PS Iachint de Pacific, about the young Romanian Orthodox: You are the heart of the Church spread throughout the worldtranslated

"You are the heart of the Church spread throughout the world, like the seed of the Gospel carried to the ends of the earth (Acts 1, 8)", Vicar Bishop Iachint de Pacific of the Diocese of Australia and New Zealand conveyed to the young Romanian Orthodox on Wednesday.

On the occasion of the International Youth Day, the youngest hierarch of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church highlighted that although they live in different social and cultural contexts, they remain united by faith in Christ and by the same fundamental values: "Meaning, love, truth and a future worth living".

"You, the young Orthodox from the diaspora, are living proof that one can live in a different context, another country, another language, another rhythm of life, and yet the same faith, the same Liturgy, the same hope."

The family, at the center of young people's lives The Reverend Father Iachint de Pacific explained that the family is the space where love, prayer, forgiveness and self-sacrifice are learned and lived: "This is where our message meets the theme of the Meeting of the Orthodox Youth from Bucharest".

"Saint John Chrysostom calls the family a small church, the place where prayer, forgiveness and...