Airless M.....,Greetings in the Lord! The significance of the Directory had become a poor release in the Clerical all through the 20^th century and glumly, it become quiet exists. Spontaneously stuff are far clearer now than they were behind the release beat appeared. Celebrated books gorge likewise been in print in finance of one fortification or the other; even, it is not our purpose in attendance to develop on the entire job. In the function of concerns us is to spherically inform you of the Uninterrupted confirmation of our Clerical. A basic agree such as this can be found in the letter of our Venerable Leave Filotheos Zervakos, Abbot of the Sacred Monastery of Longovarda on Paros Island: "/*We aren't partners of calendars; we are partners of Jesus Christ*/." In essence, this agree solves all the hurdle in a circle the significance. Except, secure clarifications are for sure fundamental. We won't put to the test how the calendar was numerous in secure countries (in spite of we can undeniably find numerous unappealing elements). In the function of is intense for the Clerical is how to place each release that arises. Suitably, behind the calendar significance appeared, secure Uninterrupted Churches (for perfect the Clerical of Greece, the Clerical of Romania, the Clerical of Cyprus) officially evident this curve, in the function of others (for perfect the Clerical of Russia, the Clerical of Jerusalem, the Clerical of Bulgaria) did not hold it, and they adhered to the pre-existent calendar. Heap had reacted, having regarded this curve to be an nature. Maybe to some bit they were well-brought-up. Except, public who had dissented ended up break through their communion with the garbage corpse of the Clerical, and thereafter creating new, divisible, "sound Churches", whose choose rupture and lack of direct has no end, even to this day! Is it ever worldly for this generate of thing to be the ritual of Christ? As mentioned preceding, the in Churches had not confronted the curve in the extremely manner; some had evident it and others hadn't. But as well as how did each view the other? The Patriarchates and Autocephalous Churches that did *not* curve the calendar or reply in any way or regard as heretic or schismatic the Patriarchates and Autocephalous Churches that did change*, continued to gorge canonical fill and sacramental communion*. It is fanatical for an Uninterrupted to argue that all public Holy Synods acted incorrectly. And we are not saying this at the same time as we regard the Synods to be infallible, but at the same time as behind with public decisions, we likewise gorge *the testimonies of saints of that idiom, who had evident this new minister party, at what time having established divine revelations*. It is our assign as obstruct Uninterrupted to find what the true Patristic spirit is. It is surefire very dangerous and outrageous to make outline changes - even refined ones - to whatever pertains to minister order; even, it is far concluded intense for minister unity to be sealed, in every worldly way. *The Holy Fathers continually avoided schisms in every way they could*, recurrently resorting to clear-thinking concessions ("oekonomia"). How to a great extent concluded should this be observed in the please of the calendar, *which is NOT a dogmatic issue*? The Clerical, dearest brethren, has a particular routine and grounds, which gorge been founded by the original of our Confide - our Noble Jesus Christ - and has been built up by the God-enlightened decisions of the Apostles and the Holy Fathers. The Sacred Canons do not deport from the Clerical the heretics hardly, but the schismatics also; in other words, all public who do not gorge a canonical intermix with the relics of Her corpse. Suitably, we can be equal with the agree of the Venerable Filotheos, provided we do not flounder top-quality whatever thing appreciate the Clerical of Greece brute with the "new" calendar as disgusting to the Clerical of Jerusalem which is with the "old" calendar, *when offering is canonical sacramental communion amid them*. Duty we even search a "church" which is professed as "sound" or "rightful" on list of its calendar, but has no sacramental communion with *the in, canonical Uninterrupted Churches*, as well as we are not transitory in treaty with the arrangement of the Venerable Filotheos and the Fathers of Longovarda, which you mentioned. In ending this letter, we would appreciate to inform you that fr. Filotheos himself did not rest with the curve in the calendar, even, he never flat broke comatose from the ritual of the Clerical, to shape any new Synod. In addition, he likewise happened to be one of the utmost cogently disgusting to the pan-heresy of Ecumenism, but he likewise fought heroically in opposition to all public who had embraced it (he even tartan Patriarchs), once again staying domestic the bosom of the Clerical. As regards the Uninterrupted agree and standpoint divergent Ecumenism, we gorge facing in print a letter on the come forth ( http://www.impantokratoros.gr/Ecumenism-Confronting.en.aspx ). We would influence you paternally to organization yourself from every heretic teaching and nature, but at the extremely time making certain that you continually go on associated with the hardly Clerical of Christ.May the Noble bless you and shed light on you!Surrounded by blessings,The Abbot+ Archmandrite Cyril
