In the life of every person there are times when everything seems complex, gloomy and confusing. Relations with friends and family become tense. I want to break out of this circle, inhale a breath of fresh air, see a ray of light indicating the right path. Elders, healers of souls and bodies of people come to the rescue.
Old age in Russia is not a new thing for a long time, it has been known for more than a century. However, people who have received divine power do not cease to amaze and work miracles. One of these is Father Peter from the Nizhny Novgorod Region, from the Pokrovsky Convent. Today, thousands of pilgrims flock to him to receive a blessing for some important work, enlightenment, pacification of the soul, or the healing of complex bodily ailments.
We learn about the biography of the old man, interesting facts of his life and worldview from this article.
Biography
Since 2010, Father Peter has been Abbot of the Pokrovsky Convent, which is located in the village of Lukino, Bogorodsky District, Nizhny Novgorod Region. The monastery has an official website that provides information about its clergy. However, it should be noted that information about Father Peter is rather modest.
He was born in 1939. In the world, his surname is Kunitsyn. Place of birth is not indicated. According to the elder himself, he is from the orphanage, he has no education except spiritual. The future priest began his religious path in 1992, when he was ordained a deacon.
A year later, he took monastic tonsure, and in 1995, Father Peter passed the rite of priesthood.
Awards
Despite the fact that the sacred path of the abbot of the Intercession Monastery is relatively short-lived, he already has a number of awards.
- The first was awarded in 2004. This plait is an element of liturgical vestments in the Orthodox religion. It is a cloth rectangle with a cross that is worn on a long ribbon at the right thigh. The gaiter symbolizes the “spiritual sword that is the Word of God” and is given to priests for the zealous service of the Church.
- In 2006, Father Peter was awarded the pectoral cross. Until the 18th century, only bishops could wear it. However, today the pectoral cross (which is worn on Persians, that is, on the chest, over the robe) is given to each priest for conscientious service to God.
- In 2011, hegumen of the Intercession Monastery was awarded a club. This is a circuit board with a cross. He completes the liturgical vestments and is worn on a ribbon at the right thigh, while the legguard is outweighed on the left. Symbolically, the club means the edge of the towel with which Jesus Christ rubbed the feet of his disciples.
Pokrovsky monastery
Even before the 1917 revolution, the Pokrovsky church was built in the village of Lukino. However, during historical events, it was destroyed and closed. Only in 2000, a female monastic community was formed at the temple, which, by order of the Synod, was converted into a monastery in 2006. The abbess today is Abbess Gabriel (in the world of Sukhanov). Divine services are held by Father Oleg and Father Peter.
Lukino in Russia is considered a special place marked by God. All the shrines in the temple of the monastery are myrrh-streaming. This fact, combined with the wonderful gift of Father Peter, attracts pilgrims from all over Russia.
Reception
The old man lives in a small cell at the monastery with an area of only 8 square meters. Here he takes the afflicted. The old man now gives a personal audience in special cases. More often parishioners turn to the abbot openly near the church after a morning or evening service.
Father Peter from Lukino (Nizhny Novgorod Region) is not a magician and is not a psychic, he does not heal with herbs, tinctures or some kind of magic passes. Only wise words, foresight and stick are his tools. The latter is, perhaps, of particular curiosity. Pilgrims often call her the sacred staff. When Father Peter touches a person’s sore spot, the illness soon passes. Sometimes, to admonish unbelievers, he “hits” this stick on the head (“drives away demons”). It does not cause pain, as it is light and hollow, but the wise words and instructions of the elder after that reach the ears and consciousness of the afflicted.
For the reception, Father Peter from Lukino does not take anything, but grateful pilgrims bring groceries, sometimes money that goes to maintain the monastery.
Ceremonies
You need to understand that a visit to an old man is not quite an ordinary event. It requires special preparation. So, if pilgrims arrive at the Pokrovsky monastery during fasting, then reception to Father Peter is possible only through unification. This sacrament is performed by another priest - Oleg. His legs are partially paralyzed, but he devotes himself so much to serving God that he literally remains wet after the rite.
In other cases, confession and communion are sufficient. All this is a kind of ritual of the parishioner's entry into the Orthodox faith, his deeper immersion in the atmosphere of religion, understanding and awareness of his path. Some sufferers, thanks to these sacraments, already receive relief and answers to questions that torment them.
There is also a ritual of ablution, which is performed in two sources. The first is the Protection of the Virgin, the path to which lies through the forest. At the source are two fonts: male and female. The rite is performed under prayer chants.
The second source - To all who mourn for joy - is also miraculous. Water in it has healing properties. It alleviates the symptoms of radiculitis, diseases of the musculoskeletal system. The source is located near the Pokrovsky monastery in Lukino.
In the Nizhny Novgorod region, Father Peter is widely known, so here almost everyone can tell how to get an appointment with the abbot. No entry. Everything happens in a live queue. In order not to get confused, a photo of Peter's father can be viewed above in the article.
Interesting Facts
The elder is almost 70 years old, only the last eight he takes pilgrims: heals, gives spiritual advice. There are already many miracles in his piggy bank. However, Father Peter himself does not ascribe them to himself. He says that this is a group work of God and believers who turn to Him with an open soul.
- So, they brought to the abbess a young man who fought in Chechnya, was injured and deaf in one ear. Relatives of the soldier tearfully asked Father Peter in the Nizhny Novgorod region to help. After long prayers, the abbot approached the guy from behind and hit him on the back of the head with his staff. Hearing to the patient returned. The elder himself explains this miracle as follows: during prayers he holds a stick in his hands. It is charged with divine power and then grants healing.
- Not only ordinary people, but also metropolitan deputies come to Father Peter for help. Of course, their names were not disclosed, but the fact of such visits is confirmed by the elder himself.
- Father Peter was married, but his wife died. After that, the elder had a dream that his mission was to help the suffering. So he came to the monastery.
- At first, when the monastery was only recovering, the abbot served alone. There was a lot of work, a man was required to become a sexton. Just from Europe came a group of pilgrims, among whom the elder noticed a guy. He did not drink or smoke, was hardy and disciplined. After his third visit to the Pokrovsky monastery, Father Peter persuaded the young man to stay and made him his assistant.
- The abbot does not have a special education, but the elder is called perspicacious - a wonderful gift was given to him from above. Father Peter tirelessly reads spiritual literature and books about other healers. He says that you need to develop and constantly grow spiritually, even if you have some abilities.
- At the end of 2017, a film was released about the Pokrovsky Monastery in Lukino (Nizhny Novgorod Region). Father Peter is assigned the bulk of it. The directors showed the conversation of the old man with the head of the pilgrimage group. Hegumen shared information about himself and answered questions of a spiritual content.
Address
In Russia, there are more than five dozen settlements with the name "Lukino". Only in the Nizhny Novgorod region there are two of them. Pokrovsky monastery is located in the Bogorodsky district, on the street. Ulybysheva, 10a.
You can get to the monastery from the Novokosino station (Moscow). The road from there will take about 8-9 hours. Or you can use the bus from Nizhny Novgorod, but more and more often pilgrims are united in groups and get to Lukino by car.
Where to stay?
For the night they are located with local residents or in a hotel near the monastery. You can dine in the monastery. According to the parishioners, the food here is special, tasty, although simple. Perhaps this is all because every action in the monastery is performed with prayer and good thoughts.
Conclusion
The fame of the confessor from Lukino - Father Peter - has already gone beyond Russia. The Orthodox Church approves of old age and believes that such a rich phenomenon of miracles strengthens the faith of parishioners and raises the spiritual level of the country.
Father Peter helps everyone, without exception, regardless of the social status of the afflicted. He himself does not see any miracles in his actions. He relies on God in everything and also calls on the parishioners.