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Bishop Sofian at Cernica Monastery: Holiness is the health of soul and body as God intended it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Assistant Bishop Sofian of Bra\u0219ov said on Sunday at Cernica Monastery that holiness represents \u201cthe health of the soul and body\u201d as God intended human beings to live.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The assistant bishop to the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of Germany, Austria and Luxembourg celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the monastery\u2019s St Nicholas Church, where he spoke about the universal call to holiness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHoliness means the health of the soul and the body. It means a state of health as God conceived it for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He explained that holiness is not reserved for a select few but is the vocation of every Christian.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo live in holiness means to live according to the order God has given us for the good of all.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>St Calinic Helps Preserve Ties with Romania<\/h2>\n<p>Bishop Sofian noted the special bond between the Romanian Orthodox community in the Munich area and Cernica Monastery, recalling that Patriarch Daniel designated St Callinicus of Cernica as one of the patron saints of the Romanian Orthodox Church Centre in Munich.<\/p>\n<p>This was done, he explained, \u201cto maintain a closer connection both with the saint and with this monastery, with the faithful here, and with Romania in general\u2014with everything that constitutes our Romanian Orthodox spirituality. This is our life, our nourishment, our destiny, and in it lies our future.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Love of Neighbour<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_575739\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-575739\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ps-sofian-brasoveanul-cernica-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-575739 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ps-sofian-brasoveanul-cernica-3-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ps-sofian-brasoveanul-cernica-3-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ps-sofian-brasoveanul-cernica-3-890x594.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ps-sofian-brasoveanul-cernica-3-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ps-sofian-brasoveanul-cernica-3-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ps-sofian-brasoveanul-cernica-3-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ps-sofian-brasoveanul-cernica-3.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-575739\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Worshippers at the &#8220;St. Nicholas&#8221; Church of Cernica Monastery on Sunday, June 7, 2026. Photo credit: Cernica Monastery \/ Artemie Ixari<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Reflecting on the Christian life, the bishop stressed that the love of neighbour is inseparable from the love of God.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen God comes first in our lives, our love for those around us is also ordered according to God\u2019s will.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He encouraged the faithful to support life, goodness and unity among people by following the example of the saints.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is our calling: in the name of God, to uphold life, to support those around us, to support everything that can be done for good, and to work for the unity of all.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>\u201cChristianity Is Life\u201d<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_575737\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-575737\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ps-sofian-brasoveanul-cernica-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-575737 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ps-sofian-brasoveanul-cernica-2-1024x786.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ps-sofian-brasoveanul-cernica-2-1024x786.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ps-sofian-brasoveanul-cernica-2-890x683.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ps-sofian-brasoveanul-cernica-2-360x276.jpg 360w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ps-sofian-brasoveanul-cernica-2-768x589.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ps-sofian-brasoveanul-cernica-2-1536x1178.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ps-sofian-brasoveanul-cernica-2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-575737\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Archimandrite Vasile P\u00eerjol, abbot of Cernica Monastery, presented Bishop Sofian with an icon of St. Dumitru St\u0103niloae on Sunday, June 7, 2026. Photo credit: Cernica Monastery \/ Artemie Ixari<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The bishop referred to St Callinicus of Cernica, St George of Cernica, St Dumitru St\u0103niloae and other saints of the Church, emphasising that all Christians are called to walk the same path of holiness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet us be good people, people of faith, and people who understand what they are called to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He concluded with a saying attributed to St Seraphim the Enduring of S\u00e2mb\u0103ta de Sus: \u201cChristianity is life, not ice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the Divine Liturgy, Archimandrite Vasile P\u00eerjol, abbot of Cernica Monastery, presented the bishop with an icon of St Dumitru St\u0103niloae, whose relics are preserved in the monastery\u2019s St Nicholas Church.<\/p>\n<p>Together with a small group of Romanian faithful from the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of Germany, Austria and Luxembourg, Bishop Sofian had undertaken a pilgrimage to monasteries throughout Romania. The journey concluded on Sunday with visits to Cernica and Pas\u0103rea monasteries in Ilfov County.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cernicamonastery\/posts\/pfbid0e1KmFuQrFnY7B136ZToEXkdVy5VkdW6oS92LZFt5isp2DKYSD5y254uGGHbBg1mUl\">Cernica Monastery \/ Artemie Ixari<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assistant Bishop Sofian of Bra\u0219ov said on Sunday at Cernica Monastery that holiness represents \u201cthe health of the soul and body\u201d as God intended human beings to live. 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