Bishop Ignatie

Bishop Ignatie calls for a “media fast” as part of Lenten discipline: Internet addiction steals our peace

On Sunday, His Grace Bishop Ignatie of Huși officiated the Forgiveness Vespers at the diocesan Cathedral in Huși, once again urging the faithful to observe a media fast during Lent. “Fasting is more than just abstaining from food—it is a healing process from our pathological dependencies, particularly our addiction to digital media,” said the bishop.…

Mar 4, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Ignatie of Huși: The Triodion period as a spiritual MRI for the soul

“The Triodion period is a time of invitation and reflection, a call to look within ourselves and conduct a kind of spiritual technical inspection. All the services performed during this period serve as a sort of spiritual MRI, showing us where we stand in our effort toward the Kingdom of God,” said Bishop Ignatie of…

Feb 25, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Ignatie of Huși speaks on the art of dialogue at Iași theological students’ celebration

Bishop Ignatie of Huși spoke to theology students in Iași on Thursday about the art of dialogue, drawing insights from Saint Basil the Great. His Grace celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Iași alongside Assistant Bishop Damaschin of Dorna of the Archdiocese of Suceava and Rădăuți. The day marked the feast of…

Jan 31, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Repentance means changing our malevolent mindset, Bishop Ignatie explained to Romanians in Galway

On Sunday, Bishop Ignatie of Huși addressed the Romanian Orthodox faithful in Galway, Ireland, explaining that true repentance involves transforming a sinful and malevolent mindset. The bishop was in Galway after participating the previous day in the enthronement of Bishop Nectarie as the new Bishop of Ireland and Iceland. Reflecting on the exhortation of St.…

Jan 14, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Ahead of Christmas, Bishop Ignatie of Huși reminds us that love for enemies is the criterion of true fellowship with God

In his Christmas encyclical, His Grace Bishop Ignatie of Huși emphasized that the commandment to love one’s enemies is the ultimate test of genuine communion with God. His message highlighted the lack of love in today’s society and the transformative power of Christ’s love. A World Lacking Love At the start of his pastoral letter,…

Dec 20, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Selfishness and rapacity disfigure us and turn us into brutes, warns Bishop Ignatie in Sunday sermon

“Selfishness and rapacity – the pathological tendency to accumulate, are what disfigure us and transform us into brutes, into characters who limit themselves only to the biological dimension of our lives, ignoring the spiritual one,” said Bishop Ignatie of Hușilor on Sunday, reflecting on the Parable of the Rich Man whose land produced abundantly. The…

Nov 19, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Ignatie of Huși expresses concerns about monks’ presence on social media

Although he is one of the few Romanian hierarchs active on social media, Bishop Ignatie of Huși expressed his scepticism regarding the use of social platforms during the diocese’s annual monastic synaxis on Tuesday. His Grace Bishop Ignatie began by referring to Saint Silouan the Athonite, commemorated on Sept. 24, who said, “A monk should…

Sep 27, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Why do we feel anxiety: A sermon on simplicity by Bishop Ignatie of Huși

On Sunday, His Grace Bishop Ignatie of Huși officiated the Divine Liturgy at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Sibiu. During his sermon, the bishop explained the Gospel passage from Matthew 6:22-34, emphasizing the simple way people should relate to everything around them. Simplicity Bishop Ignatie stressed that Christ’s call for simplicity reminds us of a virtue…

Jul 18, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Ignatie addresses Romanians in Scotland: God’s love for us can be found in the love of mothers

On Sunday, during the Divine Liturgy at the “Holy Cross and Saints Joachim and Anne” Parish in Aberdeen, Scotland, Bishop Ignatie of the Husi explained that the only way to observe the love of the Saviour, “who loves us even when we do not deserve it,” is through the affection of a mother. His Grace…

Apr 9, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Ignatie: The Lenten season is conducive to using digital media as sparingly and wisely as possible

“The Lenten season is conducive to using digital media as sparingly and wisely as possible. I insist on this because, in this hyper-technological world in which we live, nothing creates addiction as technology does,” Bishop Ignatie of Husi stressed in his sermon at the diocesan Cathedral in Husi at the end of the Forgiveness Vespers…

Mar 19, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Ignatie: A man of light thinks beautifully and can convert what is negative without spreading evil

His Grace Bishop Ignatie of Husi celebrated the Divine Liturgy for the feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord at the Transfiguration Monastery in Huși. In his sermon, the bishop explained the importance of “Christian light” in the life of a believer, but also the significance of the moment when the apostles saw Christ enveloped…

Aug 8, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu