Patriarch Daniel: The Conjugal Family and the Ecclesial Family Are Icons of the Love of the Holy Trinity (EN / GR)
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel emphasized the importance of the family for humanity at the closing ceremony of the 2026 International Orthodox Youth Meeting (ITO), held on Thursday at the National Cathedral in Bucharest.
„The conjugal family in its entirety, consisting of a man, a woman, and children, is a blessing and a gift from God to the Church, the nation, and humanity”.
The Patriarch of Romania warned that the main crisis affecting the family is the one „caused by the loss of the sacred meaning of human life and of humble and self-giving (generous) love . For this reason, it is necessary to reaffirm the importance of the conjugal family and its relationship with the ecclesial family, or Eucharistic community, founded upon communion between human beings and God” .
Full text in English and Greek:
The Conjugal Family and the Ecclesial Family Are Icons of the Love of the Holy Trinity and Blessings for Humanity In the address I delivered at the opening ceremony of the 2026 International Meeting of Young Orthodox People , under the theme “Youth, Family, and Life in Christ,” I emphasized that all children and young people are a blessing from God to the family, the…
