57. Прежде 1429 г. апреля 19. Его же благословенная грамота иноку Павлу (Обнорскому) на устроение монастыря и освящение в нем церкви, с увещанием братии о соблюдении иноческих обетов

In the life of Paul of Obnor († 1429) it is written: “I went with one brother to the notorious city of Moscow, to the Most Reverend Photius Metropolitan, and prayed to the priest that he would bless him to erect a church in the name of the holy and life-giving Trinity. The Metropolitan (who received the monk at first very unfavorably, and then was enlightened by a miraculous vision) ... bless him and commanded him to erect a church ... and teach him much from the divine scriptures, as it should be for building the human soul and instructing for salvation - an image of good for all who are under him, as a word to give [to him] on the day of the Last Judgment of God" (Manuscript of Undolsky No. 349, l. 28, XVI century). The last words can be read almost literally in the letter itself; was published (without end) in the first volume of Historical Acts under No. 257. This complete edition was made based on the manuscript of the Solovetsky library of the 16th century, No. 685, fol. 212–215. From Photius, Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Rus', to monk Paul. That you sent me your letter, asking for the holy antimension, for the consecration of the Church of God, and the work of consecrating the Church of God, and the work of consecrating the holy monastery in Christ, and even gathering the brethren in Christ, and as you write that you have gathered such: and about this, as is your desire for this, and I do not forbid you, but I also lay down my blessing and pray to the lover of mankind, as it is The Lord will enlighten that place and his name will be glorified for you. And I sent the holy antimension for the consecration of that Church of God; but as you were with me, and you remember, as you are, I spoke a lot about this, what kind of spiritual superior should oneself be, and I am the image of all, and for all the human souls in the flock entrusted to him, the due torture should be given on the day of the great judgment: and for this reason, even now I am writing to you about this, as if I were mindful of this, paying attention to which ones and from where you attach 2401; having already fled to the windward refuge, to the holy monastery, and perceiving that great angelic image of humility, and promising to bear all need and sorrow until the last breath, and then about seven confessions from the angels are written and held in the hand of our Creator Christ the Lord, to which such 2402 promise is laid down, and it will be revealed before our faces on the day of his great judgment. I am writing to your love and to all those gathered about Christ: remember this, who enslaved the future to the future, and took refuge in a windward refuge, and joined such a great yoke, deigning 2403 to work for the heavenly King, not the earthly one; And we did not promise this to an angel, below the king and prince and ruler of this age, but we promised to the King who reigns and the Lord who lords, and who carries such 2404 confession of our scripture 2405 in his hand, the Lord will come on the day of the great judgment, giving reward according to his worth. And for this reason, I pray to you, according to such a confession, to the unmarried promise, and thus firmly to give you spiritual wings, comprehending your confession and always protecting yourself with Christ’s saying word: “No one lays hands on his forehead and in vain turns back, he is ruled in the kingdom of heaven.” And I beg you to strive for yourself, to complete this feat of yours, in the way you are called by nature, and the robe of salvation and the helmet of unhypocrisy, which you have accepted, and unfiltered, but purely, strive to keep everyone for yourself and present it to your Master; and since Christ’s warriors are so invincible, they are just weak fighters of the audacity of fighting, let them show that even though they lament a lot 2406 there is our adversary who does not want our salvation, and many are the ones who are kicking through his nets on us, and all his grief is the envy of our virtues 2407, and he is trying in every way to overthrow us and have us with him, and everyone does not tolerate the evil of us corruptible 2408 and deified beings of that incorruptible race, from where our adversary has fallen away, and there our Creator Christ the Lord calls with the verb, not saying: “receive the eternal kingdom of heaven,” but saying: “you blessed of my Father inherit the kingdom prepared for them,” and as from our Father he says a certain inheritance "inherit." And for this reason, at the beginning of my confession, I pray that you prepare for us all kinds of works of virtue, or to adorn that great angelic likeness in a godly manner, likening ourselves, [according to] the written Gospel parable, to the five wise virgins, who burned their lamps when they met the bridegroom, and we will not remain, like the rioting virgins, whose lamps were extinguished and the door closed, and remained outside, pushing, and hearing the terrible answer: “Get away from me, I don’t know where you come from.” And for this reason I pray for these, that you may become like the wise virgins 2409, and not riot, and that you may hear the good voice of Christ, convening 2410 the blessed of the Father into the endless kingdom of heaven, saying: “You, blessed of my Father, will come, inherit the kingdom prepared for you”; and I pray that you will receive this. And my prayer and blessing be with you. And the certificate was given in Moscow, April 19th. In the original and incorporating from here; corrected according to Act. In authentic willing; corrected according to Act. In the original it is: correct. according to Act. our confession and scripture A. That is armed with many nets. In authentic virtues; corr. according to Act. Here the text published in the Acts is interrupted. You might be interested in: