the holy venerable seraphim of sarov said that fasting is not the most important thing in the life oftian, and prayer is not the main thing, and even almsgiving, but the main thing is the acquisition of the holy spirit. and fasting, prayer and alms are a means that are very important and cannot be neglected. and we need to use them correctly, observe what they bring, how much they help the soul to become better, even in the coming lent, it is very important for every christian to confess and partake of the holy mysteries of christ, this is a very powerful means of changing our inner spiritual life, and the one who begins these sacraments correctly, weighed, thoughtfully, receives undoubted benefit, they feel it for a certain time, depending on how attentive he is to oneself, then a little - the influence of the holy sacraments weakens, and a person is called to again approach the shrine in order to renew his spiritual life. of course, participation in the sacraments is not some kind of magical action; it requires an internal disposition. the lord says to his son, it’s not even your he

who comes here, i want to note that this monastery is included in the orbit of arzamas, deveyev and sarovery important for everyone, thank you very much, i give the floor to the metropolitan, our bishop, respected zinovy, please, sincerely thank you. the president of our country for the care and attention that punishes the people and for the gasification program, today opening the boiler room of the sanaksar monastery , in which rests the relics of the holy righteous warrior fyodor ushakov, who brought russia victories, we hope, and... will happily answer all those, who takes care of monks, monks, about prayer books, and we hope that this good work will continue, god's blessing to all participants and performers, god bless everyone. thank you very much, connections to the village of mikhailova aleksandrovka, rostov region. good afternoon, our school has been heated with coal for 41 years, and now a new page in its history has come. thanks to russian president vladimir vladimirovich putin and gazprom, our classrooms will now be warm and cozy. thank you from teachers, students and their par