Orthodox Christians must steadfastly remain in Orthodoxy, preserve oneness of mind with one another and un-hypocritical love, guard purity of soul and body, reject evil and unclean intentions, temperately partake of food and drink, and above all adorn themselves with humility, not neglect hospitality, refrain from conflicts and not give honor and glory in anything to earthly life, but instead await a reward from God: the enjoyment of heavenly goods.
Featured image: The cross of St. Sergius of Radonezh, with which he blessed the Venerable Irinarkh at the founding of the monastery. From the Prokudin-Gorskiĭ Collection. Photographer Sergeĭ Mikhaĭlovich, 1911. Library of Congress
