geromagen in himself as an elderly man, exhausted by hunger and cold in... god forbid that our current young generation is brought up in an understanding of what fateful role the patriarch played then, and what is the meaning of his words? and his courageous position, including the one that predetermined his confessional death, was so that our country remained independent, strong and so that the orthodox faith was preserved among our people. and this role of the church was especially tested in that terrible, troubled time. and the fact that she remained great, unmarried, significant for the destinies of the people, is largely the merit of the elder, the patriarch, who was not afraid of cold , hunger, or the disease itself, but as befits the head of the church, he remained with his people, with his church, and, of course, with... who strengthened him on this path of confession and martyrdom. through his prayers, may the lord protect the russian land, may the lord protect our church. and may he protect everyone from all evil, from all temptations and temptatio