{"id":521649,"date":"2025-04-10T15:52:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T12:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=521649"},"modified":"2025-04-10T15:52:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T12:52:33","slug":"metropolitan-petru-annunciation-chisinau-priest-ordination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/metropolitan-petru-annunciation-chisinau-priest-ordination\/","title":{"rendered":"Metropolitan Petru celebrates Annunciation in Chi\u0219in\u0103u, ordains priest for Ungheni parish"},"content":{"rendered":"

His Eminence Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia celebrated<\/a> the Feast of the Annunciation on Monday\u2014according to the unrevised Julian calendar\u2014at the Church of \u201cSaint John Jacob\u201d in Chi\u0219in\u0103u\u2019s Ciocana district.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fr. Anatolie Goncear, parish priest of the \u201cThree Holy Hierarchs\u201d Church in Chi\u0219in\u0103u, delivered the sermon during the Divine Liturgy, emphasizing the importance of a humble response to God\u2019s calling:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Annunciation reminds us that, when faced with the divine call, the faithful person\u2019s answer is always one of humility: \u2018Be it unto me according to thy word\u2019\u2014this is the response that opens heaven and brings Christ into the world,\u201d said Fr. Anatolie Goncear.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

At the end of the service, His Eminence Metropolitan Petru addressed the faithful, encouraging them to remain rooted in love for God and the Church.<\/p>\n

The metropolitan thanked the congregation for supporting parish priest Alexei Semionov and highlighted the abundant fruits of the parish\u2019s missionary, pastoral, and social work carried out faithfully over more than two decades.<\/p>\n

During the service, a priest was ordained for the parish of \u201cSaint George the Great Martyr\u201d in the city of Corne\u0219ti, Ungheni district.<\/p>\n