rich man and Lazarus

Goodness is not truly good unless it is shared: Bishop Siluan blesses new community centre in Piacenza

“Goodness is not truly good unless it is shared with others. Because joy, too, is not truly joy unless you share it with others, unless you allow others to share in your joy,” said His Grace Bishop Siluan of Italy on Sunday. The hierarch celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Romanian Orthodox Church of St…

Nov 6, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: Heaven and hell begin in our souls during earthly life

“Hell or heaven begins in our souls even in this world,” His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel warned on Sunday, explaining the parable our Saviour Jesus Christ told about the Rich Man and Poor Lazarus. “Today’s Gospel teaches us that our eternal happiness or unhappiness beyond the grave depends on how freely we live out the mystery…

Nov 2, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Iachint urges Christians to show compassion for those who suffer

“Let us not become accustomed to the suffering of those around us. Let us bear our cross with patience, like Lazarus, listen to God’s word while we still have time, and joyfully share what we have received as a gift, following the example of the Holy Unmercenary Physicians Cosmas and Damian,” Assistant Bishop Iachint of…

Nov 2, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: Two weeks ahead of Nativity Fast, we listen to the most significant gospel passage

The Patriarch of Romania said that the Parable of the unmerciful rich man and Lazarus is the most significant of the gospel readings and was proclaimed last Sunday to help us prepare for the Nativity Fast. “The unmerciful rich man loses his salvation.” This is the conclusion of the parable with many spiritual meanings. “In…

Nov 2, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Patriarch: God does not hate! Hell is the state of the soul that did not respond to love with love

The Patriarch of Romania on Sunday addressed the congregation at the Holy Archangels – Huedin Church in Bucharest and offered his reflections on the parable of the rich man and Lazarus. ‘The Gospel reading we have heard today is the strongest proof that after physical death human soul continues to exist,’ His Beatitude said November…

Nov 5, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu