A woman came to Elder Vitaly (Sidorenko), kissing his hands. He said, “It’s easy for you to kiss my hands and you’re at your mother’s house.”
kiss your hands?
— Nope.
— So your love is hypocritical.
He often asked those who came to him, “How do you treat your mother?” Do you take her blessing? And he taught to take blessings from his parents, kiss their hands, obey, humble themselves before them.
The daughter after a quarrel with her parents died without reconciliation. Her mother often dreamed of her coffin standing in the house. Then Father Vitaly gave the following advice: go to the grave and say: “I forgive from all insults, curses and offenses, in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.” Amen, baptizing the grave. After this was done, such dreams ceased.
Forgive my mother, and if she is alive, go to her and ask for forgiveness, and if she is not alive, go to the grave, bow down to the ground and say: Mother, forgive me in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. And say, “Goodbye, Mom, when you scolded or cursed.” In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit; Amen. Cross the grave, kiss the earth.”
Love your mother, take her blessing every day.
Not restless from disobedience to a parent. Always take your father’s blessing and kiss your hand.
Love children, bless all, do not reproach, but treat affectionately. A kind word, aki water: the water is soft, and the stone penetrates.
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