{"id":439699,"date":"2023-08-24T19:14:54","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T16:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=439699"},"modified":"2023-08-24T19:14:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T16:14:54","slug":"southern-romania-archdiocese-inaugurates-social-centre-for-the-elderly-we-bring-comfort-says-metropolitan-irineu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/southern-romania-archdiocese-inaugurates-social-centre-for-the-elderly-we-bring-comfort-says-metropolitan-irineu\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern-Romania archdiocese inaugurates social centre for the elderly: We bring comfort, says Metropolitan Irineu"},"content":{"rendered":"

“In our Archdiocese we strive as much as we can to bring help and comfort to the elderly,\u201d said Metropolitan Irineu at the inauguration<\/a> of the “Holy Wonderworkers and Unmercenary Physicians Cosmas and Damian” Social Day Centre for the Elderly.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The social institution was inaugurated by the Craiova Archdiocese in southern Romania.<\/p>\n

“By the grace of God, we have built and opened many such centres in the counties of Dolj and Gorj, but also in the other dioceses of the Metropolis of Oltenia.\u201d<\/p>\n

“”In this building, known as the Students’ Polyclinic, we thought to make a centre for the elderly. The good Lord helped us achieve this, which means that the Church’s care is a real fact,” added the Metropolitan of Oltenia.<\/p>\n

“Since its foundation at Pentecost, the Church has been commanded by the Saviour Jesus Christ to care for all her sons and daughters, spiritually and physically. From the beginning, the Church has organised these programmes for the elderly, for children and for widows.\u201d<\/p>\n

“The Good Lord has helped us build this centre in troubled times when others are closing centres and we are opening them, which means that the care of the Church is a real and objective fact; objective, because we have these objectives, and real because we will always strive to fulfil what the Lord has given us to do: to care for all,\u201d the metropolitan added.<\/p>\n

Deans Grigore Vulc\u0103nescu and Cristian Cojocaru officiated the blessing service together with Father Alexandru Zidaru, eparchial councillor.<\/p>\n

Among those present were Rela Filip, Deputy Mayor of the city of Craiova, Dan Diaconu, Prefect of Dolj County, Cosmin Durle, representing the County Council, and Dorian Delureanu from the Regional Development Agency South-West Oltenia.<\/p>\n