Biography Maxim Mishchenko

Maxim: - Yes. And this path-it is quite interesting, has its vicissitudes, and, of course, his climax in the passionate week of Lavrentiev:-Father Maxim is all unusually interesting, given that, as I understand it, you traveled to Russian and towns, directed you to different places, naturally, after ordination-that’s all, of course, it’s very interesting to listen.

How did you adapt to this priestly life of Maxim: - What interest can my personality can imagine, if I represent me, I came in the years - in the middle of X - to the church, and I, namely, attracted me, in fact, you should know that the years - they were not only free, but they were still inspired, for me it was important that the seminary was a wonderful theological, which was just filled with blessing in blessing Now the Holiness, and then - Metropolitan of Smolensk Cyril, and she, in fact, was absent, all began with acquaintance with the first translations of the remarkable deceased Professor Sidorov - he made translations of Evagria Pontic, Maxim the Confessor and, for the 10ths, my approach is typical.

Because there was a special spirit, atmosphere, in fact, it is possible even so to say that in those days I came to God, and, through God, I gained the Church-Mother Church. Now, a few, the situation is different. In fact, here, over three decades, the church has become more organized, more structural, more systemic. And now the youth, as far as I see yes, it is clear that the cabinet boy, but how did it have to catch up with it.

And, for those times, it was because different people came - not only priestly children. And now, here, just, students - they are more prepared, more churching, but, here, such motivations - to read the theological literature - they have much less. Matsan: - Well, here, since we are talking about your path to the priesthood, the question arises: is it necessary to a combination of a priestly dignity with classes of theology?

After all, we can imagine a person, well, simply-the Theologian Matsan:-That is, a person who, just like you, was attracted by the book culture of Orthodoxy, the intellectual worldview of Christianity-and it is very clear to me, this, partly, and my path would you be some kind, qualitatively different, theologian, if not for the priest? Maxim: - No, and now students - they are more motivated to accept the sacred dignity.

Suppose, now - a lack of applicants in all seminaries. There are a lot of seminaries, they are already quite high quality, many of them received state accreditation - which we, at one time, could only dream! Now, for example, I do not have an education officially recognized by the state-I have a seminary and the Academy, and, completed for a long time, accreditation was understandable, in my opinion, at St.

Tikhonov University, and that’s all. Now they are more motivated to get a dignity, and in those days there were several options. Here, with the blessing, then, still, Metropolitan of Smolensky, I just remained teaching - first, like an assistant, then as a teacher. This, just, my option was so but which then grew already into the adoption of a dignity. Matsan:-Well, when they accepted the rank-something has changed for you in intellectual activity?

I just ask about this - because we understand that the adoption of a dignity, the priesthood is a sacrament. In the sacrament of the priest, the future of the priesthood reports to the future, and this is some reality how much this affects the very intellectual activity that you talked about? Maxim:-Well, I can really say, the “jacket” will not understand the Lituchika-because he does not pass the real experience of the liturgical priesthood.

Also, issues of ecclesiology - they will be more understandable when you are a representative of the clergy. I can say so. And, if it concerns issues of religious philosophy, there will be no special changes. We must also understand that this, nevertheless, is not changes in the field of intelligence, but in the field of religious experience, and it, of course, is extremely changed by the adoption of the priesthood.

Relations with parishioners, the liturgical experience itself - it changes in many ways. But, from the point of view of intellectually sharp changes - this does not happen. Lavrentieva:-Priest Maxim Mishchenko, cleric in the Smolensk diocese, assistant rector for design and publication work of the Smolensk Theological Seminary, spending this bright evening with us today.

Microphones have Konstantin Matsan and Kira Lavrentiev. Matsan: - And the meeting with God - how did you happen? If you accept this definition. Here, that Maxim: - I think this is a gradual process - as I said, through a book culture, through her in spa, here, this liturgical experience, which is very unusual for the once Soviet, and then the Russian I, here, here, I want to note a very interesting thing that I have the most favorite worship, just the great canon of the first week of the post.

And he is connected, just with the ministry of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill.The fact is that he, the seminarians, while still the chairman of the Association, without fail, served in the Assumption Cathedral the first and passionate week of the Great Lent. And, here, in my memory, there was not a single day of pass. That is, it was all the authorized services.

And, as I recall - of course, these are bright memories from this student life - as for the worship, then, of course, this is a great canon, just headed by the Primate - Metropolitan of Smolensk and Kaliningrad Cyril, this is still this imprint, we are even trying, many Lavrentieva: O. Maxim: - Plus, it was very interesting here, of course, the lord had such and, now, I still had a favorite worship left.

Therefore, from the point of view of service, this is a great canon. And the meeting with God itself - it happens, I think, gradually. Because after all, this is a gradual work. Still, some spiritual improvement, if it is present in us, it is gradually, stepped not for nothing, in ascetic literature, one of the main images is Lavrentiev’s staircase:-Yes, but either sorrow, or some serious trials that a person has to transfer.

Then everything happens faster, well, so, probably