Most of the words and speeches of Metropolitan Philaret, excerpts from which are posted here, were spoken during the Sevastopol campaign of 1854–1855. This is the precious testament of the great saint to our Christ-loving army. From the addition to the Catechism made by Metropolitan Philaret, it is clear how this caring and wise saint, on the basis of Holy Scripture, ordered soldiers to behave and behave in general, and on the battlefield face to face with the enemy, in particular.
From the Preface to the Long Catechism by Metropolitan Philaret, Moscow Synodal Printing House, 1828.