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You can grow old with your body, but stay forever young with your soul, highlighted PS Macarietranslated

November 13, 2026 · 1 min read

"You can grow old with the body, but remain eternally young with the soul", emphasized Thursday the Most Reverend Father Macarie, Bishop of Northern Europe, at the Romanian church in Sölvesborg, Sweden, on the occasion of the feast of the Holy Martyrs and Martyrs of Nasău.

The Holy Liturgy was attended by Romanian and Scandinavian believers, families with children and young people from the Youth Center "Saint Voivod Ștefan cel Mare" of the Diocese of Northern Europe.

Reverend Father Macarie spoke about the work of Saints Năsăudeni Todoran from Bichigiu, Vasile from Mocod, Grigorie from Zagra and Vasile from Telciu, who defended Orthodoxy during the persecutions of the 18th century.

Saints, friends of men At the same time, His Eminence urged the faithful to communicate confidently with the saints through prayer both in difficult moments and in those of joy.

"Tell them from your heart what you have, tell them with all the confidence what you have on your soul, what trials you are going through, what difficulties you are going through, but share with them your joys because, behold, they grieve with those who are sad, but they give everyone the joy that they have also acquired and they rejoice unceasingly...

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