Tag: bearing one’s cross

Spirituality

Escape the idolatry of performance! We sanctify by presenting ourselves to God as we are, Bucharest abbot says

Published by Aurelian Iftimiu
18.06.2025

“Holiness, indeed, is the impossible. It is the impossible that God demands of man,” Protosyncellus Arsenie Irimiea, the abbot of Darvari Skete Monastery in Bucharest, told the faithful on the Sunday of All Saints. Yet,…

Romanian Patriarchate

Taking up the Cross: A three-step program of salvation explained by Bishop Paisie of Sinaia

Published by Aurelian Iftimiu
16.09.2024

On Sunday, His Grace Bishop Paisie of Sinaia explained the significance of Jesus Christ’s call: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.” The Patriarchal Auxiliary…

Homilies

God helps us to transform the cross of suffering into victory, Patriarch Daniel says

Published by Aurelian Iftimiu
16.09.2019

‘If we think of God when we are in trouble, suffering, illness and ask for His help, then He helps us to transform the cross of suffering into victory through hope,’ underscored the Patriarch of…