Bishop Vasile Flueraș, commemorated in Cluj-Napoca five years after passing to the Lord: He welcomed everyonetranslated

The former Vicar Bishop Vasile Flueraș of the Archdiocese of Vad, Feleac and Cluj was commemorated on Thursday, in Cluj-Napoca, on the fifth anniversary of his passing to the Lord.

On this occasion, Metropolitan Andrei of Cluj, Maramureș and Sălaj, officiated a memorial service and evoked the missionary and philanthropic activity of the hierarch: "He received everyone with love. The whole soul was well received by him".

The service took place in the chapel of the Faculty of Orthodox Theology in Cluj-Napoca, where the Most Reverend Father Samuel Bistrițeanul, the Vicar Bishop of the Archdiocese of Vad, Feleac and Cluj, members of the Permanent Diocesan Council and several clerics from the Archdiocese of Cluj-Napoca and Cluj I participated.

The commemorative moment preceded the autumn priestly conferences, held in the diocese between October 8 and November 5.

A merciful hierarch Starting from the admonition of the Holy Apostle Paul, "Remember your forefathers, pay close attention to how they ended their lives and follow their faith" (Hebrews 13, 7), the metropolitan emphasized the importance of commemorating those who left a legacy through their example.

"He was known in the city, especially...