583

Corrected ed.—283.

584

In the manuscript of Ogneva and in the typewritten copy, there is a blank space for writing down the corresponding prayer. Quoted: Trebnik: V 2 ch. Ch. 1. Moscow, 1915. L. 236 rev., 237. Cm. See also: The Rite of Blessing of Swarms of Bees, in the Bee Street of the New Planted // Ibid. L. 238-239.—283.

585

"Prophetic animal" – the source of the expression is not clear.

In the archive of Fr. Pavel Florensky, a sheet of paper has been preserved with the inscription:

"Fly, fly, letok,

From west to east.

Fly, soar.

Don't give in to anyone.

Let him

Who is dear to my heart.

NB. The Idea of the Soul of a Bee or the Soul of a Flying Being."

586

Missal. Ed. 6-e. St. Petersburg, 1905. Pp. 171-172.

In the manuscript of Ogneva and in the typewritten copy, a blank place was left. The dates were clarified on the basis of the following.

In the Church of the Refuge of the Sisters of Mercy of the Red Cross in honor of Equal-to-the-Apostles Mary Magdalene, Priest Pavel Florensky served with the all-night vigil on the eve of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (evening) on September 27, 1912. Thus, this event could have taken place on October 2 in the period 1912-1917.

2) there is no generally significant church holiday on October 2,

3) the day before, on October 1, a service in honor of the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos was to be served—the service on October 2 was to be performed on a Sunday. In a possible period of time (1912-1917), October 2 fell on a Sunday in 1916.

Wed. in the narration of L. F. Zhegin: "In general, everything secret, hidden was so distinctly and so close to him.

In this regard, I remember his story of how he once celebrated the sacrament of the Eucharist in church.

He had a cup in his hands. What will he say next?" flashed through my head. "A cup of blood," he went on firmly, "and a bee is flying over my hand, and I was afraid that it would sting me and I would spill the cup. But the bee, having drunk the Blood, spun around a little and disappeared somewhere. Then I remembered—it was the day of remembrance of my friend Serapion (Mashkin). The winged creature, the bee, which here replaced the angel, the symbol of the soul, was a reminder of this.

Perfect idealism and at the same time such extensive knowledge in the field of exact sciences! Florensky was able to synthetically combine the two" (Florensky P. A. Pro and contra. Anthology. 1st edition. St. Petersburg, 1996. pp. 167-168).