Благословенная Оптина

Daily newsletter teachings Optina elders.

In 2011, the pilgrim center "blessing Athos" in conjunction with the Optina monastery organized the SMS newsletter "Optina".

Within 3 years, the recipients each morning expelled a text message with the spiritual word of the Optina elders. Then the subscribers more than 200 000 people. After the closure of the distribution we restore this tradition through a favorite app for mobile phones. All previously sent SMS messages are stored in the application.

Blessing:

The application created with the blessing of Abbot of the Monastery of Optina, Archimandrite Benedict.

Application features:

- Quotes from 14 Optina elders;

- In 3000 the basis of quotations + new every morning;

- Adding favorite quotes to favorites;

- Setting the time the message was received;

- A handy feature to share quote with friends (sms, viber, telegram, whatsup, etc.);

- Select Alert tunes (Optina selection of hymns and audio recordings);

- Search quotes by topic;

- The function for the visually impaired;

* Quotes elders, their brief lives and the pictures are taken from the official site of the monastery Optina. (Www.optina.ru)

Developer: Pilgrimage Center "Blessed Athos» (www.blagosloven.ru)

Pilgrimage to Mount Athos. Individual and group travel.