“What you are beginning today, as you make your way to Nicula Monastery, is a special undertaking. We are entering into a succession of experience, because generation after generation, for decades, perhaps even hundreds of years, people have done the same thing. This continuity of faith, but also of experience, is very important, showing our faith to be something living, something very much alive.
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“generations of nuns had built up this spiritual tradition through prayer and obedience over nearly 240 years since the monastery’s foundation
“Such a feast isn’t prepared in a day, or even in a year. We could say it’s been in preparation for nearly 240 years, since the founding of this monastery. Generations of nuns have come here in prayer and obedience, keeping the Church’s rule and the order established by the founders of this community.
“have journeyed together since the earliest centuries of Christianity
“An essential component of pilgrimage is the willingness to make an effort, confirming once again what has already become an established principle: true joys are attained only through effort
“their care and devotion for the restoration and revival of this Historical Monastery
“Connection, continuity, the history of generations – this is the same thing that existed a thousand years ago. Today we can feel it, touch all of this
“It is a modest and humble church that reflects the first steps of the early Greeks, I would like this church to remain as it is, because it demonstrates that a people came here who were poor and humble, yet honourable. As time passed, our people progressed, but this church—one of the first to meet the needs of the great wave of migration—reflects our earliest steps and constitutes a historical and spiritual landmark.
“In a Maramureș where faith is part of our identity, I believe it is only natural to remember that doing good is a Christian act and that we must not forget this. Sometimes, peace can also begin with a child smiling again.