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They left for objective reasons, for their daily bread. But, slowly, this became a trend, and we strongly wish for it to change its course and that Romanians may return home\u201d, His Eminence said Jan. 6.<\/p>\n<p>The Metropolitan of Cluj officiated the Great Blessing of Waters in front of the Cluj Orthodox Cathedral, following the Divine Liturgy on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of Radio Rena\u0219terea<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the end of the Great Blessing of Waters on Sunday, Metropolitan Andrei of Cluj expressed his hope that the Romanian village will be revived and that \u201cRomanians living abroad will return home\u201d. 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