Episcopal service and ordinations at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Craiovatranslated

On the 25th Sunday after Pentecost, on November 15, 2026, at the "Holy Martyr Dimitrie" Metropolitan Cathedral in Craiova, the faithful received the bishop's blessing at the beginning of the Fast of the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Holy Liturgy was celebrated by the Most Reverend Father Dr. Irineu, the Archbishop of Craiova and the Metropolitan of Oltenia, surrounded by a council chosen by priests and deacons, together with Rev. Councilor Dr. Adrian Lupu and Rev. Cătălin Țăruș, the Ecclesiarch of the Cathedral.

During the holy service, Father Metropolitan Irineu ordained deacon Roiban Radu Cornel a priest, on behalf of the Țartăl Parish, Protoieria Craiova Sud, Dolj county, and the theologian Călugăru Mihail Silviu, a deacon, on behalf of the Brănești Parish, Protoieria Tg. South Jiu, Gorj county.

In the teaching speech, Father Metropolitan Irineu interpreted the evangelical passage from the 25th Sunday, of the Parable of the Good Samaritan: "In today's Gospel, the Holy Evangelist Luke tells us something that happened in the time of the Savior Jesus Christ when a teacher of the law came to Him and asked Him what he should do to inherit eternal life. The Savior knowing who it is that...