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Archbishop Hilarion receives Apostolic Nuncio to the Russian Federation
Friday, 22 January 2010 16:11
Moscow - On 21 January 2010, Archbishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk received Archbishop Antonio Mennini, Apostolic Nuncio to the Russian Federation, at the latter’s request.
Discussed at the meeting that took place at the Moscow Patriarchate Department for external church relations, were topical issues of bilateral relations between the Russian Orthodox and the Roman Catholic Churches.
Taking part in the talk was the Very Revd. Igor Vyzhanov, DECR secretary for inter-Christian relations.
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Wisdom from the Church Fathers
| It was said about John the Little that one day he said to his older brother: "I want to be free from care and not to work but to worship God without interruption." And he took his robe off, and went into the desert. After staying there one week, he returned to his brother. And when he knocked at the door, his brother asked without opening it: "Who is it?" He replied: "It's John, your brother." The brother said: "John has become an angel and is not among people anymore." Then he begged and said: "It's me!" But his brother did not open the door and left him there in distress until the next morning. And he finally opened the door and said: "If you are a human being, you have to work again in order to live." Then John repented, saying: "Forgive me, brother, for I was wrong." Sayings of the Desert Fathers |