Metropolitan Antonie and Bessarabian clerics prayed for families at the statue of St. Stephen the Great in Chisinautranslated

Metropolitan Anthony of Bessarabia and over 100 Bessarabian clerics prayed for families at the statue of St. Stephen the Great in the center of Chisinau on Sunday, as part of the Family March "Rooted in Tradition", organized by the Archdiocese of Chisinau. About a thousand believers joined them.

His Eminence prayed for the blessing of families, for love and good understanding between spouses, for the upbringing of children and for the peace of homes. The prayer also included the lonely, widowed and orphaned, as well as people oppressed by illness, lack and infirmities.

Thanks were also given to God for the blessings showered on communities and families.

From the statue of the holy voivode, defender of Christendom, the participants started marching on Ștefan cel Mare si Sfânt Boulevard, joining other families along the way. At the head of the column, young people dressed in traditional attire carried icons, including the icon of the Homage Year 2026, dedicated in the Romanian Patriarchate to the pastoral care of the Christian family.

The march ended at the Pretura of the Buiucani sector, where the conference "Family: between God's blessing and...