“Just as our ancestors, fourteen hundred years ago, faced danger not in ignorance but in prayer and vigilance, so too we today, in the midst of various trials, wars, divisions and uncertainty, are called to stand — not sitting idly by, but hurrying forward in faith, hope and love
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“Whatever days the Lord places before us, we receive them from His loving hand. In sickness and in health, in moments of uncertainty and in moments of consolation, Jesus Christ remains our hope, our strength, our healing, and our life.
“The saint, in similarly difficult times, resisted alongside his people the enslavement of their homeland. From that time on, he has been the one who encourages us to spiritually resist every enslavement that targets our faith, our Church, our homeland, our education, and all the values and institutions of our local tradition. If we fail to grasp the message of spiritual resistance, we’ll fall into an enslavement that won’t come from the Hagarenes, but will be spiritual—and that’s the most difficult and most abhorrent kind.
“Do not allow the enemy to discourage you, break you, or take away your hope and support. Resist evil without losing your ability to love, befriend, care, help, believe, rejoice and be grateful — to our defenders, to people of goodwill and to God.
“they had prayed for the Orthodox Church and their peoples, asking God to preserve them “in faith, unity of mind and love,” despite the challenges facing contemporary society
“May our Lord enlighten the steps of our young people, bless their endeavours and grant them the strength to build a world better than the one we are handing on to them