Sliven Arsenios in the exodus procession of victims of the fatal traffic accident in Bulgariatranslated

With deep sorrow, compassion and prayer for the repose of the souls of those tragically lost, His Eminence Metropolitan Sliven Mr. Arsenios performed the exodus procession of three members of a family, who lost their lives in the serious traffic accident that happened a few days ago on a highway in Bulgaria. In the village of Samuilovo, His Eminence Metropolitan Sliven Arsenios performed the Exodus service for the sleeping servants of God Ivan, his wife Katya and her mother Jovka, whose earthly journey was suddenly and tragically interrupted.

In his sermon, Metropolitan Arsenios addressed the bereaved relatives and all those present with words of compassion, spiritual consolation and Christian hope:

" Today it is as if the sky over Samuilovo has darkened, and all human pain and sorrow have gathered in this place. There are days when a village turns into one big grieving family. Today is such a day! For death did not knock on one door, but destroyed the whole house. It did not take one life, but three. And it left behind a silence that will hardly be disturbed, a void that will hardly be fill...