“Do not listen to any other sermons, including those sometimes coming from unreasonable clergy - listen to what the patriarch told you today!” - RIA Novosti quotes him.
Patriarch Kirill cited as an example the story of St. Mary of Egypt, who went into the desert in complete isolation from the people around her, noting that in this way she “saved her body and soul”.
Earlier, Patriarch Kirill called on parishioners to refrain from visiting churches amid the situation with coronavirus.
It is noted that priests will continue to serve in churches.