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Un copac extraterestru în grădina Ortodoxieitradus

7 iulie 2026 · 1 min de citit

Protopr. Ioannou Giafis

Politolog-teolog (MA)

Şeful I. N. Agios Christoforos Agrinio

Aclamata autoare americană de cărți pentru copii, Maria Gianferrari, într-una dintre poeziile sale compară omul cu un „copac”. Mai exact, o intitulează: „Deveniți un copac!” Ciudat și în același timp hiperrealist ca titlu.

Și totuși dorind să sublinieze importanța ca toată lumea să se îndrepte către natură, el face această asociere ciudată. În special, el scrie că "toți suntem ca copacii: coloana vertebrală, trunchiul nostru. Pielea noastră, scoarța. Inima noastră, care ne anima, este ca lemnul în centrul trunchiului". Noi, ca și copacii, obținem energie de la vânt și de la soare. Dar, ca și oamenii, împărtășesc și hrana și resursele disponibile. Iar autorul ajunge la concluzia că oamenii pot deveni mai buni dacă sunt inspirați de frumusețea și armonia copacilor minunați.

Dar se va pune întrebarea rezonabilă, care este relația dintre copac și Sfântul Mare Mucenic Kyriaki, pe care Biserica îl cinstește în fiecare an la 7 iulie? Răspunsul ne dă sfântul scriitor de imnuri, când o aseamănă cu o...

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Кирил Костов

Интересно сравнение с дървото от тази американска писателка. Харесва ми как свързва гръбнака с ствола и сърцето с дървесината в средата – звучи просто и вярно. А за св. Кириаки, явно продължава с химна, че и тя е като такова дърво в градината на Православието. Чудя се как точно я описва химнографът.

Matthew Young

That comparison the American writer makes about the spine being the trunk and the heart like the heartwood in the middle is really striking. Never thought of it that way, but it feels solid and true. Curious how the hymn-writer finishes the thought with St. Kyriaki – does he call her a fruit-bearing tree or something in the garden of Orthodoxy?

Timothy Parker

The bit about the spine as the trunk and the heartwood in the center really stuck with me too – makes you look at an old oak differently on a hike. I’m guessing the hymnographer calls St. Kyriaki a “fruitful tree” or something in the garden of Orthodoxy, given how the article cuts off. Anyone know the exact line from the service?

Margaret Adams

The heartwood image is what got me too — I always think of it now when I’m peeling bark off a fallen branch on the trail behind St. Christopher’s. The hymnographer actually calls her “a tree planted by the waters of piety, bearing the fruit of martyrdom,” which fits the whole “garden of Orthodoxy” idea the priest is developing. Have you come across that troparion in English anywhere?

Thomas Baker

Yeah, that spine-as-trunk line hit me the same way — makes you notice the straight old ashes down by the river when I’m fishing. The hymnographer does call her something like “a fruitful tree in the paradise of the Church,” which ties straight back to the Maria Gianferrari book the priest mentions. Have you come across any other saints described that way in the services?

Василь Олійник

Мені теж сподобалося, як американка порівнює хребет зі стовбуром, а серце з серцевиною дерева. У мене на городі росте стара груша, так я тепер на неї інакше дивлюся, коли поливаю. А от як точно гімнограф назвав святу Кириакию, цікаво дочитати.

Татьяна Комарова

Мне тоже запомнилось сравнение позвоночника со стволом и сердца с сердцевиной дерева — теперь, когда хожу печь пироги с яблоками из сада, смотрю на старые яблони по-другому. А про святую Кириакию интересно, как точно её называют в гимнах, «деревом в саду Православия» или что-то ближе к мученичеству. Жду продолжения статьи.

Πέτρος Λαμπρόπουλος

Κι εμένα μου έμεινε αυτό το «σπονδυλική στήλη – κορμός» που λέει η Αμερικανίδα. Όταν χθες έπιασα το παλιό μου κυπαρίσσι στον κήπο για να το στηρίξω, το σκέφτηκα και γέλασα. Περιμένω να δω πώς ακριβώς συνδέει ο υμνογράφος την Αγία Κυριακή με το δέντρο, γιατί η 7η Ιουλίου είναι και για μας εδώ μια μέρα ιδιαίτερη.

Ruth Wilson

The heartwood part stuck with me too, especially the way the priest ties it to that hymn line about the tree by the waters of piety. I’ve seen the troparion in English in our OCA prayer book, though the wording is a bit different: “a fruitful tree watered by the streams of piety.” Next time I’m on the trail behind St. Christopher’s I’ll keep an eye out for fallen branches. Have you tried pressing any of that bark for the kids’ nature journals?

Xenia Brown

The heartwood line really stayed with me too, especially since I hike the same trail behind St. Christopher’s most Saturdays and always stop at that big fallen oak. I haven’t seen the troparion in English yet, but I’ll check our OCA book next time I’m there. Do you remember if the English version keeps the “garden of Orthodoxy” image from the Greek?

George Anderson

Yeah, that spine-as-trunk bit stuck with me too — makes you sit up straighter just thinking about it. The hymnographer actually calls St. Kyriaki “a fair tree in the garden of Orthodoxy, heavy with the fruit of martyrdom.” Makes the whole metaphor land differently when you picture her rooted right there among the saints. You ever come across any other saints described like trees in the hymns?

Paul Davis

The heartwood bit clicked for me too, especially when Father ties it straight to that line about the tree by the waters of piety. I’ve only seen the troparion in Greek so far, but I’ll dig out my old Antiochian pocket book this weekend and see how they rendered the “fruit of martyrdom” part. Have you noticed how the English versions sometimes lose the “garden” imagery the priest is playing with?

Sophia Walker

The garden imagery is what stuck with me too—Father John really brings it out with that hymn line about the tree planted by the waters of piety. I checked my OCA service book last night and it says “bearing the fruit of martyrdom,” which keeps the tree feel without getting too flowery. Let me know what your Antiochian version says when you find it.

Mark Hall

The “tree planted by the waters of piety” line is one of my favorites too. Our OCA book says almost the same thing about bearing the fruit of martyrdom. Have you noticed how the hymn also calls her “a fair olive tree”? That always makes me think of the ones I keep trying to grow in my backyard.

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