Mantuitorul nostru, Fiul lui Dumnezeu, a venit sa ne invete pe cine trebuie sa iubim: “Iubiti pe vrajmasii vostri, binecuvantati pe cei ce va blestema, faceti bine celor ce va urasc si rugati-va pentru cei ce va vatama si va prigonesc.”

Recunoasteti cumva in cele de mai sus, unde se situeaza Tzarul- Cezarul (Ivan, Stalin, omul cel avid de putere dintotdeauna, Fiul pierzarii) si unde Sf. Filip al Moscovei ? Oare talibanii nostri blogosferici, si de aiurea, nu s-au regasit dintr-o data despuiati de aceasta extrem de profunda opera cinematografica, in care Tzarul se crede Unsul lui Dumnezeu, cu puteri depline peste viata si moarte, peste adevar si dreptate, cu puterea de a taia si spanzura pe orisicine ar indrazni sa ezite macar intru vointa lui de vrajmasie?

Situatia imi aduce aminte de teroarea cultural-intelectuala pe care o exercita stanga franceza prin anii ’50-’60 (si care mai persista si astazi).

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Piotr Mamonov a acceptat sa joace acest rol al lui Ivan cel Groaznic numai dupa ce a primit binecuvantarea Patriarhului.

Marele Oleg Jankovski, cel atat de pretuit de Tarkovski (Nostalgia), a murit pe 20 mai de cancer pancreatic, la 3 zile dupa premiera filmului la Cannes. Deci filma cu constiinta dublei agonii: al Sfantului pe care l-a intrupat si al propriului trup. Noi putem marturisi ca a stiut sa ne reveleze Sensul Sacrificiului crestinului pe esafodul Istoriei, unde calaul e intotdeauna un taliban in slujba Cezarului vesnic ispitit/posedat de cel a-tot-pizmas.

Eu am vazut filmul pe 9 ianuarie, la ora 3 noaptea. Cutremurat, am cautat sa aflu cine a fost acest atat de vesnic actual martir/marturisitor… Si am aflat ca era chiar Praznicul Sfantului Filip al Moscovei. Doamne, ce tainica pomenire!

Sfinte Filip, roaga-te pentru noi, pacatosii, sa nu ajungem pe mana nelegiuitilor, dar daca o fi sa pasim pe Calea Domnului, sa avem si taria de a-L marturisi pana la capat !

Saint of the day: 9th January
Saint Philip of Moscow

Bishop and martyr. Born in Moscow in 1507, Theodore Kolyshov was a wealthy nobleman, who probably saw active military service in his youth. At the age of 30 he joined the monastery of Solovetsk on the White Sea, and took the name of Philip. He became abbot there in 1547. Saint Philip became a distinguished religious superior. He was also a fine engineer and devised a new system of drainage and irrigation for the monastic lands.

In 1565 he was elected metropolitan of Moscow and head of the Russian church. This placed him in direct conflict with Czar Ivan the Terrible who resented the church’s power. In 1566 the Czar ordered the massacre of some political leaders. When Philip remonstrated with him privately over this, the Czar fell into a rage. As the killings went on, a few months later Philip openly criticised his behaviour.

During Eucharistic liturgy at Moscow Cathedral, he said: “At this altar we are offering a pure and bloodless sacrifice for men’s salvation. Outside the holy temple the blood of innocent Christians is being shed. God rejects him who does not love his neighbour. I have to tell you this though I die for it.”

The massacres continued and St Philip kept up his protests. Eventually Ivan succeeded in accusing Philip of sorcery and corrupt living, and had him dragged in chains from one place of confinement to another.

In 1569, two days before Christmas at the Otrosh monastery near Tver, he was smothered to death by an agent of the Czar.

St Philip was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church in 1636.

Din cate am inteles eu, controversele nascute in jurul acestui film nu tin nici pe departe de pipa actorului.
Rusii, care-si cunosc bine istoria, au reactionat destul de violent la adresa filmului, care se pare ca nu respecta adevarul istoric.

Trebuie sa marturisesc ca istoria nu este punctul meu forte.Dar mare mi-a fost mirarea cand am citit despre faptul ca tarul a fost canonizat! Face parte din randul sfintilor! Iar numele de Groaznic, Infricosator, le-a capatat in cu totul alte circumstante!