Pavel Krivonogov Archimandrite Biography

Monasticism Archimandrite Pavel Krivonogov. For a quarter of a century, at the throne of God on December 17, the 25th anniversary has been marked by the Pavel Pavel Krivonogov, the current governor of the Zvenigorod Savvino-Sorozhevsky monastery, has been performed. And the day before, on the throne of the monastery, the liturgy in the monastery was headed by Metropolitan Feognost, who handed over to the hero of the Holiness Patriarch Kirill and informed him of awarding the Order of the Monk Sergius of the III Cteaden.

The connection of these two saints, as well as their abode, is still not interrupted. Here is the archimandrite Pavel, the current governor of the Savvino-Wrong monastery-the former inhabitant of the laurel of St. Sergius, worked in the monastery of the Monk with the years, and with the software was the deanery of the Holy Trinity Sergius Lavra. On these holidays, we offer the argument of Archimandrite Paul about spirituality in the monastery, his memories of his spiritual father Archimandrite Kirill Pavlov.

He himself was the embodiment of the Monk for us, they and externally, many say, were similar. The confessor for the monastery fraternity is like a native mother. And even closer - how deeper he understands all your problems, can give concrete recommendations, help where mother is powerless with all her great love. You constantly just felt that Father Cyril is the most loving person.

I am very grateful to the priest for supporting me when I was appointed deanery of the laurel. There was such a moment when I came to him and said: "Everything, Father, I can’t do it anymore." And Father Cyril answered me: "They do not leave the cross, they remove from the cross." Even the priest said that I would not take everything on myself, did not think that everything depends on me.

Of course, from this “I” a person ceases to control himself, attracts problems and cannot solve them, because the Lord opposes the proud. And the priest said: “Do not take everything on yourself. In our laurel, the Monk Sergius decides everything and arranges. ” Father Cyril helped to learn how to move away from his will. And this does not mean to be limp - it is necessary to recognize the will of God and the Monk and fulfill it.

The elder is a person who carries prophetic ministry, the Lord himself reveals His will to every coming. This is a window opened from the mountain to this world. The elder is aware of all the problems of our world, but he knows both the Law of God, and how to apply it in the life of every person. There was no deliberate paternity, stiffness in it. All his instructions, as a rule, were clothed in the form of good advice, recommendations.

There were cases of order tone, but then something extraordinary was supposed to happen when, for the benefit of a person himself, it was necessary to show firmness, for example, to support a discouragement. But basically, the father somehow softly advised, recommended: “You can do this,” “Well, do it.” No imperatives. But his words did not have alternatives. When the priest said, you understood that this is the best option.

Therefore, you flew on the wings that you received the best advice. The soul felt this. And you were experiencing with your whole being that the best solution was found. About the father of Cyril, we can say that this is a person who acquired the mind of Christ 1 Cor. The gospel became his native, the law of his conscience. In the years, many people turned to faith, some started talking about the restoration of the monarchy.

A fairy tale about the good king sits deeply in our subconscious. I remember that I also once asked the father about the possibility of restoring the monarchy in Russia. The priest paid attention to the state of the people: how much people are repenting, corrected, how morally they are clean - it also depends on what is happening in the state. Therefore, for example, the priest was very evenly related to perestroika, calmly treated.

Its not slogans, but the salvation of the human soul excited. And if you take care of the salvation of each person - this will be the salvation of the whole society. "