth day after his death. Again, I don’t remember what he directly answered to this, but I remember only the last expressions: to make the church without a shepherd; leave the church and send a shepherd. After this, he stood up and went out, as if for a while, into the room from which he had come. And it occurred to me how I saw the deceased and whether others saw him, and with this thought I woke up. This is a dream, but what is its reasoning?” (Letters to St. Anthony. pp. 350–351. No. 461). Letter to Prince S. M. Golitsyn: “I return to Your Excellency an extract from a letter about the dying days of the late Prince Alexander Nikolaevich; and I thank you for telling me this information. This death, although unexpected, left me with a strong feeling of deprivation, because I was accustomed to looking with consolation at this soul, by the goodness of God, who had been close and open to me for many years. I have no doubt that he went to the Lord in peace” (Letters. 1884. P. 47. No. 51). Letter to A.N. Muravyov: “I received back the manuscript of the catechism and the letter from Kyiv. Some comments were made on the manuscript in places that were previously reviewed by the same commentator and approved by him and the Holy Synod. But the letter doesn’t say a word about the catechism. Meanwhile, I waited a long time, despaired of receiving a review, and a few days before receiving this letter I sent the catechism to St. Petersburg, and, consequently, I could not put the comments into action, which, perhaps, I would have done partly not out of necessity, but for the sake of obedience. Under such circumstances it is not encouraging to do the deed. However, I say this without complaining” (Letters. 1869. P. 148. No. 108). December 16. Letter to the Viceroy of the Lavra, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev): “This letter will be handed to you, Father Viceroy, by a young man, the son of a citizen, a high school student, who feels the urge to withdraw from the world. His youth forces his father to look at his desire with care, but he does not want to continue the present path and give time to test the firmness of his intention. In these circumstances, I suggested that he spend the vacation days, now beginning, in the monastery, and with this thought he goes to the Lavra. Let him taste a little monastic obedience, I think in Bethany, or whatever you decide; and meanwhile test him and give advice to him and his father” (Letters to St. Anthony. P. 351. No. 462). December 20. Congratulations from Count N.A. Protasov on the Feast of the Nativity of Christ: “Already the Holy Church, in its pre-celebration, shows us the dawn of the Bright Day of the Nativity of Christ and invites us to bring glory to God and share joy with each other. From this teaching of love, I hasten to accept the pleasant duty of greeting Your Excellency with common joy, for our Savior, Christ the Lord, was born” (Opinions. 1905. P. 108). December 21st. Metropolitan Filaret submitted to the Commission for the construction of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior subjects for sculptural compositions on the facades and paintings in the interiors, as well as for the selection of inscriptions placed outside and inside the church. Resolution on the petition of a clerical minister to appoint him to the diaconate: “... it does not seem trustworthy to accept into the ecclesiastical department such a person who has shown a strong disposition towards secular service, and only due to lack of space decided to turn to the spiritual” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 69. No. 10103). Letter from M. M. Tuchkova: “I see the plan and estimate - they have not been signed by anyone. I told you before: “When you were a hostel, then you could manage things at home; now you are a monastery, and you must act officially.” If the plan and estimate are to be submitted to the authorities, they must be signed by a recognized architect and submitted with a detailed report. What do you need bells for? “Before they complained that there was no bell tower, but now, apparently, it’s boring to go to it.” Lower the rope from the bell to the ground - it’s cheaper than spending 1,200 rubles to buy new bells. Forgive me for these objections and do not be angry with the architect from whom I found out the enterprise to buy bells. I will expect from you a continuation of our peaceful dispute, or an explanation of what is unclear and incomprehensible to me. I have a six-pound bell, which, it seems, can be delivered to you. Write if it is needed and suitable” (Letters to Abbess Maria. P. 73. No. 57). December 22. Resolution on the request of a girl assigned to a place of prosphora for permission to move to the house of her predecessor and to give her a copy of the decision of the predecessor: “This petition should be left without action, because it contains various items mixed, and there is no legal basis for the request” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 69. No. 10105). Resolution on the request of the priest’s widow for the guardian to divide the estate between her and the children and announce annual reports on the guardianship: “To the guardian priest, declare that if he does not submit a report within a month, he will be subject to a ban on priestly service” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 70. No. 10106). December 23. Resolution on the consistory certificate about two seminary professors asking for a priestly position: “As Professor Aleksinsky has been serving at the Moscow Diocesan Seminary for six years with approval, he is appointed as a priest to the St. Nicholas Church, which is at the seminary house” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 69. No. 10104). Resolution on the priest’s request for permission to serve in the priesthood until January 7: “If someone who truly wanted to partake of the Holy Mysteries asked, he would have asked at the beginning of Lent. And for the holiday he asks for permission, of course, for income. An indirect request does not encourage leniency, but encourages leaving the matter on the path of justice” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 70. No. 10107). December 24. Letter to the mother: “Accept, Gracious Empress Mother, my filial congratulations on the upcoming holiday of the Nativity of our Savior. May He grant you to accomplish this in peace and joy now and in the years to come” (Letters. 1882. pp. 383–384. no. 457). December 28. Letter to A. N. Muravyov: “May the Lord bless you with a new summer, which will open up a new path for you, long desired by you. I think carefully about how you will describe what you see. You will come to the Church of St. Peter in Rome, venerate his image, cross yourself, as is our custom, and venerate his foot; and I will come up to you and say: “And[rei] Nik[olaevich]! Is it good that you kissed the foot of the statue of Olympian Jupiter, before which the pagans revered in their own way, and which only the name and feather of the key was changed by one of the most holy Bishops of Rome?” How will you write about this? or how do you remain silent? I will wait; and meanwhile I ask you for wisdom in vision and reflection, in speech and silence” (Letters. 1869. pp. 149–150. no. 109). • Letter to the Chief Prosecutor of the Holy Synod N. A. Protasov with an opinion on the notes: 1) introduction to Orthodox theology and 2) Orthodox dogmatics. Notes on the summary of Orthodox dogma: “If the thought was to distinguish: 1) Christian teaching, revealed by God and contained in the Holy Scriptures and 2) preserved by Tradition and taught to the Church: then it is necessary to point out the union of both teachings. The teaching of the Holy Scriptures is explained by tradition, that is, by the definitions of the Councils, the interpretations of the Holy Fathers; and the teaching of Tradition must be mutually consistent with Holy Scripture. This is what the Holy Councils and Holy Fathers did. St. Basil the Great in Epistle 186, to Eustathius, writes: "if a strong custom serves as proof of the right teaching, then of course we can also oppose the contents of the custom. If they reject this, then we certainly need to follow them. And so the inspired Scripture will be tested by us. Whoever finds dogmas that agree with the Divine words, the truth must certainly be attributed.” He writes in his word on faith: “an obvious defect is a falling away from faith and pride, if someone rejects something from what is written, or contrary to it introduces what is not written.” In his brief rules, number 95, he writes: “Everyone must learn from the inspired Scripture what is proper and necessary to eat for the accomplishment of piety, and so as not to become accustomed to human traditions.” The doctrine of the sacraments speaks about the substance and form of the sacrament. This is school terminology, which is forcibly attached to the subject. For example, what is the substance of repentance? What is the substance of the marriage? And to questions about the form of some sacraments, only forced answers are given. We must abandon the inappropriate school terminology and speak in accordance with the essence of the matter. The exposition of the faith of the Eastern patriarchs does not speak about the substance and form of the sacrament, but says that “the sacraments are composed of the natural and the supernatural.” The Orthodox confession of Peter Mogila, indicated in the rules of 1838 and in the synopsis of 1844, as such a book by which dogmatic teaching should be verified, is also indicated in the synopsis of 1814 as a “sample religion” that would guide theology. Consequently, the Russian hierarchy and its schools, before as now, adhered to the same pure source of Orthodoxy, and with it they cleared away the private and accidental shortcomings and errors of educational books written at different times, which were used in anticipation of the best, and which are more useful to reprove and correct with moderation and condescension, rather than to disturb minds and consciences with exaggerated denunciations and suspicions.” Notes on the summary of the introduction to Orthodox theology: “The very expression: “natural faith” does not fully satisfy the thought that was previously more correctly meant by the expression: “natural knowledge of God,” the word of God speaks of faith as a gift of grace. If we allow the expression: “natural faith,” then the deist will have to be called a “believer,” while Christians usually called him an unbeliever, and quite rightly. Not very long ago, theologians of the Roman Church began to propose the doctrine of the church and the pope before the doctrine of God and Christ, noticeably trying to mix their teaching about the church and the pope together and give their teaching about the church and the pope primary importance, since, as it were, without It was impossible for him to begin the dogmas about God and Christ. Therefore, it is proposed for consultation and prudent consideration in obedience to the ancient holy church, is it necessary for the Orthodox system of theology to imitate this Western innovation? When presenting the doctrine of sacred tradition, it is necessary and enough to say briefly about the church historically, as about the guardian treasure of Onago. As long as the sources in which the sacred tradition is contained are well defined and indicated, which is what is indicated in the outline: then this is enough to move forward with a firm foot in theological teaching. The documents are ready: the Holy Scriptures, the writings of the holy fathers, the definitions of the councils. State dogmas; draw arguments from these sources: the dogmatic teaching about the church will come in its place, which the ecumenical symbol of faith has assigned to it” (Opinions. Vol. III. pp. 129, 132, 134–135, 136–139). December 31st. Resolution on a priest’s petition to protect him from a former deacon: “How in this case there is not only a personal offense, but also the extremely disorderly behavior of the deacon, and beating, which, according to the rules, subjects him to defrocking; and as the dean had, as he writes, before his eyes signs of a crime, signs of combat, but did not report this to his superiors, and from the offended one it might not have reached his superiors, either due to patience, or out of hopelessness due to the dean’s inattention, then the dean should be reprimanded for inattention to his duty” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 70. No. 10108). • Resolution on the consistory certificate about the property of the bishop's houses: “The lack of activity of the Consistory is also seen in the fact that, according to my resolution on July 23, 1841, the determination of the Consistory took place on October 12, and the decree and execution were sent already on January 19, 1842, that is, more than six months after my resolution, and more than three months after the determination of the Consistory.” (Resolutions. Vol. 5. Part 2. P. 71. No. 10109). List of bibliographic abbreviations Barsukov - Barsukov N. Life and works of M. P. Pogodina. Book 1–22. St. Petersburg, 1888–1910. BV – Theological Bulletin. Diary – Cell diary of St. Philaret / Chronological reconstruction of the priest. P. Khondzinsky // Filaretovsky almanac. Vol. 1. M.: PSTBI, 2004. DC – Soulful reading. Kazantsev - Nikodim, bishop. About Philaret, Metropolitan of Moscow: My memory: Notes of Nicodemus, Bishop of Krasnoyarsk with a preface. and note. archim. Gregory. M., 1877. MB – Moskovskie Vedomosti. Opinions - Collection of opinions and reviews of Philaret, Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna, on educational and church-state issues: In 5 volumes / Ed. edited by His Eminence Savva, Archbishop of Tver and Kashin. St. Petersburg, 1885–1888. Opinions. 1905 – Opinions, reviews and letters of Philaret, Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna on various issues for 1821–1867. / Collection and supplies will explain. note L. Brodsky. M., 1905. Opinions. 1908 – From the unpublished opinions and reviews of Moscow Metropolitan Philaret / Comp. L. Brodsky. St. Petersburg, 1908. Muravyov - Muravyov A. N. My memories. M.: Sin. typ., 1913. Unpublished article by Bishop Nikodim Kazantsev - Markov I.K. Unpublished article by Bishop Nikodim Kazantsev about Metropolitan Philaret of Moscow // Russian Antiquity. 1915. No. 1. Palmer - Palmer At Notes on a visit to the Russian Church in 1842–1842: Excerpts // Filaretovsky almanac. Vol. 6. M.: PSTGU, 2010. Correspondence – Correspondence between Tsarevich Alexander Nikolaevich and Emperor Nicholas I. 1838–1839. M.: ROSSPEN, 2008. Letters to Abbess Maria - Letters from St. Philaret of Moscow to Abbess Maria (Tuchkova), founder of the Spaso-Borodinsky Monastery. Spaso-Borodinsky Monastery, 2003. Letters on spiritual life - Philaret of Moscow, St. Call on God to Help: Letters on Spiritual Life. M.: Sretensky convent, 2008. Letters to St. Anthony - Philaret, Metropolitan, St. Letters to Saint Anthony, Viceroy of the Holy Trinity Sergius Lavra. Part one. Holy Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, 2007. Letters. 1869 – Letters from Metropolitan Philaret of Moscow to A. N. M[uraviev]: 1832–1867. Kiev, 1869. Letters. 1871 – Letters from Metropolitan Philaret to His Grace Joseph, Archbishop of Voronezh. M., 1871. Letters. 1877 – Letters from Metropolitan Philaret of Moscow to the vicar of the Holy Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, Archimandrite Anthony (1831–1867). M„ 1877. Letters. 1882 – Letters from Metropolitan Philaret of Moscow to his relatives. M., 1882. Letters. 1884 – Letters from Philaret, Metropolitan of Moscow, to Prince Sergei Mikhailovich Golitsyn. M., 1884. Letters. 1887 – Letters from Moscow Metropolitan Philaret to His Grace Vitaly, Bishop of Dmitrov, vicar of the Moscow diocese. M., 1887. Letters. 1888 – Letters of Philaret, Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna, to the highest persons and various other persons / Collection. and ed. Savva, Archbishop of Tver and Kashinsky: At 2 o'clock. Tver, 1888. Letters. 1891 – Letters from Metropolitan Philaret of Moscow, stored in the collection of autographs of the Imperial Public Library. St. Petersburg, 1891. Letters. 1895 – Correspondence of Philaret, Metropolitan of Moscow, with S. D. Nechaev. St. Petersburg, 1895. Letters. 1911 – Letters from His Eminence Philaret of Moscow to Ekaterina Vladimirovna Novosiltseva. M., 1911. ON – Orthodox Review. Additions – Additions to the “Works of the Holy Fathers”. PSZ-2 – Complete Collection of Laws. Meeting 2nd. Resolutions - Complete collection of resolutions of Philaret, Metropolitan of Moscow: In 5 volumes / With a preface. and note. prof. I. N. Korsunsky and protopresbyter of the Great Assumption Cathedral V. S. Markov. M., 1903–1916. Works – Works of Philaret, Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna: Words and Speeches: In 5 vols. M., 1873–1885. Words and speeches: In 4 vols. M.: TCJI. 2009. Sushkov - Sushkov N.V. Notes on the life and times of St. Philaret, Metropolitan of Moscow. M., 1868. CHOIDR - Readings at the Imperial Society of Russian History and Antiquities. CHOLDPr - Readings in the society of lovers of spiritual enlightenment. Dimitri (Sulima, d. 1844) – Archbishop of Chisinau and Khotyn. Preparation for publication of the fourth collection of “Words and Speeches” of St. Philaret. To the priest of Vvedenskaya, at the Lavra, church. Sergei Grigorievich Stroganov (1794–1882) – count, honorary member of the Academy of Sciences (1827), trustee of the Moscow educational district (1835–1847). The Moscow merchant and collector of antiquities Alexei Ivanovich Lobkov began publishing the sermons of Metropolitan Philaret (Barsukov. T. VI. P. 89). I. Ya. Koreisha, Moscow holy fool. Letter without date. Alexey Grigorievich Shcherbatov (1777–1848) – prince, Moscow governor general from April 1843 to April 1848. Secret advisory committee on schismatic and sectarian affairs. Essay by the prot. G. S. Debolsky, a law teacher at the St. Petersburg Commercial School, whose trustee was the Prince of Oldenburg. Metropolitan Philaret proposed holding the main celebration of the Gethsemane monastery on August 17, the third day after the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The main feature of the skete's service on this day was the All-Night Vigil, held on August 17 according to a special Jerusalem rite. Pyotr Aleksandrovich Tolstoy (1761–1844) - general, member of the State Council, father of Chief Prosecutor A.P. Tolstoy. Vasily Ivanovich Koptev (d. 1888) - actual state councilor, was closely acquainted with Metropolitan Philaret. Empress Maria Feodorovna (Sofia Maria Dorothea Augusta Louise von Württemberg, 1759–1828) – second wife of Emperor Paul I.