75. Около 1455 г. Послание митрополита Ионы в Боголюбов монастырь о послушании братии игумену и соблюдении иноческих обетов

From the collection of Count A.S. Uvarov No. 512 (formerly Tsarskogo No. 366), l. 233–236, according to which it was published in the first volume. Historical Acts No. 265. Corrected according to the list found in the Synod collection. library No. 562, l. 115–116, where given in form. Message from Metropolitan Jonah, to Vladimir, to the Monastery of the Nativity of the Most Pure Theotokos, to Bogolyubovo, to the holy monks and monks Blessing of Jonah, Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Rus', to the most honorable monastery of the Nativity of the Most Pure Theotokos, in Bogolyubovo, to the holy monks and monks. Бил ми челом, сынове, ваш игумен Вельямин, а сказывает, что его не слушаете ни в чем; and in that honest monastery there is a lot of chaos and losses among your brothers: and that is, sonically, according to the originality and pride of our common adversary, the enemy of the devil: such battles will arise for disobedience and disobedience. And you know, sons, how you have mortified the world and this temporary future enslaver: and it is worthy for you, sons, to take care of this, obeying in everything your spiritual superior, Abbot Velyamin, according to your vow given to God. And about this, my son, I am writing to you, with my blessing and prayer, so that you naturally force yourself to fulfill in every possible way that godly life in common, according to your vow given to God, remembering the word of the Gospel from the mouth of Christ, saying: “Not everyone, say to me: Lord, Lord, and he will enter the kingdom of heaven, but do the will of my Father, who is in heaven,” to this end, having obedience, with spiritual love, to your spiritual superior, the abbot, and there would be no disorderly behavior and drunkenness in you, and also you would not go into the world without the blessing and command of the abbot: for everything, you would look to God and to your spiritual superior, to the abbot, and have concern for your salvation, the well-being of the world and the peace of all our great Orthodoxy, lovingly anticipating each other and guiding each other on the path of salvation. And if you, sons, live as I am writing to you, a godly life, and I have hope in God’s love for mankind, you will hear the word of Christ the Master saying to you: “Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom of heaven prepared for you,” which I pray you will receive. And you also ordered your abbot to keep you in love and spiritual harmony in everything, and to take care of your only-begotten immortal souls, and to maintain a monastic attitude about everything. And those who live in disobedience with the abbot, having resistance to the divine and sacred rules, and the flesh of that honest monastery, and neglect our scripture about this, and I ordered the abbot to show such with love, spiritually; but he did not listen, and I ordered him to be expelled from the monastery, as well as every destroyer and destroyer of God’s law: such a one has driven himself away from the flock of Christ. And that theft is being carried out among you, and I ordered the abbot, on whom it is incorrect 2742, to sing a prayer service to the holy wonderworkers and confessors, and to serve divine mass, and to feed them with prosphora. 2743 That is there is no reliable evidence. Of course, without a doubt, the rite of God's judgment, which consisted of the service of St. Gurias, Simon and Aviv. См. выше № 36. You might be interested in: