13. 1283–1305. Правило митрополита Максима

From the Chudovskaya Helmsman of 1499, No. 167, l. 224. Variations (minor) according to the list of Helmsmen Publ. Library L.F. dept. II, No. 80, l. 269. Published for the first time in “History of Russian. Church" Rev. Macarius, vol. IV, pp. 365–367. Blessing 1024 Maxim, Metropolitan of All Rus', to all professed Christians. Be it known to you, children: the holy Apostles and the saints of the universal churches did not give us every 1025 Wednesday and heel to eat meat 1026, or cheese, or milk, but created every kind of strength and imposed great penance for these two days. But the holy universal Church of God, the Most Holy Resurrection of the Lord and God and our Savior Jesus Christ, is before us, and until St. Thomas Week, this whole week there is meat; Even though people will desire in the midst of the melting, it will not be withheld. On seven and five days we celebrate the one week of the origin of the holy and life-giving Spirit, and this whole week is unrestrained until the week of all saints, but even on this Wednesday and Friday, even if they are pious from men, these do not eat meat; If they eat these, they cannot restrain themselves. And for this reason, having given the holy cathedrals the fasting of the holy Apostles, and by fasting and this, as the Holy Fathers commanded, even if the feast of the holy Apostles is held on Wednesday or Friday, it is not worthy for Christians to eat meat, but to celebrate the holy day and eat fish; If 1027 is not due on Wednesday or Friday, then there is no stopping you from eating meat. The month of August is fasted and fasted for seven days until the Dormition of the Holy Mother of God, and on the first of August, do not eat meat, on which day it is due, do not eat any fish. More than 1028 Christians, even if the feast of the Holy Mother of God is due on Wednesday or Friday, do not eat meat, but eat the most holy fish for the sake of the Mother of God. Between the holy fasting there is also the holy transfiguration of the Lord and God and our Savior Jesus Christ: on the due day, do not eat meat. And this.є҃і. days of not eating meat in the month of August, the Holy Fathers have laid down a great fast, and by destroying and eating meat, the feast of the Holy Fathers is denied to all. And set the fast for seven. days: in this 1029 there is a holy and great terrible vision and the sacrament of God's vision, which was the earthly union with the heavenly, the middle of the walls will be destroyed, and we celebrate in the flesh the birth of the Lord and God and our Savior Jesus Christ. If the feast of St. Philip falls on Wednesday or Friday, Christians do not need to eat meat, but eat fish on Saint Philip’s day, and let the meat go first, on which day it falls, other than Wednesday and the heel. If it is the feast of the Lord God and our Savior Jesus Christ, who is according to the flesh the divine Nativity, on which day it is due, on that day let them eat meat, until St. Basil’s Day, and eat without restraint. And even if the canon of Christmas is due on which day it is due, it is not worthy for those who are fasting to eat meat or fish: if the canon is due on Saturday or on a week that is not permitted by the statute, let them eat bread and wine at Vespers. The canon of enlightenment will be delivered on Saturday, or during the week, and as before, according to the service of John Chrysostom, let bread and wine be eaten until after Vespers. If the canon of Christmas and Enlightenment happens on one day, other than Saturday and week, there is Vasilyev’s service, it is not appropriate to leave it: even if they do not serve at the canon, it is appropriate to serve in the morning. Even if a holy holiday is due to enlightenment on Wednesday or Friday, then it is appropriate to eat meat on that day; on other Wednesdays and Fridays, do not eat meat until the week before the meat-free period, and this whole week you can’t restrain yourself from eating meat about the Armenian heresy. Only the days that are dedicated to Wednesday and Friday are 1030 taken into account before the holy churches, but on other Wednesdays and Fridays it is not appropriate to eat meat, neither on the Nativity of the Holy Mother of God, nor on any other 1031 holiday, other than these, as written. All the writings are about Wednesdays and Fridays. I write to you, my children, and yes to all my children born in the newly consecrated font. May you keep your wives from the holy catholic and apostolic church, the wife of salvation for the sake of humanity. If you keep them in fornication, without the blessing of the church, what help do you have? But pray to them and encourage them, whether they are old or young, to get married in the church. I say everything to you, teaching you, my children, to obey the greyhound 1032 Tetsite. And 1033 if you listen to me, the shepherd of your souls, grace to God; Otherwise, we are beyond sin. The grace of God and my blessing will be with all faithful Christians, through the prayers of our most pure and holy Lady Theotokos and all the Saints, always and now and ever and unto ages of ages, amen. In both lists, blessing is incorrect. meat - and in all other cases. Corrected from the present, as it is in another list. none, however, are crossed out in the original. You might be interested in: