About military vocation and faith: a meeting of cadets with a priest was held at UVVAULtranslated

On September 25, at the Ulyanovsk Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, at the invitation of the command, the head of the Simbirsk diocese department for interaction with the armed forces, Archpriest Sergius Kichigin, spoke to the cadets.

The priest told the cadets about the relationship between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Soviet state during the Great Patriotic War, as well as the contribution of believers to the defeat of Nazi Germany.

Father Sergius introduced listeners to the life of Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Sergius (Stragorodsky) and the history of the Resurrection and Neopalimovsky churches, located near the school. The priest noted the importance of faith, which gives birth to courage and heroism, citing as examples the exploits of the holy princes Alexander Nevsky and Dmitry Donskoy, as well as the commander Alexander Suvorov.

“The military team, its coherence and cohesion are formed not only thanks to firm discipline and strict subordination of the warrior to his superiors, but also through deep and living faith, which is the key to victory,” emphasized Archpriest Sergius Kichigin.

At the end of his speech, Father Sergius wished the cadets success in their studies and a conscious sense of duty...