{"id":243266,"date":"2019-06-26T13:09:23","date_gmt":"2019-06-26T10:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=243266"},"modified":"2019-06-26T13:09:23","modified_gmt":"2019-06-26T10:09:23","slug":"it-is-a-great-joy-when-romanian-identity-is-preserved-in-our-diaspora-patriarch-daniel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/it-is-a-great-joy-when-romanian-identity-is-preserved-in-our-diaspora-patriarch-daniel\/","title":{"rendered":"It is a great joy when Romanian identity is preserved in our diaspora \u2013 Patriarch Daniel"},"content":{"rendered":"

During a meeting with Romanians from Vienna last Friday, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel expressed his joy that national identity is preserved in the diaspora through \u2018the rich activity\u2019 carried out by parishes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018We are happy that you maintain a connection with Romania and you want to better know the spirituality and history of our Church,\u2019 His Beatitude said June 21.<\/p>\n

The pilgrims from the Resurrection of the Lord<\/em> Parish in Vienna had a chance to recall the moment of the consecration of their church by Patriarch Daniel, which took place ten years ago.<\/p>\n

On their church\u2019s 10th<\/sup> anniversary, Fr Nicolae Dura organized a pilgrimage to several holy places in Romania and received the blessing of the Patriarch.<\/p>\n

\u2018We congratulate you for encouraging pilgrimages as a pastoral method of intensifying spiritual life and the communion among parish members,\u2019 Patriarch Daniel said.<\/p>\n

\u2018These pilgrimages to churches and monasteries are an ancient Christian tradition in the early centuries of Christianity.\u2019<\/p>\n

At the end of the meeting, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel wished the pilgrims ‘many years blessed and much help from God.’<\/p>\n