682. О смене священника в монастыре. Духовнику можно говорить обо всем, что смущает

M. St. O. n. G.I.H.B.n. p.n. Your Reverence, most honorable in the Lord Mother Abbess Leonida! I received your letter dated September 29. You write that you want to call a young priest to your place and ask him to retire to another place. – Your idea is good. May God help you to fulfill it. You just need to compare his note with his handwriting in advance, so that, as they say, the evidence is clear. You can, I think, before inviting the priest, call the psalm-reader’s wife so that she can sit in another room while you talk with the priest. And if he denies it, you can take her out for reproof. When the priest agrees to fulfill your request, then when he moves to another place, it would be good for you to go to the metropolitan and ask him to give you an older priest who could edify the sisters both in word and in exemplary life. It can be said that the priest who left his place at your monastery served very quickly, to the point of negligence. You are doing well in sending those sick sisters who reveal to you that they cannot show the sore spot to the doctor to Moscow to female doctors. And those who agree to be treated by a doctor, let them be treated by him. As for whether the confessor should repent of this, I’ll tell you this: whatever sister doubts, or is embarrassed, or is perplexed about, all this can be explained to the confessor. Asking for you and all the sisters of the monastery entrusted to you for the peace and blessing of God, I remain with sincere goodwill. You might be interested in: