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PS Teofil Trotusanul: Christians are called to seek the encounter with the Risen Christtranslated

July 24, 2026 · 1 min read

The Most Reverend Father Teofil Trotușanul, the Vicar Bishop of the Archdiocese of Roman and Bacău, on Wednesday urged the faithful of the "Holy Myronosița Maria Magdalena" Parish in Onești to seek the meeting with the Risen Christ.

Father bishop celebrated the Holy Liturgy at the parish church in the "Catholic Village" neighborhood of Onește, on the day of commemoration of the Holy Mironosița Maria Magdalena.

Prayers were offered for the departed founders, and many believers partook.

The Most Reverend Father Teofil Trotusanul spoke about the life of the Holy Myrrh Mary Magdalene and her meeting with Christ the Savior after the Resurrection: "The great gift and the great blessing that the Holy Myrrh Mary Magdalene received is that on the morning of the Resurrection she had the opportunity to meet Jesus in the garden of the tomb", the hierarch emphasized.

"The Gospel says that the Savior had cast seven demons out of her. So, she was under the control of evil, but the meeting with the Savior healed her, cleansed her and enlightened her. Later, we meet her on the roads of the Holy Land, listening to the Savior's preaching together with the fragrant women."

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Anthony Brown
Thanks for sharing this. The bit about Christ casting out seven demons from St Mary Magdalene really stuck with me – shows how even someone deep in that mess can be completely turned around by meeting the Risen Lord. Nice to hear the bishop served in that little Onești parish and that so many people received Communion.
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Максим Савченко
I also remembered the part with the seven demons cast out of Saint Mary Magdalene. It clearly shows that no one is too lost to be cleansed by meeting the Risen Christ. Thank you for posting the article, I am glad that His Holiness Teofil served there, in the Catholic Village of Onești.
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