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19 Patriarch Daniel spiritual quotes on fasting

When fast is accompanied with God-pleasing deeds, man is transformed into a light among people and a chosen vessel of God’s glory. We fast because we love Christ the Lord and we wish to nurture ourselves with the words of the Gospel, the words of the Scriptures, the words that we listen to during the…

Aug 8, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

15 Patriarch Daniel Quotes on the Resurrection of Jesus Christ

The Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ is at the same time a triumph over Adam’s sin of disobedience, over death and hell. Through His Crucifixion and Resurrection Christ shattered the curse that held captive the entire human race due to the sin of disobedience in which fell our foreparents Adam and Eve. The resurrection…

Apr 19, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

15 Patriarch Daniel Quotes to Inspire Pilgrims

Pilgrimage is a witness to our spiritual progress towards the Kingdom of Heaven. Being united with Christ through prayer, chanting and pilgrimage, we become partakers of Christ’s triumph over sin and death. Pilgrimage is a witness to the faith in the universal resurrection that will take place at the end of time. Pilgrims encounter God,…

Apr 6, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

12 Spiritual Quotes from Patriarch Daniel about the Holy Cross

The Cross of our Saviour Jesus Christ represents God’s love revealed to humans in a world full of hatred and violence. The Holy Cross is the sign of love that conquers sin and death. Christ’s Cross becomes a principle of new life for every Christian; a principle of profound spiritual renewal so as to acquire…

Mar 18, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

10 Quotes from Patriarch Daniel on Fasting

Fasting is an offering of love brought to God. Forgiveness is the good start of a fasting period. Without forgiveness, no one can enter the fasting period as a time of spiritual struggle to purify our soul from sins and enlighten it. At the foundation of fasting are devotion and love of God. We fast…

Mar 1, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu