Letter to Orthodox bishops, monks and priests (+ video)

Lvov (Ukraine), 15 August 2013

The warriors of Christ, priests, monks and bishops!

The Apostle Paul says that we do not wrestle against flesh and blood but against powers in the heavenly places. Therefore we must take up the whole armour of God. Out of the six weapons the emphasis is on the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God (cf. Eph 6:10f). You have to fight the gates of hell for the salvation of the Russian nation and the Orthodox Church.

A precondition for a spiritual awakening in Russia is a spiritual awakening in the monasteries and among the clergy. This year we celebrate the anniversary of the Baptism of Kievan Russia. This year not only Ukraine but Russia too faces more and more intense political, psychological and spiritual pressure. Almost all the nations follow the dictates of Freemasons, world bankers and supranational organizations whose aim is globalization and reduction of humanity, i.e. autogenocide. The most powerful means of autogenocide is gender ideology and the juvenile justice system which steals children en masse from their loving parents. Other means are chipping with the number of the apocalyptic beast (666), legalization of drugs, legalization of mass euthanasia for so-called unwanted consumers and undesirable residents. Even children become victims of traders in human organs. This neofascist ideology commits more terrible crimes against humanity than Hitler’s globalizing eurofascism. The greatest hope for the salvation of mankind is now mainly Russia. That is why it must be morally and spiritually strong so as to be able to withstand this ideological struggle. The responsibility for the salvation of the Russian nation and other nations rests with You.

You ask what to do in this situation? You ask what the will of God is? The will of God is Your holiness. All saints were men of prayer. Jesus says even to You: “Could you not watch with Me one hour? Watch and pray.” So at least one hour of interior prayer every day. At least one hour with Jesus. One hour is the minimum, not the maximum.

Many saints share their experience of prayer. There is a story which tells of the life of an Eastern saint who would cry to God so loudly that the brethren thought someone was plucking out his eyes. Indeed, prayer ought to be the cry of the soul. As we read in Psalms: “As the deer pants for the water brooks, so pants my soul for You, O God.” (Ps 42:2) The Word of God says that the Holy Spirit makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

You are to be the light, the salt and the leaven. Let Your light shine before men. On the occasion of the jubilee renewal of the Baptism, let us realize that we were buried through baptism into Christ’s death. As many of us as were baptized have put on Christ (Gal 3:27). It is not enough to know it just theoretically. We need to experience this truth. Then we can speak and act in the authority of Christ, in His name, and the demons will flee. God will work wonders and miracles just like we read about it in the Gospel. You, warriors of God, are faced with the need for the greatest miracle. This miracle will be spiritual resurrection of the Russian nation.

Our Patriarchate has Your holiness at heart. How to start the renewal of Your baptism and the baptism of the entire Russian nation? There are short video lectures available on our website (http://vkpatriarhat.org/en/?category_name=spiritual-preparation-for-the-anniversary-of-baptism-of-kievan-rus) on the internal renewal.

1)     The receiving of Jesus as personal Saviour and Lord.

2)     The receiving of the Mother of Jesus.

3)     The receiving of the fullness of the Holy Spirit.

4)     Renunciation of the spirit of paganism and occultism in all its forms.

Another recommendable practice is the celebration of the seventh day – the Day of the Resurrection. A series of reflections on the Resurrection is available on our website too (http://vkpatriarhat.org/en/?category_name=celebration-of-sunday). This pattern for the celebration of Sunday is intended to form living communities. It involves basically the same principles as were used by the early Christians in Jerusalem.

We, the bishops, gather together every week and spend two days in fellowship, devoting ourselves to prayer and God’s Word. This biblical means allows God’s Spirit to work. He can thus work through us and will work through You as well.

You warriors of Christ, priests, monks and bishops, do have the spirit of Judah the Maccabee who defended the law of God. He was not in league with the spirit of paganism (today the spirit of Assisi and Astana). Start, and the Spirit of God will lead You! Start in this jubilee year when we commemorate the Baptism of Kievan Russia! Start, and God will raise the Russian nation to life through You!

Praying for You,

+ Elijah

Patriarch of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate

+ Methodius OSBMr                + Timothy OSBMr

Secretary Bishops

Download: Letter to Orthodox bishops, monks and priests (15.8.2013)