Feast Day: June 16th
& October 11th – Synaxis of the Elders of Optina Monastery
The Life of Saint Moses: Saint Moses did not have the money for all these projects, but he undertook them anyway, trusting in God to provide the means. Sometimes he would even travel to Moscow to solicit donations to the Monastery. When people asked if he had enough money for his projects, he would show them a few roubles. Someone would say, “Father, that is nothing!” Then Father Moses would reply, “Are you forgetting about God? I may have nothing, but He has everything.”…
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Prayers
Saint Moses Pray to God for us.
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“If you remain silent and patient, no doubt you will see God’s help. Since He alone knows all, entrust yourself to Him without any doubt.”
“Do not grow faint in spirit, and do not despond during times of trouble; but turn to the Lord with humble Prayers, and believe that help will come to you.”
“The bodily eye cannot tolerate even the smallest speck of dust on its surface, so too the conscience, when soiled by something, cannot attain Prayer.”
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“You must bear the Spiritual infirmities of your brother gladly, and without annoyance. For when someone is physically ill, we are not only not annoyed with him, but we are exemplary in our care of him; we should also set an example in cases of Spiritual illness.”
“If at some time you show mercy to someone, mercy will be shown to you. If you show compassion to one who is suffering (and of course, this is not a great deed) you will be numbered among the Martyrs. If you forgive one who has insulted you, then not only will all your sins be forgiven, but you will be a child of the Heavenly Father. If you Pray from all your heart for Salvation – even a little – you will be saved. If you rebuke yourself, accuse yourself, and judge yourself before God for your sins, with a sensitive conscience, even for this you will be justified. If you are sorrowful for your sins, or you weep, or sigh, your sigh will not be hidden from Him and, as St. John Chrysostom says, ‘If you only lament for your sins, then He will receive this for your Salvation.'”
