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The luminous garment of the soul is the very presence of God in men: Patriarch Danieltranslated

September 6, 2026 · 1 min read

"The bright garment of the faithful and pure soul is the very presence of God in people," said the Blessed Father Patriarch Daniel on Sunday, at the "St. George" Chapel of the Patriarchal Residence, where he explained the parable of the Wedding of the Emperor's Son.

The Patriarch of Romania highlighted the four main teachings that emerge from Sunday's gospel.

The king is God the Father "The parable from the Gospel of the 14th Sunday after Pentecost is a mystical and prophetic one, offering teachings about the mystery or the mystery of the salvation of the world in the Lord Jesus Christ, the mystery of the Church and Christian life," said Father Patriarch Daniel.

"The King who makes a wedding for His Son is God the Father Himself. The King's Son is the Lord Jesus Christ."

The wedding, the call to salvation in the Kingdom of Heaven His Beatitude specified that the wedding represents the salvation of people in the Kingdom of God: "The bride is the Church, that is, the multitude of peoples called to salvation, who respond promptly to the call and put on through Baptism the wedding garment of the right faith and holy Christian life.

On the second sending of the servants with the invitation to the wedding, when they went to…

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Carlos García
The haina luminoasă part of the soul made me think about how, after Baptism, one really feels “dressed” in a different way. I liked that Patriarch Daniel explained it so clearly: the Emperor is the Father and the bride is the Church. Has anyone else been wondering what “answer the call soon” means in everyday life?
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