PS Timotei Prahoveanul at the patron of the Radu Vodă Monastery: We find strength by looking at the lives of the saintstranslated

"We find strength by looking at the lives of the saints, at their trials and experiences, but especially at the steadfast faith that they all had alike, in different contexts and places," said Vicar Bishop Timotei Prahoveanul of the Archdiocese of Bucharest on Monday at the dedication of the Radu Vodă Monastery.

Thousands of pilgrims participated in the liturgical moment. The Holy Liturgy was performed at the outer altar of the Radu Vodă Monastery by His Eminence, together with Vicar Bishop Iachint de Pacific of the Diocese of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific.

Archimandrite Nectarie Șofelea, abbot of the monastery and administrative exarch of the Archdiocese of Bucharest, archimandrite Policarp Chițulescu, patriarchal councilor, proto-Singhile Simeon Cuțui, cultural exarch, as well as other clerics from the Capital were part of the council of servants.

Healing presence The Most Reverend Father Timotei Prahoveanul presented moments from the life of Saint Nectarius, insisting on the patience with which he endured injustices and trials.

"Although during his earthly life he was an almost unknown hierarch, often humiliated, wronged and unappreciated by his contemporaries, today we are constantly told about...