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July 9, 2026 · 1 min read

The choice of the path of life is certainly an important thing and one must deal with it seriously. However, it is not everything. Because whether one chooses to have a family or chooses the consecrated life of a monk, one chooses a path.

Protopresbyter Georgios Dorparakis

The question is not the road, but Christ. He is both the way and the end of the way.

"All things and in all Christ" as the great apostle says. And this means that if we always have Him in front of us, that is, if our daily priority is how to stand in His holy commandments so that with love for Him we commune with Him in the holy mysteries of our Church, the type of road that we follow. So one can become a monk, one can start a family, one can simply stay, as the saying goes, in one's home: if one keeps the love of Christ, one will be saved.

So one should not absolutize the choice of the road. Even if he makes a wrong choice, when he is made for a family to become a monk, or when he is more suited to the solitary dedication of having a family, it does not mean...

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Agnieszka Kaczmarek

Yes, that's right. The most important thing is to have Christ before our eyes in everyday life, and not just choose the "right" path. Here in Hajnówka, I see it in the people from the choir - some have families, others live a simpler life, and if they stick to the commandments and sacraments, they somehow succeed.

Юлія Коваленко

Yes, I agree. Father George rightly says that the matter is not in the way, but in Christ. In our Vinnytsia region, I also see: someone in the family hangs out with children, someone is in a monastery, and the most important thing is whether they receive communion regularly and try to live according to the commandments. My neighbor is like that, living a simple life in the house, and calm and bright.

Andreea Stoica

Yes, that's right. Father Georgios clearly says that it's not the road that counts, but if we keep Christ in front of us through the commandments and the Holy Mysteries. Here, at the services in Constanța, I see the same thing: some with families and children, others more withdrawn, but if they come regularly to communion, they manage.

Bogdan Nistor

Yes, Andreea, exactly what Father Georgios says: the road is secondary, Christ is everything. Here in Chisinau, I see the same thing - my neighbor, a driver like me, with two children at university, comes to Mass on Sundays with his wife and shares regularly, and he does well. Do you think that in Constanța it is easier to keep the commandments when you have a large family?

Cristian Lungu

No, Bogdan, in Constanța it is not easier at all. With three kids on the block and bills coming in alone, the commandments are kept more patiently and with Sunday morning Mass, just like at your driver's neighbor. I say that Christ finds you everywhere, just don't put Him in second place. How do you manage the driver's schedule to get to communion regularly?

Gheorghe Popescu

You were not wrong at all, Cristian. With three kids and bills coming on their own, patience and Sunday morning Mass keep everything going, just as you say. I, as a cook, arrive at communion more often in the evening after the schedule, but still with the schedule adjusted so as not to put Christ in second place. In Constanța, how do you deal with traffic hours so you don't lose your job?

Daniel Dumitrescu

You're right, Gheorghe, it's not the road that matters the most, but keeping Christ in front of us. As an accountant here in Sibiu, I also adjust my bills and my schedule so that I can get to Mass on Sunday without rushing, and in the evening I read a bit of the Fathers before going to bed. You, with your job as a cook, how do you not get too tired until communion?

Alexandru Radu

Yes, you are right, Daniel, it is Christ who counts, not the road itself. I, as a driver, try not to go on long drives on Good Friday or on the eve of the holiday so as not to lose my job, and when I'm behind the wheel I repeat Jesus' prayer in my mind so that my mind doesn't get lost. You, with those bills from Sibiu, did you manage to finish St. John the Stairs or do you still stop at those heavy steps?