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Having received my letter, you remained dissatisfied, which I am perplexed about. You wrote about your infirmities, and I suggested this to St. fathers' instructions, so as not to despair, but to try to improve, and now I am writing the same. The sisters told me that Vasily Petrovich 3, who was in your cell, said that it was necessary to put a picture of Mary of Egypt here. Listen to this parable and guess what it means. It seems to me that I should follow her repentance, not by running away into the desert, but by denying myself when passions become agitated; heed this, and with the help of God, surrender yourself to His will, thinking about your sins, repent and look down on yourself; but do not despair, have before your eyes a picture (by Vasily Petrovich) - Mary of Egypt. The end of life is necessary, but when it will happen is hidden from us. When K.S. arrives, don’t refuse to accept and answer the question, how the Lord will enlighten you. She was with you, and she left with regret, due to your rejection. May the Lord give you peace and health, mental and physical, and may He forgive you all your sins, and I forgive you, unworthy, and remain unworthy, your pilgrim, many sinner I. M. August 6. Believe, mother, that God sent Vasily Petrovich to you for the benefit of your soul! A famous holy fool in the Oryol province about Christ, he used his spiritual advice for many through the gift of clairvoyance. You might be interested in: