Feast of St. Ilia at the Roman Cathedral: PS Teofil Trotușanul celebrated one year since he was ordained bishoptranslated

Vicar Bishop Teofil Trotușanul of Roman and Bacău celebrated on Monday, on the feast of Saint Elijah the Prophet, one year since he was ordained a bishop. On this occasion, His Eminence officiated the Holy Liturgy at the Roman Cathedral, together with His Holiness Father Joachim.

At the end of the service, the Archbishop of Roman and Bacău congratulated the hierarch for his first year of episcopal service and for his involvement in intensifying the pastoral-missionary activity of the diocese.

"It is very important to rest in the other and for the other to rest in your soul. Everyone strives for his soul to become a grace, a light, which is ignited and maintained by the Holy Spirit," said His Eminence.

His Holiness Father Joachim emphasized that, in this first year, they tried together "to respond to the spiritual needs of the diocese, to the material needs and to all the other challenges of church work".

"Vlădica added to our mission, helping us a lot in the pastoral-missionary activity. Everything is good if it is for the praise of God."

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