Letters of Abbot Nikon

TESTAMENT

I urge all my relatives and close friends to be steadfast in adhering to the Orthodox Christian faith and to undertake incessant efforts to seek salvation until death through the fulfilment of Gospel commandments and by confessing your sins and partaking of the Holy Communion as often as possible (at least once a year). During my life, encountering very hard troubles and most ferocious temptations, I found solace in the faith in Lord Jesus Christ and in prayer.

I entreat you to show care and love for each other, to help each other in material and spiritual needs. Where there is peace and love there is God, joy and salvation; hostility and jealousy come from the devil.

Seek salvation.

Igumen Nikon