The Priest Page #5

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Last night, Lastic stepped in your "dirt".

- The pig will always find dirt.

They're killing us!

Sasha.

They are coming to kill us!

Why the yell?

They are coming to kill us!

- Are you crazy?

Don't move.

Don't move! Stay rested!

Sasha.

Are you all alive?

- Eva...

Ready.

- Ready.

Glory to Thee, oh Lord.

They should be "departed", Father.

After the custom.

"Give them peace among Your saints?"

I understand the pain of the relatives

and of the parents of these people.

But, to speak openly, what have these

people deserved?

Sincere prayers and the singing

"Give them peace among Your saints?"

Unfortunately, no.

Our songs and prayers will

not be sincere.

Therefore, they will be false.

Let us honestly acknowledge who

are the people here, in front of us?

They are the betrayers of the country

and killers of innocent people.

Oh, Sasha, Sasha,

What are you doing?

Why have you gathered a pack of children?

So you will behave like this?

Have you ever thought how

am I going to manage without you?

Don't be afraid, Alivna.

Our children are smart, on the contrary,

they will be a support for you.

When I will be no more.

- Don't you dare!

Don't you dare speak so.

I will rest in the grave as soon as...

- It's not necessary, Alia.

...as soon as you will not be.

- It's not necessary.

I'm already afraid.

It would have been better to be afraid

when you were saying those unbecoming things.

It would have been worse if I would have

"departed" those policemen.

You didn't need to "depart" them.

Or if you would have, it would not make a difference.

Forgive me, Lord.

Why did you have to speak like that.

Everyone heard.

Aliuska, God is merciful.

Maybe He will spare me this time as well.

Faster!

The pedestal did not come up too bad!

Picture!

Left shoulder forward!

Metropolitan Serghie...

- Bless, vladica.

Father Alexander, how come you are here?

Today I wanted to come by.

Bless, vladica.

To be honest...

I was going to Mr. Colonel.

It's unpleasant over there, at Siraia Nizina.

In the concentration camp...

About unpleasantness we will speak later.

It is great joy in Moscow.

Metropolitan Serghie Stargorodskii...

- Patriarch?

Yes. He was elected Patriarch of Moscow

and of the whole Russia.

God, what joy.

And now?

Now I am being asked to judge him

and not to recognize the choice of the Patriarch in Moscow.

And you?

- What about me?

I am managing as I can and I hope in the mercy of the Lord.

Tell him about the letter.

See that you don't let him enjoy it

and spoil it for him.

What to spoil?

It is better that he reads it alone.

A copy.

Mr. Freihausen tried his best.

"The condemnation of the traitors of the Faith and of the Country...

Among the priests there are those,

that, forgetting to be afraid of God,

Like Judas, losing his soul...

The Holy Orthodox Church

established punishment for traitors

and has decided:

whomsoever was found guilty of betrayal

will be excommunicated.

I confirm the original.

The Secretary of the Patriarchy of Moscow."

It follows that we...

You must not take it literally.

I could have not shown you the decision.

Especially since it arrived illegaly to us.

I want everyone to understand one thing.

For us, all stays as it was.

To the Lord what's of the Lord,

and to Caesar what belongs to the Caesar.

Vladica, they will only chase us and your mission.

Best case scenario.

The game is over.

The time has come to pay the bills.

But we don't owe anybody anything.

And the bills, dear Mr.

Ivan Fiodorovici,

we will pay them in a totally different place.

What do you say, Father Alexander?

Neither the Germans, nor the bolsheviks

are eternal.

But only one Jesus Christ.

To Him we will give settlement.

This in another life.

But now, what do you command that we do?

Save the children.

Grandfather, where are we going?

- I told you, haven't I?

We will live together in the village Zakati.

A great village,

with good people.

The places are very beautiful.

There is the church were I have my service.

You will all go to the Church.

But isn't the church frightening?

Won't they take our blood over there?

But what, they took blood from you?

Yes. From all of us the Germans took blood.

They were saying that the German children

did not have enough blood,

that is why we must give them our blood.

Holy Lord.

Nobody will take your blood.

I will see to it.

- You are not lieing?

- I never lie, because I'm a priest.

Behold, our church.

Behold how high and beautiful she is.

Don't worry, Aliona.

The children are not for us.

We will give them to the parishioners.

Good day.

You try and give away the baby kittens, when the cat has them!

And these are children.

They will take them immediately.

We will see.

- There's nothing to see.

If you would have brought 2 or 3...

but... they are a whole bunch.

Heavenly Empress,

where did you gather them from?

The Germans have a children's

concentration camp, at Salaspils.

The Metropolitan Serghie asked the officials,

to send these little ones at the priests

from the orthodox mission in Pskov.

What are you staring at?

Go inside the house.

What a joy.

Vladica told me that in Moscow they

elected a Patriarch

Serghie Starogorodski.

How so? While the soviets are in power?

Just like that...

For the fact that they have elected a

Patriarch I believe it is also our merit.

It is, but not towards your honesty.

What's with you?

Like so. Play.

- A letter. From our sons.

Give it.

Thank vladica Serghie.

Don't be afraid, Mother Alevtina

is severe, but very good.

Let's go.

Come on, come on.

Well, let's meet.

Oh, you hungry wolves.

Me too.

- Me too.

Good day, Father.

- Good day.

Eva, where has Father gone?

To Tiskovo. To baptize the children.

He is the only one in the whole region.

You wanted to ask about Herod.

- Why was he beating children?

Young Herod?

Because he was evil.

Fascist?

- You can call it that.

He was afraid of Christ,

and Christ was among the newly-born.

And he decided to kill all of them.

Mother Alevtina.

Don't be angry with me please,

but it would be better if you don't sing

the Cherub Song (Heruvic) with us in choir.

How so, not to sing?

- Don't get angry, I'm begging you.

You sing everything well,

but the Heruvic does not come good.

And everyone messes up.

How so,

the Heruvic does not come good?

What are you saying?!

One year since you are a Christian,

but you are teaching the priest's wife.

I can't believe it!

Mother...

How to...

Eva.

Verify if it is holding.

- It looks OK.

No, it's very tight.

Father, precious.

There it is bad. There they are preparing for execution.

Hold for a moment.

Lord, bless.

Home, go home.

Sasha, don't go.

Herr oberst. Ivan Fiodorovici.

Father Alexander!

Christians!

And you Germans, and you Russians.

We all are children of our mother the Church.

Be merciful.

Don't execute these young boys,

full of life, and this girl.

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