69. О чтении Псалтири по младенцам и самоубийцам. Разрешать на грех нельзя. Как молиться за тех, кто не благоприятствует монастырям

Your Reverence, most honorable Mother Abbess Lyudmila in the Lord! I received two of your letters and am sending you the books indicated in your letter: 2 copies. biography of Hieroschemamonk Leonid, 2 copies. Hieroschemamonk Hilarion, 2 copies. Archimandrite Isaac, 1 copy. St. John Climacus and 5 copies. Hieroschemamonk Ambrose. Although they don’t read the Psalter for babies, if they do read it, there’s nothing against it. Regarding suicides, the rules of St. Churches are prohibited from reading. However, here we must look at the reasons why suicide was committed: perhaps the person was not in his right mind or, due to his youth, could not understand the severity of sin and the like. Then leniency could be made. – And what you did, it seems that this caution of yours cannot be blamed. Ask your teacher for permission to eat fish during Lent. – You cannot allow sin. But if she feels weak in strength, then she can, to strengthen herself, use something beyond what is prescribed with self-reproach, and then she must repent to the Lord before her spiritual father and receive permission from him according to the order of the saint. Churches. Warn her to moderate her jealousy, to work with children with frequent breaks, and to speak more quietly when teaching lessons. Otherwise you can get sick. What can we say about the clergy who are not favorable to monasteries? Pray for such people with the following prayer: “Save, Lord, and have mercy on Your servants (names), and for the sake of their holy prayers, have mercy on me, a sinner.” – This prayer is also required to pacify your soul. Asking for you, for M. Vyacheslav, and for your cells, and for your entire monastery, peace and God’s blessing, I remain with sincere goodwill. You might be interested in: