Not wealth, not poverty, but love is the way to salvation: PS Paisie Sinait consecrated the chapel of a parish in Ilfovtranslated

"Not wealth, not poverty, but love is the way to salvation," said His Holiness Father Paisie Sinaitul, Patriarchal Vicar Bishop, on Sunday, at the "Izvorul Tămăduirii" Parish in Dumbrăveni, Balotești commune, Ilfov county.

The hierarch celebrated the Holy Liturgy in the parish church, then consecrated the new funeral chapel of this liturgical community.

True glory is in love In the teaching word during the Holy Liturgy, the patriarchal vicar bishop explained the parable of the merciless rich man and the poor Lazarus. "His sin was not wealth, but indifference," His Eminence said of the rich man.

"It is not wealth that condemns us, but the lack of compassion, the lack of kindness of soul, of charity. It is not poverty that saves us, but humility, the kindness of the heart. It is not suffering that brings Heaven, but patience and faith even in suffering," added the hierarch.

Regardless of wealth and social status, "each of us has a Lazarus at the door of our soul: perhaps an old and sick neighbor, a troubled child, a man we haven't listened to for a long time, a brother who is waiting for a good word", emphasized His Eminence.

"The Lord shows us that true glory is not in wealth, but in...