The Life of Antony Sourozhsky Bashny.Net

“In the presence of Vladyka Anthony I did not want to speak. You could just be there and understand everything in that moment.

Anthony Sourozhsky is an amazing person. Those who are lucky enough to communicate with him speak of the metropolitan with admiration. He had an incredible gift of words, and left behind many sermons, books and conversations.

Finding the most important places in them is an empty task. Every word, every sound in these sermons is not accidental, suffering and deeply thought out. To this day, every sermon is relevant and worthy of attention.





Today's edition. "Site" lively Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh And some of the things that he said most about us.

Anthony Sourozhsky’s fate is so unique that in Orthodox history you can’t find a similar one. Andrei Borisovich Bloom (the worldly name of the metropolitan) was born in Switzerland in 1914. As a child, he had to endure many hardships due to the fact that the family was forced to emigrate to Europe. The last point of their journey was France.

At the age of 14, young Andrew first read the Gospel. He began to visit the temple more often, turning to Christ and thinking about God. Andrey happily shared his thoughts with others, unable to remain silent about what was revealed to him.





The future bishop, having graduated from the medical faculty of the Sorbonne, began to work as a surgeon in the French army. In 1943 he received monastic tonsure. Antony was ordained a priest and sent to serve in England as a spiritual leader.

During his ministry, the metropolitan was able to turn a small parish consisting of Russian emigrants into a large diocese. He united many people of different nationalities and became a famous person not only in the UK, but all over the world.

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All those who have ever met with the metropolitan remember him as a strong person. He had great faith and amazing asceticism in everything. Anthony did not have his own housing, he lived at the cathedral and worked as a janitor. He never asked for money for himself or the diocese. It only existed on the donations of parishioners.

The metropolitan’s sermons penetrated deeply into the souls and hearts of people. They say that after confession to him, people came out as if from a bath - steamed and cleansed of sin.





During his 89 years of life, the metropolitan wrote many books and articles. In them he reflected on the basics of spiritual life, prayers and spirituality in general. During the life of the Metropolitan, his book “Prayer and Life” was published, in which he talks about whether modern man can pray and how to do it. The work is relevant to this day.





In life, the metropolitan achieved a high position, received honorary titles and awards. However, despite all this, he retained humility and asceticism in his soul, became a real example of a righteous life. He proved that it is possible to remain a true Christian even in the cruel modern world.





Unfortunately, we do not have the opportunity to communicate with the Metropolitan personally, but we still have the opportunity to preaching by Anthony of SourozhThat is where all his wisdom lies. It is impossible to fit them all in one place, so we chose the Metropolitan’s favorite sayings. Perhaps they will be the reason for the subsequent appeal to the sermons and conversations of the Lord.





Quotes by Anthony Sourozhsky

1. We do not always trust that God believes in us, and therefore we are not always able to believe in ourselves.
2. “We are all in the power of time, but through our fault, time has nothing to do with it. The fact that time passes and the fact that we are in a hurry are two very different things. To hurry is an internal state; to act precisely, accurately, quickly is another matter.”
3. “We forget that there is sin in our life, we become insensitive to it, we forget it easily, we mourn for it little. It is the only misfortune of human life.”
4. “Sin kills. He kills our soul, rendering it insensitive and callous; he kills our relations with God and with men; he kills our conscience and life in others; he kills Christ on the Cross.
5. Sometimes a small drop of heart, one warm word, one attentive gesture can transform the life of a person who would otherwise have to cope with his life alone.
   
   
   
   
6. “Everything in life is mercy, and everything in life can be joy, if the joyful heart is equal to what is given and what is taken away.”
7. Every person is an icon that must be restored to see the face of God.
8. “It is not only difficult to die, life is difficult. Sometimes life is harder than dying because it means dying day in and day out. It is sometimes easier to die at once.”
9. “Repentance consists in coming to consciousness, making a decision and acting accordingly. Crying is not enough; indeed, it is fruitless.”
10. “Eternity does not mean that after death we will live without end. Eternity is our communion with God.”
    
    
    
    

The words of the Metropolitan penetrate into the very heart and awaken confused feelings in the soul. Every word makes us think about our lives, our faith in God and how we live. We hope that you too were imbued with the sermons of Antony Sourozhsky and found joy in them for the soul.

The lives of saints are one of the best sources of wisdom. A clear example of this is the life of Sergius of Radonezh, who is remembered and loved by Orthodox believers to this day.

And also the life story of Seraphim of Sarov, from whom you can learn humility.

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