1873 г. и 1874 г.

Noticed. There is no need to eat milk: it greatly arouses lust. Des mihi, Domine, numquam fumare damnum i pernicies est. December 13th die, 1873 1 . Smoking was hard for me, very hard. This is precisely the fornication of the mouth 2. On December 22, I smoked a cigar in the evening and extremely repented: I felt bad in my mouth and spoiled the air in the room, although the cigar was good Tuesday. Morning, five and a half hours. In the Duma, ask for assistance along the way in the amount of three hundred rubles for departure to their homeland in the Arkhangelsk province for meetings with relatives and for veneration of the holy relics of the saints of God, who rest incorruptibly. Go to Vysotskaya, to the dyer Artemy Ivanov, to Stepan Chernyshev, to Potapiy Kornilovich. Buy round glasses for candlesticks, silk scarves. Receive a salary from the Duma from July to December 1873. The janitor's son at the gymnasium has my book, March 6, 1873. Alexander from the real school has “The Lives of the Saints” for April. To Bobkova for lessons on Wednesday and other days. Receive a salary in the Duma. Remember, Lord, Your servant Matthew Shagin, and Your servant Varvara, his wife, my first benefactors in childhood, when I lived in the city of Arkhangelsk. I, then still Your little chick, Lord, and now Your forty-four-year-old priest. Remember, Lord, the parents of John the Tanner and Anastasia, his wife. As soon as I thought about earthly reward, my heart was wounded. The vanity of rewards [...]. There is no need to eat or drink in the morning, because nature does not require it. Never eat eggs or black bread at night: they are a burden at night. I have a lot of physical strength: I don’t need to drink wine. Yes it will be. June 2, 1874. Beer is heavy: it hits the head with a rush of blood and darkens the eyes of the heart. The voice is clear and strong. Milk is hard on the heart: it intensifies passions. May 11, 1874. What kind of life is this? Eat to your heart's content and then walk around in a daze? Pray for Sergius. To Evdokia Gavrilovna tomorrow. "Christian Reading" for 1874 Tell Vladimir Dmitrievich to send [P.A. Ragozin] list of persons elected to the commission. What word do we need now, beloved brethren! For verbal 4 beings from the servants of the word 5 should be offered the word on all important occasions. And the case of death is so instructive that it certainly requires a word. So, should I bring to your attention a word about death?.. To develop the reading of the Holy Scriptures and paternal literature among the people - they do not yet read sacred books, but practice reading light books of secular content or simply in trifles, in pouring from empty to empty. By the power of God you can act boldly. After the grave temptation of this day, which was, as I think, due to untimely and inappropriate consumption of food and drink (in the morning at nine o’clock in the first week of Lent, on Thursday, February 15); from now on in the morning - not to eat or drink at all, except where necessary, in the parish, and then a little! In the coming Great Lent, if the Lord gives me time and more, I must immediately count how many rubles from each confession all the cathedral priests gave to the candle keeper. Otherwise a lot goes by the wayside; The watchmen can and do use candles for their own benefit and steal them, especially Nicholas of the Altar. Drinking milk all the time due to my extremely scrofulous constitution and extreme weakness of nerves. April 12, 1874 I thank the Lord for the gift of health. The science of worship must explain to students how they should pray, so that their prayer is always pleasing to God, with what concepts, feelings, intentions, types. Draw up a plan for the science of worship and compile a science based on it, which would be of keen interest to students and all readers. It is possible to revive its presentation in every possible way. (Turn away your reproach from Yanovsky and Janisch 6. Help, Lord!) Lenten pie makes your teeth hurt (August 5, 1874). Swiss cheese has a harmful effect on human blood and juices. September 13, 1874 The cigar has a bad effect on the nerves: when writing, the hand trembles, when praying in public, the enemy stings strongly. Since all the good thoughts in this book are from the Guardian Angel, the second light according to God, 7 who enlightens me, we must highly value them and fulfill them: not because we ourselves are able to think something from ourselves, as if from ourselves, but our ability is from God [2 Cor. 3, 5]. New frames for fall and winter. Fraternal, sacred union. Frock coat for the altar guard. The candles are removed by the guard at the wrong time and insult the zeal of the donors. Send money for vacation to 8 nieces and nephews. Rudakov's Guide to Church History 9. We do not seek human glory either from you or from others. First Epistle to Thessalonians 2, 6. The Serebrennikovs have become infected with schism and do not go to confession or communion; running away from giving communion to their sick mother. We must use power and expose it. What kind of shepherd am I if I remain silent? Tsepov's wife only goes to church for show, and she herself corrupts the Serebrennikovs - husband and wife. July 23, 1874 Smoking a cigar is dangerous: your nerves become extremely weak, your hand shakes, your whole body sways. Remember how much you owe to the Tsar and the Synod and what powerful movers they are in all of Russia, and pray firmly and firmly to the Lord for them, without stumbling, that the Lord will make them wise and guide them in their high service. August 12, 1874 May I, Lord, never smoke, because it is loss (damage, defeat) and death. December 13, 1873 (lat.). Tobacco smoking is a moral weakness and passion that the Church condemns, for this illness, captivating a person like alcohol, causes dependence on it, upsets health and causes moral, physical and economic harm to its adherents. The reader, however, should understand that a negative attitude towards tobacco in Russian society developed gradually. Trade in tobacco in Russia on a large scale began from the time of Peter I, who, by decree of February 1, 1697, allowed Russian traders to “trade tobacco openly,” which was a serious step towards making it the subject of purchase and sale and counting it as an item of government income. In Muscovite Rus', tobacco was popular only among “streltsy and all sorts of walking people.” Under Peter, tobacco consumption only began to become fashionable at court, in the army and in big cities, and then only among those segments of the population that were affected by the everyday and cultural innovations initiated by the tsar, and who wanted to join European “culture” here too. Peter I, realizing the benefits that could be derived from the tobacco trade, began to develop tobacco production. Tobacco received the right of citizenship in Russia, because it was encouraged for distribution and use by the Tsar himself. Elizaveta Petrovna and Catherine II continued Peter's policy in this regard. Tobacco producers were added year after year, and consequently, the number of its consumers grew. Starting from the middle of the 18th century, tobacco became widespread in St. Petersburg. Wealthy people, craftsmen, military and naval people became addicted to tobacco. In the era of Alexander I, the pipe and cigar began to gradually replace the snuff-box from the everyday life of city residents. An eyewitness wrote: “The passion for smoking flew quickly into our land, and within several years the habit of smoking tobacco and cigars spread not only in St. Petersburg, but throughout Russia, in all classes, in all ranks, at all ages. This passion has become as necessary as food.” The feuilletonist of the “Northern Bee” wrote in 1843: “No more than 35 years ago, smoking tobacco was placed on the same line as drinking alcoholic beverages. Sailors and old soldiers smoked tobacco... When a smoker went to society, he changed his clothes so that the smell of tobacco could not be heard. To say about a person that he smells of tobacco was considered an insult... Times are changing. Now tobacco is smoked not only by the world's leading dandies, lions, but also by ladies! Oh, horror! Ladies smoke tobacco! Little by little, the opinion became stronger that smoking is not only fashionable, but also healthy. The feuilletonist of Illustration wrote in 1845: “Everyone smokes, almost everyone sniffs... With tobacco, people both greet and see off the day pleasantly. The whole world is in smoke - but tobacco, and no one complains about the properties of the overseas potion - on the contrary, everyone tries to create a tobacco atmosphere for themselves, to live and die in it.” St. Petersburg residents viewed smoking primarily as a cure for boredom: “Neither bodily exercises, nor various games, nor singing, nor playing musical instruments... cannot replace smoking simply because they are tiresome,” wrote the author of the brochure “Smoke as much as you want.” From the beginning of the reign of Nicholas I, smoking tobacco on the streets, theaters and public places was prohibited and persecuted by the police in order to avoid fires. But under Alexander II, according to the royal decree of 1860, the sale of pipe tobacco, cigarettes and cigarettes was universally permitted “in establishments where the sale of drinks is permitted,” as well as in greengrocers and confectionery shops. In 1865, smoking was officially legalized on the streets of St. Petersburg, which caused an enthusiastic reaction from contemporaries. Father John, like many clergy of his time, fell under the influence of “fashion” and, although irregularly, used tobacco. However, over time, his attitude towards tobacco became negative; he needed a lot of spiritual and physical strength in order, with the help of God, to overcome this illness, which is essentially a passion, and to defeat it. The reader will more than once encounter references on the pages of Father John’s diary to the fact that he “smoked today.” This does not mean that smoking can be justified from a church point of view. Passing a strict moral verdict on himself for adhering to the passion of tobacco smoking, Father John accomplished a truly feat, because he did it in circumstances when not only secular, but also church society was addicted to this illness and not only did not condemn, but in every possible way promoted its benefits, did not pay attention to the physical and moral harm that it causes, and also to the fact that this habit, like a passion, makes a person a slave of sin. The magazine “Christian Reading” began to be published in 1821 by the St. Petersburg Theological Academy. “World Illustration” is a weekly magazine published in St. Petersburg from 1869 to 1898. Verbal (church glory) – spiritual, reasonable. The Word (Church Slavic) – the word of God, covenant, teaching. Yanish Petr Nikolaevich, director of the Kronstadt men's gymnasium in the 1860s - 1870s. In those same years, Father John taught the Law of God in this gymnasium. “Angels are second lights, intelligent, borrowing their light from the first and beginningless Light, having no need for language and hearing, but without a spoken word communicating their thoughts and decisions to each other” (Reverend John of Damascus. An accurate statement of the Orthodox faith. Part III. About Angels). Vacation (lat.) – free time from classes, vacation. Rudakov Alexander Pavlovich (1824 - 1892), archpriest, church writer, master of the St. Petersburg Theological Academy. Professor of theology at the Mining Institute, member of the educational committee at the Holy Synod. Among his main works is the book “History of the Christian Orthodox Church,” which has been reprinted dozens of times. You might be interested in: