Kaluga, January 7, 2016, 13:39 – REGNUM , Metropolitan Kliment of Kaluga and Borovsk congratulated viewers Kaluga region and a Merry Christmas. Speaking on TV “Kaluga” Bishop said in part: “The Feast of the Nativity of Christ – a celebration of love. God is love, and therefore He comes to this earth to save all of us. And we Orthodox Christians as imitators of Christ must have in your heart this love. Especially in these days, the Christmas days, when the whole earth rejoices and sings born Christ-child, when in every heart are the words: “God is with us, He is with us and does not leave us. We will be in your life to have more love for God and neighbor. ”
At the same time, Clement said that in order to have love, you need to know “who is Christ, for which He came.” “As a child knows his mother, knows the difficulties that it is experiencing difficulties, the parents are going through, he loves them. So we need to know your heavenly Father and Savior Jesus Christ. I know and ask Him that He did not leave us. But how can we manifest the love of God? We can love him, but it will be only words, but in reality we have to manifest it through love of neighbor. And let the heart of every man a small little corner for his neighbor. Family or co-workers, or just those we meet on the street. It’s all our neighbors. And then we will fulfill Christ’s commandment to love one’s neighbor. I cordially congratulate all of you on this happy occasion. And let the star of Bethlehem peace and love illuminates, and blesses your life path, “- said the Metropolitan.
On the night of 6 January 7, the feast of the Nativity of Jesus Christ, Metropolitan of Kaluga and Borovsk Kliment performed at the Holy Trinity Cathedral Christmas service – Great Compline, Matins and Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom. BelTA IA REGNUM in the information and publishing department of the Kaluga diocese
Before the start of the Divine Liturgy, one of the clerics of the cathedral announced the Christmas message of Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill archpastors, pastors and all the faithful children Russian Orthodox Church.
After the Liturgy Metropolitan Clement and serve with him the clergy performed the rite slavleniya holiday.
Note Kaluga among the ten Russian cities with the highest proportion of the population of the developing interest in the Orthodox culture and faith. Share kaluzhan adults who said they are actively interested in Orthodox culture and faith, was 86%. This was announced by the Department of Sociology of the University of Finance under the Russian government, citing its own research. A survey conducted on the eve of Christmas among the residents of Russian cities with a population of over 250 thousand. Man. The researchers note that among those who consider themselves Orthodox, a lot of passive people. Only 12% of those who called themselves Orthodox attend church services several times a month or more, only 10% know the full “symbol of faith” – a summary of the basics of the Orthodox Faith. Also kaluzhan greatest interest to the Orthodox faith and culture show residents of Lipetsk (95%), Kursk (94%), Saransk (93%) and Moscow (92%), Belgrade (91%), Voronezh (90%), Tambov ( 89%), Ryazan (88%) and Ulyanovsk »
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