Saturday, 7 November 2015, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, consecrated the church monastery of the Entry of the Mother of God into the Temple in Rădăuţi. Together with His Beatitude, several hierarchs of our Church celebrated, assisted by a group of priests and deacons from the Archdiocese of Suceava and Rădăuţi, as well as from the country.
The group of hierarchs consisted of:
– His Eminence Teofan, Metropolitan of Moldova and Bucovina;
– His Eminence Pimen, Archbishop of Suceava and Rădăuţi;
– His Eminence Ioachim, Archbishop of Roman and Bacău;
– His Grace Corneliu, Bishop of Huşi;
– His Grace Macarie, Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Northern Europe;
– His Grace Varlaam Ploieşteanul, Assistant Bishop to the Patriarch;
– His Grace Calinic Botoşăneanul, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Iaşi.
The Greatest Beauty of a Church is the Faithful Present and Praying at the Divine Liturgy
His Beatitude delivered a sermon in which he showed that the beauty of a place of worship is represented by the faithful present and praying at the Divine Liturgy and at all the celebrations through which the grace of the Most Holy Trinity is received.
”We pray God to bless us and make us feel that this brick church represents the living Church, the community made up of clergy and faithful, namely us. We are the living content of this brick church. This is why no matter how beautiful a church may be, such as this one, for example, it is more beautiful when it is full of faithful. Thus, the greatest beauty of a church consists of the faithful present and praying, participating in the Divine Liturgy and in all the celebrations through which the grace of the Most Holy Trinity is received”, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania said.
According to the tradition of our Church, the faithful present at the monastery of Rădăuţi could enter and pray in the holy altar of the place of worship consecrated today.
