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Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh. Sermons, works of Anthony of Sourozh

First the word appeared ... And it is the word that becomes for every believer the power that leads to God, reveals the hearts to love and kindness, care and creation. Sermons and conversations turn to Christ even those who consider themselves atheists.

Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh is rightly considered the voice of Orthodoxy in the twentieth century. It was his conversations that opened for many people his way to Christ, to the bosom of the Orthodox Church.

Vladyka, in the world Andrey Blum, was born in 1914 in Lausanne in a prosperous family of hereditary diplomats. They lived for some time in Persia, but after the Bolsheviks came to power in their native land, they traveled the world until they settled in Paris. The reverend in emigration had a difficult childhood. In the working school, where he studied, he was brutally beaten by his peers.

The Metropolitan's Address to God

In his youth Andrei, who just turned 14, listened to the lectures of Father Sergiy Bulgakov. The boy felt a deep disagreement, deciding to fight sincerely with such "nonsense as Christianity". The future Vladyka Anthony of Sourozh, whose biography has since begun to acquire a different channel, decided to pay attention to the original source - the Gospel. In the course of reading, the young man felt the invisible presence of the one whom he had read about ...

Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh was a doctor of surgical specialty, which was the reason for his participation in the French resistance. At the end of the war, he decided to become a priest and went to England by the providence of God. It is in this country that the monk is experiencing one of the most significant events of his life.

Poorly proficient in English, Father Antony gave a lecture on a piece of paper, which turned out to be very gray and boring. He was advised that he more improvised. Then the priest objected that it would be funny. "It's very good, people will listen," was the answer. It was from that memorable day that he always spoke sermons and lectured himself, without a pre-prepared text. The teachings and instructions became a truly precious heritage of Antony Surozhsky. He spoke sincerely, deeply and vividly, which helped to convey the Orthodox faith to modern people in all patristic purity, with the preservation of the gospel depth and simplicity.

The Word of the Lord

After some time, Father Anatoly became the head of the Diocese of Sourozh. At first it was a small parish, open to a group of Russian emigrants. Under the guidance of the lord, he became an exemplary, multinational community.

The word of the monk was much further than the English believers, showing the wealth of Orthodoxy to many Western Christians. In addition, his audio recordings, samizdat books, conversations and live sermons restored many Russians to God's way. This is how the Monk Anthony of Sourozh stayed in the memory of the faithful. Metropolitan's biography was interrupted in 2003, he died in London.

The shortest sermon

Vladyka Anthony of Sourozh decided to tell how he went out to preach at one of the services. The Father said: "Just as yesterday a woman with a baby came to the evening service. But she was wearing jeans, a headscarf was not tied on her head. I do not know exactly who made her remark, but I order this parishioner to pray for this woman, the child until the end of his days, so that the Lord will save them. Because of you, she can never come to church. " Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh turned and left. This was his shortest preaching.

Proceedings of the Monk

Anthony of Sourozh, whose works have never been distinguished by pure orthodox theology, is known in many countries. His sermons and conversations always contain a kind of Orthodox word of God. In the development of such a metropolitan thinking, a significant role was played by Berdyaev's philosophy. In the first place he was interested in the doctrine of the opposition of the individual and individuality, of being, as a certain relation of the I-Thou.

Features of theology

In the mature, profound theology of Metropolitan Anthony, three features can be distinguished.

  1. Evangelism. This distinguishing feature of his edifications is that the sermons, teachings, conversations of the Metropolitan are formally and stylistically arranged so as to be a strong link between the Gospel and ordinary listeners. They seem to shorten the distance that separates modern people from the living Christ. Every believer becomes a participant in the Gospel history, the life of Antony Surozhsky is proof of that.
  2. Liturgy. Predominantly the silent Sacrament of the Church, with the help of the theology of the Monk, takes on a verbal form. This distinction is inherent not only in any part of the rite or sacrament, but also in the overall totality of church communication. His word sounds like a sacred activity and introduces every believer into the church. Conversations of Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh were always perceived by people with a special feeling of grace and closeness to God.
  3. Anthropology. Vladyka himself noted such a feature of his lectures. His words are deliberately aimed at instilling in the frightened and stunned contemporary life of a contemporary a true belief in himself. Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh reveals the immeasurable depth of each individual personality, its value for God and the ever present possibility of communication between Christ and man.

Such communication is in some sense equal. People can turn to Christ, building their attitude to faith like love and friendship, not slavery and domination. It is as a personal, unique and unique communication with the Lord that the metropolitan understands prayer and describes it in his writings.

The word of the lord, directed to the crowd of parishioners, everyone perceived as a personal appeal. Thanks to the focus on the individual in the fullness of his being, the sermons of Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh to this day appeal to every believer for a personal dialogue with God.

The Father loved to say that the sense of the Lord's presence should be direct, like a toothache. This applies to the Reverend himself. Everyone who has personally seen him alone or in a crowded temple will never forget that the special heat of a true believer emanated from him.

The Power of the Pastoral Word

Metropolitan Anthony is not a teacher, but a pastor. He talks with everyone about what the person needs right now. Personal communication with the Monk helped many believers realize the fullness of the phrase "God is love." Each person, regardless of his own employment, ill health, exhaustion, he took as a lost and gentleman the miracle of the returned son.

The older one accepts and understands all people who came to him for help and advice in a variety of situations. This may be a dead end for intellectual search, the last vital excess. The Metropolitan carried his faith to all: Orthodox and non-Orthodox, non-Russian and Russian, atheists and Christians. He allegedly places on his shoulders a burden taken from every wavering and exhausted man. In return, the monk gives a fraction of his unique freedom, which manifests itself in a small: freedom from hypocrisy, bureaucracy, narrowness. He helps to live freely in God.

Theological conversations

Conversations of Antony of Sourozh are devoted to the main issues of Christian life and faith. Filled with understanding and love, the pastoral word has more than once become a real salvation for people who have faced insuperable stumbling blocks, unsolvable contradictions. The Reverend was able to heal with the wisdom and depth of his conversations.

The main questions covered by the clergyman gave an answer to what it means to be a Christian, how to remain with God in the modern world. The Metropolitan emphasized the fact that man is a friend and disciple of Christ. It means believing in people themselves, starting, first of all, with themselves, continuing with all others: strangers and neighbors. In each person there is a piece of the Lord's light, and it always remains in it even in the most pitch darkness.

Metropolitan of love

The sermons of Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh were dedicated to love. "Love one another as I have loved you ..." - that's how one of the commandments of God sounds. These words should reach our heart, please our soul, however how difficult it is to implement them.

The metropolitan noted that love for each person is revealed in several planes: it is the experience of ordinary, simple love between members of one family, children to parents and vice versa; This is a joyful, bright feeling, arising between the bride and groom and piercing all the gloom. But here you can find fragility and imperfection.

Anthony of Sourozh spoke about the fact that Christ calls us to love one another, he does not make any distinctions. This suggests that every believer should love the absolute of every person, counter, unfamiliar, attractive and not very. He wants to say that each of us is a person with an eternal destiny, created by God from non-existence, to make his unique contribution to the life of mankind.

Any one of us is summoned and placed by the Lord in this world in order to do what others are not able to do, this is our uniqueness. "We must love any neighbor of ours, just as God loved us all, otherwise we reject Christ himself," Antony Surozhsky thought. He always spoke of love as a special feeling, which should be directed to the whole world, to God and to oneself.

About prayer ...

The Monk noted that for him the Lord's Prayer for years was one of the most difficult. It is quite logical that each individual offer is accessible and, most importantly, understandable to everyone within the framework of his experience, spiritual growth, depth of faith. "In general, many can not find the most important key, because turning to God is the whole path of spiritual life," Antony Surozhsky thought. He spoke about prayer for a long time and thoughtfully, helping the believers to realize the full force and meaning of our words addressed to Christ.

You can take any prayer in two parts. The first is the call: "Our Father." Then there are three petitions. This is the son of a prayer line, because we are all the children of our heavenly father. Then there are petitions that can serve as a guiding star in order to genuinely learn the depth of their faith. The heavenly Father is the source of our life, the educator, acting on the power of boundless love for us. We all take up and the sisters of Christ by humanity.

When praying, according to the monk, it often feels like we are inviting the Lord to do something. We pray as the beggars reach out. And the Lord sent each of us into the world in order to build the Kingdom of God, the city of God, which should be together with the city. Therefore, in prayer, we must ask to become faithful builders of this Kingdom.

The Lord will never forget us, give us material bread, material. Believers should seek in God a meeting with him, as with the word that is sent in the Gospel. It is there that the Lord shows us the way, the way to it and to the Kingdom of God.

With all fullness and sincerity, Antony Surozhsky spoke of love, prayer, friendship and the person of man in God.

"Learn to be"

Discussion of the spiritual aspects of the elderly is a very important issue, as Antony Surozhsky mentioned many times. "Learn to be" is a special preaching that reveals for believers the concepts of old age and the problems that are inherent in this age.

The Metropolitan noted that in old or old years those problems that were hidden in the past, are present in the present and, possibly, will appear in the future begin to be revealed. We must not turn a blind eye to our past, it is necessary to have the courage to face it face to face. Painful, ugly, unfortunate situations help us to find inner maturity and finally resolve, untie these issues and become truly free.

Old age and problem solving of the past

Every elderly or old man should tackle the problem of the past if there really is a belief that God is the living God, that we are all alive in him and exist for him and for him. It is impossible to simply say that there was a reconciliation with the evil that was caused to others, it is necessary to reconcile with the circumstances ...

There is still the problem of the present. When time brings old age and takes away everything that was young, people always face certain problems. The physical strength is weakening, and even the mental faculties are not the same ... Most people are trying to kindle coals in a dying flame, wanting to become the same as before. But this is the main mistake, and the artificially inflated coals are rapidly turning into ashes, and the internal pain becomes only stronger.

Instead of completing

It is difficult to describe all the beneficial effects of metropolitan preaching on the modern world. First of all, this is the true, pure influence of the shepherd who, by the power of the word, affects the inner world of people, their cultural activities. Conversations of Antony Surozhsky inspire hope, faith and love in souls and hearts to this day. Many of the Christians perceive the deceased metropolitan for the saint.

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