Письмо 51

The horror of fires arose again; recently, not far from us, an iron factory burned down; a loss of up to a million: from what? - A boy, about 14 years old, was naughty, shot and hit the straw - of course God’s punishment was allowed. Do not be faint-hearted, but place your trust in the Lord and His Most Pure Mother. I’ll tell you the pitiful news: My monastery has become orphaned; their meek and unforgettable mother, the abbess, moved to the eternal abode on August 25, after a day's illness; you cannot imagine what kind of moaning, crying, sobbing and crying there was there about the deprivation of her; and not only the blueberries, but also all the worldly ones wept inconsolably. They will not have such a loving mother; she, with her meekness, simplicity, humility, patience and love, made everyone weep for herself; her meek and wise rule calmed more than 300 sisters; I don't know who will take her place. There will be a boss, but the mother will not be like that; One sister described her death and burial to me with such a feeling that a petrified person could not hold back tears. May the Lord rest her soul in the kingdom of heaven, of which we have no doubt: her whole life, sorrowful and painful, and her blessed death (she gave up her soul to the Lord with a smile) give us hope for her future bliss. She, as if anticipating her death, made some hints about this. At the time of her death, at 12 o'clock at night, some sisters saw a crown of stars over her cell; and the P-sky builder V..., shortly before her death, had a dream: as if the heavens suddenly opened, and Father L... Ottole said to the abbess: “M...! will you come to me soon? And I’ve been waiting for you for a long time, and I built you a cell”; She seems to answer: “soon, soon, father, I will come.” This is what happened about the death of the blessed righteous woman. Look at their death and imitate their faith. We pray to the Lord for the repose of her soul in the kingdom of heaven and for the consolation of her remaining sisters, who lament and cry over her deprivation. In B...ve, on the 29th of August, the bishop promoted M. P... to the abbess, although the older sisters and nuns made noise, but then they fell silent; and some of the ladies were against this, and wanted to work so that she would not be there; but, apparently, one cannot resist the election of God; Meanwhile, it will be difficult for her to deal with them, and putting them in order requires the special help of God. Mnogohreshny I.M. September 2, 1848. You might be interested in: