{"id":556369,"date":"2026-01-20T10:53:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T08:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=556369"},"modified":"2026-01-20T10:53:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T08:53:34","slug":"bishop-ignatie-urges-gratitude-leeds-parish-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/bishop-ignatie-urges-gratitude-leeds-parish-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Bishop Ignatie urges gratitude at Leeds parish patronal feast"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bishop Ignatie of Hu\u0219i celebrated the Divine Liturgy on Sunday at \u201cSaint Macarius the Great\u201d Parish in Leeds, England, on the occasion of its patronal feast<\/a>. The hierarch underlined that the duty of anyone who receives a blessing is to be grateful and thankful.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A large number of faithful attended the parish celebration, alongside Nicoleta Loredana Teodorovici, Romania\u2019s Consul General in Manchester, and representatives of local British authorities, including Mark Sewards, a member of the UK Parliament, and Kate Haigh, a local councillor in Leeds.<\/p>\n

In his sermon, the bishop spoke about gratitude and thanksgiving, referring to the healing of the ten lepers.<\/p>\n

\u201cOut of all ten, only one considers it important\u2014elegant and natural\u2014to return to the One who healed him, to the One who did them an immense good they may never have even dreamed of. And this Samaritan returns to Jesus, falls to his knees and thanks Him for being healed. In other words, he is grateful; he puts the virtue of gratitude into practice.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

His Grace explained that gratitude is not merely a moral virtue, but a healing spiritual state that brings peace, balance and light into a person\u2019s life. \u201cLet us be aristocrats of the spirit,\u201d the Bishop of Hu\u0219i urged.<\/p>\n

At the end of the service, parish priest Ciprian Petru Nedelcu offered words of thanks to Bishop Ignatie for his episcopal ministry, for his spiritually beneficial message, and for his pastoral care for the community.<\/p>\n

Bishop Ignatie shepherded the Romanian community in Leeds for a year and a half, from January 2014 to June 2015, when he served as an assistant bishop of the Diocese of Spain and Portugal.<\/p>\n

Photo: roarch.org.uk<\/p>\n

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