{"id":510238,"date":"2024-12-20T13:58:04","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T11:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=510238"},"modified":"2024-12-20T13:58:04","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T11:58:04","slug":"the-church-alongside-the-sick-a-year-in-review-on-healing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/the-church-alongside-the-sick-a-year-in-review-on-healing\/","title":{"rendered":"The Church Alongside the Sick: A Year in Review on Healing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Observing the accelerated increase in recent years of people affected by both classic diseases and multiple addictions, the Romanian Orthodox Church dedicated the year now concluding to the pastoral care and assistance of the sick.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The declaration of the &#8220;Solemn Year of Pastoral Care and Assistance of the Sick&#8221; and the &#8220;Commemorative Year of all the holy unmercenary healers&#8221; mobilized numerous individuals and institutions to make efforts to alleviate or prevent spiritual and physical suffering.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For years, many of the actions represented a continuation or multiplication of existing medical philanthropy efforts within the Romanian Patriarchate.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">From the concrete&#8230;<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Among the most concrete and visible actions completed this year is the <a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/metropolitan-teofan-officiates-blessing-service-of-the-first-social-hospital-in-romania\/\">opening<\/a> of Romania&#8217;s first social hospital in Ia\u0219i. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> &#8220;Veronica&#8221; Charity Clinic <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">is a project started by Father Dan Damaschin<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> in 2021 following <a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/father-dan-damaschin-speaks-about-the-hardest-case-he-encountered-if-she-departs-do-we-promise-them-to-be-well\/\">one of the most tragic cases<\/a> he encountered.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In the context of the solemn year 2024, the Diocese of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar initiated the arrangement of a <a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/cum-va-arata-viitorul-spital-de-ingrijiri-paliative-al-episcopiei-maramuresului-si-satmarului\/\">palliative care hospital<\/a> near the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Baia Mare.<\/p>\n<p>A similar project is underway in Cluj, in the village of S\u00e2nnicoar\u0103. The Archdiocese of Cluj will construct the &#8220;Saint Christopher&#8221; Facility, the<a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/cum-evolueaza-lucrarile-la-centrul-de-ingrijiri-paliative-pediatrice-pe-care-il-construieste-arhiepiscopia-clujului\/\"> second centre<\/a> dedicated to palliative care, this time for children.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Regarding infrastructure, the construction or arrangement of numerous hospital chapels or churches should be noted, such as the place of worship <a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/la-institutul-oncologic-bucuresti-se-face-o-biserica-pentru-cei-care-il-gasesc-pe-dumnezeu-pe-calea-bolii\/\">under construction <\/a><\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">at the Bucharest Oncology Institute, an initiative significantly supported by Archdeacon Mihail <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Buc\u0103<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0following the health problems from which his daughter <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">was saved<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8230;<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">to the Essential<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Less visible but essential in the long term are projects like <a href=\"https:\/\/hristocentric.ro\/\">Hristocentric<\/a> \u2013 which aims both at integrating Orthodox Christian principles into psychotherapeutic practice and at forming a psychological understanding of spiritual processes by priests.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In the same category are the dozens of symposia and conferences organized by the Church this year on health-related topics. For example, the <a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/a-inceput-simpozionul-international-de-la-palatul-patriarhiei-prilej-al-reflectiilor-despre-slujirea-vindecatoare-a-bisericii\/\">annual International Theological Symposium<\/a> organized by the Theological-Educational Sector of the Patriarchal Administration and the Faculty of Orthodox Theology in Bucharest had the theme &#8220;Pastoral Care and Assistance of the Sick &#8211; Mission and Service to Fellow Humans.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Clerical conferences often brought together doctors and priests to discuss suffering and healing. People who have experienced such issues have <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">been valued<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> for understanding the meaning of suffering. Among them, <a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/pr-nicolae-dima-le-a-vorbit-colegilor-preoti-din-eparhia-bucurestilor-despre-cum-sa-reactionam-la-suferinta\/\">Father Nicolae Dima<\/a> spoke to fellow priests from the Bucharest Diocese about how to react to suffering, drawing from the tragic experience with his daughter, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">who<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> miraculously recovered after brain surgery, having been in an induced coma for about two months.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The new editorial releases related to the solemn year&#8217;s theme are noteworthy, including the &#8220;Guide and Euchologion for the Charity Priest&#8221; and the brochure &#8220;Akathists and Prayers to the Holy Healers.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">These are just a few of the most visible landmarks. This year, the entire activity of our Church&#8217;s priests, both in the country and abroad, has <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">focused on the<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> pastoral care and support of the suffering<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Numerous donations to hospitals, including equipment, furniture, and<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0medical supplies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Here, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">the actions of volunteers from the National Cathedral&#8217;s Chapel in the &#8220;Health for Villages&#8221; campaign should be highlighted<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">: hundreds of free medical consultations, prevention sessions, blood donations, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Basilica Media Centre concluded this year with a <a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/centrul-de-presa-basilica-a-incheiat-un-protocol-de-colaborare-cu-casa-nationala-de-asigurari-de-sanatate\/?swcfpc=1\">collaboration protocol<\/a> with the National Health Insurance House to support those in need of oncological treatment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Also noteworthy is the <a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/facultatea-de-teologie-din-bucuresti-propune-un-master-pentru-cei-interesati-de-relatia-dintre-spiritualitate-si-medicina\/\">new master&#8217;s program<\/a> in Christian Spirituality and Healthy Living established at the Faculty of Orthodox Theology in Bucharest.<\/p>\n<h2><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Above All, Prayer<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">mere<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> fact that <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">health was discussed<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> throughout this year contributed to the comfort of those <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">in<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> suffering, to shaping new perspectives for those working to alleviate the pain of their fellow humans, and to greater societal awareness. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel and other hierarchs of the Holy Synod often gave speeches with advice for the sick and calls for solidarity from those who can provide relief.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;Emotional support, compassion, understanding, and effective communication between the patient, their family, and medical staff are the main conditions for enhancing the healing of the suffering. What the family and state institutions offer less and less today must be provided by the servants of the <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Church<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> because the healing of the soul facilitates the healing of the body,&#8221; stated Patriarch Daniel in the <a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/patriarhul-daniel-ingrijirea-bolnavilor-este-porunca-dumnezeiasca-si-datorie-sociala\/?swcfpc=1\">speech<\/a> dedicated to the proclamation of the 2024 Solemn Year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Above all, however, are the prayers. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> celebration of the Holy Unction was intensified <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">this year<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> in churches and hospitals across all dioceses.<\/span> <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Sacraments of Holy Eucharist, the <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">core<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> of the Church&#8217;s sacramental and spiritual life, and Holy Confession were also offered<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> for physical and spiritual healing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Photo: Basilica.ro Files \/ Raluca-Emanuela Ene<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BasilicaNews\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-495171\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-889x148.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"889\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-889x148.gif 889w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-1024x171.gif 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-1536x256.gif 1536w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-2048x341.gif 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This article was initially <a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/biserica-alaturi-de-bolnavi-retrospectiva-unui-an-despre-vindecare\/\">posted in Romanian<\/a> by Sorin Ionite<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Observing the accelerated increase in recent years of people affected by both classic diseases and multiple addictions, the Romanian Orthodox Church dedicated the year now concluding to the pastoral care and assistance of the sick. 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