INWARD PURITY. ARCHPRIEST SERGIY BARANOV

INWARD PUTITY Consider this, a great number of monasteries are dedicated to Holy Theotokos. Our ancient Kiev Pechersk Lavra (Kiev Monastery of the Caves) of the Dormition of Our Most Holy Lady Theotokos, the Pochaev Lavra, the whole Holy Mount Athos are under the protection of the Mother of God. Monks do not just live under the wing of Holy Theotokos, they imitate Her purity. In order to encompass the Deity and not to desecrate Him it is necessary to keep chastity both of body and soul. Church people might know that when a woman is pregnant, according to church rules, she has an admission for living in separate rooms with her husband. And it has a profound meaning. A child connected to mother by an umbilical cord perceives everything what she perceives. If mother is sad, then the child gets sad too, so it is recommended to avoid upsetting pregnant mothers as it can influence their unborn babies. If mother gets angry, her anger bears down upon the baby, as well as the rest of her feelings...