then a senior deacon of bishop aristarchus, and so gradually communicating with the bishop aristarchus, with father anthonypists of the trinity of serge lavra, monks, then he began to read spiritual literature, and somehow it naturally resulted in taking monasticism to go. chose there, but we know from the holy scriptures the words of the savior, who says that you did not choose me, i chose you, and if we start talking to any monk about how you came to the monastery, any monk will say: “the lord called” . therefore, yes, indeed, the lord calls, touches the heart of a person, this is this meeting with god, happens in the life of every person. the question is how he will react to this meeting, thanks to his free will. either he will follow christ with him, or he will turn away from him , this free will is already expressed, and if a person has such love, it is revealed, the lord gives such a gift of love to a person that he can completely give himself to god, devote himself to service him, then he becomes a monk, if you take the path of monasticism, if god called you to be a monk, then... the main thing is t