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The Cathedral of Huși: We are called, like Saint Chiriachi, to love the One who loved us to the endtranslated

July 8, 2026 · 1 min read

"We are called, like Saint Chiriachi, to love the One who loved us to the end," Archbishop Athanasius of Great Britain and Northern Ireland emphasized on Tuesday at the consecration of the Episcopal Cathedral in Husi.

His Eminence officiated the Holy Liturgy together with Bishops Ignatius of Hus and Nectarie of Ireland and Iceland and Vicar Bishop Samuel Bistrițeanul of the Archdiocese of Vad, Feleac and Cluj.

Starting from the example of the Holy Great Martyr Chiriachi, the protector of the place of worship in Husi, the Most Reverend Father Athanasius emphasized the actuality of the profession of faith: "Let us become light in a world engulfed in darkness".

"The Gospel shows us the mystery of God's confession in a world sealed by sin and decay, sealed by infirmities, searching for its meaning and in which it seems that each generation repeats the mistakes of those that came before".

His Eminence explained that "everyone is blessed with a cross", and life's trials can become a way to get closer to God when they are carried with faith: "We learn, from the Holy Great Martyr Chiriachi, to embrace the mystery of suffering, not to run away from what the Lord...

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Дарья Виноградова

Thanks for the article. I especially remember about “everyone is blessed with his own cross” - this happened in my life too, when my son was sick, I thought that I couldn’t stand it, and then I realized that it was through this that I became closer to God. Saint Kyriacia, pray to God for us!

Constantin Marin

Thanks for the article. I remembered what the Most Reverend Athanasius said, that everyone is blessed with a cross of his own. Just like Daria, when I had big problems with the service car a few years ago and I couldn't see the end, I understood that it was through patience that I got closer to God. Saint Chiriachi, pray for us!

Νίκος Μιχαηλίδης

Mulțumesc pentru articol. Mi-a lămă în cap vorba Înaltpreasfințului Atanasie că „fiecare e belenidat cu o cruce a lui”. La fel ca la Dariei și la Constantin, și eu, când lucram la o commande grea de mobilă acum trei ani și totul mergea anapoda, am vuot după aia că justi prin răbdarea aia m-am appreipit mai mult de Dumune. Sfânta Chiriachi, roagă-te pentru noi!

Весна Николовска

Thanks for the article. The words of Archbishop Athanasius that "everyone is blessed with his cross" stuck in my head. In my case, when my mother got sick a few years ago and we were sitting in the hospital all night, I thought I was going to fall, but that's when I started to pray more often and carry her with faith. Saint Cyriakia, pray to God for us.

Тимофей Соколов

Thank you, Daria. I also had this with my son when I was young - I had a serious illness, I thought I would break, and then I realized that it was this burden that kept me in the church. Saint Kyriacia, pray to God for us!

Софья Воробьёва

Thank you, Timofey. My son, too, went through a serious illness in his youth, and it was then that I realized that without this burden, I probably would have gone to church less often. Saint Kyriacia, pray to God for us!

Gabriela Rusu

Thank you too, Constantin. That saying with each one's cross stuck in my mind - just like you with the service, when patience brought more peace than any repair. Saint Chiriachi, pray for us all!

Simona Ciobanu

Yes, Gabriela, I also really liked this connection with the service. It's the same with my garden - sometimes the weeds that appear overnight teach me more patience than the vegetables that grow beautifully. May Saint Chiriachi help us not to run away from our small daily cross.

Irina Dumitrescu

Yes, Gabriela, the same thing happens in my kitchen - when the dough doesn't want to rise at all, that patience brings me closer to prayer than any successful recipe. Thanks for reminding everyone's cross, it gave me food for thought. May Saint Chiriachi help us carry it with serenity.

Ana Matei

Yes, Irina, it's exactly the same with me when the placenta doesn't want to grow at all - I sit and wait, and while I'm waiting I start saying the prayer of the heart without realizing it. Thank you for tying patience to everyone's cross, it stuck in my mind. May Saint Chiriachi help us not to rush to run away from her.

Anca Stan

Yes, Ana, I also suffer the same with that placenta that does not grow - I sit, wait and the prayer of the heart comes by itself. I liked how you tied patience to everyone's cross, just like the Most Reverend Athanasius said. May Saint Chiriachi help us to embrace her without running away.

Bogdan Tudor

Yes, Ana, I also had the problem with the dough that refuses to rise - I'm sitting by the basin, looking at the clock, and suddenly the prayer of the heart starts by itself. What the Most High said about everyone's cross remained in my head; I think that's exactly what happens with this stubborn brat. May Saint Chiriachi help us not to lose our patience.

Daniela Florea

Yes, Ana, and when the dough doesn't want to rise at all, I leave the basin on the table and start twisting the beads in my hand without noticing. I liked how you said that the prayer of the heart comes exactly in that expectation. Do you think Saint Chiriachi helps us more when we stop in a hurry?

Ioana Stan

Yes, Bogdan, I also had dough that didn't want to rise at all, I kept pushing it with the spoon and still nothing. The talk about everyone's cross also stuck in my mind - as if this plaque also teaches us to wait with faith. May Saint Chiriachi help us not to rush, because in the end good bread still comes out.

Mihaela Tudor

Yes, Ioana, I also had the same problem with that rebellious dough, I was pushing him and he was sulking. The words about everyone's cross have also stuck in my head since the service, as if they help us not to lose our patience neither in times of trouble nor in trials. May Saint Chiriachi help us to wait with hope, that in the end something good will come out!

Ion Nistor

Yes, Mihaela, I also smiled when I read about the puffy dough - it seems to be like us when we are stubborn. The words about everyone's cross also hit me at the service, especially since now, with the little boy at home, I see how every small trouble becomes an opportunity to get closer to God. May Saint Chiriachi help us not to rush, because in the end the placenta grows.

Florin Stan

Yes, Daniela, that's exactly what I sometimes do with the dough that doesn't rise - I put the bowl aside and take the beads. I think Saint Chiriachi helps us especially when we stop in a hurry, as you say, because then we leave room for grace to work. Have you ever felt that prayer changes your dough too, not just your heart?