Laying flowers at the foot of the monument to the Heroes of the FSB Special Forces, the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church addressed the audience with the words: “In this monument, you perceive with a special feeling everything that is connected with death. of people in peacetime. something worthy is always the cause of his death. But those people that we now remember gave their lives for the people, for the Fatherland, for the Fatherland.
He noted that heroism at the cost of one’s life deserves special attention and special preservation in the memory of the people of the names of those who accomplished this feat.
According to the patriarch, the example of such heroes should inspire society and, above all, young people to always be ready to do something difficult and impossible, but useful for others.
“Indeed, God calls us to this,” the official website of the Russian Orthodox Church quotes the primate as saying. “What is a good deed? A good turn is not what we do with excess wealth or excess free time.” something from me. At least a little sacrifice: that’s a good turn. And those who died did a life-size good turn, and therefore everything connected with his feat must be carefully preserved in the memory of the people. “
Patriarch Kirill thanked the creators of the monument and all those who, coming to the monument, pray or remember the names of the heroes.
