August 15, 7533
We are living through dreadful days. The years pass swiftly, years filled with ominous and apocalyptic events. By God’s permission, “wickedness has multiplied in the world, and everywhere evil deeds are committed.” Before our very eyes, people are turning into ravenous worms, groveling in the dust of the earth. Caught up in the hustle and…
According to ancient pious customs, children in Old Believer families were taught to fast from the age of two or three. Today, the more common practice is to begin fasting labors upon emerging from infancy, around six or seven years of age. It is at about this age that a child begins to understand the…
I have spoken about parents, mothers-in-law, daughters-in-law, but said nothing of children—of their duties to the family, to father and mother. On this subject, if I find time, I shall speak in detail. For now, just a word or two. More and more often now one hears such talk: “I owe nothing to my parents….
How should one choose a name for a newborn? What are the traditions and rules in this regard? Please provide a reference to the source. In the early Christian Church, during times of persecution, people were often baptized as adults, coming from paganism or Judaism, and they retained the names they had borne previously. Over…