Patriarch Daniel: Christ the Lord bestows His peace on all pilgrims who toiltranslated

"Christ the Lord gives His rest, or peace, to all the pilgrims who toil, who come from great distances and wait long in line to honor the relics of the saints or their holy miracle-working icons," said the Blessed Father Patriarch Daniel on Tuesday, when St. Cuv was honored at the Patriarchal Cathedral. Demetrius the New, the Protector of Bucharest.

"Pilgrimage is an act of faith, hope and love, but it is also a moment of gratitude to God for the benefits received from Him."

"Also, the pilgrimage is an act of repentance for sins and the request for forgiveness. It is an opportunity to ask the saints to help us love God as they also loved Him, to give us strength, so that we, being travelers in this world, may finally reach the heavenly homeland, the eternal city in the heavens, as the Holy Apostle Paul tells us in the Epistle to the Hebrews, chapter 13, verse 14", His Beatitude continued.

"The saints do not compete with Christ, but show that the holiness of the One Holy One is shared with people who believe in Him and love Him. We do not honor in the saints human nature itself, but the grace of God who...