The elders of the Russian Orthodox Church. Orthodox calendar for 2020 with reading for every day

The calendar “Elders of the Russian Orthodox Church” will be interesting to all Orthodox Christians who try to increase in faith and seek spiritual leadership.
Sightness is one of the most striking and creative manifestations of the Russian religious tradition. This phenomenon is born in monasticism, but exists outside the monasteries.
Calendar excerpts are selected so that the reader can get acquainted with the spiritual heritage of famous Russian elders. Here are their biographies, memories of spiritual children, instructions and fragments of literary works. The life and traditions of ancient Russian monasteries are described, excerpts from the sermons and the answers of priests to questions about the elderly, spirituality, confession and repentance are given. Much attention is paid to the memories of contemporaries about the elders. The heading pastoral instructions will help the reader think about important issues of spiritual life and moral improvement, and will also present the practical advice of experienced confessors in various situations. The section “Letters” will allow you to see what the elders were, how they maintained a connection with numerous passers and spiritually nourished them. In the heading Book Regiment, excerpts from books about the elderly are presented.
You will find in the calendar of history about life near the elders, their poems and stories, evidence of miracles revealed according to their prayers. The calendar traditionally contains prayers to the elders glorified by the Church and the main liturgical texts during church holidays.

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