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I am sending you the book of St. Barsanuphius the Great; I believe that you will immediately cut it. Thanks to the Lord, the works of Elder Paisius, through his prayers, came to light for the benefit of many, with the assistance in this matter of persons worthy of respect; yet the Lord told them about this; also St. Simeon N.B. 12 words, Elder’s translation; yes, I believe you have a book - the life of Elder Paisius and his writings; also the translation of his Delighted Classes. It seems that I sent them to you in Tver; the book of St. Simeon was sent to you, in the same post office with a letter, on January 27, which, I think, you have already received. Now the book is still being printed: The Announcements of St. Theodora Studite. But for all this: not to us, Lord, not to us, but to Your name give glory (Ps. 113:9). But we, or especially me, a sinner, must be afraid to give an answer - to the one who writes, who speaks, and not to the one who creates. Thank you for sending the image of the Kazan Mother of God, with the image of the decoration located on it; and o. The abbot thanks you for the image. And the most honorable Fr. Abbot Anthony was dismissed from his post and settled in our monastery, after a thirteen-year absence from us; they both express their respects to you. People are not checkers, and not on a machine, so that one can act or according to one person’s mental assumption; but all are autocratic and surrounded by weakness; and maintaining people and order requires great experience and spiritual intelligence. So, I advise you, on this score, to calm down, leaving this matter to the will of God. I did not dare to draw my conclusions about the miraculous appearance of the icon of the Mother of God of Feodorov that happened in your monastery to a novice, but I believe that everything is possible from God, and the miracles of the Mother of God, both anciently and now, are shed abundantly everywhere. We must expect consequences: will there be information about this stone, whether it was, or is, such on the icon of the Theodore Mother of God in that monastery. It seems that she should also ask to go to that monastery where the Queen of Heaven herself calls her. I ask you not to leave me in your prayers, who wish you health and salvation with all your flock in Christ, your prayer book, the great sinner I.M. February 28, 1853. You might be interested in: