Father Dimitry (in the world Dmitry Nikolaevich Smirnov) is a bright minister of the Russian Orthodox Church and a missionary. He is the rector of eight churches, and also holds the position of the Patriarchal Commission for the Protection of Motherhood and the Family. Plus, he is the rector of the Faculty of Orthodox Culture of the Military Academy of the Strategic Missile Forces.
Dimitri Smirnov's sermons show that he is an outstanding priest who never leaves his active educational work for a minute. His blog is online. The sermons of Dimitry Smirnov are constantly heard on the Radonezh radio station. They can also be heard on television (in the programs “Dialogue Under the Clock”, “Union”, “Conversations with the Father”, “Spas”).
Biography of clergyman Dimitry Nikolaevich Smirnov
He is a native Muscovite. Born March 7, 1951. His father and great-grandfather (who was martyred and canonized in 2000) were priests, and his grandfather was also a white officer. Mom immediately taught the children to pray and always read them the HolyScripture.
Since 1978, he studied at the Seminary in Sergiev Posad. Then he graduated from it externally. And then he entered the Theological Academy and after graduation was appointed a priest at the Church of the Ex altation of the Holy Cross in Altufievo.
Spiritual educator and preacher
Today, many Orthodox believers like to listen to Dimitri Smirnov's sermons, in which he acts as a fighter against the propaganda of homosexuality. Since he is one of the fierce defenders of the traditional family and morality. After all, these are the main Christian values.
For all his versatility, he is considered one of the smartest and most persuasive church public speakers. The sermons and conversations of Dmitry Smirnov are consistent and consistent.
He believes that today, for some reason, there is a campaign to discredit Christian churches all over the world. Western Christianity is losing ground. Even Pope Francis has begun to talk about a more lenient attitude towards sodomites. Who imposes all this and who needs it?
Dimitriy Nikolaevich Smirnov: sermons and talks
The leadership of the Russian Orthodox Church has long been warned that a serious war with the church is about to begin, the enemies of Orthodoxy bare their teeth and grumble: “Wait, we will arrange for you!”. The devil himself works through people, he sits in the depths of the inspirers and creators of this new hybrid war.
According to the priest, a miracle can save Mother Russia, and only God can work miracles, and He does them through the Church. And if herwill begin to discredit, shame in the eyes of the baptized people, blow up churches as a struggle against the Church, you can get the opposite effect - the solidarity of people with the Church and a compassionate attitude towards it.
In one of his sermons, Dimitri Smirnov tells how once he was a participant in three conferences in Dubna near Moscow, where a huge number of highly educated people gathered.
Disputes about metaphysics
The conference included a discussion of the topic “Philosophy. The science. Religion". The result was a discussion of materialists and idealists. Archpriest Smirnov was surprised that the theologians turned out to be in the past of mathematics and physics, but they looked more convincing than educated scientific workers who, according to Smirnov, have "circumcised" brains and who do not even know that there is such a thing as metaphysics. He felt as if he were dealing with a biblical story of the massacre of babies. In this argument, the priests looked four times taller.
Smirnov claims: no matter what faith a person adheres to (or even an atheist), he is still the bearer of some inexplicable feeling of the presence of God. And this is true, because he is a creation of God. It is possible that people who are specifically biased may not admit it to themselves or deliberately lie.
About religion
Dimitriy Nikolaevich Smirnov in his sermons indicates that a non-religious people has never existed on Earth. Even in the primitive tribes of the Amazon jungle there was an understanding of otherworldly forces.
From the very moment that man departed from God and knew death, time arose, which now counts hours, days and years for us.
Batiushka claims that he is always for the people. And at the same time, one should not think that Father Dimitry is a revolutionary. Here the priest relies on the words of the Apostle Paul that the strong should bear the infirmities of the weak, and not please themselves. We must please our neighbor for good creation. If you are he althy, help the sick; if you are young, save the elderly and orphans.
And if we talk about the government, then it should make its people happy here in their temporary life on Earth, and not extend their retirement age and thereby steal money from weak people.
About Ukraine
According to the priest, the situation in Ukraine in connection with the creation of pseudo-culture and schism is quite a common story for the Orthodox Church. If churches and laurels are taken away from the Church, and vestments from priests, which has already happened, it will still stand.
Everyone understands perfectly well that it's not about clothes, walls, or how the state wants to call the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (canonical UOC). Even if that happens, nothing will change anyway. Onufry is the best. They chose him. Look at the folk instinct. After all, people remember and understand everything very well: with the help of some bad manipulations (even with names), they want to divide them into Ukrainians and Russians.
On the creation of a new church structure, the priest says: this is not a religious problem, but a political one. This circus can't turn into somethingthat is genuine. Since such splits are carried out, as a rule, with the help of state structures.
In his interviews, he says that all this was started not so much by the Orthodox, as by Parubiy - a Greek Catholic, Turchinov, who has a Russian surname, but he is a Protestant preacher, etc. So they want to pinch the true faith more painfully.
And now the struggle for power of the entire Ukrainian establishment (those in power) crosses all boundaries, and their political confrontation brings only suffering for the people.
Private life and writing
This flamboyant preacher can afford to be more emotionally vehement. But despite this, representatives of the Orthodox Church and often the parishioners themselves and listeners of the priest's sermons consider him a real defender of Christian values. The sermons of Archpriest Dimitry Smirnov, as they say, are not in the eyebrow, but in the eye.
The personal life of Dmitry's father was very successful. He is married, and his daughter Maria Smirnova also followed in her father's footsteps and is engaged in Christian missionary work. She has a family and works as a teacher in one of the orphanages he created.
Today, in addition to all his other duties, Father Smirnov publishes books, and seven printed publications adorn his photos, in which his most vivid sermons and soulful conversations are described in great detail. His admirers are looking forward to new works.
This Orthodox minister has the power that can make an unbeliever stand on the trueChristian let.
