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Святителю Иоанну Златоусту

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Oh, great saint John Chrysostom! You have received many and varied gifts from the Lord, and like a good and faithful servant, you have multiplied all the talents given to you: for this reason, truly universal You were a teacher, for every age and every rank learns from you. Behold, the image of you appeared to the youth of obedience, to the young - the luminary of chastity, to the husband - the mentor of hard work, to the old - the teacher of kindness, to the monk - the rule of abstinence, to those who pray - a leader inspired by God, an enlightener of wisdom to those who seek wisdom, an inexhaustible source of living words to those who seek good words, a star of mercy to those who do good, and the rule of the wise to those in power an image, a zealot for righteousness - an inspirer of boldness, a mentor for righteousness for the sake of the persecuted, a teacher of patience: you were all, and you saved everyone.

Above all of these you have acquired love, which is the union of perfection, and with that, as by the power of Divine, you have united all the gifts in your soul into one, and Here, the love shared and reconciling, in the interpretation of the words of the apostles, you preached to all the faithful. We are sinners, we each have our own gifts, we are not imams of the unity of the spirit in the union of the world, but we are vain, irritating to each other, to each other enviously: for this reason, for the sake of our gift, we were divided not into peace and salvation, but into enmity and condemnation for us. Moreover, we fall to you, the saint of God, servants of God (names), overwhelmed by discord, and in contrition of heart we ask: with your prayers drive away from our hearts all pride and envy, dividing us, so that in many places we may remain one body of the church without restraint, so that, according to your prayerful words, we will love each other and with one mind confess the Father and the Son and The Holy Spirit, Trinity, Consubstantial and Indivisible, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

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