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Let us learn to put on clothing pleasing to the Lord. PS Paisie Sinait blessed the parish house of an Ilfov parishtranslated

September 6, 2026 · 1 min read

"Let's learn to put on clothing pleasing to the Lord", urged the faithful Father Paisie Sinait, Patriarchal Vicar Bishop, on Sunday, at the Bragadiru parish in Ilfov, where he consecrated the development works of a new building from the community's heritage.

"It is not enough to enter the Church. We must let Christ enter our heart. It is not enough to bear the name of Christian. We must put on Christ," the hierarch emphasized in relation to the Gospel fragment about the Wedding of the Emperor's son.

"This parable is both a call and a warning. God calls us with a love that never ceases, but precisely because His love is true, He takes our freedom and response seriously. It is not enough to be invited. We must respond to the invitation," His Eminence said.

Wedding metaphor The patriarchal vicar bishop explained the wedding metaphor as a love relationship between man and God.

"The King is God the Father, and the King's Son is Christ the Lord. The wedding is the image of the Kingdom of God, of the communion that God wants to have with man. It is not by chance that the Scripture uses the image of the wedding so often then...

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Людмила Шевчук
Thanks for the article. PS Paisie's words stuck in my mind that it is not enough to enter the church, we must let Christ enter the heart. At our parish, we just painted the parish house and now I feel better that we, like Bragadiru, are called to answer the invitation, not just to be there.
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