Why did no one come to Filaret's funeral?
24 March 17:22
A young altar server rang the bells so fervently at Pascha that the old bell-ringer couldn’t take it anymore and climbed up the belfry.
“What are you doing, lad, ringing like an alarm? This is supposed to be joy – but you sound like there’s a fire in hell!”
“But, grandpa, I’m ringing with all my heart, so all the sinners will wake up!”
“The sinners will wake up,” the old man sighed, “but I’m afraid the first to wake will be those in the house next door who just got off the night shift. And after your ringing, they’ll have only one question: how to send you to the Kingdom of Heaven without waiting in line.”