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Leonid Feodorov Quotes

The true messianism of the Russian Church is not what the Slavophiles have imagined, but it is the example of suffering. It is in this way that she shows that she is the continuation of Christ in this world.

The true messianism of the Russian Church is not what the Slavophiles have imagined, but it is the example of suffering. It is in this way that she shows that she is the continuation of Christ in this world.

Leonid Feodorov
Suffering, Church, Example
"Exarch Leonid Feodorov" by Paul Maileux, (p. 204), 1964.

I have assimilated Western thought and its clarity, but, in fact, I am solidly rooted in the passive Eastern nature and remain rebellious to any action.

Leonid Feodorov
Facts, Action, Clarity
"Exarch Leonid Feodorov" by Paul Mailleux, (p. 181), 1964.

My whole life has been based on two principles: the love of the Church to which I am united, and the love of my country, which I adore. If I do not care whether I am sentenced to ten years imprisonment or to be shot, it is not because I am a fanatic... Since I joined the Catholic Church my sole object has been to reconcile my country to that Church which I believe to be the One True Church.

Leonid Feodorov
Country, Believe, Years
"The Bolshevik Persecution of Christianity" by Francis McCullagh, (p. 238), 1924.

When I feel overwhelmed by misfortune, the greatest joy that the Lord can give me is to go to the altar, to put my forehead against it (as on the day of my ordination to the priesthood), and to feel the presence of the only reality. Not only does calm return, but my body seems to be annihilated; the only true life begins, the life of that which is intangible.

Leonid Feodorov
Reality, Giving, Joy
Exarch Leonid Feodorov, Bridgebuilder Between Rome and Moscow" by Paul Mailleux, (p. 166), 1964.

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