Patriarch Daniel, message to the Canadian Bishops' Congress: The family is a blessing for the Church and societytranslated

His Beatitude Father Patriarch Daniel delivered a message on Saturday at the Canadian Episcopal Congress, held July 3-5 in Montreal.

"We live in a time when the institution of the family faces multiple challenges, and the role of women in the Church and in society requires a deeper understanding and appreciation. The Christian woman is a model of faith, sacrificial love and piety," the Patriarch of Romania emphasized.

His Beatitude highlighted that the Church has the duty to support and strengthen the Christian family, providing pastoral guidance and spiritual support for all stages of family life.

"We pray to our Lord Jesus Christ, through the intercessions of the Most Holy Theotokos and all the patron saints of the Romanian nation, to bless the works of the Congress of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of Canada and to grant the participants health and salvation, peace and joy, as well as much help in all good deeds!".

The delegate of the Blessed Father Patriarch Daniel at this event is the Most Reverend Father Siluan, Bishop of Hungary.

Full message:

The Christian family - a blessing for the Church and society...