132. Свидетельство духовника о ставленнике

From the Kormchay Solovetsky Library (now the Kazan Theological Academy), 1493, No. 858, fol. 516 vol.–517; verified with the list found in the Volokolamsk collection (now the Moscow Spiritual Academy), No. 141/500, l. 362 rev.–363. Questioning to those who want to enter the priestly rank 3405 His confessor, the Lord, asks his spiritual father: when he is worthy and blameless in everything, let him dare; Otherwise, let him not dare to enter the priestly rank. And for this purpose seven witnesses will be appointed as priests of the cathedral church. 3406 Question: The holy apxbishop of Veliky Novograd and Pskov, Bishop Gennady 3407, your spiritual father, tells you. Weigh, brother and son (name), and now most of all, weigh that there is an entrance into the holy altar of God 3408 and the service of the holy and terrible mysteries of Christ our God, both honest and ineffable. I ask 3409 you about this of your son (name), about whom I want to give an answer to God; For him, I accept you as a commission before these 3410 God's chosen servants: is there anyone worthy of the deaconate and the heresy, according to the divine rules? Is it right to have faith and life is not shameful? to his virginity, by nature or through nature, rather than legal marriage, did he not commit corruption by the lawless? Did he marry his wife according to the law, and as a virgin and at the wedding? but didn’t he commit someone else’s sin from his own wife? Didn’t you commit the sin of Sodom, or were you bored with yourself? 3411 Have you committed fornication with a hand, or committed fornication with any four-legged creature? Have you ever been involved in robbery? Didn’t Vyazan commit bloodshed in Tatba? Have you ever been to the field and kissing 3412? - [Answer]. “Blessed be God, I have found him worthy.” And I eat him by the hand, he will give him to his spiritual father, saying: you will answer to God for him. The great lord 3413 tells you: according to our re-ordination of the former gift 3414 upon you, you may now abound in abundance 3415 in every deed of brilliance, and you will be apart from all wickedness and without active sin; Therefore, you must therefore show good morals in the sacred likeness: chastity, meekness, unfeigned love, obedience to the saint and to your spiritual father, to be zealous for the Church of God without laziness, with singing and attention in prayer, now and ever and ever, amen. In fiber. The list is entitled: Renewal before witnesses as a newly ordained deacon or priest. This preface is not in Vol. sp. In the portage sp. begins like this: The Great Mister (name), Metropolitan of All Russia, tells you. did something happen? sp. namerek, Metropolitan of All Rus' added. in Vol. sp. In Solov. sp. and her; corrected by vol. sp. hence there is no excess in the world. sp. You might be interested in: