"Volunteer Battalions": A new book about chaplains on the front line has been published The fourth book in the documentary series "From Death to Life Fathers of Combat Contact" has been published - the volume "Volunteer Battalions" (editor-compiler - Sergey Glitsky). The publication completes a four-volume work dedicated to pastoral service in the area of ​​a special military operation. The book is based on the memories of four clergy who shared the difficult life of the trenches with the soldiers: Protodeacon Sherraf Dubnov talks about humanitarian aid to military personnel and civilians, as well as how communication with soldiers who survived the death of their comrades changed his understanding of pastoral support; Reverend Alexi Barishev shares his experience in caring for the "Trek" Cossack brigade: prayer in a marching church, trips to the front line, the dangers on the front roads and aid to the wounded; Pastor Maxim Masenko reveals the reality of service in the Don volunteer brigade, the first trips to combat positions and the experience of the cathedral prayer with soldiers from very different paths in life; Reverend Andrei Dashevsky describes the work in the Bar-11 unit, paying special attention to the spiritual healing of people who were burned by the war, and the high responsibility of the priest to those entrusted with his care. The introduction to the publication was prepared by priest Vladislav Suleimanov, who heads the direction of pastoral care of volunteer formations. The cleric draws attention to the difficult conditions of prayer at the front, which is carried out from the equipped field chair to the cramped space of the dugout. The book is illustrated with documentary photographs. The authors share the unshakable truth of everyday military life, intimate experiences and the experience of searching for the only words that can heal a wounded soul. Through the synodal department, hundreds of clergy go to the front line. The vast majority of them are volunteers, just like the fighters of these units.

"Volunteer Battalions": A new book about chaplains on the front line has been published The fourth book in the documentary series "From Death to Life Fathers of Combat Contact" has been published - the volume "Volunteer Battalions" (editor-compiler - Sergey Glitsky). The publication completes a four-volume work dedicated to pastoral service in the area of ​​a special military operation. The book is based on the memories of four clergy who shared the difficult life of the trenches with the soldiers: Protodeacon Sherraf Dubnov talks about humanitarian aid to military personnel and civilians, as well as how communication with soldiers who survived the death of their comrades changed his understanding of pastoral support; Reverend Alexi Barishev shares his experience in caring for the "Trek" Cossack brigade: prayer in a marching church, trips to the front line, the dangers on the front roads and aid to the wounded; Pastor Maxim Masenko reveals the reality of service in the Don volunteer brigade, the first trips to combat positions and the experience of the cathedral prayer with soldiers from very different paths in life; Reverend Andrei Dashevsky describes the work in the Bar-11 unit, paying special attention to the spiritual healing of people who were burned by the war, and the high responsibility of the priest to those entrusted with his care. The introduction to the publication was prepared by priest Vladislav Suleimanov, who heads the direction of pastoral care of volunteer formations. The cleric draws attention to the difficult conditions of prayer at the front, which is carried out from the equipped field chair to the cramped space of the dugout. The book is illustrated with documentary photographs. The authors share the unshakable truth of everyday military life, intimate experiences and the experience of searching for the only words that can heal a wounded soul. Through the synodal department, hundreds of clergy go to the front line. The vast majority of them are volunteers, just like the fighters of these units.