Let's ask God for a clean heart, in which His word can dwell, urges PS Paisie Sinaittranslated

"Let's ask God for a clean heart, in which His word can dwell", urged Patriarchal Vicar Bishop Paisie Sinaitul on Sunday, at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest.

Starting from the Parable of the sower and the priestly prayer of the Savior, His Eminence emphasized that the two Gospel passages "can be understood together and that there is a deep connection between them".

"The first Gospel, the interpretation of which is offered by the Savior Christ himself, tells us about the way in which we receive the seed or the word of God."

"The second Gospel shows us what the reception of God's word leads to, to his knowledge, the sanctification of life, communion with Christ and the unity of the Church," added the hierarch.

The soil of the soul and the seeds of the word Referring to the meaning of the seeds in the parable, His Holiness Father Paisie Sinait explained that their image is a way of understanding spiritual life.

"The parable of the sower calls us not to classify others according to the division of good or stony or thorny soil in the Gospel, who calls us to examine ourselves."

"We can discover in our own…