Ten Lepers

Patriarch Daniel says gratitude is humility and ‘health of the soul’

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel said on Sunday at the historic chapel of St George at the Patriarchal Residence that gratitude is a state of humility and spiritual well-being. The Patriarch referred to the Gospel reading on the healing of the ten lepers, noting that only one returned to give thanks. “Immediately after he was healed,…

Jan 20, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Ignatie reflects on healing of ten lepers, deplores entitlement, ingratitude towards benefactors

During his homily last Sunday, His Grace Bishop Ignatie of Huși spoke about the attitude of those who consider that they deserve everything they receive from others, becoming indifferent to the sacrifice or effort made for them. Reflecting on the healing of the ten lepers, Bishop Ignatie said that “in despair and hopelessness, when man…

Jan 18, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

It is unnatural and unworthy when we do not thank God for the gift of life and health: Patriarch Daniel

“It is unnatural and unworthy when we do not thank God for the gift of life and health and the benefits received from Him and when we do not thank the benefactors who helped us in life in various difficult times,” Patriarch Daniel said during his sermon last Sunday. In his speech at the Chapel…

Jan 21, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: Man as a rational, relational being grows spiritually through gratitude

‘Man as a rational and a relational being, having a spiritual connection with God and peers, grows spiritually through gratitude,’ stressed His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel during his sermon on Sunday. On the 29th Sunday after Pentecost, the Patriarch of Romania presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral of Sts Constantine and Helen in…

Jan 21, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu