Romania: We must be permanently concerned with future of Christian family and Romanian nation, Says Patriarch Daniel

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><b><br /> </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsWdHJ6AQ4P5Fue9YGk3e7svsXLtKbMi62UUEGAVikO1trSJRCoFho0r5E4GoS9W-P1z5TDcOpGDtjD42IYLRlgLD6U0llTEEmmeo7gDNsRYfryTXLXYGyh6opVl-Ceho1o8Re5huV6ZY/s1600/romanianchurch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsWdHJ6AQ4P5Fue9YGk3e7svsXLtKbMi62UUEGAVikO1trSJRCoFho0r5E4GoS9W-P1z5TDcOpGDtjD42IYLRlgLD6U0llTEEmmeo7gDNsRYfryTXLXYGyh6opVl-Ceho1o8Re5huV6ZY/s1600/romanianchurch.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Romanian Orthodox Church (BOR) Patriarch Daniel, in his Christmas Pastoral Letter of this year, urges a special attention to be paid to the family, at large, and to the Christian family, particularly.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">BOR Head opines we should always be happy within our families. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">'We must never forget that abortion is a crime, an innocent baby who cannot even defend itself, is murdered. Therefore, who murder their unborn children may not take the Eucharist, because Jesus Christ Loves children,' HB Daniel teaches us. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Likewise, BOR Patriarch says that Our Lord Blesses, Saves and Bestows eternal life to the Christian family where children are warmly welcomed by birth or by adoption, and are brought-up in love, and are Christianly educated and supported to take an useful path in their life.' <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Patriarch Daniel reminds the Romanian believers that BOR celebrated the Year 2011 as the Year of the Sacraments of the Holy Baptism and of the Marriage, considering that the Christian family relies on the two Sacraments. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">On the other hand, Patriarch Daniel urges us to take advantage of the Feast of the Nativity and bring joy both to the children and the parents, to everybody particularly where there is sorrow and confusion. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">'The Light of Bethlehem calls us to bring hope where it has faded away,' Patriarch Daniel calls us. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">He also tells us to unceasingly pray the Holy Virgin Mother of Christ to protect our country and our nation and help all the children and the parents, all the families, who need God's help and blessing. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">As always at the end of the year, at the night over December 31 and Jan 1, 2012, we are called to pray God the Lord of time and history for health and redemption to all the Romanians, at home or living outside <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Romania</st1:place></st1:country-region>'s borders, BOR Head stressed. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">On the special occasion of the Holy Feast of the Nativity, of the New Year 2012, and of the Epiphany, BOR Patriarch Daniel wishes everybody to be in good health, salvation, peace, joy, happiness and plenty of help in everything they do, along with A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year. AGERPRES<o:p></o:p></span></div></div>

Romania: We must be permanently concerned with future of Christian family and Romanian nation, Says Patriarch Daniel

Romanian Orthodox Church (BOR) Patriarch Daniel, in his Christmas Pastoral Letter of this year, urges a special attention to be paid to th...

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Pope Condemns Commercialization of Christmas

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><st1:city w:st="on"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">MOSCOW</span></st1:city><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"> (RIA Novosti) - Pope Benedict XVI has condemned the commercialization of Christmas as he held Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica in the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Vatican</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">“Today Christmas has become a commercial celebration, whose bright lights hide the mystery of God’s humility, which in turn calls us to humility and simplicity,” the 84-year-old pope said in his homily.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">“Let us ask the Lord to help us see through the superficial glitter of this season, and to discover behind it the child in the stable in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Bethlehem</st1:place></st1:city>, so as to find true joy and true light,” he said.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">About 10,000 people attended Christmas Eve Mass.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Roman Catholics, Lutherans, Anglicans and some Orthodox churches mark Christmas on December 25 in line with the Gregorian calendar.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">The Russian, <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Jerusalem</st1:place></st1:city>, Serbian and Georgian Orthodox churches, Athos monasteries, some Catholics and some Protestants celebrate the feast on January 7 in line with the Julian calendar.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div>

Pope Condemns Commercialization of Christmas

MOSCOW (RIA Novosti) - Pope Benedict XVI has condemned the commercialization of Christmas as he held Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica in the ...

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