{"id":502813,"date":"2024-10-30T17:36:33","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T15:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=502813"},"modified":"2024-10-30T17:36:33","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T15:36:33","slug":"memorial-service-held-for-colectiv-fire-victims-on-ninth-anniversary-a-shared-sorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/memorial-service-held-for-colectiv-fire-victims-on-ninth-anniversary-a-shared-sorrow\/","title":{"rendered":"Memorial service held for Colectiv fire victims on ninth anniversary: “A shared sorrow”"},"content":{"rendered":"

A memorial service for the victims of the Colectiv nightclub fire took place on Wednesday at the cross erected in front of the former club, marking nine years since the tragedy.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The service was led by Father Vlad M\u00e2ndru, Human Resources Inspector within the Sector 4 Deanery, joined by other local clergy. Father M\u00e2ndru shared that this gesture was both a pastoral duty and a personal one, as many of the victims were known to the clergy during their lifetimes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a shared sorrow\u2014of the parents, their families, and the Church as a community,\u201d said Father M\u00e2ndru, emphasizing that the Church\u2019s prayers make the memory of the victims eternal.<\/p>\n

\u201cTheir remembrance is not limited to this service; it\u2019s carried on through all the prayers we offer for those beloved souls who have passed, for their families, and for us as clergy who knew some of them, being fellow residents of Bucharest.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Colectiv fire claimed the lives of 64 people, leaving over 200 others with serious injuries. Since 2015, these commemorations have been held annually.<\/p>\n

The Church has also supported Colectiv survivors with material aid in the form of food and sanitary supplies to four hospitals in Bucharest, as well as financial assistance to victims and their families through the Bucharest Archdiocese and other dioceses.<\/p>\n