Chapter

 1 Intro|        Abroad. While he was a young priest~monk in China he corresponded
 2 Intro|             of Chapter 5) that “the priest should he concerned not~
 3 Intro|             convenience, simply as~“priest.” In the Russian Church
 4 1    |           should accompany all of a priest’s~relationships with the
 5 1    |           reconciled to regarding a priest in any other light than
 6 1    |           also wish to speak to the priest~separately the chance to
 7 1    |             his sin.~Think on this, priest of God, and take pity on
 8 2    |             ordinary, insignificant priest, hope that my words will
 9 2    |        supernatural sense,~that the priest receives each time a special
10 2    |         thing that an inexperienced priest will tell you in reply to~
11 2    |             your ordination, that a priest is not an ordinary Christian,~
12 3    |       advise everyone to go to that priest for~confession. Nevertheless,
13 4    |             year of my service as a priest I tried to increase the
14 4    |            certain limits, lest the~priest should also burn in the
15 4    | self-evident truth, that, even if a priest has the great daring to~
16 4    |        correct himself, and for the priest who has admitted him to~
17 4(9) |             asks forgiveness of the priest who also asks forgiveness
18 4(10)|        expression, “I, His unworthy priest~... do forgive and absolve,”
19 4(10)|           Who forgives, and not the priest.~
20 5    |          they have noticed that~the priest has pain in his heart for
21 5    |       important principally for the priest.s general spiritual~development;
22 5    |          help of divine grace.~If a priest assimilates the contents
23 5    |             there is “Advice to the Priest on Performing~the Mystery
24 5    |           unpublished.~However, the priest should be concerned not
25 6    |       sincerely want to talk to the priest, or if they have only come
26 6    |          continue his talk with the priest outside the~church, or go
27 6    |            unbeliever has come to a priest, that means that in his
28 6    |           considerably easier for a priest to overcome partial unbelief,
29 6    | conversations~of stupid people. The priest should ask the doubtful
30 7    |          1918), in the “Letter to a Priest about~Learning to Pray.”
31 7    |           eternally anyhow. And the priest will not be able~to help
32 8    |            faith, and so on. If the priest~directly poses a question
33 8    |            did not dare to tell the priest?” It is extremely possible
34 8    |          not shock your brother the priest by your sin; in a single
35 9    |           his flock as a whole, the priest must warn them particularly
36 10   |           the summer of 1918). If a priest notices~that the person
37 10   |            conceal nothing from the~priest, then they can be admitted.~
38 10   |       Khlyst hesitate, and then the priest~will understand with whom
39 11   |        varied difficulties facing a priest which arise from the convictions
40 11   |            to what sort of advice a priest~should give to penitents.
41 11   |            judgement. This is why a priest must~unfailingly ask all
42 13   |         necessary to mention that a priest has to listen to the confession
43 13   |           particularly often~if the priest knows them and takes them
44 13   |           difficult it may be for a priest to ask questions about such
45 13   |     spiritual support.~And so, dear priest, when you find out what
46 13   |             to God, the Church, the~priest, his elders, the convictions
47 13   |            for a human being. Every priest knows a considerable number
48 13   |            to the discretion of the priest himself.~In any event a
49 13   |             himself.~In any event a priest must explain that, according
50 13   |           each other. However, if a priest is respected by~the couple,
51 14   |           wine and drunkenness.~The priest’s first concern in all parishes
52 14   |    struggling with~their passion, a priest must give advice or rather,
53 14   |      explain how to do so, as every priest, even~a young one, will
54 15   |         directions we have given, a priest can make~his spiritual children
55 15   |              A wise answer from the~priest, if given with heartfelt
56 15   |             worries. Of course, the~priest must ask him closely about
57 16   |            admit, when asked by the priest,~to being overpowered by
58 16   |            temptations to envy. The priest will point out the two examples~
59 17   |                17. Love of Money.~A priest who has devoted himself
60 17   |           willingness to do so, the priest will not seek to restrain
61 17   |             passion of avarice, the priest must talk to them directly
62 17   |            pernicious passion. If a priest achieves this, he has done
63 17   |        avarice we will say that the priest, in~advising his parishioner
64 17   |        heart away from~avarice. The priest must be especially careful
65 18   |           lying when I~ ~answer the priest “Sinful,”xxxviii but I think
66 18   |          that he is a believer, the priest can ask~him, “Have you hidden
67 18   |                   Of course, if the priest personally knows the person
68 18   |             irreligious person, the~priest can still explain to him
69 18   |         sinner understands that the priest wants not~to abase him,
70 18   |            forgetfulness — then the priest’s exhortations will probably
71 19   |          sin. This then is what the~priest should say to an adolescent
72 19   |           so, young Christian,” the priest will say, “if you wish to
73 20   |       Against God.~This is what the priest should say to a contemporary
74 21   |        spiritual reading.”~When the priest has interrogated the sinner
75 21   |          his fall, admits it to the priest and~asks forgiveness of
76 21   |          and presumptuous. Also~the priest should persistently warn
77 21   |        demanding them from God, the priest~should remind them that
78 A    | transgressions. And I, His unworthy~priest, through the power given
79 B    |          prayer of absolution), the priest gives him a penance~appropriate