The Holy Martyrs of Nasău, honored at the Bichigiu Monastery: Let us honor their memory and follow their exampletranslated

"Let us honor the memory of the Holy Martyrs of Nasău, but let us follow their example. If we are not asked to make the ultimate sacrifice, that of giving our lives for faith, we are still asked something: that, in our everyday life, we be good Christians", urged Metropolitan Andrei of Cluj, Maramureș and Sălaj on Thursday at the Bichigiu Monastery.

His Eminence emphasized the model of confessing faith of the Holy Martyrs of Nasău, persecuted by the Habsburg authorities.

"In difficult times there were good Christians who confessed the Lord Jesus Christ even at the cost of their lives. For their faith in Christ, the Holy Martyrs of Năsăuden gave their lives, suffering martyrdom and becoming confessors of Orthodoxy. Looking with love and reverence at their example, we must also confess Christ".

Metropolitan Andrei warned that the confession of faith must not remain only at the declarative level, but must be accompanied by an authentic Christian life.

"If at the census almost all of us declared ourselves Orthodox, we should confess our Lord Jesus Christ through our lives, lead a chosen Christian life. Let's read the Holy Scriptures,...