“Fathers and brethren, the flock gathered about Christ! Heed me, a sinner. Though I am coarse and worse than anyone, God and His Most Pure Mother have permitted me, a sinner, to manage His household. I beseech you, for the sake of the Lord and His Mother, to have spiritual love among yourselves. Without this no virtue is complete before God. Christ spoke to the disciples, ‘Love one another’ (John 13: 34). And in the words of the Apostle Paul, ‘Bear one another’s burdens’ (Galatians 6: 2). Do not condemn one another before God, whether in the temple or in the cell, either alone or in common with the brethren. Pray with the fear of God. And by no means neglect church singing; although there are other matters, hasten to church to God for spiritual song. First render to God what is God’s, and then fulfill the other matters.” – St. Tryphon of Vyatka