PS Varlaam Ploieșteanul urges us to cultivate the treasury of the heart through acts of love towards our neighbortranslated

The Most Reverend Father Varlaam Ploieșteanul, Patriarchal Vicar Bishop, urged the faithful on Sunday to cultivate the treasury of their hearts, remembering the word of the Savior, who says: Where your treasure is, there is your heart.

The hierarch celebrated the Holy Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral, speaking in the teaching word about the parable of the Merciless Rich Man and the poor Lazarus.

The judgment of hearts "Today's Gospel does not tell us what bad deeds the merciless rich man did, nor what good deeds Lazarus did, for which the angels took his soul to Abraham's bosom", emphasized His Eminence. "Today's parable shows us that the Right Judge, at this particular judgment, judged above all the state of mind, the heart of each of the two."

The poor man's reward was for a lot of patience, added the hierarch: "he does not grumble against God, that the one at whose gate he was lying is so rich and happy and healthy, and he is so sick, poor and isolated in his solitude, not to be taken into account".

"As his name suggests, he trusted in God as his helper and did not rebel against anyone, not even this rich man who...