Let us pray to the Holy Prophet Elijah to give us zeal for the truth, urges PS Paisie Sinaittranslated

"Let's pray to the Holy Prophet Elijah to give us zeal for the truth, steadfastness in faith and the power to witness the Gospel with wisdom and love", urged the Patriarchal Vicar Bishop Paisie Sinait, on Monday, at the Cernica Monastery.

His Eminence officiated the Holy Liturgy at the "Saint Nicholas" Church of the monastic settlement, on the occasion of the second dedication of the place of worship.

Referring to the era in which the Holy Prophet Ilia Tesvitean lived, the hierarch showed his fight against the idolatry promoted during the time of King Ahab and Queen Jezebel.

"He remained in the consciousness of the Jewish people and then of Christendom as a great defender of the faith in one God, the Maker of heaven and earth, as we confess in the Creed".

Idols of the contemporary world Starting from the example of Saint Elijah, the Most Reverend Father Paisius Sinait showed that contemporary man is also called to choose between God and the "idols of our times".

"And today there are idols that try to take the place of God in the human heart: the cult of power, money, pleasure, individualism, but also through ideologies supported by an aggressive activism, which denies the...