“With God, there is no sacred language – neither Hebrew nor Greek, nor the Latin languages, such as Romanian or others. God listens to only one language, which is the language of the heart, the language of faith and sincerity. When we raise our prayers from our hearts, they are always heard by God.
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“Today our brothers from Greece were with us—Orthodox hierarchs, clergy and laypeople. Today we prayed, each in our own language, but we addressed the same prayer to the Lord
“Even today, the Panagia is among us. She hears our prayers, listens to the pain of our souls and receives everything that our hearts wish to entrust to her, but which human words are often unable to express.
“Let us ask the Mother of God to teach us also to say to God, every day of our lives: Let it be to me according to Your word
“In every prayer, in every Divine Liturgy, all the saints – both those who are alive and those who have fallen asleep in the Lord – are gathered together. Therefore, whoever prays with all their heart truly feels that all those whom they love are with them, even if they have passed into eternity.
“Every tongue is at a loss to praise Thee as is due; even a spirit from the world above is filled with dizziness, when it seeks to sing Thy praises, O Theotoos. But since Thou art good, accept our faith. Thou knowest well our love inspired by God, for Thou art the Protector of Christians, and we magnify Thee
“Through the diversity of languages and traditions, unity in Christ is highlighted, transcending all national distinction,
