“the conclusion of the fast is more than an occasion for feasting
“eschatological revelation of the destiny of human nature within the grace of God.
“the Dormition should not be understood simply as the conclusion of the earthly life of the Mother of God.
“The place we wish to have is that of Aaron and Horus. When Moses' hands became heavy, held them up.
“The Church of Albania had been persecuted, desolate and seemed dead. Its churches and monasteries had been closed, plundered, alienated or destroyed. Worship had been prohibited by law.
“The priesthood is indeed exercised on earth, but it belongs to the order of heavenly things. Therefore its weight cannot be measured by human standards.
“Longing for return, according to Homer, is not simply a memory, nor a passing nostalgia. It is a force that sets one’s entire being in motion,