Metropolitan Teofan to the pilgrims of St. Parascheva: Let them rejoice for a moment in front of the holy relicstranslated

"Let them rejoice for a moment in front of the holy relics and, spiritually charged, full of God's blessing, let them return to their homes", said Metropolitan Teofan of Moldova and Bucovina in the message sent to the pilgrims who will come to Iași for the feast of Saint Pious Parascheva.

His Eminence emphasized that the pilgrimage represents a moment of communion with the saints.

"I come because I feel in Saint Paraskeva the man of God. The man who followed Christ. The man of poverty of spirit, of meekness, of purity of heart, of prayer with piercing and tears."

At the same time, the Metropolitan of Moldova and Bucovina explained that the time of pilgrimage is a time when believers "come to rest spiritually after a long physical fatigue".

"They come to place their joy and sorrow in her hand, knowing very well and feeling that Saint Paraskeva takes them in the heart of her prayer and their joy and sorrow and takes them before the throne of the Most Holy Trinity", said His Eminence.

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