The
Serbian people met Archpriest Andrew Lemeshonok, the spiritual father of St
Elisabeth Convent, with love. Father Andrew visited this country within the
frameworks of From Heart To Heart Festival organised by our Convent.
His visit
lasted for just one day (October 24). Nevertheless, Father Andrew managed to
meet His Holiness Irinej, the Patriarch of Serbia; celebrate a service in the
Convent in honour of the he Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple;
talk with the nuns of that convent; give several big interviews; and answer the
questions of the visitors of From Heart To Heart Festival.
The
conversation with Father Andrew at the Festival followed the traditional
format: an inquirer would write his question on a sheet of paper and pass the
note to Father Andrew; Father Andrew would reply to that question, and the
reply was translated into Serbian. Our nuns admitted that this meeting
resembled the usual meetings with parishioners, which Father Andrew holds in
our Convent every Tuesday. The grateful Serbian audience spent over four hours
with Father Andrew. More than three hundred people turned up for the event. The
visitors left the meeting hall comforted and happy. They also thanked Father
Andrew for coming all the way down to Serbia.
Our
sisters had published three books by Father Andrew translated into Serbian for
this festival. The books were collectively titled "Questions People
Ask"; they are part of Words of The Spiritual Father book series, based on
talks and sermons of Archpriest Andrew Lemeshonok. That is why not just the
audience of the Festival but also many other Serbs will hopefully be able to
find answers to their questions in the warm, simple, and inspiring words of our
spiritual father.
October 25, 2017
St.
Elisabeth Convent
CONVERSATION