Assistant Bishop Iachint of the Pacific: Holiness is cultivated within the family
Assistant Bishop Iachint of the Pacific of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand emphasised on Tuesday, the feast of the Nativity of the Mother of God, that “holiness is cultivated within the family, and the Mother of God was born into the family of two faithful people who prayed together”.
Bishop Mihail of Australia and New Zealand and Assistant Bishop Iachint of the Pacific celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Life-Giving Spring Monastery in Melbourne, Australia.
Bishop Iachint spoke about the Holy and Righteous Ancestors of God, Joachim and Anne, and their long wait to have a child: “This period was one of waiting and complete trust in the will of God.”
‘God never delays’ Drawing on their example, the Bishop emphasised that God’s response to prayer does not always follow human expectations.
“Although, from our perspective, God seems to postpone His answer and delay His work with us, according to His divine reasoning and providence, God never delays.”
“God also reveals His love through this: He allows us to wait, prepares us over the course of time and thereby shapes within us a stronger faith,” Bishop Iachint said.
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