{"id":514442,"date":"2025-02-03T22:28:31","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T20:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=514442"},"modified":"2025-02-03T22:28:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T20:28:31","slug":"final-memorial-service-ahead-of-proclaiming-16-new-romanian-saints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/final-memorial-service-ahead-of-proclaiming-16-new-romanian-saints\/","title":{"rendered":"Final memorial service ahead of proclaiming 16 new Romanian Saints: We need their intercessions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>On Monday evening, Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploie\u0219ti, secretary of the Holy Synod, officiated the final memorial service for sixteen newly canonized Orthodox confessors and martyrs of the 20th century ahead of their official proclamation as saints.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cW<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">e are the ones in need of the prayers and intercession of these chosen ones of God,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201d <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">the bishop emphasized during the <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">service<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0held<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest following Vespers.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A Universal Call to Holiness<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Reflecting on the significance of the memorial service preceding the formal canonization ceremony, Bishop Varlaam underscored that all people <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">are called<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> to holiness:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cT<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">his service highlights the truth that all people <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">are called<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> to holiness, and those who strive for it<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">with <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">God\u2019s<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> help<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, attain it<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> In the Book of Leviticus, God commands His chosen people:<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> \u2018<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I am the Lord your God; 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<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">he stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Canonization Coincides with Patriarchate Centennial<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bishop Varlaam highlighted that the official proclamation of these saints on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, coincides with the 100th anniversary of the Romanian Orthodox <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Church\u2019s<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> elevation to Patriarchate status.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The year<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> 2025 has <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">been designated<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> as the<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> \u201c<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Solemn Year of the <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Patriarchate\u2019s<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Centennial<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201d <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and the<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> \u201cCommemorative <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Year of Orthodox Confessors and Spiritual Fathers of the 20th Century<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cT<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">his year also marks the 75th anniversary of the first canonization of Romanian saints, conducted by our Church on February 28, 1950,<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201d <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">the bishop reminded the faithful.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Historical Context of Romanian Canonizations<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The secretary of the Holy Synod also spoke about the history of canonization within the Romanian Orthodox Church, noting that although this is a prerogative of autocephalous Churches, Romanian Metropolises exercised this right even before 1925, reflecting their historical autonomy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He highlighted one such exceptional moment\u2014the canonization of Saint Nephon, Patriarch of Constantinople, which took place in Curtea de Arge\u0219 in the presence of the Ecumenical Patriarch.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Final Blessing<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Concluding his address, Bishop Varlaam invoked the words of Saint Paul:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cL<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">et us leave for our homes with the <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Apostle\u2019s<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> exhortation in our ears, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">our minds, and our<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> hearts:<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> \u2018<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. 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