A "salvation through Christ" in modern times (1891 - 1945).

"Mother Mary is a saint of our time and for our time: a woman with flesh and blood, filled with the love of God, who fearlessly faced the problems of our century. She is an integral part of the Russian Diaspora, the French Resistance, and the Ravensbrück concentration camp. However, her achievement is much more significant than the circumstances of her life and far surpasses them. Because above all, with her Christian dedication and in her own unique way, Mother Mary showed what it means to be human."

From the foreword by Blessed Metropolitan Anthony Bloom. "The path to God passes through love for people.

In the final judgment, I will not be asked if I successfully performed my ascetic practices or how many genuflections I made. On the contrary, I will be asked if I fed the hungry, clothed the naked, visited the sick and the prisoners. Only this will I be asked. For every poor, hungry, and imprisoned person, our Savior says "I." "I was hungry and thirsty, I was sick and in prison." I think He puts Himself in the same fate as every person in need... I always knew this, but it is only now that this perception has permeated me in some way. It is something that fills me with awe."

Mother Maria Skobtsova