Monastery Optina's Abbot Benedict is moved while his brother monks ask for forgiveness. At the beginning of the Great Lent, Orthodox Church celebrates the Rite of Forgiveness when all Orthodox Christians bow to each other and ask for forgiveness so they could fast in peace.


Monastery Optina’s Abbot Benedict is moved while his brother monks ask for forgiveness. At the beginning of the Great Lent, Orthodox Church celebrates the Rite of Forgiveness when all Orthodox Christians bow to each other and ask for forgiveness so they could fast in peace.