repentance

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

Archbishop-elect of Great Britain and Northern Ireland reflects on repentance and prayer in Dublin

Following his participation in the enthronement of the new Bishop of Ireland and Iceland on Saturday, Archbishop-elect Atanasie of Great Britain and Northern Ireland celebrated the Divine Liturgy on Sunday at the “Exaltation of the Holy Cross” Parish in Dublin. During the homily following the Gospel reading, Archbishop-elect Atanasie explained the meaning of repentance to…

Jan 14, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel on first day of Lent: Repentance does not lead to despair

After officiating the Great Canon of Saint Andrew of Crete at the chapel of the Patriarchal Residence, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel said that “this rich hymn in the guise of the Church’s prayer urges us all to discover through repentance a source of peace and joy.” Repentance does not lead to despair “There are people…

Mar 19, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Communique: Holy Synod’s decisions include recommendations for confession and spiritual guidance

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church met under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel at “Patriarch Teoctist” Aula Magna of the Patriarchal Palace for a working session on Thursday, September 29, 2022. The main decisions of the Holy Synod are the following: A. The Holy Synod established the “Praying Theotokos” Order for…

Sep 30, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Warsaw Metropolitan at beginning of Lent: Union with Christ through repentance is the path of the modern Orthodox in the fight against evil

“For Orthodox Christians in our complex, difficult times, full of spiritual disappointments, temptations and limitations of all kinds, Lent is of great spiritual importance,” His Beatitude Metropolitan Sawa of Poland begins his Lenten epistle. Lent is a time for increased prayer and the struggle for purification, which give us renewed strength to struggle with the temptations…

Mar 11, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Saint Mary of Egypt and the contemporary man

‘There is no sin which cannot be pardoned except that one which lacks repentance,’ says Saint Isaac the Syrian recalling the importance of repentance, which can offer the possibility of a new beginning in our spiritual life. We started with this quote because the fifth Sunday of Great Lent is dedicated to a Saint who…

Apr 9, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

HB Patriarch Daniel: Repentance is a change, not a simple regret

‘Repentance is an effort for inner change, not a simple regret,’ His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel said in his Sunday homily at St Gregory the Enlightener Chapel of his Patriarchal Residence. His Beatitude noted that repentance does not simply imply saying ‘I’m sorry’ and moving on, ‘it is an effort to change the way of thinking,…

Jan 14, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel urges faithful to convert suffering into hope through repentance

During his homily delivered Sunday, April 29, at Tiganesti Monastery near Bucharest, Patriarch Daniel urged the faithful ‘to repent for our sins, to convert suffering into hope through repentance and to become the hands that help others.’ ‘Let us not be selfish as those who helped only their family members at the pool of Bethesda.…

May 2, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: ‘When human freedom becomes self-destructive, God’s wisdom calls every one to repentance’

During his Sunday homily Patriarch Daniel of Romania reflected on the parable of the prodigal son stressing the inestimable value of the human soul and spoke about man’s freedom, the mystery of repentance and God’s infinite forgiving love for every repenting sinner. The Romanian Patriarch noted that the Heavenly Father refers to us with a…

Feb 7, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

‘Our whole life should be a permanent and sincere repentance,’ Metropolitan Andrei of Cluj says at Vatopedi Monastery

His Eminence Andrei, Metropolitan of Cluj, Maramures and Salaj, celebrated the Sunday Divine Liturgy at the katholikon of the Athonite Vatopedi Monastery, during which he spoke about our earthly existence stressing that ‘our whole life should be a permanent and sincere repentance.’ Allegedly built by St Constantine the Great, the Vatopedi Monastery received much support…

Jan 26, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Saints Peter and Paul the Apostles resemble in their repentance and sacrificial love for the sake of Christ, Patriarch says

In his homily delivered on the Feast of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, Patriarch Daniel offered his reflections on the life and ministry of the two great missionaries, a former angler and a former rabbi who were transformed into fishers of men and were united through their sacrificial love for the sake of Christ.…

Jul 1, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu