Over 1,200 faithful participated in the consecration of the altar of a Romanian church in Vienna on Pentecost Sunday.translated

Over 1,200 faithful participated on Pentecost Sunday in the consecration of the new altar of the Church of St. Anthony in Vienna, carried out by the Most Reverend Father Seraphim, Metropolitan of Germany, Central Europe, and the North.

His Most Reverence highlighted the spiritual bond between the church’s altar and the heart of the faithful, both being called to become dwellings of divine worship.

The Metropolitan appreciated the liturgical, educational, cultural, and charitable activities of the parish, as well as the community’s efforts for the restoration of the church.

Representatives of the Churches in Austria, local authorities, and diplomatic missions of Romania and the Republic of Moldova also attended the event.

"The walls of this parish are its people." Metropolitan Seraphim consecrated the altar of the Romanian Church of St. Anthony in Vienna. Photo credit: Metropolitanate of Germany, Central Europe, and the North Parish Priest Ioan Moga called the consecration of the altar "Midsummer of Pentecost" for this parish, considering that the moment marks the conclusion of the founding stages and the beginning of a new chapter in the life of the community.

"The walls of this parish are not these beautiful walls, but its people. If they will…"