Bishop Visarion: Participation in Mass and closeness to the Holy Chalice unite the family in sacrificial lovetranslated

"Participating in the Holy Liturgy and, above all, approaching the Holy Chalice with dignity as often as possible unites the family in sacrificial love and in the practice of virtues, aware of the fact that they partake of the same Body and Blood of Christ the Redeemer", states Bishop Visarion of Tulcea in an interview given to the Lumina newspaper.

The hierarch also advises the faithful to place special emphasis on personal prayer within the family, and he urges priests "to be spiritual parents of communities, concerned with the needs of Christian families, who are going through a difficult period, which can be overcome through prayer, solidarity and cooperation in the spirit of the Gospel of Jesus Christ".

Memories of parents His Holiness evokes the atmosphere of his own family and the bright face of his mother.

The whole family, led by the parents, Nicolae and Măcinica, attended the Sunday Liturgy in a church where "the atmosphere was special, there were ten singers in the two pews, and the Liturgy was sung to the traditional melody of Dumitru Cunțan by the entire congregation of the faithful," the hierarch recalls.

"From the family I received, therefore, the love towards...