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...in "Soulful Interlocutor" 340. Answer to requests for prayers and advice in everyday difficulties An answer to requests for prayers and advice in everyday difficulties. God's mercy be with you! Ask for prayers and advice. I pray that the Lord will arrange the life of his slaves. As for advice, it is difficult to find it for you. You have one human source of benefits - your uncle. Place him so that he doesn’t leave you. – God’s endless source is good Providence for everyone. Run to Him. He will send you lessons - and you will get ergot... Bless you, Lord, and calm you down! 341. Answer to requests for prayers and advice in everyday difficulties You are in danger of remaining helpless... You are doing well to think ahead about that sorrowful time. - And think, and in advance look for someone among your own who would be willing to help, or all your relatives little by little. Cast your sorrow upon the Lord, and He will take care of you. Trusting in the Lord will not put you to shame. Seeking your own means while trusting in God does not diminish the power of hope: for this search must be done with hope. Meanwhile, pray and pray. I have nothing more to tell you... Bless you, Lord, and comfort and help. ...in the Tambov Diocesan Gazette 342. About enemy attacks. About defilement, about bodily purity About enemy attacks. About how to calm inner turmoil. About defilement, about bodily purity. Have you begun to zealously fight against everything that is contrary to the cause of salvation?! You must stick to your intention. And that the enemy is attacking, there is nothing to marvel at and there is nothing special here... You just have to stand. Inner turmoil must be calmed through prayer and holy thoughts, especially about death, judgment, hell and heaven. And it will subside. Defilement, after washing with water, wash the soul with tears... drive out sympathy, if any remain, stand decisively in opposition to carnal movements and tell the spiritual father. Be jealous with holy zeal for the purity of your heart and body... The body must be exhausted by little food, little sleep, labor, but you don’t have it... it would be necessary to the point of fatigue. But the main thing is that you must now take refuge in a monastery... and submit to obedience there, so that your sides will be thoroughly crushed. Visit your friends... and friends less... 343. The main thing is to give your heart to God. About fasting. About tears. About self-price The main thing is to give your heart to God. About fasting: even if you eat bread alone, you can overeat. About tears: a contrite and humble heart is better than tears. About self-worth: all destruction comes from it. Answer to the question: should I accept reading together on Sundays and holidays? God's mercy be with you! Have you started? Don't stop, but increase it little by little. The Lord be your helper. Know that the main thing is that the heart must be given to God and made so that it does not lie to anything and, being free, has the One God in itself, cleaves to Him and lives by Him... External orders are all nothing... no matter how you change them... A change of the heart is essential... without it everything is worthless: fasts, and vigils, and readings, and prayers... and all kinds of deeds. Knowing this, arrange yourself in this way, having primarily the intention of ruling your heart and turning it and directing it towards God. Take food in such an amount that it resembles polishing, for even if you eat bread alone, you can overeat. That tears appear is good: the mercy of God. However, don't look too hard at it. Does it happen Figure 4. Magazine “Tambov Diocesan Gazette” No. 7, February 15, 1897 At the same time, the spirit is crushed, the heart is contrite and humble?! These feelings are better than tears. Take care of them and pray to the Lord and take care in every possible way so that they are not stopped. Determine by their presence or absence in you whether you are in a good state or in a bad state. And in general, you value your success by the fact that you don’t give yourself any price, but consider yourself to be nothing. Self-worth is the first enemy of those who work in the matter of salvation... Whoever admits the idea that he is something deceives himself and destroys all his goodness (Gal. 6:3). Read this passage and think about it. All destruction comes from self-worth. Meanwhile, this thought is barely noticeable and for the most part consists of a secret feeling. Get busy with this. The confusion and trembling that occurs during prayer, I think, is from the enemy. Don’t think that he has lagged behind you... he is clinging to your heels and looking out for everything. Now he is humble, for you have a lot of jealousy; but when jealousy weakens, then it begins to straighten its claws. Watch out. Some psalms and psalm sayings are moving. Use them, don’t skip them, but memorize and pray with them. It would be good to take readings on Sundays and holidays without fear... but how will you get to be a teacher?!.. Then what?! The Apostle James teaches: you cannot be many teachers... And how will you manage the self-worth when he receives plenty of food for himself... So, if you please, judge. If you can do this without harming yourself... start... if not, it’s better not to start. 344. About temptations. About reading and thinking. About jokes and laughter About temptations. Instead of punishing a malfunction, prevent the malfunction. About reading and thinking. About jokes and laughter. Everything is tolerable and tolerable with you. Be strong, pay attention to yourself and don’t give any indulgence to your desires, and learn lessons for yourself from every case. Temptations when going to church, temptations in church, temptations when returning home, temptations at home... Everywhere you turn - all the temptations... This is nothing, there is a lot of benefit from this. You just have to strictly hold yourself and not give in, but always engage in a fight with them - drive them away and drive them away... Don’t give up even an inch... and when it goes away, then sit down and figure out what happened and read the lessons to yourself. Instead of punishments for malfunctions, I order that malfunctions should not be allowed at all, so that life goes exactly according to the commandments of God and the rules of asceticism. As soon as you make a mistake, scold yourself and impose an obligation on yourself to be correct... Never give up reading and thinking, and be diligent in prayer, especially mental prayer, taking care in every possible way not to depart from the Lord with your mind and feelings. Distribute small prayers throughout the day and perform them not always standing at the icons, but in the place where the appointed hour occurs... and even while sitting at work... If someone comes, you need to talk. Banish jokes and laughter from the conversation. Speak cordially, with attention to others and with goodwill, and let your speech be all holy... Remember that the Lord is near. If anyone would like to hear lessons from you, avoid speaking on your own, but find something suitable in books and read. And learn humility. 345. About alms given in front of everyone: how not to fall into vanity You ask about alms, apparently given, so as not to fall into vanity. Alms cannot be given otherwise than in appearance. There are secret blessings, but those are a special matter. I think you have them. Those ones are not cheap or worth a penny, but those that are served when leaving the church are all petty. Yes, after all, you are not the only one serving them; many serve. And there is nothing to hide here. That you have to satisfy a larger number is your happiness. Beware of vanity. There is no vanity in the very act of giving alms. It happens in the souls of those who give. If you have it, throw it away, and throw it away every time it attacks. It's in your power. There is vanity when someone does something for show so that people will praise it. It precedes the deed... And then, if, having done the deed, they expect praise, and look around how people marvel at them. I think you don't have this because it's not the first time you've done this. Since this has become a custom among you, it is difficult for vanity to attack here. If sometimes outbursts of vanity occur, drive them away immediately... and repent to God in your heart, so that he may forgive you. And before you start serving, pray that the Lord will deliver you from vanity. After work, at home, the thought of self-praise may enter your head: this is how we are!.. And drive it away. It doesn’t matter that vainglorious thoughts creep in. It’s a disaster if the soul agrees with this. And if, as you notice such a thought, you drive away, then no sin will remain. All this goes to your dinners. Do not allow thoughts of vanity, either at the beginning, or in the continuation, or at the end. Drive them away with prayer. And always clear your case before God, repenting if anything wrong happens to your soul. God bless you! Now there is room for charity. Our archimandrite bakes bread every day, as much as possible, and distributes it. And he still feeds him at a distant hotel. Soon, he says, there will be no more flour. You (not just you, but a community of wealthy people) should open... a bakery in Morshansk... And the big money goes to the tavern, and the little money goes to nuts. Bless you, Lord, and N... N... and your children and all your works. 346. About confession. About morning and evening prayers. About reading the New Testament About confession. During the day, the law is: do everyone according to the commandments. About morning and evening prayers. About reading the New Testament. In God's penance, about calling. About monasticism: your cell is unsuitable for you. You give up what was bad in your life and decide to live properly and not offend the Lord. Grant you, Lord, to stand firm in this intention and in the corresponding deeds. Did you confess? Remember that confession with permission opens the door to the heart of God's grace, for which it was closed by sins. Keep this door open always, and for this, refrain not only from bad deeds and words, but also from thoughts and feelings, adding to this a contrite spirit and a contrite and humble heart. In the morning, as soon as you wake up, immediately restore these feelings of contrition in yourself and try to be with them all day. The course of your day’s activities is determined and is always almost the same. There is only one law: do everything according to the commandments that are laid down for traders: good goods, real price and correct measurement, and so on. See the eye of God above you. In the evening, review: deeds, words, thoughts and feelings of the day, scold yourself for their malfunction and thinness, intending to behave carefully in the future. Always perform morning and evening prayers, not just reading them, but saying the words of the prayer with your heart. There are small New Testaments on sale, which indicate what is read on what day from the Gospel and the Apostle. Buy and read church lessons for every day... and then remember them more often throughout the day. - In the evening, read some book of the Holy Fathers at night. Once - forget this word, you can always read a few lines without difficulty. Live like that. I don’t see much need to change your lifestyle. God at the very beginning imposed a penance on us, to eat our bread by the sweat of our brow. And you have to work. You have little work to do. Thank God and do not throw off this easy yoke. The Apostle wrote that everyone in whatever state he is called should remain in that state. The vocation here is of course the first - from sin to virtue. This is the calling God has called you to be. And stay like that. All titles and states that we see in people are blessed by God, ordered by commandments and sanctified by prayers. One should abandon the God-given way of life only in special cases. I don’t see such a case with you. If it opens up to the point of obviousness, then you can use it. My letter was written to you, but had not yet been sent when the second one arrived. Since nothing special has been added to it, the written letter will go to you as an answer to both. I repeat: remain in the external position as it is now. Kelly is not suitable for you. Afterwards it might be okay. In the present situation, if you please, establish yourself in the affairs of moving along the good path. You have only one thing - advice, advice, give advice! The advice itself will not give anything, but only indicates. The main thing is not in him, but in the determination to work for God to the position of the stomach. Once there is determination, then the whole point consists of the following two words: turn away from evil and do good; otherwise, do not sin, but do one thing that should be done. And if you please, do one thing that should be done in your position. Consider this matter resolved and devote all your work to streamlining your inner life, so that your thoughts, feelings and desires will always be holy and pleasing to God. Set the Lord before you. Firmly hold in your mind and heart that the advice and prayer of others is useful, but the main creator of salvation is man himself - spiritual labor and sweat are needed. This is where God’s help comes, but whoever does not work will not come to him. Run away from your cells like fire. The enemy will break your head there in spirit. To live savingly in a cell, one must have great skill in both general Christian and ascetic virtues. Keep the good intention not to offend the Lord with your sins... and practice doing good in your present situation. 347. About the main charm. About the fear of God. About God's judgment. About prayer List your faults, both internal and external, that is, both feelings and deeds. It's good that you recognize the thinness. But this is not the only thing that is required, but mainly the determination to not only stop everything bad, but also to remove every urge to do so from the heart. Describing your thinness, you talk about it as if it were something involuntary in you... and it seems that you expect someone else to take pity on you and change everything about you with one word. This is the main charm, how the enemy holds all sinners in his hands. No, not like that. No one is to blame for your evils except yourself, and no one can save you from them except yourself. So, if you recognize yourself as thin, but don’t want to remain thin, take up the task of correcting yourself. I won’t tell you in detail everything that relates to this. I will say the main thing: restore the fear of God in yourself. For this, place yourself at the hour of death... and before the judgment of God and decide what the Lord will say to you if you appear before Him as you are now... come or go? Keep the thought that this is an irrevocable judgment... As it is spoken, so it will remain forever... Imagine this more clearly... Move your heart a little, do not drive it away, but inflate it more and more... Give up everything else, and just think about this... And pray that the Lord will instill His fear in your heart... Together with fear, He will arouse contrition in sins. God will not despise a contrite and humble heart! From fear and contrition will come the determination to flee evil and stand in goodness. Give up everything... and know one thing, that your salvation is in contrition and crying for sins. As soon as you become sick in your sins, God will immediately cast a merciful eye on you... and now he does not look at you because you listen to the enemy. You need to confess... Go to Voronezh... There, I hear, it’s good... who looks after the relics... or the housekeeper of the ruler’s house. Approach confession with full determination to correct yourself in everything, and return completely new, with the intention of your heart. Just don’t be careless... Death is just around the corner... Tell yourself more often: do you want to go to hell? Living carelessly like this will lead you straight there. Correct the matter of prayer... Memorize the 24 prayers of St. Chrysostom, that in prayers for sleep are... And read them more often... From them you can make a home rule... lifting each of them to the Lord with the appropriate feelings several times - 5, 10... keep the memory of God... that God is everywhere and sees everything... and what is hidden in the heart... 348. About the office of a priest: the duty of the priesthood to teach and lead About the office of a priest: the duty of the priesthood is to teach and lead, and not just to take care of the needs. Of the books you want, I send you which ones I happen to have in my hands. Of your positions, the greatest is priestly. And the greatest of the duties of the priesthood is to teach, and not only to teach, but also to lead, which means to take by the hand and lead to salvation. By some chance, our priests of God are mainly concerned with correcting the requirements. And this must be corrected with all attention; but the first place must be given to guidance for salvation. Very few people take this last thing into account, but even those limit themselves to doing half the job... they only teach, and that’s not enough. I mentioned this because you expressed concern to be correct in your responsibilities. Help you, Lord, in everything. I ask for your holy prayers. 349. Covering letter for books sent Covering letter for the books sent: interpretation of the letter to the Ephesians and the psalter of Ephraim the Syrian. Coming to you about. Archimandrite in Tambov - and I’m writing. I am also sending two books - an interpretation of the letter to Ephesians, one to your home, and the other to Arkady; and one book of the Psalms of St. Ephraim new edition. They didn’t send me many of both and I’m stingy. Then, after, I will send a message to the Romans. It hasn't been sent yet. Save N., who will soon die, O Lord, and have mercy. It’s a pity that she didn’t have time to take communion; but if she did not commit mortal sins after the last communion, then its power remains in her... that is, her communion with the Lord Savior is intact and indestructible. From this communication, when she goes to heaven, sparks will fly from her and strike the demons when they boldly attack her. My eye is weakening, but it does not cause pain. Other health is good. God's blessing to all of you. 350. Thanks for what was sent. About friends He received a cassock and what was with it. The cassock is absolutely on time. Thank you for everything. I am very sorry that your vision refuses to serve you. And I won’t be envious. However, my situation is much better than yours, because my left eye is still perfectly fine. And maybe it will remain intact forever. My other health is nothing. Did you hear? – The Kazan ruler died... and Arseny Athonets? Both are holy men. May God rest their souls. Our prayer books will be there. I believe so. Your kind communication with NN is comforting. I send her books - an interpretation of the book of Romans. So two copies will be sent to you - one for your house, and the other for Arkadiev. How much is expected to be written! But the eye changes, although reluctantly I have to tame my writing a little. However, I pick up everything (so! – Ed.) little by little. But thought is just around the corner, and death is behind us. Alas and ah! Bless you, Lord, with every blessing. Save yourself, too, a great sinner, pray to God. 351. Blessing for life in the village. About letters against Pashkov Blessing for life in the village. About letters against Pashkov. About the books being sent: interpretations of the letter to the Colossians and the 118th Psalm. I'm sorry I haven't written for a long time. A little of the business was on me. Now it has eased. You are now in the countryside - in a blissful, secluded life. May God bless you to be with the Lord. What the Most Reverend Macarius spoke about—I think I sent it to you. This is a “Letter to a person in St. Petersburg regarding a new teacher of the faith.” It was published in “Soulful Reading”, and I had several reprints. And he sent them along with the letter to the Colossians and a new edition of the 119th Psalm. If this has reached you, that letter should also reach you. If you haven't received it, I'll send it. I still have prints. Two more letters were published in “Soulful Reading”... in the July book; and one more is published in the August edition. These prints will not be available. All the same, read in magazines. They wrote to me from St. Petersburg that it was not the Synod, but the St. Petersburg priests who printed 20 thousand and distributed them. It is heard that Pashkov was expelled from St. Petersburg and he is moving to London to live. His evil seed will remain. Maybe it will freeze on its own. There, you see, there is still some kind of sect called the “apostolic community”... God's blessing and full of good wishes to all of you. 352. Happy Easter. About the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God I greet you with this Christian greeting. Grant you, Lord, peace of mind, just as He granted it to His disciples when He appeared after the Resurrection. I wish you spiritual and physical renewal, just as the Lord Himself rose in a renewed human life - complete, so that we too could communicate it completely, in inseparability with Him, our one life. May the Lord shower you all with joys and consolations. Welcome spring. And more than spring, the icon of the Mother of God of Kazan will soon arrive... And if your faith and love for the Mother of God is aroused at this with such strength and swiftness that it reaches the Mother of God Herself, then the Lady Herself will come to you with Her gifts and mercies. May a small share fall to your share. Your pilgrim Bp. Feofan. 353. Blessing on pilgrimage. About the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God Thanks for what you sent. Blessing on pilgrimage. About the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God. I received your letter... I also received a parcel the other day, a lovely cassock. Better than last year's, which is still intact and brand new. Because it is used only in the hottest heat, and, moreover, in service, for which this one is also assigned. I have a lot of them. Save me, Lord. But instead of heat, it’s cold and I’m still wearing warm clothes. Are you going on a pilgrimage? Grant you, Lord, a good path, fervent prayer and all spiritual consolation. They might as well have made their way to Saint Tikhon. But it's difficult. Someone is designing a cast iron plant from Yelets to Voronezh... probably to Zadonsk. Then everyone will travel around. I remember Saint Plato every day at the proskomedia, and not just on May 12th. Save him, Lord! The lord was holy! You now have the Kazan miraculous icon of the Mother of God, with it the benevolent view of the Mother of God on Tambov and Tambov residents; and where there is a lot of zeal that attracts, there is the very visit of the Lady. May the Lord vouchsafe this last to all who are ardent with love for the All-Distressing Intercessor! Congratulations on your successful coronation. God bless! But we haven't read it yet. We'll get it tomorrow. 354. Congratulations on your pilgrimage. About death. About health Congratulations on your pilgrimage. About death: those we know flow into the path common to all. About health. I haven't talked to you for a long time. Guilty! He became fussy. One thing, then another, and that’s where we’ve come. Congratulations on your pilgrimage. May it be for you to strengthen your spirit in being with God in like-minded communion with Him in mind and heart. I thank you for the prayers for me, a sinner, at the shrine of the relics of St. Mitrofan and for the bow from the Most Reverend Joseph - an example of patience, complacency and prayer. We constantly hear that those we know are flowing on the path common to all. The Most Reverend Ignatius departed, followed by the Eminence Theodosius, and recently I heard that Paisius also departed in Novgorod, where he arrived due to the needs of the monastery. Whose turn is it now? Oh, oh, oh! Isn't it after me? Lord, be patient a little. At least it's summer. My health is not bad. I gave up my eyes and don’t want to think about them or look at them. I just don’t refuse to watch them. I won't go for surgery. To all of you, sincere bow and God's blessing. 355. About health. About the third volume of the Philokalia. About old age About health. About my work: writing stopped completely. About the third volume of the Philokalia. About old age: I keep dreaming of being young at 70, someone prophesied that I would die at 94. Most Honorable Fr. archpriest! I thank you and all of you with the most sincere gratitude for congratulating me on my name day and for your warm well wishes. And I, like you, want nothing more than a prolongation of blindness and much, much more for it to stop as it is now. But the Lord sees better than us what is more suitable for whom. And be His holy will! You all want me to write and write, but my writing has completely stopped. He began to interpret the Epistle to the Hebrews, but finished the introduction and became stumped at the very first verse. It’s not written, and that’s all. Twist the pen, twirl it, and throw it. And I had to leave this matter again until inspiration came... Now, in order not to get bored from idleness, I took up the third volume of the Philokalia, which will consist of only those articles that are in the Greek Philokalia... except that a little will have to be inserted... Translated by Diadochos. What a lovely ruler he is!.. And in our Slavic translation he is darker than many articles of the Philokalia, although it is clear in the original. The memory of departed comrades comes to me too. We also need to prepare... But it’s amazing! I just can’t feel like I’m an old man, and I keep imagining being a young man at 70 years old. I would like to know if similar deception happens to others? Or maybe I'm destined to live a long time. Someone prophesied to me that I would die at the age of 94... Alas! I’ll still be able to see for a year or two, and then I’ll be blind for so long... Otherwise, God's will be done. The Lord makes the blind wise. And surely He will then send wisdom on how to live without getting bored, despite blindness. 356. About sorrows and illnesses. About unction. About the transfer of the military service. Panteleimon About sorrows and illnesses. It’s good to take communion often. About unction: not a farewell to the next world, but a sacrament in case of illness. About the books being sent. About the transfer of the military service. Panteleimon according to the Greek Menea. I received your letter dated the 7th on the 12th. Therefore, please do not consider me lazy in answering, or overdue. God bless you for finally remembering. I rejoice that everything else is fine with you, and I grieve with you for one sorrowful thing that overshadows everything that is not sorrowful, I mean your mother’s illness. May the Lord inspire her with complacency and grant her the desire to prepare for departure as appropriate. It is a good thing that you offer her to receive communion often, and she willingly accepts it. You can do it as often as possible. Take with you a tabernacle with spare gifts and other necessary things... and take communion at least every day. And on Sundays you can come from church with a vessel... And why is it impossible to receive unction?.. Unction is not a farewell to the next world, but a sacrament in case of illness: “Is anyone sick in you...”. We have turned its meaning. Not so in the East; there they gather together not before death... but when they are sick... In Jerusalem, everyone gathers together every year on Great Wednesday. You need to speak more often in the city against the distortion of the meaning of the Blessing of Oil... And let the priests speak... I wish my mother peace of mind with all my heart. May the Lord grant her His peace. God bless you and all yours! I am sending you the wanderer's stories... in a slightly new form. Here you will also find icons of the Great Martyr Panteleimon. The people of Athos sent me some extra... and I’m sharing it. What am I doing? The people of Athos asked to translate two words of praise from St. Panteleimon and his life according to Metaphrastus. This is happening... and coming to an end. I'm thinking of attaching a translation of the service of St. Panteleimon according to the Greek Menea, where it is festive, but in ours it is everyday... There are some additions and alterations in the stichera. The Greeks are not shy about this... But we composed the word of God according to our own intelligence, but we are afraid to touch church books... although everyone feels the need to update the translation... Please accept my best wishes... 357. To those who mourn their deceased mother. Don't get too caught up in grief To those who grieve for the deceased mother: she will find peace; illness is a measure of purification with the Lord. Don't get too caught up in grief. God's mercy be with you, Most Honorable Fr. archpriest! Rest, O Lord, Your newly departed servant!.. She will find peace with the Lord... Illness is with the Lord a measure of purification for those who love Him and those loved by Him. Blessed is her path... Drawing consolation from this, do not indulge too much in grief. It is impossible not to grieve: this is how the Lord created us; but you should not give in too much to this, because longing is contagious... Mother is alive... and she is now near you... and watches how you behave. Of course, complete indifference will be regrettable to her; but the immense sorrow is also unpleasant... as if they envy her... She’s better off there... Sorrow, dissolved by love and confidence in her good position - that’s what she wants to see... She looks straight at the soul... and into the soul... Explain this to everyone so that they don’t kill themselves. Now I have sent you a letter, books, and icons via Bykova Gora... But as our people are leaving for the city tomorrow, I hasten to express my sympathy for your grief. May the God of all joy comfort you all. 358. About being above the Grand Dukes of the Romanovs Thank you for the memory and well wishes!.. You remember our news, now old, namely about the existence of the Grand Dukes here. I couldn't accept them. But then I apologized, and they forgave me for this sin. As proof, they deigned to accept my handicraft books from me. Grand Duke Sergius Alexandrovich sent a letter on this occasion and photographs - himself and his wife with a signature... And from St. Petersburg Pavel Alexandrovich also sent a photograph... in the form of large cabinet... They liked our area and our churches... They are very kind and meek... and attentive to everyone... and to all this - pious... My health is good. The eye still serves... but noticeably limps... Thank you for the good wishes of everyone, both yours and those you know. God bless you! All the best to you from the Lord. Your zealous well-wisher E. Feofan. 359. Blessings and good wishes. About the third volume of the Philokalia Blessings and good wishes. About health. About the third volume of the Philokalia: I reached St. Maximus the Confessor and the sharp paths began. I bring you sincere gratitude for your zealous well-wishes for me... I multiply them a thousand thousand times and turn them to you and to your family and to your worthy service to the Holy Church of God. The merciful protection of God be upon you! My health is fine. God bless! and an eye in progress. I will see what will happen even without eyes. But it seems that you need to get used to it... But you shouldn’t practice this in advance. Now I am compiling the third volume of the Philokalia... Everything went smoothly. But how did you get to St. Maximus the Confessor ... and the sharp paths began. After all, he is wise. And there is a lot of darkness. I'm thinking about making a sample; Take everything that is clear and leave out what is dark. And confess to everyone that you don’t have enough strength. He has 700 chapters about theology and about virtue and sin... This wisdom, that is, to make a selection, appeared to me only now... It’s boring to sit... you think and think and still can’t come up with anything. God bless you all. 360. Sympathy in grief for a departed daughter: but it is also appropriate to rejoice over her Sympathy in grief for your departed daughter: but it is also appropriate to rejoice over her. I sympathize with your grief, but I do not grieve that your dear daughter has passed away. For her, this is the good part. And it is fitting to rejoice over her. But a father’s heart cannot help but grieve, no matter what you tell him. Your daughter and her mother are now consoled that they have gotten rid of their joyless stay here, and have been moved to their Father’s house, full of all contentment. From there they look at you, and seeing that you are grieving for them, shaking their heads, they say: oh, if only he knew how good it is for us here... he would not grieve so much, but would only rejoice... He should grieve for himself, what else is toiling there in the bustle and disorder... Having said this, they will also pray for your consolation!.. It is impossible not to grieve... but you can also moderate your grief... by some reflection, some by reading, some by deeds... and even more so by prayer. May the Lord comfort you... especially on this day with the descent of the Comforter Spirit to us... 361. About health, about vision. About the book “Soul and Angel are not body, but spirit” About health, about vision. About the book “The Soul and the Angel is not the body, but the spirit”: please tell me whether it is evidence-based or not. I wonder how your strength leaves you like this? And I’m such a great guy: only sometimes I get dizzy. This is accompanied by weakness, which disappears with the taming of dizziness. Last year I felt dizzy at the end of November and had a strange feeling for two or three months. Then it died down, but from time to time it rose. It happened the other day, but it passed. If I had had to write to you at that time, I would have sung such a deplorable song to you that your ears would not have been able to bear it. But now everything is fine with me. Your eyes are doing a bad thing by refusing to serve. I have at least one left, but he bravely holds his post - he shines for his master. Thank God that at least your service does not meet with objections from the eyes... This is a great consolation. What am I doing? I am re-reading some of my books for new printing. Have you read the book “The soul and the angel are not the body, but the spirit”? No?! If you please, sit down now and read, or listen, and force your grandchildren to read... And tell me... is it evidence-based or not. Because they lodged a protest against it to me... I wish you cheerfulness... God bless you! 362. Congratulations on Easter. About smoking tobacco. About priestly service Happy Easter. About smoking tobacco: don’t commit yourself to a vow that you’ll quit, say this: “let me try, maybe I’ll get it right.” About priestly service: the people must be taught. Grant you, Lord, such joy that there will be no end to it, and holiness in it... What they wrote about - it’s good to quit smoking. It is not only empty, but also gradually undermines health, spoiling the blood and clogging the lungs. This is a gradual poisoning of oneself. But there is no advice for this and there is no advice, except to make a stronger decision. Remember how NN. Have you lost the habit of sniffing? There is no other way. What happened to you is the enemy's mockery. To smoke or not to smoke is an indifferent matter, at least our and common conscience considers it so. But when non-smoking is bound by a promise, then it enters into the moral order and becomes a matter of conscience, the failure of which cannot but trouble it. So the enemy has spoiled you. That's right, you had a good talk. The enemy advised you to make a decision, and then led you to break your word. That's the whole story! Please learn and continue to keep your eyes open. Why bind yourself to a vow?.. You need to say: wait, let me try to quit, maybe I’ll fail. Have you ever come across advice from the elders not to bind yourself to a vow?.. These are the kinds of things it concerns. As for your archpriest, what do you care about him? He answers to God for himself. And whatever crafty powers of observation you have, it should be in your hands. You can calm her down. The gossipers cannot have any justification, and for this reason you are among their rank... O.N. God's blessing. I remember him. Grant him, Lord, the goodness to serve as a priest. The people need to be taught... But the priests are still silent - someday they will talk, and everything is somehow tricky and confused with wisdom. O.N., I suppose, is not like that. Be healthy and cheerful. To Mother Abbess and with the sisters of her monastery - Christ is Risen! God bless you all! 363. About sins. What did St. say about the enemy’s suggestions for sin? Tikhon Zadonsky About sins: there is no sin that overcomes the mercy of God. Arm yourself against the enemy and drive away his temptation to sin. What did St. say about the enemy’s suggestions for sin? Tikhon Zadonsky. About the prodigal son. Hope and faith cannot be strong without work. Your sins are great and very great. But there is no sin that overcomes the mercy of God. Forgiveness of sins is given not according to our merits, but according to the mercy of a humane God, always ready to forgive as soon as someone turns to Him with repentance. And it is not the greatness and multitude of sins that makes you unworthy of forgiveness, but simply unrepentance. As soon as you are contrite and repentant, forgiveness is already awarded to you in heaven, and at the moment of confession this heavenly decision is announced to you. The Lord Savior carried the handwriting of all the sins of all people on His body to the cross and there tore it to pieces. The application of this action of boundless mercy to everyone is accomplished in the sacrament of repentance and happens in reality. He who has received permission from his spiritual father stands innocent before the face of God’s truth. The weakness of faith in this and the poverty of the hope of pardon are caused by our enemy. Our sins do not happen without his suggestion. From them he creates a barrier between us and God. Repentance and confession destroy this barrier. Knowing the power of this sacrament, that it destroys all his works and worries about the destruction of sinners, he tries in every possible way to stop its fruitfulness and either completely rejects it, or induces disbelief in its power and hopelessness of receiving forgiveness through it. Your lack of faith and hopelessness are his wiles. Arm yourself against this and drive away the enemy and his suggestions. The Lord wants everyone to be saved, therefore, you too. After the arrangement of our salvation through the incarnate economy, the Lord now has only one care to attract everyone to Himself in order to grant them salvation. And He really attracts. Not a single sinner exists without this. And it attracts and calls you. What does your current concern for the salvation of the soul mean? It means the call of the Lord: come to Me, burdened, and I will give you rest! Is this concern your business? It was the Lord who gave her all. If He has done all things, then can there be any doubt that He will give you salvation? He encourages you to seek forgiveness of sins from Him, Himself, of course, being ready to grant this forgiveness. Go to Him with full faith and do not let the enemy destroy your faith and hope of salvation. Saint Tikhon assures that the enemy, when he inclines to sin, inspires: do not be afraid, God is merciful, and when he brings you to sin, then he troubles and twists the soul with fear, inspiring: there is no salvation for you. With such thoughts and others like them, work to build up your faith and hope of salvation. Bring to mind the prodigal son more often. The father did not wait for the prodigal son to reach him, but went out to meet him and, without waiting for his word, embraced him in his arms. Only, it turns out, God has a desire for the salvation of everyone; all God's cares are directed here. Heavenly Father assures: I do not want the death of a sinner; What is the Son of God doing at the right hand of the Father? Võnu intercedes for us. What about the Holy Spirit? And He also intercedes for us with groanings that cannot be uttered... So this is how things are in heaven. And the enemy wants to assure you that you have no mercy and no salvation from God, who is angry with you. And you believe him... this lie of his. For God has no thought of not having mercy, but has one thought and one desire - to have mercy and to have mercy... Come, everyone. You said that you have already abandoned your sins, and probably confessed and received permission. The enemy torments you only with lack of faith and weak hope. Reason and pray, and stir up your faith and hope - hope and faith cannot be strong without deeds and labors in the cause of salvation. If you please, apply these active labors... And faith and hope will immediately begin to come to life. What kind of affairs and works? The first is to have an aversion to all sins - not only to deeds, but also to thoughts and sympathies for them; 2) determine yourself to do things opposite to them. You must find and establish this for yourself; 3) the main thing is for the flesh to run wild... it must be severely punished - put to death; 4) establish a prayer order at home and church; 5) to streamline external relations and avoid cases that can excite movements of passions. I guess that you have strong pride and rebellion. Seek humility and obedience... Keep the memory of God and the memory of death, and do not let go of the thought that God sees you. You are under His eye, and are guarded from everything displeasing to God. To help remember God and the work of salvation, memorize the 24 prayers of St. Chrysostom and read them more often. They are among the prayers for the future sleep. Remember that no one can do for you what is needed for salvation. You must do this yourself. Help from the Lord is always ready; but it does not come to the one who does nothing, but only to the one who does, works, but cannot complete the task. ...in the magazine "Christian" 364. About seminar news. About German interpreters of Holy Scripture About seminary news: you are not the only ones who have two mentors per Holy Scripture. About the German interpreters of Holy Scripture. Please send instructions from Anthony the Great. I mutually congratulate you on the archpriest and on the holiday that has already passed, and on the new year, which for others, perhaps, is already very old. Congratulations on the seminar news. In Holy Scripture you are not the only one who has two mentors. Nikola Krutikov went to Kursk to study the V.Z. [Old Testament] writings. The New Testament is probably read by someone else. The Word of God is one. We need to take the matter more seriously. Fashionable Bursa needs to be convinced. It is the duty of teachers to raise the conviction of the Divinity of Scripture. You can give several lectures on this subject, and then refer to it more often during lessons. – Indicating the program to sequential explanatory reading is wonderful as well. If it’s the New Testament, then take it under your hands – Theodoret from the works of St. fathers, st. Chrysostom from the “Christian Reading” and from individual books of the synod shops. Theophylact - from the “Orthodox Interlocutor”. But the main thing is the flow of thoughts - as is most needed today. The professor himself needs to create it by delving into the book. Cursus if there is one, it will help. Other interpretations - more German ones - are not entirely reliable... Do you read German?.. If so, then I can send you some interpretations for a while. Only they all, God be with them, sometimes don’t know where they’re pulling. Why the archpriest is angry, and I am ready to be angry; but, it’s true, we must submit. Afterwards you will have to wait a long time: it will be easier then. For a long period of non-writing - penance - Take the trouble to take from the library “Christian Reading” of the 20s, first, where the instructions of Anthony the Great are contained in a translation from the “Philokalia”, 168 chapters, and words 20 in number - are there also letters... And then send it to me for a short time. I'm healthy. Everything is fine with us. I wish you all the best from the Lord. Pray to God for me. Figure 5. Christian Magazine August 1911 365. About the writings of Anthony the Great: what exactly needs to be sent About the writings of Anthony the Great: clarification of what exactly needs to be sent. About acquaintances. Well, here we are!.. If you had time to take books from the library, it would be very convenient to send them. Don’t get confused... Anthony the Great, chief of the desert dwellers, scriptures... Instructions 170 chapters... and 20 more words. He also has writings... But these, it seems, are not translated. Still, look. – You have to look from the first books... 1821, tea, that’s where it started... Don’t look in a row. I wish you all the best from the Lord with the archpriest. Pray to God for me. The princess is sick in Moscow and does not go out. - Alyosha is in the clinic... And he will remain there for about two more months... There is some kind of damage in the lungs - terrible. 366. About health. About the harmonium. Questions about musical notation About health. About the harmonium: I’m starting to get used to playing. Questions about musical notation. They returned home in good health. May the Lord help you to establish yourself in it forever and become stronger. My health is good. But weak attacks of the old began to appear again. My head feels like it’s full... I’ve already begun to indulge a little in sin again. Perhaps it will pass... Then spring... now autumn. Isn't it her?! The buzzer has arrived. What is it worth - haven’t written yet. But it sounds good. Only the third day. The beautiful Arnoldi showed me the keys - which is the first key for the bass and for the dishkant. I begin to pick out the keys... which note falls on which key. But there are some perplexities here... to solve which you would need an expert. “Ask your master there, who was discussed, if he will tell the management anything.” – Key 36. – Retractable registers – 10. – The attached short manual says: they usually play with extended registers, those on which numbers appear. I have four of these - two for the dishant side and two for the bass side. I always keep them extended... Am I doing it right?! It was indicated to me that the first bass note - from the radical notes listed on 5 ordinary lines - this y - is on the fifth key on the left hand; that the first dishant is on the 17th key, counting from the same left side. “Won’t he guess whether it’s righteous or sinful?” I myself wondered how! Sofya Maksimovna (player) left me two lines of music - bass notes - and dishkant notes. - Her bass goes down below the usual 5 lines by four more, like this: q, and rises above those 5 more - by three like this: g. – The Dishkant descends to three and a half, like this: g and ascends to 4, like this: g According to this instruction, I guessed: start the bass note with the lowest of the indicated ones, that is, q, take the first key on the left, and go further along the keys to the last g. According to this fortune-telling, the bass notes were taken by the 23rd key... The note of the first line of the five stock ones fell on the 9th key. – I decided to start the dishant notes with the highest ones and take them from the first key from the right. - They would occupy the 24th key, - counting from the right... the note of the first of the 5 lines fell on the 17th key, counting from the right, - and on the 19th, counting from the left... Is this stupid or not? According to this calculation, the lower dishkant notes fell on the bass keys, and the upper bass notes fell on the dishant keys. But the benefit that seemed to me was that there are keys for all the notes. Whereas, according to the instructions that were given to me, this is what comes out: the bass for lower five-line notes has only four keys, instead of 8, to which it lays claim... For higher five-line notes there are only three keys, after which the first five-line note of the dishkant begins. - Consequently, these same three keys remain for the five-line notes below, of which there are 7. - Above, the five-line notes of the dishkant are all placed on the free keys - and, moreover, in such a way that there are still an extra three of them left... How can this be done? – Where to get the lower bass and dishant notes, and the higher bass notes, and what will those extra three keys on the dishant side be for? - I ask for clarification. Is it legal to step on the dishkant keys with upper bass notes and on the bass keys with lower dishkant notes? If not legal, then how and how to carry them out? – Also, how to perform lower bass notes for which there are no keys? “Can’t he figure it out from memory?” Now this is bewilderment... And then, perhaps, much more will be revealed. Yes - ask him to write everything that he considers necessary to convey to a beginner who does not have a leader nearby. - As if you didn’t have to sit and look at the buzzer only, and not buzz. And the sounds are so pleasant that they involuntarily invite you to play. Yulia Nikolaevna wrote that the archpriest took the cook in vain, that she should have stayed with Fr. cooks - Write down the name of this cook. I'll write it out. But it’s not worth forwarding. Also: they sent only one piece of music, “How Glorious is Our Lord in Zion...”. Mother Archpriest said that there is a whole book of pieces adapted for the piano or harmonica. - Please write - what is the title of this book, where should it be addressed and how much money should I send? That's a lot of orders. I sent the end of the interpretation of the message to Thessalonians to the Vladyka. God willing, this too would end. Maybe he would have lost his desire for further. At least I could write something useful. Be healthy and cheerful. I wish you all the best from the Lord. 367. Confusion about the harmonium: where to write out the notes Confusion about the harmonium: where to write out the notes. About acquaintances. The cook dragged herself towards us! Where were you? - The post office forgot about it. Why don’t you write this? - It seems that there I proposed permission - there were great bewilderments regarding the buzzer. But I don’t wait for permission as something necessary; for everything became clear by itself. Only one thing is required - to find out and send the address to which I could write [to send] that book of notes for the buzzer, which the archpriest spoke about, which she saw on someone. Even though I have a lot of sheet music now, it doesn’t hurt to get that book... What happiness! Having looked closely at the techniques that Turchaninov used (I have all of them... 3 books) for transcribing partes notes onto the piano, I began to transcribe “The Sea of ​​Life” using the same method... It turns out! I just can't play soon. My health, thank God! It seemed like something then, but it soon passed. Our neighbors have now come to say goodbye. This time they were very humane. And he was less bullish. If Al. Nick. she won’t shy away from you, and you’ll be closer to her as if... Then some kind of planid came over her. Yulia Nikolaevna is probably already there. Such a broad soul! And how crookedly she was presented to me by Al. Nick.?! Go ahead and trust people’s observations of character now. What is it about. rector? God grant that he takes up the task of rectorship as he should. It seems that another profession needs to be intimidated. In Vedomosti they print the message, but they drag it out - one verse at a time... You have to wave it in parts... Otherwise it will drag on for a long time. But, of course, one must humbly obey the orders of the editor. Alyosha is now in an official uniform, and is a great man, a Zvenigorod bailiff. May God grant him to succeed. Good people promised to take care of him and guide him. - Pray for him too. I wish you all the best from the Lord. Pray to God for me. 368. About health. Please help me read the manuscripts. On the Interpretation of Galatians About health. Please help me read the manuscripts. On the interpretation of the letter to the Galatians. General good wishes. Yulia Nikolaevna writes that you feel weak again. Look how it stuck! “I think that someone who is not well should not neglect even small attacks of pain. It would be unscientific - the current humpbacked horse. Thank you for your well wishes. I wish you both health, and every consolation, and a favorable course of your affairs, activities and relationships. O. Rector finds it difficult to read my manuscript. I seem to have written as legibly as possible. But they lie hard in print. It's a pity, but I don't know how to improve things. If you are well accustomed to parsing my scribbles, you would help him. He told Yulia Nikolaevna that there were some noticeable gaps. What are the gaps when it's a draft manuscript? - In the rough draft, there are no gaps. O. Alexander wanted to come to the oil salon and pass by to Tambov, where, as he was told, there was a European celebrity - Potekhin, in order to consult with him about the illness of his sister, who had been coughing for many years. I wrote to him that it would be useful to stop by Tambov to see you, but that his hopes of finding medical advice there in Tambov were hardly feasible. My health is good. And my work is moving forward, I am writing an interpretation of the letter to the Galatians. I wish Mother Archpriest every consolation and every success in her household. My buzz is irresistible, especially my hands refuse all obedience, despite the monastery setting. I wish you all the best from the Lord. 369. I need to settle something. General Blessings and Well-Wishes I need to settle something; I find a way to do this - to disconnect from people. About acquaintances. General blessings and good wishes. Thank you for your congratulations and well wishes. May the Lord bless you with every blessing. I regret that this year it is inconvenient for you to be on..... (so! - Ed.), but there is nothing to do. We must submit. There, your female piety does not know what on... (sic! - Ed.) from my simple matter. I need to settle something; I find a way to do this - to disconnect from people. That's what I'll do. It will go until Easter. – There is no change or danger here for health or for classes... Only the subject of classes is somewhat different... Yulia Nikolaevna invited you. Why don't you go there for a few... However, see what's best... Volovsky's sister Avdotya Evfimovna died. Remember her. The princess writes that she has found a bride for Alyosha - from some holy priest - and things seem to be working out. May God grant him happiness. He is a bailiff in Zvenigorod. But it was as if he was conducting business so regularly that he would soon be transferred to Moscow... Perhaps all this was due to the participation of Count Tolstoy, the former chief prosecutor. Be healthy and cheerful. I am healthy and happy. 370. I need to settle something. General Blessings and Well-Wishes Why haven't we heard anything about you? Alive or not? Congratulations on your new ruler. It seems like he’ll tear his eyes out, as you can hear... Ay-ay!... I wish, however, that, in fact, he doesn’t find anything with you for which he should tear his eyes. Word got around that he was coming to us, and there was a commotion that is still going on. But I think he won’t go. I asked the Rector to deliver 10 copies of the message to you. Please pass it on to Andrei Mikh. Nosov, Anosov, Ashurkov, your headman and Anna Feodorovna Urnozhevskaya and Anna Mikhailovna Zabolotskaya - the holy old woman. Archpriest of all consolation and all success in the household. O. rector. St. Anthony is ready, I just need to rewrite a few things, but Fr. Tikhon is being treated in L.... 371. About books sent: to whom and how much to send Received what was sent by Mr. Director. I suggest he take a pack of books for you. If he takes it, then from these books you will give one each to the previously named persons, and five to Yulia Nikolaevna when she arrives, three to Vera Alekseevna, and two to Arkady Alekseevich Kolobov, five to the rector’s father. This book is better than that one. There is no point in becoming a key minister, and if they make you a cathedral, then you don’t have to frown at such an appointment. God bless you and have mercy! Whatever they force you to do, however, must be done - and all for the glory of God. I wish Mother Archpriest health and success in her endeavors. 372. Congratulations on the change in ranks. About bad proofreading Congratulations on the change in ranks. About work for “Readings in the Society of Lovers of Spiritual Enlightenment.” About bad proofreading. Thank you for your writings and I apologize that my laziness did not allow me to answer you sooner. Now, that's right, you have an audit. May the Lord help you to pass it properly. Congratulations on the changes in ranks, like near the Vladyka - key keeper and so on. I'm healthy. My affairs are going as usual. I also took up writing for the “Readings in the Society of Moscow Lovers of Spiritual Enlightenment.” - Am I going to do it?! - The enthusiasm takes over. I wish the archpriest to sing with the nightingales and other gymnasts of God! - and health. I sent part one of the interpretation to the editor... They will mutilate it. Who does the proofreading there? “Please ask his mercy not to let the nonsense pass through, as is usually the case with him.” 373. Asking about news and acquaintances. About health What kind of silence? It’s very good for me to remain silent, but what should you become?! How did the audit investigations end and get away with it? How is Lisa getting on? Poor Lisa! “I’ll send her little by little to pay off her debts.” “I’ll barely pay it off in a year, maybe.” – Were you at the funeral?.. Was Mitrofan there?.. And one more question. Vladyka told me that he had transferred you to the cathedral, but I did not know this. - It was a little awkward. How did this happen?.. And is it better? Lay your heart on Saint Pitirim. Yulia Nikolaevna wrote, by the way: I’m waiting for guests, but not yours... Did you invite? - Why not drive along? I'm healthy! - And my business is creeping up little by little. Did you hear?! – The Chernavskys were burned... But the sister is still breathing. 374. About the incident in Vladimir. About friends About the incident in Vladimir: a high school student hit the director, and the law teacher is to blame. About acquaintances. God bless! “But you have to keep your ears sharp.” In Vladimir, a high school student hit the principal. “They tried it out: the teacher of the law remained guilty - and he was dismissed. What is your fault? - He taught morality poorly. Why are there parties there... And then there’s a peephole - a peephole. – We have one side... about the Lord Jesus Christ. We need to take a good look at the case and conduct it in such a way that no one gets caught. “Here, I think, it’s more troublesome and wiser than the seminary.” I mentioned Mitrofan in passing... Kolya is good: God forbid he can be even better. Sister Anna - died on August 25 - Remember! Doesn’t Protopopitsyno’s heart sense that some kind of trouble is threatening? - And judging by this, there is no reason to grumble... And how many gentlemen are there... Dancing, dancing - a column of dust. Be healthy and cheerful. The princess signed up for ...... and in a few months she will move there. 375. About teaching in the gymnasium. On the interpretation of the psalms. About friends I congratulate you on the holiday and happy new year. Well, thank God they were approved. Congratulations; and I thought that then it was all over. Work hard. Bless, Lord. Everything that can be done must be done. The kids are still young - I think they can be adjusted well. Until then, they will have time to grab hold of the empty current philosophy somewhere. - And to teach a lesson - how good it is! More heart... less cleverness. Psalms! - Oh, yes, this is such wisdom! - How many times have I taken them on - and that’s it... you won’t understand anything. Help you, Lord. There are two Synodical interpretations - they are similar, but one is more complete. There is probably one in the seminary library. Now comes the first to the Corinthians. - I'm in a hurry. This year I want to finish everything - and I decided to stain two reams of paper. Will there be any sense in writing? There won’t be, and so much paper will certainly have to be soiled. Have you heard anything about Chernavsky? Doesn't write about. Alexander. And I don’t know if grief would have broken him?! The princess was listless and completely prepared to go to N. He will go after Easter. - Somehow it will work after her. I wish Archpriest all the joys of the holidays... And get out of the seminary?! Can't you combine?! 376. About teaching in a gymnasium: we need to prepare more and deliver more powerful teachings About teaching in a gymnasium: you need to prepare more than for academic lectures, and you need to deliver teachings more forcefully. Thank you for your well wishes! It’s good that you wrote about how things are going for you at the gymnasium. - And then some fellow from Tambov passed by and spoke very vague, but not bright news about the teacher of the law. Who was there in your gymnasium... some kind of auditor or an outside visitor?.. This one said something in the city, to someone... that the teacher of the law was lax - that it was necessary to change... and as if only the director and the ruler stood up... and the like... Although I couldn’t believe it, I still wanted to know what was there. - It’s clear now. It turns out we need to cheer up. So that the children understand, they need to explain the subject in advance without asking questions and repeat it. Then break it down into questions... and, perhaps, using them. “Then there won’t be any difficulties.” You need to prepare more than for academic lectures. - We have no history. - From strangers - good.....Tea, you have it. We need to memorize it. And you need to speak your teachings more cheerfully... Cheer yourself up in every possible way. – Surely there will be enough strength?! About Lisa - I regret it; but I can’t help her. “I still owe.” Take her into your care. When there is something extra, I will send it. But this year he went bankrupt. 377. About teaching in a gymnasium: we need to prepare more and deliver more powerful teachings And with a new subject. I'm very happy about this change. The Word of God is the only light of knowledge on earth. Either shine with them, or walk in the darkness, waving your hand. I wish you to lay your heart on this treasure and enrich yourself and enrich others. Books for historical information or a regular introduction... An Introduction to the New Testament Books - translation, published by the inspector of the Moscow Academy, Arch[imandrite] Mikhail, will come to you from Moscow. Looks good. I’m writing it out for myself... and I wrote it for you. For the V.Z. (Old Testament - Ed.) book - I’ll send one of my own... From it you can borrow a new method... historical... that is, the story of revelation is told in a row... and then there are books... for interpretative notes it’s enough... (so! - Ed.), which you have in the seminary library. Only on the N.Z. it is very satisfactory here... And on the E.Z. it is not bad. But that's better. From my books I will send you Alioli... The Bible with notes... brief. This one will become your property, just like the first one. And the history of revelation, once the need has passed, must be returned. And now your schismatic books and books on education should also be returned... I mean to do both. The finishing of the letter to Ephesians stopped. My chest hurts – and specifically my left side and, well, my heart. I’ll wait a little and think about going somewhere for a meeting. In Shatsk, Simons knocked down the sled, and also from the heart. Maybe I’ll think about going to Tambov, or even Moscow. I wish you happiness in this new year and in your new subject and mother archpriest success in everything - and even more joy... Chernavsky’s sister came before the holidays. How lethargic have you become?! Coughs - tiny. With her, studious Ivan - a sick heartbeat... He spent a third of his life at home... Which is not very selfish. Everything else is good with us, except for what Fr. the archimandrite fell ill... he lacks spirit - he grows weak and pale. Here they are... simply blooming! She became a cannibal! 378. Blessing and good wishes. About health. About Gorsky I send you my best wishes for the new year. May the Lord bless you with every blessing. I’m very glad to hear that you are starting to dry yourself off at the gymnasium. Work hard and everything will go like clockwork. My health is good. But I feel some weakness throughout my body. Sometimes there is not enough sleep. Maybe because he stayed too long, or because he was overworked. Soon I’ll stretch out and snore loudly. But the end is far away. Thoughts are just around the corner. Who is Gorsky who wrote against it? Some kind of crazy guy. I got everything mixed up in my thoughts and started yelling. There is a lot of support. The Synod is on his side here. Well, let them. I was going to answer, but I see that it’s impossible to have a conversation with these fools, so I left it. The archpriest is blushing with frost?! - To your health. 379. Blessing and good wishes. About the princess - shutter. About friends Blessings and good wishes. About the princess: there was a blow, now she can neither speak nor write - she is locked up. About acquaintances. Thank you for your congratulations and well wishes. I send you both in abundance. I’m very glad that everything is going well for you! May the Lord establish and strengthen your present stay forever... My affairs are going on - as always. I don’t remember whether I wrote to you or not! - The princess had a blow again. It went away, but tonguelessness remained. He can neither say nor write what he thinks and what he wants. Somehow they guess. What a state! - Shutter! Alyosha's wedding was supposed to take place on Krasnaya Gorka. Whether it was accomplished, I don’t know. - Which one? He made it without telling anyone... A merchant's daughter... She looks so good... And there's quite a dowry. May God bless him! – It works, I hear, not bad. O. Vanya has a child, but it is very lethargic... A bad master. I wish the archpriest to blossom: for now it is May. 380. Enlightenment sometimes takes ugly forms. About work Enlightenment sometimes takes ugly forms, it is necessary to prepare young heads so that, seeing the ugly, they do not lose faith. About newspapers and magazines. About work: I am writing a collection of prayers. I wish you health and complacency! I am very glad that everything is going well with you, both at home and at the gymnasium. Get used to it, God willing, and everything will go smoothly. Enlightenment expands, but sometimes takes ugly directions. The job of teachers of the law is to prepare young heads to face these monstrosities without destroying their faith. Last year I subscribed to 28 magazines and newspapers along with spiritual ones. Nowadays I’m writing out up to 20. This is all just so that, having gone through all the publications, we can figure out where we are going... Last year, in the end, this is what brought us: we chat more, pouring from empty to empty, and sometimes we even undertake to philosophize... but we are not at all averse to either faith or Rus'... And this is very comforting. At the beginning of the year, Katkov said that we were settling down... and this is definitely visible... But wastelands are not a wasteland. It's a shame. This means that our heads don’t like hard work... And isn’t that why we have such an abundance of magazines and newspapers... with pictures - small fry small fry?.. And they say that they are a passion for spending... Pictures, however, are a tempting thing... And they take me on this bait, and only one lived up to expectations... A certain Bauman - and not so much with his “Illustrated Week” - although she I mean, how many prizes I have received - 12 portraits of our modern celebrities - excellent portraits. I am now carving (so! - Ed.) a small collection of prayers, which will be published in your Vedomosti. Suitable for the post. I bow to Mother Archpriest... I wish her successful management. The princess's tongue was taken away by the blow. He walks and understands everything, but cannot say or write anything. They come out not knowing what words to use. Her sister took her to St. Petersburg. 381. Request to send portraits of the late Eminences to Odessa Why are you silent? I haven’t heard anything, are you in this world or not? Please do this! Someone in Odessa decided to publish portraits of the late Eminences and writes to me - to send him a card of the Most Reverend Nicholas and the Most Reverend Anthony, who lived in Tregulyaev... I think that he is not planning a bad thing - to honor our elders. And I ask you - find there the card of the Most Reverend Nicholas... that’s right, Fr. has it. Dobrov... If possible, does anyone have a card of the Most Reverend Anthony, and send whatever you find to Odessa to the following address: teacher of the Mariinsky Women's Gymnasium and 7th grade of the real school, Alexei Nikolaevich Sergeev. Send it. No explanation. It is sent, you know why. 382. Playful punishment for the archpriest. About acquaintances. About the war A playful punishment for the archpriest. Blessing for your work. About acquaintances: the princess died, and before that a demon came to her and confused her. About the war. He distinguished himself, there is nothing to say. I ask you to convey to the archpriest my desire: to find a scrap (bast shoe. - Ed.), string it on a rotten bast and hang it around the archpriest’s neck, with instructions that he should not dare to appear before her in any other way than in this excellent distinction. Let him certainly do so. The Lord will bless Mitrofan and his wife. I believe that the clever archpriest will be able to keep things in order. Help her, Lord! That the teacher of the law has more work - what’s the problem? It seems that he is able to pull off any work if he is not lazy, like the dean of Chernovsky once was. - But what kind of work is this? Is it all in the gymnasium or outside it? Help me, Lord, to set everything up and keep it going... We need to stock up on books. Did you hear?! The princess died. “She was speechless for more than a year. And then it was completely finished – all with blows. Her sister moved her from Moscow to St. Petersburg. But Varvara Timofeevna Sviridova, Kendyreva’s sister, a holy beauty, went there to follow her. How much patience! She took it out. Thanks be to her! Remember the princess! What happened to her in the summer?! She lay for a whole day in some kind of hibernation. The doctor said: blow. But there was no blow. For, having woken up, she got dressed and began to walk as if nothing had happened. - My sister has arrived. She began to tell her sister in ordinary speech what had happened to her. “A demon came,” he says, “and began to knock her down so that she would leave Christ.” - See, he says, He abandoned you; you are still suffering. Come join us. – The princess answered: since childhood I have believed in the Lord and love Him. So that I go to you?! There he went. - No way. She prayed. An angel came and drove away the demon. She recounted all this clearly and clearly; and then she began to seethe again in her own way - with lost speech. I’ll attach a little note from her so you can see what kind of speech she had. The last days and weeks have been very difficult for her. I couldn’t lie down, I sat in armchairs and slept... and couldn’t get up... But I endured everything graciously. Great sufferer! - She is a kind soul; and this was sent to clean off the rust that had crept in here and there. Be healthy and good-natured everyone. The war seems to be over. May God grant you what you want. Recently, our army has won victory after victory. If everyone shouted “hurray”, they would become too hoarse. 383. About health. About movements. O Above. About Solovyov's philosophy About health: you have its good guardian - laziness, and its rival - lack of care. About movements in priestly places. O Higher: Moves only upward. On the interpretation of the Epistle to the Romans. About Solovyov’s philosophy: I recommend it. Consolation in family troubles for the archpriest mother. Thank you for your well wishes. I am very glad that everything is going well in your work. Grant you, Lord, to move forward and forward. – But we also need to take care of our health. At least you have its good guardian - laziness. But, probably, there is also her rival - she doesn’t show her face in the mud. – It’s a snake: when it starts to set fire, just hold on. What's going on in the city... leave this one aside, leave the other aside? – Have you gone into the arts?!! - Lord, have mercy! What temptations?! - And Vinogradov was the caretaker? - Is he retiring? This means that there is no stagnation in Tambov: everything is in motion. But where? Forward or backward?! Here Vysha walks in a circle and moves, if she only moves, only upwards. How quiet it is here! Not a soul. The monks serve diligently. If you can’t get to heaven yourself, you pull heaven towards you. Someone's eyes, perhaps, see a heavenly cloud overshadowing the monastery. O. Archimandrite, however, it hurts... and, by the way, it’s the third week. – My health – thank God! No matter how strong the power of my missus over me, I continue to scrape together the interpretation of the Epistle to the Romans in fits and starts and translate Simeon. I read too much... now I subscribe to up to two dozen magazines, both spiritual and secular. Some things, of course, are re-read... I recommend Solovyov’s philosophy - in “Rus[skiy] Vest[nik]” and the magazine of the Ministry of Public [Enlightenment]. – I can recommend it to the guys. Just as I was about to write to you, the water rose, and so we all sat in seclusion for three weeks. And then the archpriest’s letter arrived. So it’s all the same to answer... At once. The fact that you have a creak, of course, is rather mournful. But why take everything too seriously? – The heart needs to be saved for something else. And here you just need to think about how to set things up. If you can’t, come up with something else, and so on, until you come up with a successful one. And do all this with a calm spirit. “It’s good that the owner took up the matter himself.” He should have had it in his hands in the first place. “Let him talk to the other owner, and things will be better.” It is not proper for a mother-in-law to leave a counterpart with a daughter-in-law... According to legend, they have an eternal conflict. Don't think that I blame you... I am convinced that there is fault on the other side. I say this because you cannot settle this alone. Let the owner get along. God bless all of you, both old and young. Chernyavsky O. Alexandra's son-in-law died. His widowed daughter lives with his orphan daughter. The widow is 25 years old. 384. Please arrange for the earliest possible correspondence of the interpretation of the Epistle to the Romans Please arrange for the earliest possible rewrite of the interpretation of the book of Romans. Private instructions for correspondence. Please arrange for a speedy rewrite of the interpretation of Romans. How quickly? - Yes, if only on one day - and then it would only be at the right time. Need it so soon! “I had just finished this interpretation and didn’t really think about publishing it, when the need came to print it, and print it in spirit, at least now.” Meanwhile, it is necessary to re-read, list and rewrite, and pass through censorship. No matter how busy we are, now a Russian will certainly come out and more than one - we’ll at least take care of how we can shorten this hour. - So help me here. How? By correspondence. Find the best scribes, and not just one, but a dozen, and urge them to keep things going. “I am writing this to you now only as a warning, and by the next mail I will send you the manuscript.” I haven’t had time to re-read a single part yet; otherwise I would have sent a particle now. “In total, I will send 65 notebooks, each a quarter of ten.” If you find a dozen, no, 11, copyists, order each one to copy a notebook a day; then 6 days and that’s the end. Well, two days per notebook - it will be 12... Well, three - 18. Just as quickly as possible - and, however, so that the correspondence is good and clear... and clean and decorous. I am writing a warning. While you find scribes, prepare the papers - I think No. 5 or 4 is enough. - Let the pens be mended and the sleeves rolled up. Please arrange this. I ask the teacher of the law, I ask the archpriest mother, I ask Fr. Mitrofan, the future archpriest, and Mother Mitrofanina... everyone, everyone. I am healthy, and I sit day and night at the manuscript. And my missus huddled in a corner, didn’t make a sound, and didn’t dare show her nose. Then I’ll send money for correspondence. 385. Covering letter for the sent manuscript and books Well, here comes the manuscript. Please arrange a quick correspondence now, so that it takes no more than half a Russian day. The need for haste is not small and pocket-sized. It takes a long time to explain, but it is how it is. Find more scribes. I think 11 people will decide in spirit. Surely there won't be that many there? I mean with all the scribal virtues - decent, pure, legible. I am enclosing 50 rubles for correspondence. Figure it out; If it’s not enough, I’ll send it. Take the papers - number 5 or 4 - foot. What seemed necessary to remind the scribes was written on a special piece of paper. Books are also included in the package. - O. Mitrofan and anyone else you want. This message got me the saltiest of all the messages. And this rereading of the eyes turned everything around. I’ll go ahead and reread and rewrite it ahead of time. We have someone who writes well, but only one, and most importantly... the person writing will make mistakes from the press, and not just from my writing. “But we’ll get along with him somehow.” And then there’s more work... We must finish at Colossae by the beginning of the year; but it hasn't started. My missus taught me all this. God's blessing to Archpriest and all of you. Save yourself and pray to God for us. 386. Thanks for the correspondence. About health Gratitude for the correspondence: some are excellent, some are very good... About health. Thank you for notifying me about the progress of the correspondence. It calmed me down. Now the manuscript has been received - it will take a week and a half or more. I'm re-reading it. But what happened to the archpriest? - Help him, Lord, to recover quickly. Why are you crying? If it has become easier, it is very likely that it will go away completely. May the merciful Lord be merciful to you! I thank everyone who worked to speed up the correspondence - probably, most of all Fr. Mitrofan Ivanovich. Save him, Lord! The correspondence is excellent, there is very good, there is good... And in general everything is tolerable. Cura melius falls here and there (leaving much to be desired (Latin). – Ed.). But haste is to blame. – Along with receiving the manuscript, I received news that the trouble that threatened my pocket was over. If this had been known earlier, the census could have been delayed somewhat. - However, this is all good. - You see, he’ll go to the Synod. It will take a long time. And maybe not for long. My health is fine. Only here a few things have accumulated... Now it has diminished. Only re-reading remains, which clouds the eyes. I wish the archpriest a speedy recovery. I wish you health and all the fun. O. Mitrofan - all sorts of successes in your career. “He would have given up the consistory and gone to archpriest.” That your city was illuminated?! Naryshkin came. Congratulations. We don't see any land nearby. That's it! Save yourself - and pray to God for us. Oh, I forgot about that. Have you got enough money? 387. About returning from Tambov to Vysha. About acquaintances. About health. About laziness Se - on Above. We arrived safely. And the road is nothing, and the cabs are nothing. I stayed in Morsha for a day. I left on Thursday at 8 pm and went straight to Vysha, bypassing Shatsk. They entered their hut at 6 o'clock in the morning on Friday. And I am still healthy. The eye is in its normal state, that is, blind. The reason for the delay in Morsha is Varvara Timofeevna, who went after the princess. She is trying to get Alyosha to change his service, which she hopes through her sister, the princess. I stood on the fact that I serve with approval, with a good salary: why seek goodness while running away from goodness? She has her reasons. There was a lot of talk about this in Morsch. I decided to do as Alyosha himself wants, so let him do it. Places - in the commissariat, excise duty, banks, controllers, and something else. - The first two places were rejected by me, and the last two - as the owner himself wants, who is affected by the matter. Such places are possible in Moscow. Varvara Timofeevna was not in Tambov when I was there: she was in the village. Her sister, Kondyreva, let her know. She arrived when I left. He sends a telegram to Morsha, begging him to wait for her. This is until 12... lunch and talk took up the rest of the time. I had to hear something more explanatory about the princess - very comforting. My health is good. Please take care of yours... Moreover, the archpriest should take care of this matter. Be good-natured and cheerful. I practice doing nothing. This is very much to the liking of my missus, but I myself am a little ashamed. 388. About health. On the printing of the interpretation of the Epistle to the Romans. About sectarians About health: the eye is twice as bad. Blessings and instructions to the family. On the printing of the interpretation of the Epistle to the Romans. About sectarians. I am very glad that you both have fully recovered. May the Lord help you not to get sick anymore. Igovits helped you, but sometimes I doubt whether he correctly identified the disease, and often feel tempted to run to Moscow. Tea, I can't resist. To calm down, I run away for a minute. The eye is now twice as bad as it was in Tambov. And it is more accurate to define the disease, but then it was only in its infancy. God bless Philippus to prosper. I am glad to be with him on the occasion of the award - and even the most important one. Let him study and after high school go to a theological academy, and from the academy to become an archpriest or a bishop. So let it work out. Grandfather archpriest, aunt and uncle of archpriest rank, matchmaker - bishop... Maybe and something else... Yes! He received his first award while living with the archpriest... To the Caucasian doctor - if he has not acquired the fashionable virtue of feeling sick from books of spiritual content - I would send little books that are at hand. - God bless his housewarming. I remember him. He is very similar to the protopopian. Is he a master at treating eyes?! The seminary business is sad. But doesn't this lead to something good? There will be few quick ones, but there will also be few worthless ones - fashionistas. For our people, simple people with simple faith teach what is good - careless. The book of Romans is being printed. The first issue is already over; and the other day I revised the typos and sent them. The second one will be released by the end of August. Now I’m trying not to write or read – but you can’t. No, no, and it will drag on. Bless you, Lord, with every blessing! And Chernavsk is progressing. Some kind of sect has opened, it’s hard to tell whether it’s Khlyst or Skoptical. Know ours! O. Alexander is very busy and works. Help him, Lord! I sent him books about whips and eunuchs. The consistory did its job: order the dean and the local priest... and the end! O. Alexander – archpriest. 389. About the decision of Moscow doctors not to operate on the eyes. About the books sent I don’t remember whether I wrote to you upon my return from Moscow or not. Since I didn’t write, I’ll say briefly what was decided there. Cataracts are something special that cannot be treated or undergo surgery. It turns out that we have to say goodbye to the eye. He was barely even weaker than he was in Moscow. Electrohomeopathy did nothing. I didn’t expect it, but I used it in the thought that everything had been done on our part. I was consoled by the fact that I shouldn’t have surgery; and now it would be better to agree to undergo an operation; the inconvenience of being single-eyed is already making itself felt, although the eye still sees objects. And if I wrote, and the archpriest did not answer, then the archpriest is ordered to subject him to severe punishment. I am sending the Epistle to Ephesians in three copies. – The Epistle to the Romans is finished, but I don’t know why they still haven’t sent it to me. Then I'll send it. In Chernavsk, whips started up. Poor o. Alexander is fighting and can’t do anything. My other health is fine. I will enclose letters to Filippushka... and a new edition of the Psalter. My Anna (order) was barren; but from May 1st she carried it and brought in a hundred rubles in six months, and in a year she will bring in 200. 390. Covering letter for books sent. About the 119th Psalm. About friends The books arrived - to the Romans. I am sending you five copies. Everything else is the same with us. And the eye succeeds in its kind. The publisher spent almost all the money on the publication. I sent him Psalm 118, corrected or just re-read, so that he could print it. A psalm might be better suited than an interpretation. I'm scribbling down the final messages. And, it seems, I’ll end up writing, no matter how boring it may be. His Eminence Anthony of Kazan has died. “Some kind of disease came in and ate it.” Save him, Lord! The lord was dear! And another holy man died - Arseny the Athonite. I’m also looking to see if there’s a life cutting behind my shoulders with a scythe. The cold is terrible!! I can’t show my nose, so I sit. Protopopitsa can be rejuvenated in the frost - browning. My other health is good. Tell me, please, what kind of dance was there at the seminary at the anniversary? Bless you, Lord, with every blessing. 391. About eye disease. About health. About sent books and gifts of their own making About eye disease: cataract, not subject to surgery. About health: leg cramps cramp. About sent books and gifts of their own making. Thank you for your well wishes. I am very glad that everything is going well for you. And grant, Lord, that everything will be kinder and kinder. I send books to the doctor. Maybe someone else will like it. That doesn’t say anything about my eye disease, it’s in the order of things. And it’s not convenient to guess simple diseases behind the scenes, especially eye diseases. Both doctors said that the disease was in my lens. Only one said that this is a cataract, which allows for surgery and the return of vision, and the other (Moscow) that this is a cataract, which does not allow for either treatment or surgery and should end in the loss of vision in the eye. Other parts in the eye were found to be intact. The left eye is pure and unblemished in all parts. There is no pain in the eye. But now it has become very faded. - So, everything is decided for me. I'll be one-eyed. Unless the Moscow doctor was wrong. But he drew me what he saw in the lens. Behold the lens (picture here - Ed.): like these spots, so is the blockage of my lens. And cataracts, he says, are like this (another drawing - Ed.). This is the beginning. Then it all clogs and clogs, and becomes completely clogged. And then the operation. Please ask the doctor... Why is it possible to do surgery for this last cataract, but not for the one I have? The disease is both here and there in the lens. And the operation, the doctor said, consists of pushing out the lens and putting glasses in its place. Is this true? I thought that a cataract is an external growth and surgery cuts it off. - And what water is there? Isn't it the same as mine? Please clarify. What illness did I have?! A sensation arises near the ankle, similar to when you want to stretch - it comes to the need to tense the muscles of the step... you will strain - just like when you stretch with your hands... you will hold it a little and it will go away. Two, three or five minutes later - the same story again. This goes on for about an hour. Sometimes in one, sometimes in the other leg... sometimes in one night - first in one, then in the other leg. There is no pain, and the feeling is not unpleasant. But it’s annoying, and not in itself, but because it doesn’t let you sleep, because it happens at 12, at one and two in the morning. It's been a long time, but it happened rarely... but since the fall... every night. I wrote to Yulia Nikolaevna... she and Nikolaev invented some kind of ointment and drops for the lower back. No use. But the drops turned out to be friends of the stomach. So, has the doctor encountered such a disease in the Caucasus? And doesn’t he know her?! It's hard to describe... and the doctor can't see it. Among the books I inserted several book cutters. These are my afternoon activities. “It wouldn’t hurt for Filippushka to take up some kind of craft.” How good it is to fill your time with it when you don’t want to do anything bookish. My other health is good. Karpay interpretation of the letter to Timothy - the first. And then the second, and then to the Jews... and the end. - Shore, shore! I wish all the joys to Mother Archpriest. 392. Covering letter for books. On the interpretation of the second letter to Timothy Covering letter for the books being sent. About health. On the interpretation of the second letter to Timothy. I'm sending books. Psalm 118 and Colossae. The letter against Pashkov is just for fun. And the portrait is intended to frighten everyone who needs to be frightened. One Psalm 118 is assigned to Philippushka. I thank the doctor for the pills. I accept. Now every other day there is twitching. But above the ankle there is a constant feeling of something that cannot be given a name. It is felt in one place, but on both legs constantly. Let's see what God gives next. Other health is good. The eye succeeds, that is, it hastens towards its end. Karpai - 2nd to Timothy. And with laziness there are such tricks that... The Bishop suggested that the consistory take books for some churches. If the consistory becomes disgruntled, then we also need to become reconciled. For information, write down how many consistorials... and mayors there are. I wish the archpriest, in addition, all sorts of benefits in the household, so that everything runs smoothly. 393. About issuing books for the consistory. About letters against Pashkov On issuing books for the consistory. About the letters against Pashkov: two more letters were sent to “Soulful Reading”. Alyosha hesitated with his books. And this forced me to ask the Lord to deal with those already sent, and I will send others again after they are printed. Your letter informing us of the number of officials in the consistory arrived after I had already written to Alyosha about sending books and enclosing 10 copies of each title for the consistory brethren. It seems there won't be enough. But maybe it’s possible for the consistorial officers to take a copy of all the books, and for the secretary too... And for the clerks, one copy each. Then maybe it will be enough. However, it wouldn’t be a shame to send more. Please find out how much more you can send so that everyone is happy - and write as soon as possible. I'll send it. I still have them. Yes, if you please, this time refuse to imitate the old dean of Chernavsky. I wish you all good health. Nikolai Vasiliev writes that the St. Petersburg priesthood was moved by my letters about the heretic... and printed it in 20 thousand copies to distribute for free. Others write that it is being distributed. This made me want to get even more arrogant. And two letters have already been sent to “Soulful Reading”. And it's not over yet. My health is nothing. The eye still sees a little. God bless you all! 394. Playful punishment for the archpriest and teacher of the law. About the trip to Tambov A playful punishment for the archpriest and teacher of the law. About the trip to Tambov. About health. General blessings and good wishes. I don’t know who to turn to, whether to the archpriest, so that he can give a fatherly instruction to the teacher of the law, or to the teacher of the law, so that he can give a lecture to the archpriest. What it’s about is clear. A! That's who! - to the archpriest. Mother archpriest! Take both of you - the archpriest with the teacher of the law, or all one - the teacher of the law with the archpriest - and give them a good thrashing, with reprimands and sentences. I kept getting ready to go to Tambov, and although I didn’t get ready at all because I didn’t receive news about Alexander Filippovich’s move to Tambov, I still put all the blame on this in order to cover up the real reason - unseemly - laziness, which does not allow me to turn around. I started thinking about the trip because sometimes a light, light shadow flashes in my left eye. “I wondered if he wanted to stop watching too.” And I wanted to get a definitive answer to this. - But as it happens sometimes only, but usually the vision is correct; then the desire then dissipated. “However, maybe I’ll still decide to go for a ride, after the ritual.” My health is not a cause for concern at all. It's in good order. And so get some air. I don’t know where Alexander Filippovich is. The address is on you with delivery. But he is in Tambov, wrote Yulia Nikolaevna. I practice far-niente - doing nothing. Such a relaxation of all energy. If the letters are in St. Petersburg. will be needed around the city, I can send more. I wish Mother Archpriest health and the cheerful spirit that is always inherent in her... Only when fulfilling the prescribed instructions may she become more angry. I wish Philippushka success. Bless you all, Lord, with all-generous blessings. 395. About sawing out of wood. About acquaintances. General good wishes I wish everyone all the best. We arrived well - without fears and worries. But in Morshansk there were thoughts, at least without embarrassment. I promised sawn drawings. Behold! – I still have a lot left! There is a paper tube in the middle, and in it is a bundle... and in the bundle (tightened up so that it doesn’t make noise) there is a bundle with saws Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. - All this is done for Filippushka in the desire to irritate the desire to saw out - which gives quite a bit of movement. - But you need a machine. I had a book about sawing. And there is a drawing and description of the machine... detailed. I don't know where I ended up. I would send it. You have a woodworking master there - he knows. He also has boards, or boards. And I congratulate the doctor on the holiday - and with his wife and children. There was talk about the Samotsvetovs. Now I'm a millionaire in name only... In fact, I will ascend to the rank of such persons by the end of next year. I'm used to carousing... My means are not enough for me. May the Lord bless you with every blessing. I am writing on Tuesday to Anastasia the Pattern Maker. - Birthday girl? - Congratulations. Many years of good health and good fortune. 396. About health. About the books being sent. About eye diseases Happy belated holiday and happy new year! – I wish you all the best, especially health. We got home in good order - and continue to be in good order, except for the cough, which has clung to and does not want to leave, does not pay any attention to homeopathic remedies against it. Father Archimandrite gives you five copies of books recently printed by the people of Athos. - Give some of them to the doctor and the Paroshins... and other matchmakers. I have managed to get myself very few copies and am stingy. I asked our treasurer, who had recently returned from Moscow, about eye matters - after the operation was successful. From his words I conclude that I did no harm by not going to Moscow. It would be a waste of time to ride. In the fall, if you have nothing to do, you can go for a ride. By that time, the maturation of the cataract will have advanced significantly. When Filippushka starts cutting, you need to convey several instructions - not printed ones. This is after. My deepest respect and gratitude to Alexander Filippovich. 397. About the book. On the interpretation of the Epistle to the Hebrews. About the printing of “The Invisible Warfare” About the book being sent: to whom to give it. About health: the right eye is gone, the left one is coming close. On the interpretation of the book of Hebrews: it will remain unsaid. About the printing of "Invisible Warfare". Well, good! Hands down! Bless, Lord! And I grieved a little. Who's in the Treasury? I don't know myself. When at the beginning it was necessary to straighten the sheets to receive a pension, Archimandrite Arkady said that there was a matchmaker... This is the matchmaker to whom the book goes... And let this be your brother-in-law... And the other one is not Serebryakov, but a silversmith... selling silver [things], as I thought... This is Anna Iv's husband... Give it to her. My health is absolutely fine... Only my agility is gone... and you groan... I'm in my 8th decade... this is already the 2nd year since January 8th. But that's okay. What's messy is vision loss. The right eye is gone... The left one is getting close... There is no treatment. Surgery is not allowed for my type of cataract... Even if it were allowed... I won’t agree: because it’s scary. It is necessary to cut the eyeball in half and push out the lens from there... This operation, if possible, will shorten life by 10 years... And I only have a year or two left to live... There is no reason to accept the operation... I hasten to finish something... The interpretation of the Epistle to the Hebrews will remain unfinished. I ended the “Invisible Warfare” in “Soulful Reading” with a translation. I am in a hurry to finish the translation of another similar book... and the end... Will the eye reach it? Best wishes to Archpriest and everyone... 398. About books sent: to whom and how many. About health, about senile laziness I owe you an answer. Guilty! Don't bother trying to find the reasons. - It's simple! Senile laziness. I'm sending books. Give it to the matchmakers - as before; and take the rest for yourself... If out of these - five - there is an extra one left, take it down or send it to Abbess Antonia. I only remembered now, when the bale was already sewn up, but it didn’t even occur to me just now, even though I had the intention long ago. If it doesn’t stay, it’s not necessary. Afterwards it is possible, somehow. My health is good. But I don’t want to do anything - I mean, write... I’m translating a little of the Greek “Philokalia”. The eye serves; but I can’t tell if it’s getting worse; it [may] be because you don’t want to. It’s not surprising what will happen in our lifetime. Bows to everyone - and full of good wishes. 399. About books sent. About letters against Pashkov. About health About the books being sent: a new edition of the interpretation of the letter to the Galatians. About letters against Pashkov. About health. I am sending books - epistles to the Galatians. They were already there before, but this new edition is unchanged, only a little extra has been thrown out in the introduction. - Ask Fr. Sladkopevets - it seems he is the editor of the unofficial part or all of Vedomosti. To make him more willing to do this, give him one book of interpretation. Well, what to do, I missed it - to print an advertisement about this book, as well as about all the ones that appear on the last page. “If you then lack a book, tell me and I’ll send you more.” Letters to St. Petersburg. I'm not sending it to you. I'm taking a few prints of them. Wouldn't they give it to the St. Petersburg ones, who, they say, print them in large quantities - 30 thousand [thousands]. Then I'll deliver. Read in “Soulful Reading.” My health is good. But complete apathy exists. The only thing I can overcome is that I translate Simeon the Theologian several lines at a time. Now come his last words - ten. This is a treasure of treasures! - Please read. That the doctor is tossing and turning is not bad for Tambov. My legs sometimes just play around - and not too playfully. - But I wonder if I have dropsy? – Legs, arms, face are getting fatter. I put the reason - dropsy. Or maybe it’s my missus who is making me archpriest. However, no infirmities are detected in this case. Nowadays Anastasia is a Recluse. Is this Archpriest's prayer book? - So congratulations. Or is she a Pattern Maker?! God bless you all. I didn’t even want to mention the disaster. But you can't stand it. We must shout: fight! - Alas, what have we come to? I can’t remember without a painful squeezing of my heart. And then you’ll see all the horrors that pop into your head. And there is nothing more to say. 400. On the implementation of doctoral recommendations. About books for the consistory On the implementation of doctoral recommendations. About books for the consistory. General blessings. Thank you for your congratulations on the holiday and also for the previous letter with the doctor’s instructions and prescription. I also greet you on the holiday, which is still ongoing, and wish you all the best for his lordship’s sake. The doctor's advice has been fulfilled. Boiled; It turned out to be brownish and cloudy - they boiled it longer, and there were pops. I describe this to the doctor and ask him a certain question regarding milk treatment, which, it seems to me, would be more radical. In the meantime, I’ll start fulfilling the recipe – it’s an apothecary’s one. It cannot interfere with milk either, if under the conditions I have proposed it can be consumed. Regarding the books in the consistory, I have long noticed that things are not going well - and there is no need to spend a penny on this matter. And I have long since come to terms with this state of affairs - even if I had to get the books back. But lo and behold! You write that the books have all been sent out. And one of the consistorials wrote to Fr. archimandrite that this was not all, and that the consistory sent Alyosha 350 or 360 rubles of the proceeds. Alyosha doesn’t write to me about this. I'm asking. “It’s as if books and money wouldn’t pass between your fingers.” Slowly find out what it's like there and tell me. O. I will send Ivan Maksimovich what books I have on hand. You should send “On Prayer” - a new, expanded edition, but take the trouble to wait. Because everyone has almost left. There are some equipment left. Alyosha will send more - then he will send it to you too. May the Lord bless you, the archpriest and the future archpriest or bishop Filippushka. – What kind of needlework did he choose?! 401. About old age. About the third volume of the Philokalia About old age: it’s good that you surrounded yourself with young lives, a part of them passes on to you. About the third volume of the Philokalia. About treatment with electricity. Blessings and good wishes to friends. Thank you for your congratulations on this bright holiday... and I apologize for not answering sooner. I wish you all the best too. You are getting old!.. And you did well to surround yourself with young lives. – A part of them passes on to you... This, they say, is a proven fact. Old age weakens one's strength... or dulls one. I can no longer write in the evening - and in the morning I don’t make it until three o’clock... The ache in my head shows up... That’s why I tend to do nothing. Under the aforesaid pretext of laziness, it is convenient to manage. However, something is coming... I finish the 3rd volume of the “Philokalia”... Taken by Theodore the Studite. Baron Vrevsky, a new doctor in St. Petersburg who seems to treat with electricity, was pleased to give me his water in absentia. I drank two cups. I don’t see the action, which is difficult to notice. The Baron, however, promised to change the number if there was no fruit. The people of Athos printed chapters on prayer from “The Invisible War” in special brochures. I am sending it to you with Elizaveta Nikolaevna Tarasova. About the illness of Fr. I feel sorry for Archpriest Khitrov. May God help him get better. After all, he is not quite old yet. Tikhon Sergeevich is the head! I'm very glad! God bless him... Give him a brochure. I wish Mother Archpriest health and patience... and strength to achieve her educational feats. Where do these so many chickens come from!! I wish Philippushka health and success. Let there be a doctor of doctors. - And bow and blessing to his father. 402. On completion of the milk drinking course. About learning a craft. About the books sent About completing the milk drinking course. About vision. About learning a craft: how many people disappear from idleness. About the books being sent. I wrote to the doctor about finishing the course of milk drinking and about its consequences. I feel stronger. Evlampius boiled the urine. It turned out to be completely clean, but before it was cloudy and with flakes. By the end of the course, my legs began to twitch unbearably. And besides, not only at night, but also during the day, when I rest after lunch. The twitching itching is already in a different place, above the ankle on the palm. And this is written about. I take the same pills. Perhaps this weakness will be pacified again. My eye is not finished yet; but it's over soon. “Something began to flash from time to time in the left eye - as if a shadow was running from right to left. And the thought occurs to me: maybe he too has taken the same road. But laziness does not tell you to move. Anyway, if it seems necessary, I’ll go to Tambov after fasting. “And maybe I’ll arrange it for the doctor’s arrival.” My other health is fine. Milk seems to have brought order to the whole body. “And it often comes to my mind why we started such a ridiculous kitchen.” In America, once upon a time an old man died at the age of 150. They asked him: how did you eat? He answered - just milk and white bread... And the eyes, and the teeth, and the strength were preserved until the last days. That's the experience. Tell the archpriest not to waste pins and her strength on stabbing the archpriest’s tongue and hands for the sake of satisfactory explanations. So Philippushka loves paintings. It has become a painter! Encourage him to do this. And something else that is needed. Let him learn to paint, sharpen, and cut. How many people disappear from idleness, for the reason that they do not know any skill; and there is nowhere to put the time. The other day they sent me many copies of letters to St. Petersburg. I am sending you 15 copies. Distribute it to your own people, or around the city. To the townspeople, and not to the priests, to whom the bishop gives. If the townspeople need more, I’ll send it. There are many, many of them. 403. About health. Blessings and news about friends. On translations from Theodore the Studite About health. Blessings and news about friends. On translations from Theodore the Studite. It’s nice to hear that you are healthy and don’t need medications. However, this does not prevent you from looking around and at your feet... So as not to stumble and not be knocked down. However, it seems that you are getting old... and you will be able to take care of yourself. It’s good that both the archpriest and your entertainers are alive and well. – Why didn’t you write about mastery?! It’s true, they don’t want to... But I’m going to fanfare... I’ll spread the new skill... In the churches everything will be brilliant... and cheap. Some unknown person is spreading blasphemy... something is not sustainable... A terrible insult... Well, as they want... I really regret Ivan Maksimovich... Absolutely! and irrevocably!.. Alas!.. I saw little of Vasily Oshurkov, but more of Mikhail... That he was building a market church... My health is good... And Baron Vrevsky treats my eyes. But for now he is trying another suitable N... His medicine is simple water - saturated with electromagnetism - in different voltages of force... I have already had three numbers. Now he’s on his way... and already in Morshansk the fourth... 12th... and with it an increase - 2nd. One is for drinking and the other is for lotion. I think this will finally help. - The eyes are getting weaker. From the balcony I can’t recognize people walking around the yard... I can see everything in the rooms... Other things are a little unclear... the floor is a little cloudy... But I see good reading and writing. I translate Theodore the Studite... His catechisms... large and small, in which there are up to 400 teachings. Such a loving soul! But he doesn’t touch higher life... only when he lists deeds and virtues... and talks more and more about monasticism as the eye can see... Well, he gets earrings from all the sisters... And he doesn’t spare himself. – This is a great feature in the writings of our fathers! God bless you, the archpriest, and the children. 404. Covering letter for books sent. Questions for the doctor Covering letter for the books being sent: the third volume of the Philokalia. Questions for the doctor: what does intermittent pulse mean? Don't write. I think everything is fine with you. - And thank God. I am sending three copies of the 3rd volume of the “Philokalia”: to you, the doctor and the treasurer’s matchmaker. I recommend this volume. There will be two more by the end of the year. My health is fine: I eat, drink, sleep, do nothing, but I don’t even walk on the balcony because of the cold. My eye does its job; He is very indifferent to his owner’s wishes, and doesn’t even want to look at medicine. I would like to hear the doctor's opinion. – Is an intermittent pulse dangerous? This happens to me, but very rarely, and very briefly, so there’s nothing to take into account. But three weeks ago - in a bathhouse, due to the heat, I suppose (the bathhouse is new - and the measure of its hotness has not been tested), this alternation began and continued without interruption, both in the bathhouse and at home, all evening, all the next day and a little on the third, then it dispersed. – The stop always happened for one blow, after one, two, five or more blows, like this: .–..–...–......–...–, etc. Each stop is immediately reflected in the throat by a sensation that I cannot describe, and in the head by a slight clouding. It’s always like this, but in this special case... there was weakness throughout the whole body to the point that the legs could not support the body, and there was a slight shaking. There was no pinching or pain in the heart. Now it's all gone. – My question is, is this situation dangerous?.. Is this not a warning about a heart break? And shouldn't something be done as a warning... and prevention? I wish you all the best. 405. About health. Please send “Guide to private pathology” About health: there were no more seizures. About heart disease. Please send the “Guide to Special Pathology”. We now have Elizaveta Nikolaevna Tarasova. She says that she visited you and told me about my health, that she knew... I undertake to explain what she said. After the attack I wrote about, it did not recur. There has never been any alternation of the pulse and there still isn’t. Everything is calm in the chest. But from time to time there is a slight sensation, similar to lightly touching the skin with a finger: no pain, no stinging, only this slight sensation is in the area of ​​the heart, and not in the depths, but as if on top of the bones. Place - where?.. From the left nipple a little to the left side and bottom. Then it was on the right side of the nipple, as if at the corner of the breastbone. Now it stands above the nipple - on the line from the nipple to the hollow under the throat. – It feels like it’s right under the skin. – I think it’s something mildly rheumatic. I believe that there is nothing serious here. Wasteland. But since one cannot reject the possibility of something serious, I turned to homeopathic books. There is an indication of the symptoms... of various heart diseases: aneurysm, rheumatism, some kind of toad, paralysis, inflammation, obesity and incomprehensible sweating. No distinctive signs are indicated, everyone has almost the same: tightness in the chest, shortness of breath, heartbeat, pain, tremors or blows... I have nothing like that: there is no heartbeat, no pain, no tremors. What has never happened before is short breathing... exhalation is longer, maybe half, and at the same time there are frequent deep, satisfying sighs. – One homeopath wrote it as a sign of rheumatism - he sighs widely... Based on this sign, I thought that I had rheumatism there in the region of the heart, but not in the heart; it would be more sensitive - and in the pericardial sac. My general conclusion has always been: it’s nothing and there’s nothing to worry about. With all that, however, it would be advisable to read the description of the diseases. I have one book marked: “Manual to Particular Pathology” by Professor Jurgensen, translated by Goldendach. And where to find it is not marked. Doesn’t Alexander Filippovich know... or some other similar... but brilliant one, so that the differences are clear? I am brave; but sometimes cowardice attacks. Be the will of God! You still have to die. “I’m learning to imagine myself walking through a quagmire... Look at what you dart... and remember what your name was.” Yes, what is Alexander Filippovich's address? I would talk to him about my infirmities. I ask him to look over what he wrote, and you watch whether he frowns or smiles. 406. About the 5th volume of the “Philokalia” being sent. About health. About the consecration of a warm church About the fifth volume of the Philokalia being sent. About plans to compile an “Outline of Christian Moral Teaching.” About health. About the consecration of a warm church. I am sending you three copies of the 5th volume of the Philokalia: to you, the doctor and the treasurer's matchmaker. “This is truly the completion of the ascetic work.” I spent so much time fiddling around with translations and completely lost the habit of working independently. And I don’t want to do anything. “Only the other day I got around to writing letters about Christian life, of which there will be three books, each with its own title. Home: “The Outline of Christian Moral Teaching” is a complete system, with the usual and somewhat unusual divisions and subdivisions. And an increase - a small one - at the beginning, as required by the system. Everything was sent to the Athonites for printing. They promised to hurry. My health is fine. And the eye still serves... But attacks of laziness are obvious... sometimes it clouds over... We are preparing a solemn consecration of a warm church, a new one - magnificent and great... Kolokolishche – new at 726 p[oods]. It's humming, whatever the light is on. Father Archimandrite went to seduce the Bishop - to come to us for consecration. But the restless Vyshensky has become lazy and does not want to budge, citing, however, his duty - to behave according to his name, that is, to remain at peace. I believe that everything is fine with you. I thank the Lord for this and pray to extend His mercies to you. Report to the doctor that the initial pulse interruption has passed. But the legs are merciless. “Then they kicked only at night, and now during the day... When I lie down after dinner... they won’t let me sleep, and then I’ll be a fool all evening.” Please convey my regards to the matchmakers. I wish Mother Archpriest great success in her everyday and pedagogical affairs. 407. About books. About the collection of Monastic Rules. About health. General good wishes About the books: the collection “On Prayer” and “The Soul and the Angel are not the body, but the spirit.” About the collection of Monastic Rules. About health. General good wishes. Our people went to you in Tambov with the miraculous St. icon - and I sent you and the matchmakers two more small books with them; but there was no time to write letters. - But Tambov’s A.I. Vologin arrived, I’m writing with her. The collection is small and expensive: it can replace the entire “Philokalia”; and - “The soul and the Angel are not the body” - it seems that this is not untimely... It is good to have the opinion of the Holy Fathers and Church teachers about the case. - So, please, enjoy it, and command the matchmakers to do the same. One more book needs to be made, and that’s the end of it. It's time for the deceased to rest. This will be a collection of Monastic and Monastic Rules. Maybe not a book, but a little booklet will come out. She's almost ready. Thank you for your congratulations and well wishes. Please accept the same from me. I am very grateful to Alexander Filippovich for his care of me. I'm keeping the recipe. With my illness, I had no time for my legs. “The lack of appetite and taste, combined with dizziness, was so strong that the necessary work naturally moved into the background. - However, I had in mind, after pacifying the said ailments, to take up my legs, either according to Alexander Filippovich’s recipe, or using an electromagnetic machine. By the end of the fast, the dizziness was very weak. I believed that the end had come for him. And it began to raise its head again... and is already shaking quite a bit. If it gets stronger, you will have to fight it again. – And I don’t know what to do about it. What's going on in your head?! – Maybe some water would help! I am very glad that everything is going well for you at the gymnasium. May the Lord extend His mercy to you. I wish Mother Archpriest health and success in her economic affairs. My other health is good, and I could be in good spirits if it were not for the fear of attacks from dizziness. 408. About the quality of copying of manuscripts. On the interpretation of the letter to the Colossians On the quality of manuscript copying. On the interpretation of the letter to the Colossians. General good wishes and instructions. God's mercy be with you! 117 Congratulations on the past holiday and the coming new year. Grant you, Lord, good health and peace, so that your compulsory classes go more smoothly. The correspondence, it is true, is sometimes faulty; but generally tolerable. Errors were encountered and corrected. There are several large ones. Detailed instructions were given to the proofreader about them. There was no longer anything to worry about. It’s my own fault for rushing; and then it turned out that I was rushing in vain. But you can’t turn it back. Let's accept the matter as it happened. There's still a long way to go before it's published. The censor will sit for a month, or even more. They will send it to the Synod. You don’t know how long you’ll stay there. Everything is as God wills it. I am preparing a letter to the Colossians. It will be published in “Soulful Reading” and will be published through reprints. The magazine publisher gives 500 copies, and I pay for 1000. Here is the edition. No hassle. I am sending you a draft manuscript. - I should have done this a long time ago. It was thought that the interpretation was not yet prepared enough to be published. And now, having tired of sitting over the interpretation, I’m glad to at least publish something, so that I won’t be ashamed that I started and didn’t finish. The most benevolent greetings to Mother Archpriest! - So this is what NN is like! Well, such a one is not fit to be a psalm-reader, much less an archpriest. I think, however, that it is they who are so alienated in the heat of the moment. Let's air it out and get it together again. You can’t expect N. to be so thin. And so, the enemy brought temptation. It will pass, God willing. Grant, Lord, to raise you a new chick. But for us - yay! - how difficult this thing is. There is something in the air that corrodes young souls. I am sending you 30 rubles in addition for correspondence. What business do you and I have to take on these expenses? All this will be demanded from the publisher: take it out and put it away, or take it from the books: buyers will take the rap. Bless you, Lord, with every blessing. 409. About diseases. On resolving the issue of original sin. About friends How's that?! Get sick! There were rumors here too, but I didn’t believe it. It turned out to be true. Thank God that the danger has passed. May the archpriest also be free from toothache, which seems to be the most annoying of all, because it is too close to the soul. Thank God I am healthy. I just don’t want to do anything. - And I enjoy it. I would need to know how the issue of original sin is resolved in the dogma of the Most Reverend Anthony and the Eminence Philaret of Chernigov. – If these are not large treatises, I ask the future Father Mitrofan to rewrite them and forward them to you. – If they are large, an extract could be made; but I can omit what I need, and in this case it would be better to rewrite it. And send it quickly... Maybe this Feofan will return soon. We came for one day before the Kazatsky holiday. Alexander with Tanya, and Eletsky Fr. Deacon Peter... I wanted to see the Chernavskys. Maybe these will come too. 410. About pensions. On the printing of sermons. On the need to preach sermons About receiving a pension. On the printing of sermons. About the need to preach sermons. Happy belated holiday - and new year - and congratulations to you. God bless you! I wrote to you about collecting information regarding receiving a pension. Now Fr. is coming. the abbot will personally settle everything. The consistory's allocation has been received. But, hey, it’s not written well. Everything will be reviewed and redone there. About the press - it doesn’t hurt to collect information about the incident, even though Solomon takes it upon himself to print sermons, as the princess wrote. I sent him there. But you will need to print some more. The postmistress sent oil - mustard - excellent. - And then the postmaster wrote about this. - Go to him and thank him... that you received both. Much appreciated. Save you, Lord, and have mercy. Do you speak sermons?! We need to sort things out... either our own or the printed ones. Immediately - holidays and Sundays, at Matins and Mass. And it will do well. The people love learning and will be willing to come and listen. And so... the dignity of the priesthood is brighter when there is a sermon. Everything is fine with us. “And there is health, and there is peace, and there is business.” Enough! God bless! To Mother Archpriest: God bless you in your economic work and in everything. – Where is your apartment?.. Or about. The abbot will explain. Your pilgrim Feofan Bishop. 411. About gossip: you need to be firmer and be ready for all sorts of blows God help you! Save yourself! It's all nonsense. Who lied there? - And why worry when you know that you are not guilty of anything? - Who’s going to bark, what’s the problem? “We need to be firmer, and the archpriest should be the same.” The flea bit... and got alarmed!!.. What does it look like? How to live with such anxiety? You have to be prepared for all sorts of blows... That’s what life is for, which is a test. Here are your lessons... Nothing happened... and you don’t know where the reason for this gossip came from. However, it is appropriate to keep your ears sharp. Legal order must be maintained in everything. As soon as the opportunity opens, I will transfer to Tambov. The princess bows... She's already packing up to go. 412. Covering letter for sermons sent for distribution to churches 500 copies of my sermons have been sent to Your Eminence for distribution among churches. The money - with a concession of 25 kopecks per copy - I ask you to send it to the princess. But maybe this is difficult for him. In this case, I asked him to entrust this work to you. When he transfers this matter to you, here is the address: on Spiridonovka, in the house of Fr. Nikolai Lavrov - princes. Sang. Serg. Onion. - to Moscow. The book publisher is worried that there are no expenses. I don’t know whether the money will end up in her pocket. 413. About health. About the weather. About books My illness seems to have completely gone. And if there weren’t so many speeches about her, maybe I wouldn’t have left. But I really need to clear my head. “I suppose I won’t leave before Candlemas.” I’ll stop with the Eminence, which I talked to him about. It's very cold here, and I'm a coward. So I’m procrastinating; Otherwise I would have gotten ready long ago. I'll bring books with me. They must have come to you from Moscow. They came to see me. I looked at something. Neshto. But the German woman is cunning a lot - and gives in a lot. Objections are presented stronger and more clearly, and refutations are weaker and more confusing. It became cura melius (so-so. – Ed.). Archpriest of health. God bless you. 414. About preparation for the publication of the writings of Anthony the Great. About the death of a priest On preparations for the publication of the writings of Anthony the Great. General good wishes. About the death of a familiar priest with a request to remember. The books “Christian Reading” sent by you will be sent to you by this mail. Thank you for your work. - It will... no longer required. These have everything I needed to see. Scriptures of St. Antonia prepared everything for publication. There turned out to be a lot of them. There will be a whole book. - Only criticism - violent, perhaps, will raise its ugly howl. As he wants. That's why she was created to scream incessantly. Congratulations on your post. I wish to go through it in health and labors for the salvation of parishioners. We need to disturb them. The most favorable time for this is St. fast. My fullest wishes to Mother Archpriest. And M. success both in adolescence and in bell ringing - these are great titles. My health, thank God. Fr. died Nikolai Makrinov, leaving his wife and four children unattached. One daughter has somehow settled down in hopes of raising her son-in-law. And it ended... Remember him in your prayers... Genvar died on the 20th (23rd). 415. About health. About acquaintances. General wishes and congratulations on Maslyanitsa I am very glad that your health is improving. Help you, Lord, to get back on your feet as soon as possible. Congratulations on your new apartment. Kurdyumova wrote that she was with you. Once you recover, you should pay her a visit. This old woman is great. Ready for any good. Thank you for your willingness to deliver extracts of original sin. Not from Theophylact, but from Philaret of Chernigov, and from the textbook of Anthony of Kazan. What will you do with the rector’s office?! Begging again. “He grabbed the archaic priesthood and waved back. Archpriest has fun riding... no... I wish you successful pancake baking. Alyosha, as they write, entered the Main Directorate of Railways in Moscow as an assistant accountant. This is a full-time and bread-and-butter position. I'm happy for him. 416. About health. About the wedding and placement of a relative. About friends I'm sorry about your illness. We must not be underwhelmed. Scrofula can do a lot of evil if you don’t take it in hand. Help me, Lord, to recover quickly. We are getting married. I want to assign Vanya as a deacon to the local nunnery. I think this is very convenient for him. As if it couldn't be better. “I can’t be happier with how good the deaconess is.” I haven't seen it yet. And he has long been planning to get a bride, so that she would be better than the archpriest. It seems to me that the deaconess is far from the archpriest, as her rank befits. Recently there was a princess. She is recovering, but poorly... due to anxiety, which she sometimes brings on herself. – I opened the girl’s Bursa. I collected such beauties that there is no urine. They play pranks, run, frolic. - Funny. Alyosha, a humble person, studies. Feofan, Bishop Vladimirsky. Aleshin's teacher comes to the place. – Some young professor wants to enroll. As if it would be kinder. 417. About transfer to the Vladimir diocese. About friends Well, what should we do? – The family had to be settled. – Don’t blame the Lord. Why bother going there? - If a fatter place opens up, I’ll take it here... If you want, send a request... for a transfer somewhere to the Vladimir diocese. - Perhaps there is even a small one... for a girls' school - you need a teacher of the law and a priest... and a professor - and a caretaker. The entire salary will be enough for 300 rubles... And then, God willing, something else will open up... What to say about money. - There is time to think. This may happen by winter. In Vladimir, all the shtetls are rubbish. Let the archpriest not cry. Moscow is close here. He will be driving around looking for scabies. Yes - what else is possible?! Professors change often... Every now and then. You can apply for a professorship. Ivan Semenovich wrote, asking him to write to Kursky about the arrangement of his daughters... To inform him that this cannot be done. - It’s a shame, what can you do? When you move here... It will be better to arrange for them. You'll see for yourself then. The princess was traveling here and fell ill in Moscow, she is staying with Miller, write to her. This will comfort her... Something like a blow. – Address: On Zubovsky Boulevard, Popov’s house in the parish of Znamenya, in the apartment of Elena Ivanovna Miller. 418. About the need to teach the people. About acquaintances. General Blessings About the need to teach the people, especially during Lent. About acquaintances. General blessings. The sheep of your flock ran to us and brought us a greeting from the shepherd and told us about our health. “And before, Vera Alekseevna wrote that the archpriest was unwell, and the archpriest, I myself noticed, walked around and groaned and sighed. - May God bless you. Now the labors of Lenten, but saving. We must take advantage of this time and disturb the little people a little with various suggestions of the truths of God, which do not allow them to doze off. The Parisian Telebovskaya wrote down a guess - it’s true that it spread through the ears through idle tongues. It's empty! Let them say anything. They will talk and stop. Well, is your new Lord still mumbling? What is the rector's office? - Like the cathedral?! I received news that although the archpriest would definitely be in line with the cathedral, the law has not yet come into force in this regard. It became - we were joking. 419. About typographical errors and publication design. How to manage circulation About typographical errors and instructions for the design of publications. How should the circulation be managed? God help you. Save yourself! With this mail to Fr. The vice-rector received instructions on what else should be completed for the prints, with a request to do as directed. Please watch, too, because the printing house itself doesn’t know its business well. You need a colored wrapper with a border and your signature. Then you need the title of the books on a special page, then the table of contents - and finally the errors, which will lead to death. Shame. But there is nothing to do. If possible, let them put them at the end; and if it’s difficult, at least at the beginning. Trim all the brochures, but so as not to mark them. And let them cut it off like Vedomosti. When it’s over (oh, if only for Easter!), take fifty for yourself, give 20 to a certain Vera Alekseevna to send to His Eminence Plato, in whose diocese this evil is growing, 10 to Vera Alekseevna herself for their family and friends, 10 to Chicherina, 10 to keep for yourself, to whomever you like. Yes, you don’t need them that much there. What to do with the brochures, everything is written down, and they made a special notebook for them at Fr. Archpriest Moskvin. The last three issues - the pages in error and the table of contents are marked by numbers, they need to be changed to pages of reprints... and then my notes that this should be done should be omitted, as if this too would not be printed. Look at everything for yourself. Drive too, so that everything is done as quickly as possible. You are such sleepyheads and slobs. Please also o. archpriest to print an article previously sent on how to compose a sermon. Push to print. Thank you for your congratulations on the end of Lent and the upcoming bright holiday. I wish you all the best from the Lord. - And the archpriest. 420. About the disease: why does it last so long, maybe drink kumiss? About the disease: why does it last so long, maybe drink kumiss? Invitation to Vysha. Thank you for your congratulations and well wishes. What kind of disease is this that has taken hold, that it lasts so long and is not afraid of doctors? Here's what comes to mind. Wouldn't it be better to drink kumiss to improve your health? Ask a doctor. And if it’s better, come here, to Vysha. “Here the Naryshkins organize a kumiss drinking party for themselves... Here we can also get in trouble.” I haven’t decided yet about myself whether I’ll drink, but the company might be captivating. “I don’t know when exactly this thing will start.” They will stay there after Easter for three weeks. - And it’s true that upon returning here, drinking will begin immediately. The preparation will be here near us, at the grove, which is towards Tsna. While drinking and walking in this pine grove. So please judge. And if all this is good... Ask to go to High... When, then I’ll let you know. I am writing that we will not arrange a monastic one... otherwise it will interfere with the effect of kumiss. Thank God I am healthy. God bless you and help you recover quickly. I sent the Vladyka an interpretation of the 1st letter to Thessalonians. - The beginning. I don't know if they will print it. But I’m dragging out the continuation little by little. Be healthy and cheerful, and congratulations on the bright holiday. 421. Regarding the project on educational institutions. About friends Regarding the project on educational institutions: the merger of schools and seminaries must be rejected. Gather your mentors, judge and provide them with a common signature... About your acquaintances. May the mercy of the Risen One be with you! I am writing in addition regarding the project on educational institutions. “An order has also arrived... where it is noted that dissenting opinions must be accepted and submitted from those considering it. Gather, therefore, mentors, either all, or the oldest, perhaps, some of the city’s elders and especially Fr. Archimandrite... and judge together... paying special attention to the new orders. The merger of schools and seminaries (must be rejected), dormitories, etc. What everyone agrees on, present it under a common signature... and whoever disagrees on anything can, if he wants, present dissenting opinions. But let them write modestly, intelligently, without fighting. And you don’t need to stretch it too long. We still need to send it to Lipetsk: because there is no other copy for mailings. However, all considerations about the rights of the clergy and children... must first be decided and presented. Talk about candle collection too. It seems that it will have to be put into use, although with restrictions. Write to the princess... She is already in St. Petersburg. Here is the address: On Panteleimonskaya Street near the church in Glazunov’s house No. 11. There is no news. O. Venedikt goes to Samara as an inspector. Somehow I can’t bear to take you from Shatsk. Tell me how your soul speaks... besides ancient considerations. 422. On the publication of sermons in the “Tambov Diocesan Gazette” and in the “Orthodox Review” On the publication of sermons in the Tambov Diocesan Gazette and in the Orthodox Review. Grant, Lord, to you health, peace and all contentment. Please make sure that the prints are sent as quickly as possible. Let the wrapper be what it is, just quickly. There is now nothing for Vedomosti except sermons. You could cook it, but they don’t save it. (It’s difficult to make out one word here. - Note from the publisher.) It’s dear to me because I sat over it for a long time and rummaged through a lot. I later wrote all my sermons according to that plan. These are the ones from St. Petersburg. The exemplary sermon for these notes is not the Great Friday in St. Petersburg. Compiled exactly according to these rules. I don't have a draft. And they lost that one. I don't want to put up with them. – Tell them to return what’s left. Isn’t Fr. wrong? Vice-Rector? There are no initial prayers and no ending prayers. Because the middle is sent. We'd take a good look. They printed sermons for the Tambov flock, but they didn’t send them to me. – They would print an advertisement in Vedomosti, explaining that these are not the old ones, but new ones, and I don’t know who they are selling them from. Published by Solomon. In the “Orthodox Review” it is printed as follows: “Word to the Tambov flock of the Most Reverend Theophan. M. 1867, c. 1 rub. In Moscow, in the book warehouse “Russian Letter”, in the university village, on Mokhovaya.” When they send it to me, I’ll send it to you and others. Everything is fine with us. I'm healthy. It's starting to get warmer. Send the measurement of your pocket watch with one line like this:!___________________! the diameter is correct. 423. About settling into a new place: surrender everything to the will of God I hasten to tell you a word or two, specifically about the place. At first I wanted to write to the Vladyka; but now I stop. And I think it’s best to surrender to the will of God. Pray that the Lord will arrange him as St. at will. You can live both here and there. One thing, tea, must be kept in mind. If this doesn’t work out, then wouldn’t it be better to make peace with Shatsk? It’s tricky to judge here: for who knows what’s ahead. And so - if you look at the heart, it is neither here nor there, neither in Tambov, nor from Shatsk, that is, it all comes out the same. Well, it’s better to put it as God wills. Your pilgrim Feofan, Bishop. Vlad. 424. About transfer to Tambov. About troubles. Bows to friends About transfer to Tambov. About the troubles to connect the professorship with the priestly place. Bows to friends. Well, what should we do? Don't lose! It is awkward to stay with one parish or one professorship. You need to get both, then good. – I’m surprised, why not write directly to the chief prosecutor? This should have been done by the Lord himself. Well, that's what I did. – You can write to the prosecutor yourself. And the board can write to the Academic Board. And everything will come to the same thing. Why mumble? I am now writing to your Lord that I am very glad that you are moving to Tambov, but on the condition that the professorship will be with a priestly parish. Otherwise, I ask him to leave you in Shatsk: for transferring to one priestly place will be a punishment, which, tea, you do not deserve. Yes, you need to run to Tambov yourself. As soon as you receive the letter, run. It will be immediately after Trinity Sunday. There, work hard so that the professorship is put into use in your presence. And let me know what they will do. – If the Lord sends me to the prosecutor, I will ask for the prosecutor. If it’s to the Academy’s Board, I’ll write to the rector there too. - Just let them use it. If you see that they are stubborn and don’t want to have you as a professor, submit a petition in the sense that if they don’t make you a professor, they will leave you in Shatsk. - Yes, it’s time to settle down. Take a bow there. Archpriest Moskvin, convey my deep respect to him, and ask for his assistance in arranging things this way. Be more decisive there. Either this or that... And keep insisting that I’ll be more willing to be in Shatsk. If a petition is submitted to the Trinity Church, then a counter-petition is certainly necessary. Blessing to the archpriest. I am writing this way - to the Eminence, that if he does not procure or does not hope to procure a professorship, he will leave you in Shatsk. Do you agree? If you will, say so. - Yes, let’s settle this matter. Go and mess with them. Here the situation is independent, but you can live. Anything, however. Judge for yourself. We'll try it on and cut it off one day. If you see that they are somehow stubborn about the professorship, resolutely refuse and ask the Vladyka to leave you in Shatsk. 425. Covering letter for sermons sent. About Dogmatics Rev. Makaria Covering letter for sermons sent. Books and gifts for friends. About the protracted correspondence with the editors. About Dogmatics Rev. Macaria. Goes o. archimandrite for monasteries. He will also visit Tambov. I am sending you three copies of the sermons with it - one signed, the other wherever you want. It suits the Eminence especially. And Moskvin and the seminary especially... And Kolobov and Chicherina especially. In the box there are chiseled things from the Kolobovs. Podchasnik, a glass of archpriest and a tiny candlestick to go for cucumbers with a nickel candle or cinder. I wrote about Evreinova to Chicherina. If you have time, see each other and talk to each other yourself. I wrote for her to find out about this herself, if she has enough humility. Your editors only make promises. There is nothing so far. And will it happen? Such a mumbo jumbo!! It’s become boring to talk to her. Joke! – It’s been a year since the article was sent. Help you, Lord, to deal well with Dogmatics. – The Most Reverend Macarius has all his treatises well examined. There is enough of it at the seminary. 426. About the correspondence of manuscripts. About a priestly place for a friend Well, it’s good that everything remains as it is. If this parish is good, there is no point in moving. And about serving in the consistory, I’m even glad that I didn’t have to. Well, God bless you to live and live. Regarding the scribe. It's not convenient for him to be here. He will die of boredom. And it’s not always possible to find a job for him. Laziness is close at hand. We'll decide that way. If there is a need to rewrite anything, I will forward it to you. But the main thing that I now need to bother about is Drugov’s fate. “I told him, ask the Vladyka for a priestly position. He chickened out and didn’t stutter. Meanwhile, this matter is not impossible and lies in the hands of the Lord. Well, who will cross it when he wants? “For this reason, I force Drugov to write a petition that the Vladyka allow him to seek a priestly position. “And I myself am writing to the Vladyka, asking for this.” I am writing together to Vladyka that I will send Drugov’s petition on my own behalf, but in such a way that both his petition and my letter are forwarded to you, and you are elected as a lawyer and advocate in this case. - So, please, take the trouble to go to the Vladyka and convey this to him... and on your own behalf I will say something stronger - in the manner of Cicero. For our part, we will do everything for a good person. And success, of course, comes from God. As God pleases, so it will be. I wish you all the best from the Lord. All good wishes to Mother Archpriest. Seraphim asks for help. 10 rubles. Please hand it over. - Cover. That he was a cell attendant. 427. We must pray to God so that He will arrange everything. About conversations about the life of the Savior We must pray to God that He will arrange everything. About a trip around the diocese. About the school charter. About conversations about the life of the Savior. Well - that's good. Let’s wait for a favorable opportunity. “Perhaps I don’t have a definition in my heart either, because the proper place is not opening up.” We must pray to God that He will arrange everything. - And it will be. I was completely prepared for the diocese and the route was written. But I'm putting it off until August. - Now use this time as you know. We must hurry with the school charter. I’m waiting - I still need to send it to Lipetsk. – Opinions on the life and rights of the clergy are postponed until October. The school charter is now in the foreground. Conversations about the life of the Savior will begin to be published... We must continue. What is it that no one of yours is going to write yet? - There are capable people. The princess recovers a little. I was very sick. 428. About a parishioner not accepted into the monastery. About the decision not to move from Above About health. About a parishioner who was not accepted into the monastery. About the decision not to move from Above. I was still undecided: now here, now here. It was a matter of treatment. He finally dared to come to an agreement with Simon. Sentenced him to a year; for this is the kind of illness that cannot be dealt with suddenly. Now he was there, carefully examined everything and began work. I decided to do this more because now is the most favorable time. - But having decided on this, Treguly should also say adieu! (goodbye - Ed.). “I didn’t even have a soul for him.” Your parishioner did not get what he wanted. I didn’t have time to say a word - and even if I had time, I wouldn’t have insisted, because taking something like this is completely out of order. Our monks probably have many relatives of this kind, and it’s true they had troubles. – How to accept this after many refusals?! Let them arrange it at home somehow. They would teach some kind of skill. I would not be a master, but I will always be an apprentice. Don’t tell anyone about my decision not to move from Vysha except the archpriest, and let her keep silent. I need to get out of the promises... And the Lord already wrote, inviting. In front of him and others I will still lisp somehow, and then I won’t say a word... 429. About a trip around the diocese. General good wishes I haven’t answered the question until now because I was undecided whether to go or not to go around the diocese now. I decide to go. I'm tossing and turning at the beginning of July. Then I’ll tell you the best way to come. And it’s good that you are thinking through Moscow. I am healthy and everything is fine with us. The princess is still in Moscow. Makes you healthier. She came for a short time. Blessing to the archpriest. Let him take patience against the desire to travel. Vanya is healthy in body and everything is fine. 430. Congratulations on your new appointments. About the translation of the Philokalia Congratulations on your new appointments. On the printing of sermons. About the translation of the Philokalia. Congratulations on the news. Zefirov 118 we had a very kind friend. Isn't it brother and relatives? - If so, then we can congratulate you. New Lord! 119 Go and congratulate him for me. Pavel Ivanovich 120 is very sorry. How will his family get along?! I don’t remember which book and with whom the archpriest. Come. It's good to walk here. But it will soon get hot. The rain falls. Grant, Lord, all the best to you! My sermons are published in Vladimir. The book will be decent. Writing is lazy. I am translating the Philokalia. 431. About the choice of a priestly place: in Tambov or in Shatsk It’s true that the presentation of the Eminence and my letter reached the places when the matter had already been decided about a place at the seminary. I wrote immediately upon receiving the letter. - What now? Maybe the Holy Synod will appoint Lyuboslavsky as caretaker. Then the choice remains between the archpriestly place 121 and Trinity 122. What's better?! And you won't understand. – At the Trinity place, there is an opportunity to take the place of a member of the consistory, a seminary mentor, and with other vacancies that open up, move to the best parish in Tambov when the opportunity opens. These are probabilities from which some damage can be incurred in the future. And there is also the benefit that permanent settled life will be established. – In Shatsk you can start the same settled life. But there is nothing more to add and nothing to expect from what will be left to you after the caretaker is taken away. – But here the importance of service is important, with all its consequences. What outweighs?! Judge for yourself and decide. You can live there and you can live here... The awkward thing is that a business has been started, and an unsuccessful decision has been made. - It's a pity. – We must surrender to the will of God and wait for a merciful decision from above. I am now writing to your Lord and asking him, as if not knowing about Lyuboslavsky, to leave you in Shatsk in both places. I think you should run there and tell Vladyka that you do not agree to move to one Trinity place. Then Lyuboslavsky will not do just supervision. Matters, perhaps, will thus return to their previous order. “I ask the Lord to make such an order in this case that it would be harmless for you.” “Maybe he will take action and make a promise for the future.” – He (the Lord) can re-enter with a message in the sense that in Shatsk you can’t live just being a caretaker... and you don’t move without a teaching position. Write now about your decisions. Ask the Bishop to send a new proposal to cancel the concept of Luboslavsky... before the decision of the Synod comes. 432. About your petition to the Lord. General Blessings Wrote. I asked hard, but who knows what will happen. The board of the seminary will do as the Bishop says. – It can say that it knows the Christian doctrine without a system... that’s enough. There's nothing here. I am writing to Fr. rector and together Moskvin. I cajole that I will work for Vedomosti. Otherwise I'll quit. Blessings and bow to Mother Archpriest. I wish you all the best from the Lord. It’s too annoying to write to the Eminence. - But go to him and ask me again to be lenient... and not oblige the board to be strict. 433. About a confusing rumor. Hold yourself so that there is nothing to touch About a confusing rumor: they say the young archpriest plays cards, and the archpriest dances. Hold yourself so that there is nothing to touch. I am very glad that you arrived home safely. May God bless you to live a calm and healthy life. O. Vladimir Nikitich died. The place was given to the remaining daughter. Remember him. The other day I was troubled by a rumor - and if it weren’t for Novoselsky, I would still be grieving. They come and say that in some city a young archpriest is playing cards at the station, and the archpriest is dancing. – No interpretation is needed to understand that this is about you. I was about to write in an embarrassed spirit... But Novoselsky, the elder Korsunovsky, arrived. I asked him. He says: the station has not yet been rebuilt... and there is nowhere for the archpriest to dance... The excuse is complete. I calmed down. Anyway, I ask you to take this into account and behave in such a way that there is nothing to touch. Then, it’s true, the rumor is empty, so that in reality there is nothing similar. Wise eyes and tongues... Shatsky's protopopery seems to have no idea how high it is... but they shoot... don't be embarrassed by this, but learn; all life is a science, both good and bad. The princess and Alyosha arrived. They're already settled... They bow. When leaving, I forgot to remind you to collect correct information about the dean Golosov. Put it together... more carefully and say it. God bless you! According to the diocese it is true in August. Your pilgrim Feofan, Bishop. Tamb. 434. About exams. About printing books. On the interpretation of the Six Psalms About exams. About printing books. On the interpretation of the Six Psalms. About acquaintances. May God bless you to get away with your exams safely. The execution of the program will naturally fall into place over time. At first, these things always don’t come as expected. - Yes, what program is this? Is it possible to watch it? Regarding what is being printed, I thank Fr. rector for your troubles. Ask him to quickly send me two hundred copies. If it is possible to circumcise, then circumcised. - They want to change the price any way they want. My thought was: they would quickly go their separate ways. The Six Psalms have been prepared; but laziness has overcome me so much that I don’t want to rewrite it, and I can’t give it to someone else: you can’t make out anything. - Maybe. When I rewrite it, I'll send it there. And this is small... it won’t reach 10 sheets. If you want to go to Vysha, come with patience. Let the archpriest not be afraid of the archimandrite: he has become quiet. - And now I’m happy. The Bashmakovskoe case was decided in favor of the monastery in the Senate. O. Dionysius asked to join his own people. They didn’t let us in, it was a sin for our sakes. When you decide to come, grab the program... and if the prints are ready by then, those too. 435. How to manage circulation. About friends I hasten to answer your questions. I have already written how many copies I need. But if they add another fifty, it won’t be necessary. With the rest, whatever the Eminence wants to do, let him do it. I don't care about that. “I asked Yulia Nikolaevna Kurdyumova to be paid for the prints, so that I could sell them for 10 kopecks and all the proceeds would go to the beauties. “But no matter what they do with it later, I don’t care.” If you decide to publish an advertisement, I think you should do this: contact the editors of Vedomosti. Sale in favor of the school for maidens of clergy. It should be sent to St. Petersburg. I'll talk to Korablev. Take a dozen and a half of them for yourself. Give some of them to Andrey Nosov, Anosov and Ashurkov, and your headman, and also Zabolotsky and Sergei Tikhonov. Anything else, whatever. I believe that it would not be very impolite to give or send a hundred copies to Yulia Nikolaevna, and let her distribute them... to the Kolobovs, Chicherins and others. Now Fr. has arrived. Archpriest Znamensky from Elatma. I was here somewhere nearby with my son-in-law at the consecration of the village. His old woman and someone else are here. I haven't seen them. All-night vigil is coming soon. I sat down to rewrite. It's so hot! God save you from cholera and all Tambov residents 124. 436. About teaching legislation in a shelter: you can refuse. About friends I received your letter and gift. Thank you. You are writing about teaching legislation in a shelter. You can refuse. You won’t have any regrets if they take someone else. What you wrote about Drugov was not encouraging. O. Archimandrite 125 brought the best speeches. And from Shatsk someone announced that Drugov had already been promoted to deacon. What a quick change. Everything - nothing is impossible. The Kolobovs instructed Fr. the archimandrite to bring some kind of chair to me, in the form of a stick - you go and resist, you’re exhausted - you sit down. This is some kind of miracle. Fr. the archimandrite could not take it because of the cramped space... Couldn’t he transport Fr. Drugov, when will he return? Ask about the item - either the housekeeper of the bishop's house, or the Kolobovs. O. Bow to the rector. I ask you to return my handwritten sermons. Either take it and send it to yourself, or let them enclose it with the issues of Vedomosti. I wish all the best to Mother Archpriest. I want to know how the exams went or will pass. Pedagogy... turned out to be a child or a perfect husband?! 437. About illness and recovery. General good wishes About illness and recovery: I thank God for your salvation. General good wishes. A faithful person told me about your illness, as well as about your recovery. - And I thanked God for your salvation. - Then there were rumors one, two and three... and more, tea, that cholera had taken over. I couldn’t believe it because everything was coming from the wind. Your delegation has finally confirmed that everything is fine. For me you have risen from the dead. It is very comforting that the cholera has weakened... and maybe it has ended. We're doing well. I drink water and hang out, doing nothing. All good wishes to Mother Archpriest. 438. About receiving the decree and leaving for Vysha Yesterday I received the decree - and I’m hurrying on the road. However, I won’t be able to do it before the end of this month or the beginning of August. I can’t tell you the time more definitely. The letter takes seven to eight days. And my entire move took two days. I'm going down the old road. Who to stay with in Elatma? At the matchmaker's? So let him know. We will arrive in Shatsk and from Shatsk to Vysha. We'll stay with you as it happens. Alyosha is with me, about whom there will be discussions about what happened to him. And Nikolai Aleksandrovich Krutikov - Chernavsky - is going to the Moscow Academy. Goodbye! – God bless you! Look for a reliable chef for the Desert. 439. About the position of a bell ringer. Regarding the place at the monastery About the position of a bell ringer. Regarding the place at the monastery. About the nuns’ rejection of the new abbess: they have no right to choose. M... - line! This doesn't sound good. – Has he changed his mind about becoming a clergyman?! A bell ringer sounds bad... Explain to him that this is a hoax. In Vladimir, studio people have been calling for a long time - and nothing. They got used to it and enjoy the harmony of the ringing. Whatever he wants. For now, you could sing and read and serve censer in private. But who should I ask for it?! The lines are all dependent on the secretary, and no outside authority seems to come into play here. At least that's what I think and did. - I think you can ask the secretary even more easily. Regarding the place at the monastery, perhaps it doesn’t hurt to think more seriously. If the difference in income is not great, it would be possible. Calm down. They don't chase you when you arrive. “But the turmoil there... and it won’t subside soon.” “I believe that their case will end with the expulsion of the instigators of the rebellion against the appointed abbess. They have no right to choose. - Rejection of the appointed one is resistance to the authorities... and you pay the price. There was something similar in Sukhotin under the Reverend Macarius. They sent out the smart ones - the fools calmed down. The same will happen here. I wish the archpriest good health. I broke up with Treguly for this year. – How will the treatment go? – The seizures continue little by little, although not always. 440. About the arrangement of adult daughters. About the renovation of the fraternal building. About friends Moves to you in Tambov. Tikhon. I am writing with him. What they wrote about is coming. But we need to prepare everything in advance - both the place of deacon, so that he can find it, and so that the groom for another daughter is ready. First, however, you need to ask for blessings for such a deal. This matter does not present any difficulties. “Vladyka was so merciful that he arranged a similar arrangement for the daughter of Andrei Abramovich, the Aslamov deacon. You just need to do everything slowly. I will write to the Lord. Bless, Lord! I have a construction or reconstruction project. Rattling and dirty. - They'll finish soon. – I would have been in time for your visit if it could have taken place in August. But how inconvenient it is for you: you can endure it without seeing each other. I’ll wrap up some turned things - everything for the archpriest. There is nothing decent for an archpriest. Oh yes, a glass! Not all of the prints that are there were sent, please take them and give them to Vera Alekseevna. It needs to be sent to Kostroma. Don't send others here. I'm waiting for the opportunity. In September, tea, Vera Alekseevna will come with Chicherina. Pass them on. I wish you all the best. I bow to the guests, whatever they will be. 441. About health. The archpriest turned grey. About printing books. About Six Psalms About health. The archpriest turned grey: gray hair is wisdom. About printing books. About six psalms. I am very pleased to hear about your health. This is as joyful as the unfavorable news was previously painful. The archpriest turned grey. Congratulations. For gray hair is wisdom. And it is precisely in such circumstances that you will learn wisdom. I wrote to you about the prints. Now I am writing to the Eminence himself. They would send it to me sooner. There are only a few left. The Six Psalms have not yet been rewritten. Laziness. But I'm healthy. And thank God everything is fine with us. The brick barns burned down... 442. About returning to Murom from a trip to the Vladimir diocese I returned from the diocese. But I’m waiting for an invitation to Murom to open water pipelines. – The time of this is not determined. Anyway, if you're ready, come. Murom won't take much time. When you go, let me know - I’m preparing the apartment. I have Vanya and Alyosha nearby. 443. About sent sermons. About the renovation of the fraternal building. About the weather About sermons sent: to whom and how many. About the renovation of the fraternal building. About the weather. Urnishevskaya is on her way home. I am sending Vladimir sermons with her. The Vladimir guests arrived and brought, but very little, because it was impossible to take more, for the sake of cargo. One book for you, another for Eminence Theodosius 126, a third for Eminence Ioannikios 127. You have anxiety around the house, and I'm about to start. They want to brick the outside of my entire building. Maybe it won't be so hectic. The monks shout: but true, not strong. That’s right, they pray for you too. I wish you all the best from the Lord, - Pray to God for me. 444. Please send books. About your article. General good wishes Thank God we returned safely. Thank you for coming. I ask about Jewish educational books and Fr. rector now. Please arrange for delivery, not waiting for the opportunity, but by mail. But wrap it in cardboard and sew it with canvas so as not to cut it with rope. I urge Fr. rector to quickly print a scolding article. Encourage you too - or, rather, it is awkward for you to urge. Remind me. Maybe they will have difficulty typing, which I don't expect. In this case, take it and order it to be rewritten. I’ll send it for printing either to “Home Conversation” or in a special brochure. God bless you to write your lessons well. If you think that there will be any benefit from viewing them by me, send them, even if it’s a small article. I'll be happy to do it. Maybe it will be better. I wish Mother Archpriest first of all health, and then success in all her household chores. 445. About money sent: sent to pay the debt of a spiritual daughter Lisa wrote that the lender did not want to wait for the money and ordered it to be prepared by September 4th. I borrowed money from the monastery and send her 600 rubles. That seems to be all the debt. Previously I sent 100 rubles. If you know what is missing, then send her as much as she needs. I'll pay you extra. Let the other thing be yours, but the duty is mine. I'm glad you're feeling better now at the cathedral. I thanked the Eminence at the same time as he said this. Save yourself! God help you! For all the efforts of the archpriest - jam and pickles - God's blessing. 446. About the petition to the Lord. About friends With this mail a letter was sent to His Eminence Macarius with a request to help Fr. John, as he finds fair. Therefore, write to the latter so that he can arrange it as best he can. Are you healthy?! I wish you all the best. Alyosha went home and was here at Vyshe. Ivan Krutikov is the second son of Fr. Alexandra - entered the Moscow Academy. 447. On appointment to a teaching position. General Blessings On appointment to a teaching position. About acquaintances. General blessings. God bless! May God give you peace of mind and at least mediocre contentment in your new place. About pedagogy, it’s true, it went to the Academic Board. If there is no applicant and the board has presented one, then there is nothing to doubt. - Yes - guilty - there can’t be a contender. The choice is left to the Eminence, as well as all the care of this class. I mean the applicant not here, but there. If someone had submitted it there, they forgot that such a submission was inappropriate. – Maybe by the time you have time to move, the definition will come. – Classes are a no-brainer. You can get used to it soon. We need to be bolder. And it’s impossible to finally come up with everything at once. You will have to change your mind and redo it ten times until everything takes its form. - We need to write lessons, and read them, and interpret them. The residents of Vladimir were busy. It should be sent soon. - You have troubles now. You need to spend a little time above before leaving. Tell me when you are freer. I'll send horses. The archpriest has a good idea of ​​what to do with the household. After all, this is no small matter. In winter, transport it on a sled to Tambov. Everything will be needed. And it’s hard to buy when it’s 5 expensive. Save you, Lord, and have mercy! 448. About receiving printed impressions. About health. General good wishes About receiving printed copies: everything came out - even if you don’t, you’ll have to reprint it. About health. General good wishes. I received the prints. Thank you for your troubles. Now I can get by and can even lend. – How cleverly did they paste the notes?! And they printed it even smarter. I didn't pay any attention to it. But re-reading it together with the bearer of this letter, I saw that the summary was printed in such a way that it destroyed the entire effect... destroyed the convenience of following the consistency of the course of events among one or another evangelist. It would be necessary to print each paragraph of the outline from the beginning of the line, but they printed the contents of each chapter in a row. This makes you look for where the point is about!! And it all worked out - whatever. The font would have been smaller, and the sheet larger, or even two... (then beveled) and it would have turned out better. But there’s nothing to be done. – We’ll have to retype it again so that the goal is achieved. I'm healthy, thank God. I have a bit of a cold in my throat and am coughing. But this will pass in a day or two. Thank God your cholera is gone. Has the protopopist stopped being a coward?! Congratulations on the start of the exercise. May God grant you to work for the good of the blessed bursa. 449. About moving to Tambov. I wish to retire to the desert. About friends About moving to Tambov from the Vladimir department. I wish to leave the authorities behind and retire to the desert. About acquaintances. So I was late in answering, for the sake of laziness and various entertainments. I'm glad you're doing well. May God bless you to live peacefully and lovingly to the end, as you have lived until now. Did you have a good lunch? Regarding moving to Tambov, it wouldn’t be bad. But what to do when it doesn’t stick. If it pleases, the Lord will arrange this someday, but if it doesn’t please, what will you do? After all, I still do not give up my intention to lag behind my superiors and retire into the desert. But every time I think about this, I see the Highest in my head... deserted and solitary. Isn’t that why everything is being built so that we can live nearby? However, one can wait for the construction of a house. – It’s boring to live in other people’s corners. Yours will be warmer. The princess was here the other day. I remembered you with the usual love and all sorts of good wishes. Your 5 good years reminded her of her 7 bitter years. But past sorrows are not difficult. Deliver, Lord, from the real ones. Vanya hosts the deaconess. Life is going well for now... Vanya has become a good deacon - and is gaining a good reputation for himself. Help him, Lord. My beautiful church is coming to an end. It rises very well. Have you had a summer? We only have one month. Now we’re drowning little by little. I wish the archpriest to be cheerful and healthy. Did you rest after the hard work of preparing dinner? All the best to you from the Lord! 450. About the diseases of the cell attendant Fr. Joseph. Money for treatment About the diseases of the cell attendant Fr. Joseph with a request to place him in a hospital and take care of him. Money for treatment. Father Joseph 128 fell ill with a terrible illness. Even though it was discovered only now, I am in a hurry to take him to your doctors for examination. Take the trouble to talk to the doctor. If it’s not a tricky matter, let him give medicine to the monastery, but if it’s a tricky thing, leave Fr. Joseph is in the hospital there until he recovers. Take this matter into your own hands. I am enclosing 10 rubles for this. Whatever you want will be returned. Thank you for the gifts. I'm completely healthy. The lower back has healed. 451. About the illness of Fr. Joseph: take his illness to heart Just now I gave a letter to that widowed priest who snubs everything... and my son was not accepted into the seminary. Yes, tea, I missed. I remember that she is a mumbler, and is unlikely to give you the letter. Send for it if you haven't brought it. - There is my request to you about Fr. Joseph. I repeat it. Take his illness to heart and do your best to console him and facilitate his recovery. It will be hard for me to live without him. And without him (so! - Ed.) - for the sake of his great disposition towards me - I should delight him in these sorrows. God bless you and your mother archpriest. My lower back has now begun to luxuriate again. 452. Care for the sick Fr. Joseph. About appointment to a new place Caring for the sick Fr. Joseph: what is the food like in the hospital, what is the care like? Money for care. About health. About appointment to a new place. On the refusal to control the Higher. Thank you for caring about Fr. Joseph. Work hard until the end. Is it good there in the hospital? Go there yourself more often, and send the old woman or girl two or three times a day, morning, evening, and sometimes lunch. Please arrange it this way. Look what the food is like there. If you're sick, cook it at home and send it. Here's five more rubles. Pay the cook and the girl extra. “Give him every consolation.” Dear Joseph. May he recover quickly. He will come with you then, if he doesn’t get better sooner. My back is almost gone. I am currently serving. I am writing this about the chance that someone from Shatsk will be here. The ambassador will probably go tomorrow and bring linen, books... About pedagogy - what are they mumbling about?! But why is this in the Holy Synod? It is necessary, tea, to the Academic Board, which is authorized to approve those elected. They did this in Vladimir. Anything, as long as it’s done quickly, and let them write wherever they want. I wouldn't eat it out of sight. I am so at peace that I don’t need to wish for anything better. Glory to You, Lord. By the next mail I will prepare a refusal of management with a request for money. Give o. Joseph books. Psalter. Slavic Gospel and whatnot. 453. Trouble about Fr. Joseph. On the refusal to control the Higher. About pension Worries about Fr. Joseph: is there enough money, when should we send horses for him? On the refusal to control the Higher. About pensions. Thank you for your concern about Joseph. It's like he's leaving the hospital soon. Will there be enough money to pay for it? “We need to thank the servants there somehow.” We definitely need to know when to send the horses for him. I am now sending to the Holy Synod a renunciation of control of the Highest. But there is a petition for a pension in the Synod. I believe that it will not be resolved until this new petition is received; or maybe they decided that if there is anything from the Synod in the mail now, then they can stop sending packages. This, however, I will tell the ambassador. 454. Blessing and good wishes. About the correspondence of manuscripts. About money Blessings and good wishes. About health. About the weather. About the correspondence of manuscripts. About money. Tambov pilgrims are going home. I send them my regards and wishes for all the best to you. May the Lord arrange you more and more. Everything is fine with us. And my health is good. It's starting to get frosty, and with them it's a matter of sitting still, and maybe that's all there is to it. If the matter begins, then correspondence will be required, which will be discussed further. Pray to God for me, a sinner. P.S. Seraphim keeps pestering me about money. Although I don't have any; but to get rid of the bother, I’ll put a little bit here. Please tell him when we meet. 455. About receiving a parcel with coffee and chocolate. About the books received. About friends I received your parcel... The coffee is excellent. But more magnificent is the chocolate, which a whole Berkovets (ten pounds. - Ed.) ordered to send in Moscow. I thank mother archpriest for the discovery. I received Jewish books. Come in and thank Fr. rector They turn out to be very convenient. And they will help when checking the Germans - especially the Lexicon. - Everything is fine with us. And the rains are very kind to us. - No, no, and they’ll hit you. The house is coming to an end. We'll move on soon. Evdokima, who serves under me, was not considered fit for dismissal from society. New – you see, it’s necessary. It will receive power from approval by the Treasury Chamber. When this business comes there - and when it comes, I don’t know - ask the matchmaker to smooth the way for this business. 456. Letter on joining the Vladimir department. About Vladimir. About friends Letter on joining the Vladimir Department. About Vladimir: many clergy and churches, awkward rumors about the clergy, many monasteries. About acquaintances. Thank you for your greetings. God bless! I arrived safely in Vladimir. September 1st first service. - Everything is fine. Not much to do yet. I haven’t settled down with Alyosha yet. I can't find a teacher for him. - I'm happy with the premises. - There is no monastery here, but only a bishop’s house with economy. A few monks are kept for regular services. There are a lot of clergy here... and churches. But they are all single-staff... So far I don’t see contentment in the clergy. Everyone complains, not excluding the cathedral. Perhaps, however, this is the first time they sing Makaryevets. – Other cities are better than Vladimir. – There are villages that are very rich... Suzdal is a gathering place of poverty. There are 30 churches. There are states with 40 souls... This is a disappointing picture. I really want to translate you; but we must wait for a good place so as not to move any more. Awkward rumors about spiritual people... They're having fun, you see. - What I believe: for the deacon had to send one old man to the consistory to the guardhouse. He came drunk. There are many monasteries. But they are ruined, and the monks are cura melius (so-so - Ed.). I have already expelled two people from the bishop’s house. “They say there are treasures in other monasteries too.” The climate here is apparently healthy. Breathe freely. Gerasim, who came to Tambov then... is in charge here in Vyazniki. There is another abbot I know... Hilarion, who was the governor of the Sergius Hermitage near St. Petersburg. I will continue to get to know my flock little by little. It’s good that the archpriest began to miss Tambov less. - If only to Znamenskaya. It would be nice... And what is there. “In any case, we will hand over our fate to the Lord.” Bowing to the matchmaker is also a blessing to Mitrofan. 457. About moving to a new place. About books. About health You ask about the transition. “I can’t think of anything decisive to tell you.” Cast lots. And it’s better not to push when your soul is stubborn. Regarding Prokhorov’s books, distribute them to the Orthodox. After all, he then sent it to distribute it. If there is a case, please forward it if there is anything left. If the node is small, then pass it to Al. Nick. Chicherina, and she - Naryshkin, who is going there and will come back soon. Please find out what price was assigned to the instructions and write. At least they would publish it in Vedomosti. Maybe they printed it; but we only got June. I'm healthy. I wish you health and pleasant relationships. If you decide to cross, I will write to the Bishop. Meanwhile, I ask Chicherina to keep quiet. She's leaving here in two days. The rains were delayed and only now stopped falling. The letter arrives on October 2 [October] from Fr. archimandrite. I come to the conclusion that it will be more peaceful in the monastery. Go talk to the Eminence. And if everything goes smoothly, God will bless you. I won’t ask him, because the matter is insignificant, but Fr. I’ll tell the archimandrite to talk. Cossack sister Lyubov Vasilievna died on September 10th. Please remember. 458. About cell attendant Evdokim. On the interpretation of the first letter of the Apostle Peter About cell attendant Evdokim: please help correct the documents. On the interpretation of the first letter of the Apostle Peter. General blessings. I asked you about my Evdokim. Here comes the paper. – Not from the Duma only, but from the monastery. Ask your matchmaker to sort things out quickly. I think that this is a matter of minor importance, because the main thing is that there is complete dismissal from society. All that is needed is some kind of approval in the Chamber. If on any occasion you encounter a problem, go to Vera Alex. Kolobova and explain to her what’s going on. I asked her, when she was at the Higher, and the young lady Chicherina, to help in case of need. They just started reminding people until they started helping in whatever way they could. Everything is fine with us. I'll be moving to a new house soon, maybe this week. May God help you in your labors at the parish and the seminary. I began to interpret Petrovo's first letter. It's going slow. – It’s very tangible that this is not writing sermons. Blessings to Mother Archpriest... Well, my order regarding chocolate was unsuccessful. They definitely sent a bunch. Also first grade; but I don’t understand why it lacks either the taste or the aroma you sent. It is in powder - finely and finely ground. Isn't that why? It’s a little bitter, and you need to cook it for more than 5 minutes. - But it will do. In the desert, where everything is in need. When I finish, then we’ll look for the one in the sticks. I wish you all the best from the Lord... The princess writes that Alyosha has a desire to study... He works diligently. This is comforting, because this is the root of success. 459. About the death of a relative. About acquaintances. About the new economy About the death of a relative: he died while fulfilling his duty; such a death is close to martyrdom. About acquaintances. About the new economy. I am very glad that you arrived home safely. Thanks be to the Lord... I share your sorrow for the brother of the archpriest. What to do? “He died in the service, fulfilling his duty; for this reason, death is close to martyrdom.” Reason and be comforted. – Death is like death, it is the same both at sea in the waves and at home among relatives... But the price of death is different. That death, one might say, is a gift from God to those worthy of the crown! “And there is less suffering there.” Consider this and be comforted. Vanya went. I sent him only to finish what the princess started. But I don’t think anything will work out. – And I would like to go to N.... But I wouldn’t want to go to another place. - Let it be another matter. Whatever happens, let it be. And he’ll come back, no big deal. The princess in Moscow is still frail. The apartment is different. The Olympics was sick - it got better. Feofaniya – it hurts. Alyosha goes to class only for literature classes. He studies other subjects at home. Neshto. Tea will be in time. Everything else is fine with us. The new housekeeper is Moses. And he robbed all around. He stole about 1,000 rubles while purchasing materials for the stoves. Here is a master, and such a sneak is a fan... Tea, he will give his soul... just take it... Yes, there is no need for such rubbish. Go wherever you want. 460. About the memory of a nephew: it is difficult to raise children. About friends I should have answered a long time ago, but for all the trouble - even though I didn’t do anything worthwhile. I kept waiting to see if those you wrote about would stop by. When they stop by, I’ll be glad; better yet, look at Vasily Gavrilovich. Regarding transactions about. I am ready to write Ivan Semenovich. But whoever takes his daughter is worth the trouble. Are you taking your nephew? Good. You will learn to raise children. It’s difficult, brother, extremely difficult. I am sending Alyosha to the princess in St. Petersburg. Let him hang out for another year, learning not formally, but just in passing. I’ll send him away, I’ll hand Vanya over to the teacher. I want to be alone. I'm tired of the crowd. - The princess is still here. Getting ready to go. But I don’t know why my heart doesn’t feel like letting them go. And we put everything off. “The princess will write to you herself.” She liked your brother... and you yourself seemed to have changed for the better. I fell in love with the archpriest. How can you not fall in love? I haven't heard anything about the gymnasium. I'll keep it in mind. But it is best to wait for God's instructions. Often a penny is more valuable than a ruble and a piece of bread is sweeter than a luxurious table. Wait for what the Lord indicates, that’s good. Don't be afraid of business. Walk in truth and no one will do anything. Bless you, Lord, with the archpriest... and your city. 461. About the outline of general pedagogy. About receiving a pension I received a candlestick. Thank you. The most convenient and already updated. Save you, Lord! Thank you for the summary too. – It seems so simple that you can read it now. The critical department would be put at the end... and force the students themselves to decide questions related to this after they have listened to the entire pedagogy... Why is this general - or pedagogy itself - put to an end? It is also the beginning of didactics. And the points are out of place, and repetitions cannot be avoided. The matter, however, will show everything itself. Nick writes. You, that my receipt of money, both those assigned for recovery and those assigned for retirement, is assigned to the Treasury. But I don’t have the paper. They are sleeping. Meanwhile, the Tambov Treasury may have already received the paper. Please go and find out if you received it? If you have received it, ask whoever is there to transfer this to the Shatsk Treasury and let me know. In this case, you can do without the Synod paper. They are here and don’t mean anything anymore. Lifting 500 rubles, pension 1000 rubles per year. This is from the day of dismissal. It became necessary to get those as of June 17th. That's good. Then we can leave a piece for your housewarming. Help you, Lord, to get settled in your apartment. Where did you find it?! Blessed be the labors of the archpriest in this. 462. About misunderstandings in relations with colleagues About misunderstandings in relations with co-workers: shut up a little and go to peace. God bless you. – I haven’t heard from you for a long time. We need to notify you more often. - The princess is here. Hello and bows. She has Alyosha, who is very tall in height, and partly in his head. Why is this starting to creak with the trustee. You will creak with him, you will creak with his neighbor and with his relatives... It’s bad to live with a creak. – You need to get along with O N.. and act more carefully. Well, if he didn’t have time to fix the roofs now, he’ll do it next year. If you are at odds... keep quiet for a while and go for peace... and having made peace, settle down for sacrifice. The Vyshensky abbot seems to be on good terms with him. Use it. So my thought is - don’t creak - win with patience. What he doesn’t want to do now, he will do tomorrow - the Morshants are slow to do this. “And no one comes to our school.” Cool, no need to act. Act as if you don’t notice. But there is no way to creak. After all, he did something. But what about his victims? Was there any idea? Count what he did and imagine. If he comes in for 100 rubles, we’ll present him to the Synod. Especially if it approaches 150–200. – He will receive a blessing and start working more cheerfully. If less than 100 – my blessing and gratitude. Do this... Don’t you have an archpriest, why don’t you say a word about her... Is she healthy? 463. Blessing to settle in a new place. About the gymnasium, about the seminary It’s a blessing to settle in a new place: it’s harder physically here, but it’s easier for the head and heart. About the gymnasium, about the seminary. General good wishes. You spoke forcefully. – Lord bless you in a new place, with new works and activities. Maybe it’s physically more difficult here, but I think it’s easier for the head and heart. No one lives on earth with comprehensive benefits. It only seems that others are living comfortably. – Regarding the seminary subject, whatever you find best. Pedagogy is only new... and therefore difficult; but it can be finished soon. There will be no end to the writing. Why do I think it’s better not to interfere with the ongoing progress of things. There is a good choice for inspection. We need to slow down a little. Ladu will not be on the board. Or maybe they'll get along. It's all their business. Yes, there must be a teacher in the gymnasium (textbook - Ed.). Take it. It says a lot about everything. And the methods of teaching any science are demonstrated by practice. Yes, for the first time in general - the new thing is dark. And take a closer look at how simple everything is. I didn’t even intend to go to Tambov, but I just didn’t resolutely refuse. Now he resolutely refused. Where to go now? And actually, I'm lazy. I wish you all the best from the Lord. You could have a book for a housewarming party, but now you don’t have it at hand. I'll send it as soon as I get it. - I forgot to give you the lamp. Gorgeous; but it doesn’t go to Higher... It doesn’t interfere in Tambov. I wish Mother Archpriest health, fun and success in the household. The blessing of the Lord be upon you! P.S. Who is the editor? O. rector?! ask if the sermons will be printed... If they are, let them ask the Bishop for a blessing - ask them from me... and I will send them... Behold - pro forma!! 464. About the proposed wedding. About the election of the rector. General good wishes About the proposed wedding. About the impossibility of sending money. About the election of the rector. General good wishes. A wise business is beginning with you. I don't know what to say about him. I can’t: I’m infected with strong prejudices. Anyway, if everything has worked out, the bride is there too; God bless. I really regret that I cannot participate in this matter. Totally naked. I’m unlikely to make it through the end of the year again without borrowing. Next year, maybe I'll get better. But it’s really hard to know that you are in debt. Seraphim asks for money. Meet me and tell me that you don’t have anything. There is no shame in admitting that you are naked. Grant, Lord, that you choose a trustee rector. According to the regulations, a master must be elected: where will you get one?! Sladkopevtsev, and Khitrov... are they good?! See for yourself. I wish my mother the archpriest to have a grand wedding. And you are allowed to dance, but not the archpriest. And if the proto-priest also abstains - abstinence for the sake of the proto-pop's respectability - and this is not bad. If for some reason the wedding does not take place: why not live without marriage?! Live and live. It’s true—maybe a tradesman today, a merchant tomorrow. – Yes, look, doesn’t he see stale capital in the bishop – his relatives?! And when he’s gone, he won’t take revenge on his wife for the mistake. “Alas!” and ah! I bless everyone with all my heart if everything works out. 465. About the seminary. On the Interpretation of the Epistle to the Ephesians About the seminary. About the need to publish an announcement about the publication of books in the Tambov Diocesan Gazette. On the interpretation of the letter to the Ephesians. So this is how it is in your seminary. It became necessary to keep your ears sharp. It's even better. This is a good whip to push those plowing or pulling furrows. I asked the Bishop to order the publication of announcements about sermons in Vedomosti. They probably don't have time. And they don't print. Please ask Fr. rector to print it - and not just once, but more... so that your ears will buzz. “If there’s a chance, I’ll send him a copy for his work, and it’ll be a waste and a waste.” Here is the announcement: “These are the words... In the city of Vladimir-on-Klyazma - to the priest of the Nikitsky Church, Ivan Ivanovich Govorov. Price 3 rubles. with delivery." – If there will be more interest, if you mean that the book is large, then you can add: in one large volume of small print there are 434 sheets. - Please arrange this matter. Everything is fine with us. Sister Alexandra Efimovna is here. Going tomorrow. Everything is fine with us there too. A month, maybe a little, or maybe even a little more, will pass, and the interpretation of the letter to the Ephesians will be ready. There will be a need for correspondence - and I don’t know how to arrange it. It will take a lot of time on your own - because it will be something, and it will speed up. Then what better way to take on another message. I liked this thing. God willing. We definitely need to get ready for a trip so that we can come to you and get plenty of food prepared according to the recipe. But-but-but... when will this happen?! Anyway, who knows. Let the archpriest never cease to improve. Bow to your friends. I wish you all the best from the Lord. 466. About transfer to a new duty station I don’t remember whether I answered your last letter. - I need to say a word. “We need to go to Tambov and get blessed by the Vladyka and hurry up.” That's how it goes. The princess talked about you... but, it seems, too much. – His Eminence Theodosius 129 told someone that there would be no one to take you instead of Veal when he left the stage... A little carelessly. - This shouldn't happen. It’s not in the order of things... Meanwhile, it’s true, it’s already known in Tambov... and it can irritate envious people and those who want to... If you’re there, you can openly tell Moskvin that you heard this... and consider it an absurdity that shouldn’t be. – We need to approach Moskvin. - When you visit the Vladyka, don’t express clearly that you are not averse to Vladimir. In Vladimir, the cathedral receives no more than 350... above 400 rubles there are no churches... Professors go to the villages; for the villages are better than the cities in terms of parishes. I didn’t get to know everything well, but I see that it’s bad... It seems that it’s warmer in Melenki and Murom... That’s why don’t deny Tambov... And if, tell me, an opportunity opened up, I would be very glad... But in reality this opportunity is not seen... You can only go to Znamenskaya or Utkinskaya... All patience is required. Now you are sorting out the arrivals. I'll see where it's better. It is necessary to choose one from which it would be possible not to move. - It's easy to do here. Places are mostly empty... So let the archpriest wait for a new hat to prepare for Vladimir. There will still be time. It’s in my soul that it seems like I won’t move from here. All the best to you from the Lord. Alyosha and Vanya are healthy... They have a better room. 467. About sending gifts and books. About cholera. About money I just received your letter dated November 19th. We rarely send to Shatsk. The weather is miserable and miserable. Our people are going to Tambov on their own business. I am writing with them and ordered a lamp and more than ten copies of letters to be prepared. - If both things wait, both will go, if one, one will go. - Sell the letters and take the money for yourself. It would be printed in Vedomosti... so that those who wish would apply for letters, either to you or to Vysha. There are... You have cholera. God bless you! Eka decided at what time. It's time for her to pass through our countries. About money. I finally received a paper that an order had been sent to both the consistory and the Treasury Chamber - the first about the appropriation, and the second about the issuance of the appropriation. No. 9654 was sent to the consistory on November 1. “I now ask the Eminence to move the matter forward and transfer the amount to Shatsk so that I can receive it here.” I was supposed to entrust you with receiving this amount in order to use it for printing; but changed my mind. Some needs were met. - Regarding printing... Ask your printing house: what will they charge me - the Vedomosti font, or a smaller one... with paper. Maybe we will print in Tambov. Then don’t refuse to take on the hassle of publishing and sell it. Now I am collecting information from Vladimir and Nikolai Vasilyevich. May the blessing of the Lord be on the deeds of Mother Archpriest. 468. About the wedding. An invitation to come to Vysha. About books. On the interpretation of the 33rd Psalm About the wedding. An invitation to come to Vysha. About books, about sermons to the Tambov flock. On the interpretation of the 33rd Psalm. They played a wedding - and - they live well! Bless them, Lord! Thank God for everything. – I asked the Eminence Orlovsky. He answered that he was ready to do everything, that he did not go beyond the legal line. What is their son-in-law's Yelets business?! - Well, may the Lord arrange for everyone, as His holy will pleases. The archpriest's legs were knocked off. Let him lie down and rest. It would be nice to come to Vysha. I have a spacious house for my housewarming party. Tambov is such a gentleman that he won’t let you in. I'd like to sort it out somehow. See for yourself. There are positions. – How is the teaching class? - and is there a Sunday school with him? I hear that special attention is being paid to this... If there was an auditor, would there be no trouble? We need to prepare in every way. Our auditor is a disaster. St. Petersburg residents are – and – and – scanty! - They will go through the long-haired ones. You have the brochures! And I forgot to tell you to make these five or ten impressions! Whatever they are, we need to make a chapel for them. If you are supposed to have any need for them, keep as much as you decide. And send the rest if necessary. Here the deans will be at Christmastide. I will give it to the priests as a blessing. I asked your Bishop if he would take sermons to the Tambov flock? Doesn't answer. And the Vladimir Bishop promises to take 600 copies of sermons to the Vladimir flock - so that the costs will be immediately covered. I sent him notes on the 33rd Psalm. “Will they print it?” – they wouldn’t have whitewashed (wouldn’t have lost. – Ed.) the manuscripts. Bow down to Fr. Archpriest Moskvin. The blessing of the Lord will be upon you all. And I forgot. Vanya's wife almost died. The poor thing is exhausted. All treatment and treatment. Say your prayers. 469. Blessing and good wishes. About the device in a new place I didn’t have time to answer your previous letter either. And the second thing. I also wish you a happy holiday and a new year. The Lord be your helper in everything! – And in fact, won’t a new order of life be arranged for you in Tambov? – They say you can live in Trinity Church. But the greatest benefit is that it is the capital city of Tambov. Make yourself comfortable and have fun. “Everyone is busy trying to find a place for Meek.” I would write to have him transferred to Shatsk with the promise of a place in the school. Maybe he will agree. Otherwise, it is best to surrender everything to the will of God. As He pleases, so let it be arranged. Archpriest - how can she part with honor and bows and first places?! Or so be it. It was like our own homeland. 470. Merry Christmas greetings. About receiving a pension Happy Christmas and Happy New Year! Straight to the point. – I don’t understand anything... In relation to me, a comrade prosecutor wrote: “The Department of the State Treasury ordered the T[ambov] Execution Chamber to release 500 rubles allocated for the raise according to the allocation of the T[ambov] Spiritual Consistory. What was reported by the Economic Administration of the Synod to the T[ambov] Spiritual Consistory.” – The word: “according to the appropriation”, it’s true, appears in all the papers: both in the consistory and in the treasury. It became all about her. I asked the Eminence to arrange this matter. He replied that he would make an order. - Please go to Pavel Ivanovich and ask him to show you how he can do it. I don’t understand anything, and I don’t know how to write papers. What kind of wisdom? About pensions - the Synodal decree only said to me that the Economic Administration of the Synod was ordered to make an order on pensions... but what kind, who knows. Do the rules you wrote out apply to me? This is tea for retired soldiers. – Which police department will certify my papers? Please find out everything... If they need paper from me, let them write it as it should be, I will rewrite it. And that’s all... So I don’t have to rack my brains here. You'll be blown away by such wisdom. God help you! Save yourself! I wish the archpriest, the matchmaker and everyone health and Christmas joy. 471. About the correspondence of manuscripts. About money sent On the copying of manuscripts: instructions on the order of arrangement. About the money being sent. I need to rewrite the revised beginning of the book that is being prepared. The entire debate was published in the Tamb[ovskie] Gazette. – Small additions are specially placed on the sheets. Everything is listed there. Start by writing it on a sheet of paper: then do everything as directed. Also rewrite separately – the thoughts of St. Chrysostom on education. – I’m missing numbers 16 and 18 here. Try to find them there in the church, or from someone, or in the editorial office for a while. And make sure that the entire article is rewritten without gaps. - Take the trouble to find a proper copyist... who knows this matter. - You can take your time. Because the other parts will not be prepared in a hurry. – The drafts are so confusing that you will have to rewrite them yourself. A scribe under my hand could do this, but we don’t have one. In the initial issue - the 2nd - 61 years old - in the middle, in the uncut number, 15 rubles are included for the correspondence of this and that which is due to arrive. I don't want to send it separately. The numbers are there - all in a row... completely ready... Don't confuse them. When the correspondence ends, take the trouble to send these numbers back. Everything is fine with us. At the beginning of the construction of the house, a prayer service had already been served for me... and the roof was being broken off the building on which the house would be placed. I wish you all the best from the Lord. God bless you, the archpriest and everyone. I am enclosing two brochures - “Kyiv Didactic Councils”. Didn't have time to run. 472. Please do not sign the article you are sending: let it go nameless I received notebooks. Thank you for your work. At the same time, I am sending an article about. scolding the rector. I forgot to tell him in the letter not to print that it was mine, but let it go nameless. Tell about. to the rector about this. 473. About books prepared for publication. About health So I beat up not only the dean of Chernovsky, but even the teacher of law at the Tambov gymnasium - something that hardly anyone can do. Above and should be above everyone. This is par for the course. Since the very receipt of your letter, I have been planning to write every mail and send what was supposed to be sent - and I kept putting it off. Things began to happen that I wanted to finish without stopping, and although they weren’t finished yet, it became unbearable to put off. Five books are prepared for publication: two by Burachkov, one for Askochenskaya, one for Alyosha - Epistle to the Galatians, another one for him is a little unfinished - a book about prayer is being rewritten. And yet I must say that laziness overcomes. Everything can be done with the spirit and it takes months. However, I notice that in spirit, as it was before, it is no longer modern. You soon get tired. I am sending two copies of the books: one that is missing to the consistory, and the other, to the secretary of the household ruler. Take the trouble to give it away. Report to the archpriest that if on any occasion the need for books becomes apparent to him, he can freely go to the Higher for it. My legs had completely stopped kicking, so I forgot about the medicine... But at the end of August the rebels suddenly rose up again. A whole week - without a break. I am again for medicine... And now they have calmed down: it happens, but not every day, and it is easier. The doctor probably left for Moscow. May God grant him happiness. - And Philip?.. Failed? - Let him come out into the light of God again. I wish Mother Archpriest every consolation and success in women’s affairs. - Save yourself! P.S. Among the books sent were two - to Ephesians. They do not go to the consistory because it is not delivered there. Give them to the archpriest. 474. About the supposed primacy in the cathedral About the supposed leadership in the cathedral. May the Lord bless you in this new summer. Well, come on vacation. In summer, however, we have more fun than in winter. How much water will still leak?! - Well, what should I do?.. Leadership in the cathedral is not a big deal. I conveyed to the Lord that it would not be bad. To ask directly means to make it difficult: for there may be great combinations... Everything must be difficult for the Lord. And if it’s not difficult, he’ll do it. Then just say thank you. Then it began to occur to me that in this place you are in the outback - it’s even quieter. And who knows, according to the current order, how to be and get along. The clergy will demand one thing, the Lord another. Come on, come on. – Anything – the thought is given. I wrote to the pilgrims that I don’t know whether it’s worth being a cathedral archpriest. But that the archpriest is a real cathedral one. So that it will certainly be made into a cathedral. - So you will have (if it happens) the same thing as in Chernovsk - mother often said to the priest: if it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t even be a priest. Your rectorate is not built cleverly. It would be better to ask the Synod. These rules are bad... and in general the appointment of professors and mentors at the seminary is also cura melius. Save us, Lord, and have mercy! I received the prints. Thank you. It's gloomy here! - Like yours. I.S. wrote... and in his speech it is clear that he is expecting help. If you write, write down that I have no way of helping. 475. About appointment to a new class. About sermons, about the patericon and essays on asceticism About appointment to a new class. About books. About acquaintances. About sermons, about the patericon and essays on asceticism. About health. They gave you a new class, and you still have to work. Bless, Lord! Are there any books there? I have several - some printed abroad. It contains rare information about the tricks and teachings of sectarians - especially about the Khlysty and Skoptsy... and others. “I’ll take it and send it with the next mail, if they don’t have time to sew it up now.” The princess wrote that Solomon promised to print the sermons, and I sent them to her. – Your information will be useful for other things. There's no need to rush. Everything seems to suggest that it is better to wait a little. The patericon and essays on asceticism are more important, but I’m too lazy to tackle them. The first one will last for a year, and I’ll bring the second one to an end if it turns out to be worthwhile. My health is better - everything is better. It seems that I have come to a very good place. God bless! Father Rector wrote about the sermon, but in such a way that it seemed to me that he found it difficult to type. I don't send it. And there is no one to rewrite it. A blessing to Mother Archpriest. Why did you order a cook for her - Avdeev’s book? He ordered the books to be sewn up. It turned out to be decent. – I’m keeping the catalog of them. I often have to look through it myself... Then I’ll ask for it. If you are writing lessons for a class, you could send them to me to read too. A mind is good, but two are better... For any class, writing lectures is the most life-saving thing. In another course they will be replenished... and then they will become full. Letters from 408 to 475 are arranged by the publishers of the Christian magazine according to the principle of days and months of the year. However, to avoid chaotic perception, we must take into account that these letters were written in different years, - Ed. Mikhail Mikhailovich Zefirov was the rector of the Tambov Theological Seminary, and then a professor at Kazan University. Palladius (Raev) died as a metropolitan in St. Petersburg. P.I. Ostroumov died as secretary of the Tambov Spiritual Consistory. Trinity Church in Tambov. Head of the Shatsk spiritual board, and then a village priest. Cholera was especially severe in Tambov in 1871. One must think that this letter was written that year. Archimandrite Arkady is the rector of the Vyshenskaya Hermitage. Bishop of Tambov and Shatsky. Bishop of Kozlovsky, vicar of Tambov. (Shapovalenko), Bishop of Tambov (1863–1873), who took the place of Bishop Feofan.