Temple Of the icon Of the mother

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THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH
OF THE PATRIARCH OF MOSCOW AND ALL RUSSIA
BEFORE NEW SIMONOV
Community , deaf mutes and weaklying-hear
the temple Of the icon Of mother before Simonov the monastery
107780Russia, Moscow, ul is eastern, 4.
telephone/fax (095) 1154775 Moscow, Simonov is monastery - grey, there is no time powerful, with the 600- summer history, by gold letters entered beside the history of the Russian State, that has vast value for orthodox Russia as the unique historical, culturally- architectural and spiritual memorial of the national legacy of the Russian people.
The beginning of the 20th century became tragic for the ancient monastery: in 1923 it was closed, and it was exploded beside 1930. But tsarina did not make it possible to the end to annihilate holy abode. Three towers were maintained, several economic buildings the sole church Of the icon Of mother. Remained 1 \ 3 unit besides the general territory of monastery.
At the end the 20th century was begun the new history of Simonov of monastery. On May 29, 1991. with the initiative-taking group of invalids by ear headed by proto-diaKONOhm The monastery by Pavel was given application to the holiest Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia to Aleksy about for the creation of the arrival of the Russian Orthodox Church of Moscow patriarchy for the believers with the defects of hearing. The holiest patriarch taught his for the creation of the community:
“30.06.1991. yes accompanies the holy matter of the reactivation of temple and concern, and care about the deaf mutes and weaklying-hear - these deprived people”.
For the carrying out of service before language was selected the temple Of the icon Of mother before the territory of Simonov of monastery, since it , does not have partitions, and the parishioners can see entire divine service. Furthermore, to invalids by ear, that arrives from the different areas and the regions of the country, more simply to reach the temple, located not far from the train stations, in the center of Moscow.
On December 31, 1991 was recorded the community of the deaf of temple before the honor Of the icon Of the mother of former Simonov monastery. But the possibility to conduct divine services in the monastery completely was absent, since from the magnitude of abode remained only ruins.
It is necessary to give credit down parishioners - the invalids by ear, who were set in hard and cumbersome operation on the liberation of the territory of monastery and temple from the obstructions of structural and industrial garbage. The configuration of monastery gradually was transformed.
The first service - water-holy public prayer To the icon Of mother and cross course on the monastery - took place on July 9, 1992 ; at the day Of holiday. From this point on, all services and religious rites are conducted by vote and gestures.
With 1993 until 2001 directors of patriarch Simonov of monastery appeared the rector Peter . Service before the temple was conducted at the Saturday, Sunday and holidays, and on Fridays - water-holy public prayer with reading of acathistus To the icon Of mother. Services conducted rectors Peter and Andrey Gorachev.
In 1994 the government of Moscow transmitted beside the gratuitous use of Moscow now already entire complex of the buildings of Simonov of monastery (resolution of the government of Moscow from 11.01.1994 g. of № 46).
Thus, in 1994 temple was transmitted to invalids by ear and view. This is the sole in the world community of the , deaf-mute and weaklying-hear orthodox Christians, where the divine services are conducted by vote and gestures.
In December 1994 editorship of the newspaper “Moscow Komsomolets” transmitted to the community of deaf and weaklying-hear patriarch of Simonov of monastery the icon Of mother “” - measured list XIX v. based on the wonder-working mode of tsarina .
All these years was continued work on the liberation of the northern and southern chapels of temple from the obstructions of garbage. This hard, but necessary work joined people. Many of those assistants now are parishioners and servants of temple and actively participate before the life of community.
In the northern chapel they began to pass studies of Sunday school, appeared the possibility to the deaf believing people to meet above the cup of tea, to have a talk beyond the spiritual themes and it is simple to rest in the warm atmosphere of unanimous people. Here were completed public prayers, requiems, sacraments Of . In the southern chapel sewing shop as before was arranged. But in the central quarters of temple by area about 500 square meters were painted curtains for the concert halls, theaters, street formulating.
By October 1995 southern chapel was liberated on the favor Of , and beyond parental Saturday was here carried out the first service.
On December 11, at the day of the memory of of Feodor - the founder of monastery, was perfected the rank of low of southern chapel. On were present many deaf and weaklying-hear parishioners. This event became great holiday for all, who by their labor and as far as prayers prepared it. From now on service to be completed regularly. Entire necessary utensils they gained down the donations OF “” (director - bank Vitalius ).

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All these years passed to the strained search and the operation time of experience of the carrying out of service before language. For many church concepts before the language of deaf simply there were no gestures. It was necessary to create and to test the new gestures, which frequently proposed deaf themselves. Proto-diaKON Pavel and rector Andrey Gorachev more than three years performed difficult, cumbersome work on the transfer of the godly liturgy beside the language. For the search for the gestures, which precisely transmit the meaning of word, it was necessary to revert to Greek, Latin, Arab, English, German, Lithuanian and other transfers of the godly liturgy. Because of these works deaf, for the first time arriving against the service beside the temple not only from Moscow, but also from the Ukraine, Belorussia, Moldavia, Kirghizia, understand the meaning of all divine service. But work on the selection of texts and the improvement of transfer is continued.
Since 2000 services began to actively attend invalids by ear view - . This required additional specific work, in which actively were included the parishioners, translating by the gestures of divine service and finding before this happiness of aid near, which suffers even heavier ailment.
Since April 2001. in accordance with the decree of the holiest Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Aleksy the responsibilities of the director of the temple Of the icon Of the mother of patriarch Simonov monastery fulfils the rector Andrey Gorachev. He bears his obedience before the temple from the very beginning of the formation of community.





To enter beside the peace of deaf, to comprehend him from within - task is complex. Rector Andrey completely changed the style of contact with the parishioners. Much attention and time was given to the individual contact with the deaf, tons to work with them in view of their psychological and physiological characteristics strongly differs from work with the hearing people. Down the confession more new people began to come increasingly. At holiday and Sundays the confession is continued on 4-5 hours. At this time in parallel pass exercises on the catechism, histories of church, , to moral education and to the foundations of orthodox culture. Exercises are conducted by the graduates of Piously- Tikhonov theological institute, who bear before the temple obedience on the choir - by elocutionists -, before the altar, to , above the spark-plug box: Tatiana , Irina , Dmitriy Balashov, Valentina Tereckov, Pavel , Nikolai Sidorov.
In January 2002 for the first time before the history beside the sacred dignity there was weaklying-hear - elocutionist- interpreter Pavel .
In September 2004 for the first time before the history beside the sacred dignity there was been deaf - elocutionist- interpreter Valentina Tereckov.
Pavel and of the Valentinas as rector Andrey, serve simultaneously after vote and gestures.

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Many deaf arrive from the areas. To defend service complex - services before the community go much longer than before the common temple. There is no chorus before the customary understanding before the community - “sing” deaf themselves. Who by sounds, who by mimicry, who by gestures - but sing!
The sacrament of confession occurs as the screen. This is one additional characteristic of service before the temple for the people, which speak by gestures, in order not to disturb the secret of confession.
Temple for the and weaklying-see people - consoling refuge, native house, happiness of contact not only with the god, but also with the orthodox deaf and those hearing. Indeed among the permanent parishioners not only invalids by ear and to view, here many healthy people. They help the people to associate with the external world - they ring on the telephone, they negotiate about the vital matters and they incidentally learn language. But contact for the deaf as grain, indeed they absorb solitude much sharper acute and it is more tragic. Before the community all help common cause. Work much - any aid starts (it is given!) with smile and happiness.
With , that arrived beside the community, it occurs not only internal changes. After deaf began to try to sing instead of the chorus, after active collaboration before the service, after the subtraction of praying texts many began better to say. Truly before the infirmity of human force and glory of God are completed.
The temple and territory strongly were changed in last two years, was restoreed and prepared to the divine service central refectory. The prayers and the labor of parishioners, are invested before all this.
During the organization of community it was planned create the stepped system of education and training : kindergarten - school - school. The working beyond the territory of monastery forges operator, the potters, carpenters, engravers, stained glass designers could train to their traditional cloister crafts. It was planned to create house for the people of elderly and feeble. The cadres gradually are prepared: already 3 people from The abode finished courses on training of the junior nurses for the care of patients with school of the nurses of mercy. For the work are required not only medical skills, but also definite spiritual experience, which is made with the obedience before the temple, and with the direct contact with the director of temple by rector by Andrey.





Proves to be also aid to female prison warm and juvenile things, aid to wounded in Chechnya, that is located before The military hospital.
In spite of all complexities deaf people of , warmed for the sake of their prayer this great sacred thing - still destroyed, but already finding the second life Simonov monastery. As yet there is no other such example so that the monastery would revive by the and people. And nevertheless today community remains in private with many its problems. Although much is already done in the monastery works and concerns of invalids and all interested assistants, means is not as before catastrophically sufficient.
Beyond the territory of Simonov of monastery are found 16 buildings by the total area of 4000 (four thousand) square meters. All buildings before the decrepit condition - according to the data OF have 65-70% of wear. Electric wiring, communications, water supply, heating and channelization are in emergency state. The tecta of temple and number of other buildings flow, in some quarters there is no heating, electricity, water supply.
For the restoration of ancient abode vast means are necessary. Taking into account the historical and architectural value of Simonov of monastery, the uniqueness of community, which spiritually in the walls of abode, we hope at the point of your assistance before its restoration.

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Loved before gentlemen brothers nurse!
We, blind and deaf parishioners of the temple Of the icon Of the mother of Simonov of monastery, from all heart hope at the point of the fact that the Lord and the mother of God will not leave us by their favors, but you by its feasible victim. Help us to reduce general for all Russians and, of course, the inhabitants of Moscow the ancient sacred thing, which glorified itself by spiritual and community feats. It is necessary whether to speak about how did suffer abode during the terrible persecution down the orthodox church against the beginning of the 30th years of past century? It is necessary whether to indicate, as we grieve that the national property, the ancient monastery, located in the center of the capital, stand by all destroyed, by that forgotten as orphan?! We believe that your good hearts will respond down our draft, and let with our general spiritual reactivation revive and begin to shine newly recreated Simonov monastery!
At the point of the course of the entire history of the existence of the state of Russian on his holy earth the monastery and temples were raised by works, also, down the means of pious Christians.





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icon Of mother “the softening of evil hearts” before Simonov.
Long years many evil hearts destroyed holy abode. But the time of repentance is alien. The mother of God before her mode “the softening of evil hearts” six times attended Simonov monastery.
The first meeting of icon was great post before the week of the praise of the mother Of , on April 21, 2002. For the sake of the particular awe and the heat the parishioners met icon. By cross course and by singing Of mother, before the accompaniment of and gonfalons icon they introduced beside the temple and established down the specially prepared lectern. White orchids and lilies were inclined above it. Icon sank in the colors. Was begun singing acathistus, which was continued entire day. People reverential were applied to the icon. The multiple turn of orthodox Christians stood in the walls of abode, by tears and for the sake of prayers soliciting forgivenesses at the point of the evil acts of its fathers and grandfathers, entreating to moderate its own hearts, to kindle before them love at the point of the father to our celestial, the mother of church and near its.





But toward the end day parishioners noted that the temple icon of Kazan' mother also began to next to The icon. The drops of peace expired from under Of the mother through the face and stopped before the angle of right eye by large tear. Simultaneously still several temple icons. Especially the icon of three saints: . of Friday, . Valentina, . Vasiliy, before honor of which were blessed the chapels of temple to its close. of icons before the temple was continued long time and invariably was repeated beside each new visit of tsarina of holy abode.
In October 2002 icon “the softening of the evil hearts” for a second time visited the temple Of the icon Of mother. When director, with the icon before the hands, moved out the vehicle and he began to be raised along the staircase beside the temple, around the gray autumnal sky the rainbow was noticed all being present, and cross was formed after a certain time from the clouds above the temple, and before the hearts of people appeared the clearly perceptible presence of the paradise Of .
In December 2002 icon was located before the monastery three days, and in spite of thirty-degree frost of believers, which desire to be extended to the icon, it was not less, but against some moments it is considerably more than before the previous warm months. The greatest confluence of the people was observed toward the end the third day, when by the late evening by cross course with the candles, the gonfalons, , with they took out icon. At this moment before the temple was felt fragrance, parishioners involuntarily fell beyond the elbows, when they by carried icon, and still for long they stood so before the prayer with the moved hearts, because of tsarina at the point of her favor and love at the point of them.
Down the praying memory about the unforgettable minutes of rendezvous with tsarina before her mode “softening evil hearts” took away the people with themselves of icon, acathistus, oil from , water based on the public prayer, and their hopes for aid were justified. They came, they come and people with the commendation about the favor of tsarina appeared on them, probably still for long will come, telling about the alleviation of oncologic diseases, about the wonderful healing of other illnesses, about the reconciliation which quarrel, about strengthening of faith.





To great happiness of parishioners now before Simonov is their temple icon “the softening of evil hearts”, exact list based on that icon, which they yielded before Simonov down the worship. List wrote our parishioner - iconographer.
This icon, our temple, also …

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Dedication to Simonov to the monastery
Before the silence of scaffolding, in the wilderness
Three monks were stopped.
To god they prayed with the hope,
Seeking the rescues of soul.
temple began to live
Before the deprivations, to the Lord appealing,
And, comfort desiring,
The people began to come down them.
In order not to upset by populousness
Silence, silence, rest,
They solved the monastery of other,
Only it is further, in river to construct.
So New- Simonov arose;
Feodor, Sergius nephew,
on ,
To the icon with the trembling of .
Monastery among the gardens grew
And it became most excellent before the capital,
But its narrow firing openings
They resigned dust of any enemies.
It raised many monks





In all ends of the country of the vast
It to people of pastors appeared.
It brought up patriarchs,
Great it grew by them replacement,
And tsar to holy
To here pray arrived.
Monastery is rich and glorious,
It makes noise by many people;





It to turn around beside the vacant land.
The twentieth century. Thirtieth year.
Winter. January. And burst was heard.
Temple shook, but it was not put…





In the monastery before the works dispatch days,
It of six centuries;
And only six decades
Beside the decline they led it.
Came the time of ,
And the temple, which was rescued,
Today the churches of
For those, who seek .
It found rest here and shelter
The community of those, who weakly hear,
And those, which do not hear,





And they translate by the fact, who is blind,
Course of service by sensitive hands,
So that they would pray with us,
They tasted this spiritual grain.
Wealth became the handful of dust,





By hot faith of its
They revived abode to the life.
We will turn ourselves down the god again,
So that here forever they would ascend the throne,
Both they flourished and they were predicated
Hope, Vera and .
Nataliya ,
the autumn of 2002 g.

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GLORIOUS ANNIVERSARY
“ yes accompanies the holy matter of the reactivation of temple and concern, and care about the deaf mutes - these deprived people”, thus said the Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Aleksy THE II.
The Moscow capital our, returning its unique configuration, shines by the gold canopies of cathedrals and monastery, which had vast value for orthodox Russia. - And Simonov is the monastery among them, whose 625- summer history by gold letters is entered in the chronicle of the Russian State as the unique historical, culturally- architectural and spiritual memorial of the national legacy of the Russian people.
Simonov monastery is located beyond the elevated left shore of the Moscow River, not far from the Kremlin, and it is based in 1379. by nephew and by the pupil of saint Sergius - by Feodor, subsequently by archbishop .
Based on the moment of base the monastery had special importance for Moscow and Russia. Ancient abode was at that time advance post on the near southeastern routes of approach to Moscow. At the point of its long-term existence it repeatedly picked up the pressure of the enemies: Tatar hordes, - Polish interventionists, French hordes. It fortified and Grand Duke Dmitriy Donskoy supported monastery. Almost all patriarchs All-Russian and metropolitans Moscow began here their route: patriarchs are All-Russian Job, , OF THE II, Joseph, of ion - metropolitan and after sowing Russia miracle worker, saints Cyril Mozhaisk and 7 additional metropolitans, 9 archbishops, 7 bishops.
At the point of the course of its history the monastery was most attended in Moscow, here arrived to pray the members of tsarist families. It considered each after its duty to participate before the adornment of the abode: it was considered then one of the rich in Russia.
At the end the 19th Century Simonov monastery flourished: beyond his territory were found six temples, highest in Moscow belfries, whole series of unique buildings. The abode powerful fortress walls with five majestic towers encircled.
In the direction of the cloister cemetery rests the dust of general- field marshal ..- Pushkin, associate of Peter general- field marshal .. and other outstanding military leaders of Petrovskiy epoch, and also princes Of , , , , the writers Of , and many other worthy sons of the fatherland of our.
The beginning of the 20th century became tragic for The abode: in 1923. It was closed, and beyond the night on January 21, 1930. - it is exploded. Could not break only the temple Of the icon Of mother, the unit of the southern wall and three towers…
At the end the 20th century for it was begun new history. On May 29, 1991. on with the initiative-taking group of invalids by ear headed by proto-diaKONOhm The monastery by Pavel was given the application to patriarch Aleksy THE II about for the creation of arrival orthodox church for the believers with the defects of hearing. Holiest blessed.
So Simonov monastery connected his fate for the sake of believers. For the carrying out of service on was selected the temple Of the icon Of mother. But the news of divine service it was impossible, tons from the magnitude of abode remained only ruins. And only, and also by that hearing, who were set in hard and cumbersome operation on the liberation of the territory of monastery and temple from the obstructions, its configuration is gradually transformed because of the parishioners - the invalids by ear and the view.
The first service - water-holy public prayer To the icon Of mother and cross course on the monastery - took place on July 9, 1992. at the day of holiday.
In 1994 the government of Moscow transmitted beside the gratuitous use Of entire complex of the buildings of monastery.
Since 2000 services began to actively attend : were necessary for them the interpreters, who here were located among the parishioners. Translating service by unusual method (with the help of the sensations by the hands of signs), they feel, that they are necessary to people, which have even the heavier ailment, and by which it is heavier than .
To enter beside the peace of deaf, to comprehend it from within - task is complex. And the director of this temple rector father Andrey much attention and time gives to the individual contact with the deaf and the . It knows how to listen, to be dismantled against the complex situations, against the sincere experiences. On the confession to by . very much people, and lasts it on 4-5 hours, and sometimes also it is more. At this time in parallel pass exercises on the catechism, histories of church, , to moral education and to the foundations of orthodox culture. Exercises are conducted by the graduates of Piously- Tikhonov theological institute, among them is 2 - Pavel and Valentina Tereckov. It helps them Nikolai Sidorov.





The reactivation of abode help deaf orthodox Germans. Feodor - deaf German from Hamburg, together with other orthodox Germans he helped temple to find means for the acquisition of icon “the healing of deaf mute”.
Temple for these people - consoling refuge, native temple, happiness of contact not only with the god, but also with the orthodox deaf and those hearing. Indeed among the permanent parishioners not only invalids by ear and to view, here many healthy people. It pulls them precisely here: they feel, that here they are claimed and can help, and this inspires man. They help the people to associate with the external world - they ring on the telephone, they negotiate about the vital matters and they incidentally learn language. But contact for the deaf as grain, indeed they absorb solitude much sharper acute and it is more tragic. Before the community all help common cause. Work much - and any aid starts (it is given!) with smile and happiness.
Especially it is desirable to note difficult labor of one of of temple, which went away from us beside the peace of another. Ludmila Nikolaevna 's this. It before the temple from the very beginning of the formation of the community: entire garbage, rubbish, ruins it was necessary down it with others to remove by its own forces. Because of it before the temple there was always order and cleanliness. It worked above the spark-plug box.





Sergey Alekseyevich (president of the society of the social support of “Elvira”, the candidate of philosophical sciences, the member of the European Commission of ), blind and deaf person, share their impressions about the first meeting with the temple: “The discovery the temple Of the icon Of mother coincided with the time of my (although I was christened based on the early childhood). It was pleasant to prove to be before such temple, where it is possible to directly associate with the rector without the interpreter, by means of the and speech. Father Andrey, the present director of this temple, attended orphanage for the before the settlement, where I learned, and there of children and young , general with them before their native language. I attended other temples, he confessed there and it took communion itself. But contact with the rector there was one-way - through the notes, which for me was extremely insufficiently for the spiritual work”. Over the long term before the temple is expected the appearance for the volumetric relief, carved on the tree icons with the image of the holidays. Already there are icons with the image Of the icon Of mother, resurrection of Christ's and of Feodor , archbishop .
Many talented skilled workers work with the temple: iconographers, engravers, floriculturists, , stained glass designers, potters, carpenters, cabinetmakers. All join faith, tendency to help to revive the age-old abode of Moscow - Simonov monastery.
The temple and territory strongly were changed at the point of latter three and one-half of year, it was restoreed and it was prepared to the divine service central temple. The prayers and the labor of parishioners, are invested before all this.
On July 21, 2004 was served the first requiem in the restored necropolis of the temple Of the icon Of the mother of Simonov of monastery. The guests projected before the requiem. The restoration architect Simonov of Ludmila Alekseyevna 's monastery it noted that “with the pain observed all years, as is destroyed the few, which was possible to do. And only with the designation of the father of Andrey in 2001 as far as the director of the temple Of the icon Of mother was begun the rapid restoration of Simonov of monastery”.
In 2004 temple noted immediately several anniversary dates: 625 years based on the day of the base of Simonov of monastery, the 610- anniversary of the memory of the founder of the abode of saint Feodor, the 200- anniversary of of donor and of ..- Pushkin monastery, the 615- anniversary (on June 1) of Dimitry Donskoy's , beside whose was based Simonov monastery and finally 10 years, as entire territory of monastery it began to belong to Moscow .
On December 11, 2004 took place holiday divine service. The godly liturgy completed Of the district archpriest Gennadiy beside of the director of the temple Of the icon Of the mother of Andrey Gorachev, of of Vissarion from . and of Vasiliy from Piously- Danilov of the monastery Moscow.
Another time we will prepare article concretely about on December 11, 2004.

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This article wrote hearing constant of Simonov of monastery, the former surdopedagog with the higher seniority. Its request not to name its name, indicating, that this beside the glory and that this is general labor, we humored.
SURPRISING YEAR
The outgoing 2004 was unusually rich before spiritual events.
Our country visited the holy power of holy apostle Andrey and holy of the great of princess and nun Barbara.
Returned after 60-year absence the greatest sacred thing - wonder-working icon Of mother. Returned the icon of Kazan' mother.
Each orthodox person strove to be extended for these sacred things.
Our parishioners, of course, also bowed and prayed in the greatest sacred things.





First June we noted the 615- anniversary of the blissful decease of great prince Dmitriy Donskoy, beside whose was based our Simonov monastery.
Fifth June, beyond the holiday of the cathedral of the Rostov- Yaroslavl saints, took place the pilgrim journey of invalids by ear down Rostov great, where to us had luck to bow to holy power of Feodor, archbishop - founder of Simonov of monastery and confessor of great prince Dimitry Donskoy. They visited trio - The masculine monastery - on the native land of saint Sergius - “the father superior of Russian earth”, blessed their nephew and pupil, future of Feodor down the base Of abode.
Nineteenth June invalids by ear again visited Rostov great and settlement, before which is located the monastery of the holy princes of Boris and Gleb, based also on saint Sergius 's .
Seventeenth July we visited Vladimir, where in the Piously- Uspenski cathedral married down great many Grand Dukes, including Grand Duke Dimitry Donskoy.
Twenty first July we for the first time prayed in the restored necropolis of Simonov of monastery about all of those buried on three cloister cemeteries and in the necropolis. Particularly - about Valentina - Pushkin's , the 200- anniversary of decease of whom was noted in this year. Is restored the family tomb of the family of - Pushkin, so those many that are done for of abode.
Fourth September invalids by ear visited field together with by weaklying-hear Pavel . They honored the memory of all of those fallen at the point of the earth Russian before the battle of 1380, down which blessed great prince Dimitry Donskoy saint Sergius .
Twelfth September before the history there was for the first time beside the dignity of the elocutionist - Valentina Tereckov. This was such unexpected and vast happiness for all our parishioners.
The holiest Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Aleksy it does not leave us by its paternal concern: blessed in 1991 the creation of the community of invalids by ear and to view, the transfer of the temple Of the icon Of mother in 1994. On January 27, 2002 for the first time beside the dignity of the weaklying-hear elocutionist Pavel , and now also the elocutionist - Valentina Tereckov. This is the present miracle!
Eleventh December we noted the 610- anniversary of the blissful decease of of Feodor and the 625- anniversary of the base of Simonov of monastery, the 10- anniversary of of , and weaklying-hear before the temple Of the icon Of the mother of patriarch of Simonov of monastery.
At the point of latter three and one-half of year (since April 2001) much is done so: the central chapel of temple is restored, all is prepared for the carrying out of divine services, on December 18 is blessed central chapel, is restored , they approach the completion of work on the restoration of the western unit of the temple (library and economic quarters)! the territory of monastery, based on the early spring and to the late autumn all sinks in the colors.
However, monastery, was prepared actively and at the proper time to the holiday itself - the 625- anniversary of the base of abode the community of invalids by ear and the view under the leadership of the rector of Andrey, director Simonov.





To Of and Helen sewed vestments, they embroidered , backings for the gospel and all necessary for adorning the temple.
Larissa also the awl of vestments, beautiful corner plates plates for the parishioners. Antonina Platonov awl very beautiful .
Weaklying-hear iconographer Yuri Lukyanov wrote for the temple the icon Of mother “the softening of evil hearts”, which entire year , and at the day of anniversary (on December 11) it smelled sweet by fragrance - clearly tsarina was with us on the solemn divine service!
Yuri wrote were the icons of the holy blissful matron of Moscow and many nominal icons for the temple down the donations of parishioners.





By the concerns of father and to happiness of all parishioners, especially , recently to two acquired different icons of the resurrection of Christ's and mother was adjoined the carved icon of Feodor 's .





Guests became acquainted with the territory of monastery, with the sacred things of our temple. Their particular attention our unusual icons drew: “the softening of the evil hearts” and of Kazan' mother; mother, the healings of deaf, with the great taste decorated for the sake of our - surdopedagog by Raisa by the endowed treasures. The parishioners and guests were applied to the icons with the awe.
Miraculously appears the fact that in 3,5 years of the latter the community grew more than 3! And this despite the fact that in 2001 remained one rector - father Andrey - without , which combines with the responsibilities of invalids by ear and to view, the restoration of temple and monastery with the construction work!
Temple since June 2001 is daily discovered for the prayer and the visit based on 9 to 20 hours.
They about hundred invalids by ear and view, as far as temple no one living! They arrive from the different areas of Moscow, Moscow and other areas are regular down the divine services and to be taken some pains beside the glory To , and weaklying-hear parishioners. Many by whole families!
Before the general prayers and the works was joined our community in 13 years of in the father of Andrey, but especially in last 3,5 years!
Central chapel on December 11, 2004 destroyed for the sake of its splendor, beautifully decorated for the sake of the colors of the of temple by Nina Vasilyevna .
Very air of temple was filled for the sake of unusual paradise, glad waiting of celebration.
The godly liturgy completed Of the district archpriest Gennadiy . To it rendered the director of the temple of Andrey and of . and ., of . and ..
We were very gratified by the fact that the language of gestures successfully seizes ., which repeatedly was in our temple and imitated over experience of service before the language of gestures in .. This again proves, that the gestures, created by Andrey, are successful, once they are clear of different age and level of formation, that arrived from the different regions of Russia.
Service was very solemn, beautiful. Everything together with the clergymen glorified gentlemen by uniform heart and uniform by mouths!





Many parishioners confessed on the eve of the holiday, some above the godly liturgy. Therefore almost all could begin holy more frequent.
During communion of clergymen before the altar Ina “sang” Of mother and by holy simultaneously vote and by gestures, all parishioners prayed, by Paley together with it.
“Body Christ's take, the source of immortal you will taste” - " sang” Barbara - oldest , by it echoed parishioners.
To all by temple they glorified of Feodor , archbishop .
After the termination of the godly liturgy and warm words of congratulation with the anniversary of monastery and community the rector Andrey entrusted certificates and thank you letters to those actively taking some pains themselves on the reactivation of the abode: to restoration architect .., to parishioners, to donors and to of temple and monastery.
Then the spiritual actions of parishioners were begun.
First came out the hearing parishioners, who seized language before the courses of special before our temple, with the prayer “at the point of tsar celestial”, which they Paley by vote and by gestures.
Two mothers with their daughters came out after them. To the icon Of mother and read by vote and gestures weaklying-hear Helen with the daughter by hope. But to Feodor - is cone Olga with the daughter by Alexandra.
Completed holiday by the written in verse “dedication to Simonov to monastery”, author Nataliya , which they read alternately by vote and by gestures. Their gestures were beautiful, indicative.
Holiday took place very successfully, there was the unusually solemn divine service, which for long will not be forgotten.
Down the memory about this event and joint prayer in the walls of the age-old abode of Moscow each obtained of Simonov of monastery - icon of Feodor 's with the anniversary label.
To the anniversary were released 8 forms of the marks of Simonov of monastery, album “Simonov monastery”, panel from the metal, the icon Of the saints, book “life Of the saints”, framing of postcards, 2 booklets, dispenser about The monastery, for those weaklying-see. Everything was willingly gained by those arrived down the holiday.
Noticeably was improved the speech of the and weaklying-hear parishioners, was changed psychology, advanced psychological rehabilitation by ear and to view, about hundred , and weaklying-hear parishioners! All found the new method of life, life with the god because of the rector to Andrey - pastor, the untiring, honest, disinterested toiler on the field of Christ's!

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This is our father of . with the deaf parishioners.

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This is our father of . with the deaf parishioners.

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Central temple.

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God understands the language of the mutes
In Moscow there is an orthodox church for the deaf mutes - sole before the capital place, where they know “the pantomime of prayers”
“Against the beginning there was word. And word was - god…” The parishioners of the church Of mother believe to bible, but themselves they do not hear words.
Vast, become decrepit from the time temple. The bushes grew beside the splits of red brick walls. Before the yard - pile of structural garbage… There was once here of Simonov of monastery. Now - the sole in Moscow arrival of the community of deaf and weaklying-hear. The center section of the temple is similar down the empty, decrepit hangar, with the hollow, similar down the cough of ghosts echo of steps. In order to restore this huge thing, many money are necessary. From where they in invalids?





To the right of altar - special place for . During the service it repeats each word above the rector and above the mansions of choirboys. Yes even rectors themselves learned to report word before the language of gestures. For this in 1991, when to community they transmitted temple, Aleksy TO THE II blessed local fathers for conducting of service facing the flock and by back to the altar.





The transfer of prayers beside the language of gestures proved to be very complex matter. To be based on it was possible only down one source - written of 130 years ago by archpriest the book “pantomime of prayers”. But there words clearly were not sufficient, it was necessary to rummage before the common “conversational” language of deaf.
Special cases were begun. Most terrible was the fact that the word “god” and “sin” before the language of gestures were designated very similarly (by applied to the side of front dog). It was necessary to spread words. Now this gesture designates easy transgression, error. But “sin” from now on - the jolt by the protruded right thumb before the heart. “God” - the raised upward hand with the rectified palm.
However, and these words also did not suffice. It was necessary to create new. And now the creation of the church language of gestures is not yet completed.
At the point of what sins the children suffer
Flock of temple - this approximately of 800 people, 65% of whom - deaf. Half of employees, boys - also from the community of those weaklying-hear. But it is here assumed to know the language of gestures to all workers.
In icon - 6- summer little-one with praying composed . Next - grandmother. As are explained, both hearing and saying:
- In Pavlik mom after the accident of , very quietly says grandmother. - She believing. Here now here goes, and Pavlik with it. I request: “About which you requested?” “So that he the mom no longer would punish, it answers. - It indeed good, let again to hear it begin”.
To explain to the hearing children, for which the god punishes their close ones, is very complicated. But to even more complexly explain to deaf children, for which they suffer themselves.
- I tell before them about the sins of all humanity, because of which the little-ones suffer, frowns father Peter, the director of church. - It is said, this adult live not in the manner that must, they contaminiate the earth, they fight, but to expiate their transgressions it is necessary by small. And which is amazing - children understand everything and it is without any objection ready to bear its cross…





The neglected, forgotten village before Russia is named “deaf village”. But wall without the ports - “deaf wall”! Although the same wall, for example, the Frenchman will name “blind”. Because almost all Europeans - (people, which live in essence by sight, by eyes). But we, Russians, (people, which live by hearing and in a word). Conversation for us - this is the foundation of foundations. But concept itself “deaf” - the synonym of predestination and solitude. For this very reason the deaf person in Russia of doubly deaf.
Father Peter - founder of community. More than ten years ago lost hearing its dear grandmother. And Peter with his own eyes ascertained that “the country of deaf” - these are the not simply beautiful words:
- Legless invalid can live before the common peace of healthy people (it only sees his smaller piece) and it can with them associate before one language. Blind also understands the peace of healthy people, perceiving it, and also it can associate. And only deaf mutes do not can. They for us - foreigners, inhabitants “the country of deaf”, that speak and thinking before their language. Here, for example, dialog from the film: “In you that, money are excess?” “Yes (with the irony), in me their hen they do not peck!” before it resounds as follows: “In you money exist?”. “No”. If transfer it was word-for-word, deaf simply would not comprehend, about which speech. “There are many hens, many money. And why hens must peck them?” - would begin to consider deaf person. Indeed he does not understand the meaning of intonation and absolutely he does not examine idiomatic expressions. For it this is also “foreign language”.
It is here in order to erase the boundary “of the country in the country”, and this church was created.
Between the church and the crime
After withstanding the service, where simultaneously they prayed pair of tens of deaf and healthy people, I suddenly comprehended that I can differ some from others. They all kept silent, they were not discussed, but before the persons of those weaklying-hear there was only more than stress, attention and… infantility. Specifically, this observation struck me according to the naive question: “A can, deafness to a certain degree - good? Indeed these people do not hear many poor things, which we hear”. Conversation with the father rapidly scattered my doubts by Peter:
- Deaf do not love to read omasa, because they do not understand “our” language. They cannot listen to radio and music. Television set remains. But much you did see films with the subtitles? Earlier specially for the deaf on TV there was the 4th canal. Now there NTV. remained only before the news beside 12 and 15 hours, yes before the morning alliterations of the old transfers “in the world animals” and “around the light”. But what films can be looked without the words? Classics with the delicate meaning and the humor - it is impossible. Remain base, with “soldier” humor of comedy, fighters and erotic. Here is it, “cultural” level, down which are doomed the weaklying-hear people. But indeed deaf are very pliable. For this very reason so there is much them before the criminal business. In them it is small good examples for the imitation…
What dreams Balashov
And nevertheless there are other examples.
When we visited beside the utility quarters in the church, young fellow sat against the computer and rapidly stitched to someone letter before the English.
- This Balashov, described to me only later father. - Fellow graduated from theological institute, now it learns before the pedagogical, works after instructor before two schools for the weaklying-hear children and - .
- It that, also deaf mute? - carefully it requested i. somehow it was not compatible the mode Of with the typical mode of deaf person.
They translated my question down the language of gestures. smiled and something hotly began to prove. Even without I comprehended that he is not categorically agreeable with the determination “of mute”. Indeed this means that not educated, dark, that not knowing how to associate. But once of men associates - means, it no longer mute.
has the cherished dream - to go beside America down the international congress of deaf and to come out there with the report. About this other children described to me on the listening post. But to this dream it is hardly judged to happen, indeed journey costs the order of 2 thousand dollars. Does not have any the community of such money. But it, in spite of all its talents and effort, never will be able them to earn itself, simply because it was born in “the country of deaf”.

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Article from the newspaper “Komsomol truth” “god understands the language of silent” - trying. Many deaf it was offensive from some statements of journalist, for example: “mutes”, “deaf mutes”, “infantility” and so forth
I propose to your attention another article of Tatiana from the site “of the Internet- log Of the monastery”, comparatively . Feel difference.
http://plavoslafie.lo/cgi-ven/gurnan.c...00r023911164855 GODLY LITURGY BEFORE THE LANGUAGE OF THE GESTURES
“Everything makes well,
and it makes deaf hearing,
and mutes - saying "
(Gospel from brand, 7, 37)
At the end XIV of century pupil and nephew of saint Sergius holy Feodor (memory - on December 11) bases in Moscow masculine Simonov Uspenski monastery. This abode, blessed by great Sergius, had vast historical and architectural value. Here began their route many Moscow and All-Russian patriarchs. Job, the Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia, four years was here director. The metropolitan of ion bore obedience before cloister .
Walls from the dark-red brick, stately fortress towers, refectory, four-storied building - dryer, where before the basements monks stored saltings, on the decks - grain, and under the tectum they formed hay - all this it was annihilated by burst in 1930… from the territory of monastery it remained the eighth unit. Of six temples of the former monastery - one, of five cloister towers - three. One southern wall was maintained…





But among these people, deprived of gift to speech and of hearing, there are the strong, goal-seeking, talented people, which could before our time create the orthodox community of deaf mutes, and weaklying-hear. And its house this community found before Moscow - before the temple Of the icon Of the mother of former Simonov monastery. Based on it was begun the reactivation not only of the age-old abode, but also the resurrection of the souls of deaf and blindest…
“The idea of the creation of this community first appeared in the father of Pavel . It conducted exercises with the deaf mutes in The monastery. At the point of his love at the point of the deaf mutes, at the point of the excellent knowledge of language Is. Pavel gained confidence, love and respect of these people”, tells father Andrey, acting of director of Simonov of monastery. Specifically, because of the father to Pavel father himself Andrey, then only future rector, acted down the educational methods center of the All-Russian society of deaf.
“Exercises passed to the experimental group of professor . Our program was unique: we lost vote, stepping over the threshold of center. language to us taught the graduates of the pedagogical institute of the department of defectology - deaf themselves and weaklying-hear. So that with the first meeting we did not speak before vote - only mimicry, articulation and gestures”, remembers Is. Andrey.
Three-month courses only smallest particle of the three year cumbersome and hard work, whose target, about the intention Is. of Pavel and Is. of Andrey, consisted before the transfer of text beside the language of gestures. Was comprised of the godly liturgy of holy Hans of Zlatoust before language without - service was conducted by rector and without third face. But this is very important for the deaf not only from the point of view of the concentration of attention, but also from the point of view of especially spiritual - transfer proceeds not from the mundane person, but from the clergyman himself.
For the adaptation of the Church Slavonic language of divine service to the language of gestures it was necessary to glance beside the Greek, English, Lithuanian and Arab transfers of the godly liturgy - in order to find the internal meaning of word and to attentively select necessary gesture. Helped father to Pavel with the father by Andrey and deaf mutes themselves, frequently trying to devise and to show the appropriate gesture.
This was colossal work. “We were trailblazers. To us nowhere there was similar experience of the carrying out of the godly liturgy - either in Russia, or before the West. But this is very important for the deaf - it is important to understand everything which occurs before the temple”, tells before Is. Andrey.
To community of already ten years. Six years of divine service are conducted before the language of gestures. Experience is accumulated, necessary corrections are introduced. Now in community is his - father Pavel. Itself he is the weaklying-hear, and in it difficult cross: Pavel pronounces text and in parallel shows by gestures transfer. And so, being alternated with the Is. by Andrey, at the point of the elongation of entire multihour service. When the instructors of the courses, where was trained by Is. Andrey, saw their service, then they were simply casualty, they indicated that this is impossible. About their norms, after 30- minute transfer on the the language am assumed recovery. And even at the meetings before the societies of deaf mutes speakers put to use the services of interpreters, although they themselves perfectly well know gestures. But before the community - these are miracle and feat.
There is no chorus before the community - sing deaf mutes themselves. Yes, they sing. Who by sounds, who by mimicry, who by gestures - but sing. And wonderfully they examine the order of divine service.
Now permanent parishioners - about 30 people. This not only deaf mutes and weaklying-hear. To the Is. to Andrey go the , and healthy people - his spiritual of white damp from the temple Of beside , where it earlier served. Many deaf mutes arrive from the Moscow, the Kaluga, the Tver, Vladimir and other areas. To defend service complex - services before the community go much longer than before the common temple. But, in spite of all complexities, people with happiness come here, with happiness they wait their turn on the confession, they confess with the awe. Confession passes above the partition. This is one additional characteristic of community - so that no one could read the sins of believers on the gestures. But after service everyone drinks tea, and on the table they mandatorily cost candy and pastry.
Temple for these people - consoling refuge to the god, native house, happiness of contact not only with the god, but also with the orthodox deaf mutes and speaking. But contact for the deaf mutes as grain, indeed they absorb solitude much sharper acute and it is more tragic. It is interesting that XIV century before old-SimonOhm the monastery, which was being located then literally before 300 meters from the present abode, worked the monks - old men, who doomed themselves down the lifelong silence…
Larissa earlier did not understand faith, but shower it was wearied without the god. It decided to go beside the Korean Christian church; however, soul did not answer. After learning about the community, it literally came running here. Gradually its soul found stability and faith. “Without the faith to deaf mute it is very heavy, everything seems so poor… all by something you are irritated. But with the faith - heat- and not it is lonely”, smiles Larissa. In Larissa ache the hands, but, when she sews vestments Is. to Andrey or for sale before the temple, disease retreats.





Its husband, Victor, were unbeliever. When in the village was constructed new house, then before the earth it found cross and icon Of mother - the patronesses of community… It arrived beside the temple. Initially it complained, which is heavy to withstand long services. But then all this vanished, even it threw to smoke.
Zoya . By it 74 years. Dear and good. Community it helps by its unusual talent - it covers old chairs and seats, they are received, as new. Yes so it is beautiful, accurately, that you will admire.
Generally, each parishioner tries to help, than can: who sews sacs for the communion breads, who sacrifices products - first potatos they will bring, first of pirogs to the tea, then apples…
For the sake of their hands parishioners decorated temple, seated flowers on the lawns. But indeed these people receive scanty service disability pension: on the average, 1200 rubles. “Of course not, down our pension to live it is possible. It is simply necessary wisely to economize”, tries to convince me one parishioner. “Yes, but then I to camp by ascetic”, jokes to it after the response of of the Valentinas.
There is before the community one very zealous - Ekaterina. By it 90 years. “You is devotee, that here you go! ”, turns himself down it father. Down the holiday Of the icon Of mother there was cross course. " drink seagull”, tells before it Is. Andrey. But it to him after the response: “You that?! I by cross course will go!”. And it is banal.





One grandmother ( Antonina ) gave once entire her pension to father and said so that light beside the ledge would be led down these money. Soon it died. They buried it at the day Of the icon Of mother… A before the ledge it now burns its good and to us elucidates route.
Yevdokia. Almost entire its life lived next to the monastery. It is glad against the restoration of monastery, indeed it remembers abode as early as the 30th years. Tells, that it was then here and cinema, and hostel, and even fishing rods they made.
The members of community are many . In Sergey Alekseyevich higher education, he is Candidate of Sciences, the president of the pool for the European Union of blind. He was not closed after its ailments, but he, on the contrary, began to even more help people.
Appearance before the community of manufactured vast impression beyond the deaf parishioners. They saw people, by which even before the greater measure is required the attention and aid. And they began to help - to translate by it the consequence of service. They revealed surprising concern and love, by their faith and by the example to of .
The warden of community - Alexander Aleksandrovna - it educated the weaklying-hear son. All problems and difficulties of the deaf mutes are especially close and clear to it: “These people sharply feel their humiliation, feel, that they assume after the inferior. Some consider that this generally outcast. Healthy frequently behave uneducatedly with respect to them or it is lenient, which also greatly offends. Pity- that it is not always useful. In the Soviet Union the invalids were dependants, and this many deprived advantage. Earlier we before the temple have very cheap candles and free notes. But did not degrade this of people? Indeed they frequently gave notes before those temples, where it was necessary to pay. After discussion of this question with the parishioners, we increased board. Deaf mutes are glad to give although the low unit of their abundance to temple. They understand, that the money proceed with restoration, and they are glad against the transformation of temple”.
Beside the monastery they this spring brought for the worship the icon Of mother “the softening of evil hearts”, and suddenly parishioners noted that two icons of temple - Kazan' icon Of mother and the mode of the martyr Of of Friday (before the honor this holy earlier it was blessed the throne of southern chapel).
Truly before the infirmity of human force and glory of God is completed. In last year the temple was changed more than in last years. Walls and arch whitened, inserted new ports, prepared central altar for the divine service, constructed comfortable refectory. Is restored “glacier” - where earlier in the monastery fraternity packed ice and were stored products. Central well dressed candlestick is acquired, appeared two , they gilded . Everything by this on the favor Of - to the holiday Of Mother of God.
The territory of temple is liberated based on the structural, industrial and accumulated by decades household garbage. Now there is a fire road. Was finished work on white-washing and flooring on the ground floor of southern chapel - above - Pushkin tomb, by expectations of whom monastery was newly discovered after rout by Frenchmen. Are conducted works, also, on the restoration of itself. And prayers and labor of parishioners, are invested before all this
Community helps the society of the rehabilitation of deaf “otophone”. A question now is solved, and work on the installation of induction magnetic loop before the refectory temple is conducted, so that those, who insufficiently master language, could hear service through the hearing aid.
In the monastery it is planned to create library, area of rest, Sunday school, sacristy, . But in 1991 monastery thought as the center of the rehabilitation of deaf - based on the childhood itself. They wished to create kindergarten, and school, and school. Social workers before the nursing homes, not specially trained to work with the elderly deaf-mute people, little they can help, especially before the moral and spiritual plan, but here these people they will prove to be among its. Intellectual potential for the creation of almshouse exists: three people - the parishioners of temple finished the courses of nurses, even house was ready.
Very much before the territory of monastery remained carpenter's, locksmitheries. Specialists before the gilding of icons are ready to share for the sake of their experience with deaf. These people implement well fine limit work, thus, community it would ensure deaf-mute people for the sake of work.
During the Uspenski post one deaf mute presented down Is. to Andrey small : on it the mother of God in the city entrusts to twelve brothers - the builders of great church - icon of the assumption of holiest Mother of God, while it is written on the revolution, that they pray to this icon about the restoration of monastery… But indeed the principal cathedral of Simonov of monastery was constructed before the honor of the assumption Of mother, and monastery- that - Uspenski…
In the first six months of the execution of their responsibilities of director Is. Andrey and its community never asked aid in any organization. “Now, of course, already we are forced to be turned. Not because themselves we do not wish anything to make - simply no longer are sufficient neither facilities nor its own forces. There was in 2001 the 75- anniversary of the society of deaf. The week of deaf is past. We request of Oleg Arkadyevich - head of the setting Of the area of the southern administrative division: “Well, help us - to invalids! Well, give for the improvement of territory sand, the earth. Prompt, to coma to turn beside the district, who will be able to help the unique, sole in the world community of deaf and ”. No, all or feed us for the sake of some promises. “Us it does not interest, that you are invalids!”. But yes as this “does not interest”? But we indeed love to indicate that we are returned to our roots, to the spirituality, when in reality - cruelty and coldness. To comprehend burdens no one wishes, to say nothing of that in order to be taken some pains to carry them”, tells before Is. Andrey.





Community help . But it is insufficient for all needs of this. Monastery occupies 1,5 hectares, beyond its territory are found 16 buildings by the total area of 4 thousand square meters, and they all have of about 70% of wear. Before the terrible condition the roof of temple. In several places generally it is absent the iron sheets of tectum - penetrates rain and snow.
All parishioners support father before his concerns and alerts. Among them Tatiana - treasurer- bookkeeper of temple. For it community - second house. “In no way I can learn language, but we associate noticeably. It is necessary to simple clearly pronounce words. Even it is not necessary loudly: the it is quieter, the more easily it is to read on the jaws. General with the deaf mute, as with any person, it is necessary simply to remember and to know: do not feel itself above, you be on the equal - then problems it does not arise. Indeed superiority our frequently imaginary, to all of something is not sufficient. Here, on these people, the Lord shows that already us- that, that have hearing and vote, sinfully and inadmissibly to complain its some there troubles. Just they physically deaf, and we - by heart. Before the spiritual life deaf differ in no way from healthy people, while beside by something they better. There is in them juvenile naivete and clean faith, what, now and then, to us so it is not sufficient. They are close down the god and easily they pray”, shares with me Tatiana .
Unfortunately, in deaf not only material problems. It is frequently received so that before the family of deaf - saying children, or in healthy parents - deaf-mute child. Hence - the unavoidable problem of solitude, lack of understanding. As to educate the children: with the dear mom or with the speaking grandmothers and the grand-dads? Even with the entire love at the point of these children is formed the vacuum, based on which, now and then, rather difficult to be driven out. Before the community they try to conquer such conditions - by prayer, by advice, by attention and by love at the point of each other, and man is revealed, is revealed as individual, is revealed rich and clean soul. These people strive already, as it is possible more confidently to arise down the struts. Many of the young parishioners of community finished the department of Piously- Tikhonov theological institute. And now they serve before the temple and teach before the boarding schools for the deaf mutes. Pavel considers that if the deaf mute has strong will and worthy formation, then he can become, by whom it is convenient: although by businessman, although by the adviser of president - to talented people route is discovered.
With the deaf mutes, who come beside the community, occur not only internal changes. After deaf mutes themselves began to try to sing instead of the chorus, after active collaboration before the service, after the subtraction of , many became considerably better to speak. Now all behave quietly on the service, it is reverential, and indeed in deaf mutes is disturbed vestibular apparatus, in them the increased excitability, and noise will be, it seemed, unavoidable. Apparently, now already these people feel the praying silence of temple and try not to disturb it.
Father ordered to open temple for any person. Orthodox nuns from Poland arrived. Before the community they will go for help and support - from Novosibirsk, Vladikavkaz. They ring from Saratov, short heavy horse, they request father to arrive to serve public prayer, to meet and to pray with the deaf mutes, to share for the sake of experiences of their service.
Guests from the orthodox community of holy righteous Hans from Ekaterinburg - the former chairman of the urban society of the deaf of Tamara Ivanovna Kuznetsov and - interpreter Raisa - noted the high level of the - transfer and active collaboration before the service of parishioners themselves.





Only begin their work the orthodox communities of deaf in Saint Petersburg, Arkhangelsk, Ekaterinburg, Minsk, but in them deficiency before their own - interpreters. Uniqueness of Moscow community - before the professional knowledge by the clergymen of language.
Certainly, it would wish so that such communities it would become more. It can, any, daring people, after reading about the community Is. of Andrey, also to be solved down this feat. The main thing - so that there would be the pastor. “Strict and good. Patient and demanding. It forces soul to work. It will always guide and will prompt”, parishioners of community always with the vast pleasure, by enthusiasm and before love they speak about the Is. Andrey. They are proud besides it, are proud besides its concern about the temple, its works…
In the present year Is. Andrey participated before Christmas readings, where he made a report - “organization of divine service before the temple for the , the deaf mutes and those weaklying-hear”. Came forward father with report and during the round table, which passed to Russian thought and it was dedicated down the position of invalids before modern world and down their juridical lack of information.
At the point of the zealous service to the church Of , the transactions on the adjustment of administrative and operational and financial activity, at the point of “pastoral care about the people, deprived of the gift to speech and weaklying-hear” in connection with the 10- anniversary of , to the holiday of holy Easter it is awarded the law of the carrying Of cross (before the cathedral temple of Christ rescuer).





2003 for the abode are connected for the sake of the sorrowful date - 80 years ago monastery was closed. And parishioners hope that in the following year they can bridge with the cross course the historical territory of the monastery (now into it enters and “ZIL”, and the stadium “of torpedoes”). “It is desirable with the spiritual incline and before the prayer about strengthening of forces to be turned down the Lord, the bearer of all goods so that it would honor us great happiness to begin to serve the liturgy before the central chapel, which is practically already restoreed and where the amazingly excellent acoustics (total area - about 1200 square meters)”, tells before Is. Andrey. “I is certain, spiritual pain causes the fact that on the spot former cloister cemetery, in the direction of which rests the dust of our compatriots, now is located the juvenile area, where plays and amusements frequently are conducted, that it does not provide proper rest to the remains of those outstanding sons of the fatherlands, which were awarded burial in the walls of monastery”.
“There are their hopes and dreams. It would be desirable to order list based on the icon of Greek letter “the healing of deaf mute”, and to, of course, return down the monastery The icon, which now is located before the USA”.
In spite of all complexities, deaf-mute people of , warmed for the sake of their prayer this great sacred thing - still destroyed, but already finding the second life Simonov monastery…
Tatiana Gorbachev
11/12/02

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On March 7, 2005 beside 12.00. before the temple Of the icon Of the mother of patriarch of Simonov of the monastery of the community of deaf, that weakly-hear and took place the splendid spiritual concert, dedicated down the 625- anniversary of the base of Simonov of monastery and down the 10- anniversary of the beginning of services simultaneously as far as vote and by gestures for the and orthodox Christians.
Before this concert took their part the parishioners of the temple Of the icon Of mother and children from the boarding school for the weaklying-hear children of № 52.

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Occurences from the spiritual concert.

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One additional article…
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Deaf abode
Maria
Temples and monastery are restored now in Russia everywhere. Sometimes - within a few months, sometimes - -, with creak and undershoots of an improbable quantity of nerve energy. But they are restored, and Moscow here - on one of the first places. But, alas, before the very center of the capital stands the monastery, in which, until now, reign the ruin and the desolation, where there is neither water supply line nor channelization, monastery, where wind of changes in no way will reach. The unique memorial of the architecture OF THE IV- XIX centuries is today necessary only… to invalids.
In The monastery - another epoch. I century remains above the ancient walls of dark-red brick. But here - stately fortress towers, refectory, four-storied building by the name the dryer, where before the basements saltings hid, the grain was stored on the decks, and under the tectum they formed hay. On the destructive walls and the basements first here, then are there pulled upward young small birches…
Blessed in XIV century by Sergius , Simonov monastery had serious strategic value for the defense of state. Many patriarchs All-Russian and metropolitans Moscow began their monastic route in the walls of the age-old abode. Not one hundred years it was one of most that attended in Moscow, until burst thunders beyond the January frost night of 1930. From the territory of monastery the eighth unit remained…
- today almost before the ruins. Hammered out steps, the being crumbled walls, perforated roof. Meanwhile arched refectory temple - “great-grandfather” of the similar down itself in The monastery and before the trio - to monastery. The islets of painting are somewhere visible. , Before principle, it is possible to reduce it, there money… There money, everything would be here differently. But thus far service passes to small southern chapel.
Community
Before this temple the divine service is similar down the sacrament - here they sing by hands, by hands read prayers… Here there is no customary chorus and everything occurs much more slowly.
After service on the long mount it will mandatorily stand samovar, pastry, candies… This for those, to whom it is far to the house, to whom it is necessary to be fortified before the road. Indeed they arrive before Simonov not only based on all ends of Moscow, but from the Vladimir, Tver, Kaluga province. Because only before this Moscow temple can hear prayer those weaklying-hear, deaf and even… . Service goes and common, and before the language of gestures.
Here work only three speaking - acting of director father Andrey (Gorachev), bookkeeper- treasurer Tatiana and warden- supply chief Alexander . Everything else, who comes here for the prayer, who works above the spark-plug mount, and even those, who help father to conduct service, people, for which this peace is forever deprived of sounds. And for them this temple - native house. It occurs, here go the hearing people, they go and… they remain.
- Who beside our temple will arrive, that already remains with us, tells me mother after service. Her face shines brightly good. - Here to all identical relation…
The first and, possibly, sole in the world community of the deaf and weaklying-hear orthodox Christians was formed 10 years ago on the blessings of the holiest patriarch. But only earlier before the Uspenski temple Of the monastery father Pavel () began to conduct exercises with the deaf parishioners. Already then he planned to translate text down the language of gestures. For the compilation of of the godly liturgy of holy Hans of Zlatoust went away three years. Helped it father Andrey.
Entire complex of Simonov of monastery in January 1994 was transmitted to community, and was in December 1995 blessed chapel before the honor of the founder of monastery, of Feodor, before whom goes now the service without . For the believers these are moment , indeed the text of the Scripture proceeds not from the mundane person, but directly from the clergyman.
By the way, in XIV the century of the olds-Simon the monastery, which was located literally before 300 meters from present Simonov, was the refuge of the old men, who doomed themselves down the lifelong silence. Here are such the parallels in history…
Language is my…
The language of the gestures - signs and of the letters, which are transmitted with the help of different layout it is digital. One and the same word can be “said”, also, on the letters, and by sole gesture. method - when word is " written” for the sake of letters - is longer, it is more tedious for recognition. Therefore they try to talk by gestures - so speech is more active, and stress is less.
Three years father Pavel and father Andrey translated texts down the language of gestures. To say that the work proved to be colossal, not to say nothing. There was no similar experience either in Russia, or in the world. It is understandable that the capacity of words, which is transmitted by gestures, somewhat less than in the hearing people. It was necessary to glance to Greek, English, Lithuanian, in the Arab transfers of the godly liturgy, indeed it is necessary to very precisely comprehend the internal meaning of each word, to very precisely select necessary gesture. Much prompted to father to Andrey and most .
- I finished the courses of language with the educational methods center of the central society of deaf. But then already it began to supplement this baggage before the contact with the people, says father Andrey. - language can be compared with any foreign. If there is no practice, knowledge is lost. That which was taken before the courses - only foundation for the contact against the household level. In order to use terminology and is more serious to be disassembled with the problems, with which come the people, additional experience is necessary.
It gladdens, that, in spite of difference in the language (in the people, as, in the different regions there exist “dialects”), people, which arrive based on the Ukraine, from Belorussia, from Transcaucasia's republics, fit us after service and say that it everything was understandable.
Before The temple the people come with the most different problems. To someone it is not easy before the family, someone cannot establish contact with Jack, someone - with the health center… In such cases father Andrey is set to write the letters down doctors or housing workers.
In recent years down the divine services in The monastery began to come .
- When this occurred, continues father Andrey, for our parishioners this was shock. They saw, that there are people, by which is considerably heavier than . The main thing, they comprehended that they can help blind. During the service our and weaklying-hear translate service for those, who are blind. Before the hand, beside the palm they " speak” before letters all that which occurs during the service. This and great spiritual assistance, and definite for our parishioners, who in view of circumstances already became accustomed down status of the invalids OF THE II- III group.
Neighbors
When Simonov monastery was returned church, here was accommodated an important enterprise in the ministry of culture of the USSR - “”, where they worked and are continued to work unique skilled workers, who work with the tree, by clay, by metal. Workshops, until now, occupy in the monastery sizable area. “” promised to, true, once find for them new quarters, but… As far as possible “” help to improve monastery. Very recently skilled workers conducted before The temple minor repairs, did grids and frames for the ports. “” paid the purchase of church utensils, without which it was not possible to begin divine service. Alas, all this does not rescue position, before which proved to be today the monastery.
- Problem is one, says father Andrey. - As to survive? Everything, which was reached to us as far as the inheritance from the life-supporting mechanisms of cloister complex, is in this decrepit state that it is possible to say, there is nothing completely. Heating is not in all quarters - we only on the favor Of this winter suffered without the accidents. Water supply also not before all corps. Electric wiring before the lamentable condition. Down all quarters of monastery there was until recently sole dress, which worked… before the temple.
If we only exaggerate, it is possible to say that here the channelization with IV of century was not repaired! Constantly it is necessary to pump out contents channelization wells by hand, otherwise will be poured basements. However, means and there are no forces in order to conduct repair. Before the terrible condition and the tectum of our sole temple. Only due to the powerful arches, which still contain drafts, we somehow lived this winter. The specialist, whom we invited to recently inspect roof, said that in comparison with last year is very serious destruction. In spring before the windy weather rotten rafters were extracted from under the cover. In several places on the tectum iron sheets generally are absent, so that rain and snow they penetrate inward. This destroys the temple: at the point of the summer and the autumn the cover gathers moisture, and in winter water freezes, and walls fracture. In all likelihood, this winter we no longer will suffer…





Alas, Simonov is destroyed. But indeed in 1991 here it was planned to organize spiritual rehabilitative center for the deaf. It was planned create “stepped” system of education and training of the children: kindergarten - school - school. Forges operator, potters, carpenters “of - art” could teach their traditional cloister crafts. It was planned to create house for the people of elderly and feeble. All this disappeared before to summer.
Today in the monastery much is done hands of invalids, but possibilities and means it is not sufficient, indeed Simonov occupies the area of almost 1,5 hectares. Beyond his territory are found 16 buildings by the total area of 4 thousand square meters, and they all have 65-70% of wear.
Everything how has temple, this of the donations, which yield here believers. But the invalids OF THE II- III group great condition, alas, do not possess. Yes even if there is in man the cross next to the skin, the second to it no longer it is necessary, and is more than two-three, that house they cost, here buy they will not be. Neither nor gospels of more than one are must. Therefore there is no income from the realization of the books and church utensils as before other temples, practically.
When father Andrey only began to fulfil the responsibilities of director, several months he could not gather even down the minimum wage - it was necessary to be calculated with the duties.
- When it is necessary to be turned beside the state instances, which have the right to solve and to accomplish fates, sighs father, you meet only incomprehension. They tell me: “You something deceive by cunning. Such it cannot be! In order to neither channelization nor electricity nor water supply nor tectum overhead!”
Alas, today we remain in private with our people. But indeed experience is unprecedented. The , deaf-mute invalids practically breathed in life beside the age-old abode, warmed for the sake of its prayers. For the sake of their hands they support and decorate its, how this is possible. But in this case to our problems of those hearing people, down which we turn ourselves.
Sometimes father does not know, first to cry, then laugh. Once it asked one firm to present four plastic basins and four buckets for the retraction before the temple. They answered it: “Well, then we to you so simply will give, but wage to coworkers we will not pay?”
- That you wish with me make, but the cost of basins and buckets in no way can influence the wage before the firm, which deals for the sake of sale of these things! - laments father Andrey.
Was turned acting of director in the past year, also, beside the setting Of the area with the request to let the sand and the earth. After infinite reminders by late autumn they brought two vehicles, but workers, who could use all this for the improvement, it was no longer.
There is before the position of abode one additional nuance. Since it is the memorial of architecture, repair and restoration works here can conduct the organizations, which have license, on them only. Whom it fell here you will not call.





When state selected buildings, monastery, they were before a good condition, and they returned by their destroyed… And nevertheless to us kneading, but is joyful! - consists conversation father Andrey. - It is joyful from the fact that the sun glows, that people down us come, that for the sake of their prayers they warm temple and it slowly revives, around it appear the flowers, paths… All this because of our parishioners and people, which work. And nevertheless we will be grateful for any help.
Maria

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I please forgiveness at the point of the retardation.
Here is photo report based on the anniversary of Simonov of monastery, on December 11, 2004.
1. and 2. our parishioners.
3. Pavel.

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And again further…
1. Vasiliy from Piously- Danilov of monastery.
2. the central temple
3. from left to right: Pavel, archpriest Gennadiy, Nikolai.

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1. of the Valentinas
2. director of the .
3. reading of icon by the hands of the blind and deaf person

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1. From left to right: Vissarion (from .), Is. Andrey, archpriest Gennadiy.
2. Vissarion.
3. It .

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Simonov is MONASTERY before the pictures.

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Simonov is MONASTERY before the pictures.

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icon Of the mother of patriarch of Simonov of the monastery of the community of deaf, that weakly-hear and took place the splendid spiritual concert, dedicated down the 625- anniversary of the base of Simonov of monastery and down the 10- anniversary of the beginning of services simultaneously as far as vote and by gestures for the and orthodox Christians.
Before this concert took their part the parishioners of the temple Of the icon Of mother a