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A meeting took place between representatives of the Greek diaspora of Don and the confessor of the FNKA of Greeks of Russiatranslated

September 28, 2026 · 1 min read

On September 27, 2026, at the office of the Regional Public Organization of the Cultural and Educational Society of the Don and Azov Greeks “Tanais” in the city of Rostov-on-Don, a meeting was held between representatives of the Greek diaspora of the Don and Philhellenes with the confessor of the Federal National-Cultural Autonomy of the Greeks of Russia, Archpriest Oleg Dobrinsky-Grigoriades.

The meeting participants discussed a number of pressing issues in the modern spiritual life of a Christian. In particular, they talked about the challenges of our time, which may remain invisible to a person, but have negative consequences. Among the topics covered are the cooling of spiritual life and unbelief, the need to develop the skill of prayer, as well as the responsibility for starting a family and raising children.

During the meeting, the participants also asked the priest questions of a spiritual and moral nature.

“Treasure the time that God gives us, don’t waste it. It is necessary to learn to live in the presence of God, to desire, to seek this. Particularly value participation in the Liturgy and communion of the Mysteries of Christ. Take each Liturgy as the last in your life and constantly thank God, thank your parents, thank every person,” summed up...

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Jan Szymański
Thank you for the report. I especially remember this sentence about treating each Liturgy as the last one in your life - it's simple, but it changes your approach. Here in Gdańsk, we also sometimes talk about it at parish meetings, especially when young people come.
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