22. О мытье крестов и потиров. Без скорбей нельзя и прожить

Most honorable Mother Abbess Lyudmila! I received your letter. God will bless you to celebrate your name day on September 28th. On the advice of all the fathers who were then, you ask if you can wash the chalices and crosses. Of course, crosses are still possible, but chalices seem to be inconvenient. Of course, our chalices are very rarely cleaned or washed, almost only before Easter in the fifth week. Of course, in extreme cases and necessity, it is possible, because it happens that even a goldsmith or a piece of silver is allowed to be repaired, but still only in extreme cases. Because it is written in the Bible: he touched the ark, and he was punished; he should not touch it. You write: there is no time to write due to work and people coming. Yes, it’s true, I actually experienced this myself: during the day people don’t give, and in the evening, when there is a fire, the eyes see something poorly and darkly. You write that sorrows, although they may be small, pass. “You can’t do without sorrows and live.” It is said: through many sorrows it is necessary to enter the Kingdom of Heaven, and we will, although small, hasten there. Then I call upon you and all the sisters the peace and blessing of God. And I ask for your prayers for me, a sinner. You might be interested in: