Бдение

Vigil. It is a means for successfully combating sin (page 21, pp. 88–89). He who loves fasting and vigil is a friend of chastity (fol. 21, p. 89). – Fasting, vigil, vigilance in the service of God is the basis of all virtues (fol. 21, p. 89). – Vigil brings the soul into a state of spiritual delight (fol. 31, p. 142). – By constant night vigil the Fathers put off the old man (fol. 42, p. 179). – Constant vigil, combined with reading and bowing, brings the silent ones into a good dispensation (fol. 45, p. 193; f. 56, p. 279). – How to remain vigilant? (f. 52, pp. 230–231). – How did the holy ascetics stay there? (fn. 52, pp. 231–232). – What to do if you are exhausted during a vigil? (fn. 52, p. 231; fn. 70, pp. 359–360). – What do you need to prepare for the vigil? (fn. 56, p. 285). – Vigil is more important than all the monk’s activities (page 70, pp. 356–357). – It is the work of the angelic order (page 70, p. 357). – Gives the soul cherubic eyes (page 70, p. 357). – About the benefits that come from night vigil, and about preserving oneself from conversations and worries, and about reading the Scriptures (page 70, pp. 357–358). – The benefits acquired in the night vigil should not be lost by the bad passing of the day (page 70, pp. 358–359). – During times of extreme exhaustion of the body, it is not useful to force yourself to vigil (page 70, p. 360). This index is based on the index appended to the works of St. Isaac the Syrian, published by Optina Pustyn in 1854. * “Ascetic words.” Reprint. Sergiev Posad. 1911. M.: “Rule of Faith”, 1998