☦️☦️☦️☦️☦️☦️☦️☦️ Reverend Barsanuphius of Optina (Plikhankov) Pavel Ivanovich Plikhankov (July 5 (18), 1845, Samara — April 1 (14), 1913, Kolomna, Moscow province) - priest of the Russian Orthodoxу Church, preacher,  spiritual writer, one of the  venerable elders of the Optina Hermitage. The Sacrament of Reconciliation, or Confession, tears up the promissory notes. It destroys the record of our sins. The Communion of the True Body and Blood of Christ gives us the power to be born again Spiritually. Although this does not occur immediately, and is perhaps imperceptible to us: "the Kingdom of God cometh not with observation (Luke 17:20)", yet there is no doubt that this rebirth will happen sooner or later, and we will begin a new life, a life in Christ. ☦️☦️☦️☦️☦️☦️☦️☦️ Original quote Quotes from Russian saints

🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺 Archimandrite Cyril (Pavlov) Ivan Dmitrievich Pavlov                             (8 September 1919, Ryazan region -  20 February 2017,  Peredelkino, Moscow). Russian Orthodox Christian monk, elder and Archimandrite, who was confessor to Patriarch Alexy II. He was also confessor to the previous patriarchs Alexy I and Pimen. Child of the Church of Christ! Do not deceive your mind: the salvation of God may be found in every place if you fulfill the will of your Lord. The Lord receives a righteous soul into His embrace equally from a throne and from a plow, from the altar and from the battlefield. Therefore, if anyone lives in the world, let him not despair. If he falls into sin, through repentance he can draw near to God once more. Let each person practice the virtues appropriate to the calling God has given him, and he will be saved. But if someone withdraws into the silent wilderness and yet does not put away his evil deeds, he will inevitably perish there as well. 🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺 Original quote Quotes from Russian saints