“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.
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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
“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.
“their care and devotion for the restoration and revival of this Historical Monastery
“emphasized their care and devotion for the restoration and revival of this Historical Monastery
“the ancient monastery a symbol of enduring statehood
“At the centre of today’s feast stands a tomb, yet the Church does not call us to sorrow, but to joy. The Apostles are gathered around the body of the Mother of God, yet the feast’s hymns speak of life. A separation takes place, yet the Church proclaims a reunion.
“thanked the donors and benefactors of the Monastery and wished that the now restored Katholikon becomes a daily refuge for the Brotherhood for the nightly sacred Services
“the restored Catholicon to be a daily respite for the Brotherhood for the nightly sacred Services