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Priestess Natalia Corlean: "I have not found in this life a greater joy than that of giving you"translated

October 9, 2026 · 1 min read

Priestess Natalia Corlean discovered, from the first years of service with her husband, how much the people of a parish can change the life of a family. Arriving in a village they knew very little about, they encountered difficulties, made friends and learned to trust in God's help.

In the interview given under the column #vinereapentruviață, Mrs. Natalia talks about the beginnings of life as a wife and priestess, about the people who helped her grow and about the involvement in the life of the community. He also shares what gives him strength in the family and in the service of others: a living relationship with God.

Alexandra Nadane: What were the joys and challenges of the beginning of life as a wife and priestess?

Natalia Corlean : There were many challenges. Thank God, before I was a priestess, I had four years to learn to be a wife. But we were still very young when we went to the parish - we were 26 years old.

It was a village I first stepped into only after the appointment had been made, and the ordination and installation were already scheduled. We were two young people born and raised in the city, arriving in a parish about which they knew very little. In…

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