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The Moscow Sretensky Monastery is holding meetings on the topic: “Practical experience of the lives of outstanding pastors of the 19th-20th centuries”. These meetings are a continuation of the project “Orthodoxy. Educational courses for the laity”. The ninth lecture, which was given by Archpriest Sergiy Tishkun, was dedicated to the Venerable Paisius of Mount Athos. In his speech, Father Sergiy examined the following issues: the life of the saint; the saint’s mentors; the formation and growth of the elder; the experience of caring for those in need of spiritual help; the elder’s advice and teachings on passions and virtues; humility and love – two main virtues; attitude to modern problems; cultivation of good thoughts; advice on family life and raising children.