Elder Cyril Pavlov

A monk, without wasting an hour, is constantly working to save his soul, cutting off his will to obedience. But the spiritual fruit is not immediately easy and simple. Many were interested in learning how Fr. Cyril came to such an inexhaustible, uniform and gracious spiritual tradition. Where does the inexhaustible power of spiritual reasoning come from? He was asked: "Father, how did you come to have holy grace?"

He, after thinking and looking at the icons over his big old glasses, answered:
"The Holy Gospel taught me everything. Now people read a lot of books, but the most important thing is to read the Holy Gospel. Through this reading, faith and goodwill will be strengthened, mind and heart will be enlightened."

Elder Cyril Pavlov