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His Eminence Metropolitan Teofan of Moldavia and Bukovina said<\/a> on Saturday that the 1859 Union of the Romanian Principalities was made possible with God\u2019s help and through the vision of courageous people.<\/strong><\/p>\n

However, he noted that the landmark event was also marked by sadness, because Moldavia was not whole when it united with Wallachia.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhere there is unity, there the Lord has commanded blessing and life forevermore, the Prophet David said millennia ago. The Union of 5 and 24 January 1859 was possible through God\u2019s help from above and through courageous people with vision,\u201d Metropolitan Teofan said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne sadness overshadowed the event of the Union: only part of Moldavia united with Wallachia. It may be the chance of the present generation to fulfil, even in part, what was not completed then or what was lost in the meantime,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Hopes for something better<\/h2>\n

The metropolitan asked God for forgiveness for the sins committed.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith gratitude towards the architects of the Unions of 1859 and 1918, with longing for Romanians in the East or in the diaspora, and with hope for something better within the country, we ask God to inspire us, to forgive us, and to grant us strength, so that we may align ourselves with His plan for this country,\u201d Metropolitan Teofan concluded.<\/p>\n

The Day of the United Principalities was marked in Ia\u0219i with a military ceremony attended by local and national officials, led by Romania\u2019s President Nicu\u0219or Dan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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