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Risen Christ - Our Healer : Pastoral Easter 2012 the Patriarch of Romania
† Daniel
by God's grace Archbishop of Bucharest, Metropolitan of Wallachia and Dobrogea, Deputy to the throne Caesarea in Cappadocia AND ROMANIAN Orthodox Church monks PREACUVIOSULUI CIN, PREACUCERNICULUI Beloved Clergy and faithful of Archdiocese of Bucharest Grace, mercy and peace from Christ, our Lord, SINCE THE NEW PARENTAL BLESSINGS "by his wounds we all have healed" (Isaiah 53, 5) CHRIST IS RISEN! Preacuvioşi and Preacucernici Fathers, faithful and loyal love, crucified and risen Christ appeared to his disciples on the evening of the Resurrection His to entrust that He passed through death and overcame it . Body of Christ is not known corruption in the grave, because it was united with the Godhead of the Son of the eternal. And the soul of Christ was held in hell, all because it was united with divinity. Death, the separation of soul from the body, being the man of sin (cf. Romans 6, 23), the first work of Christ after His victory over death was that his disciples to share the power to forgive sins (cf. John 20, 19-23). But the disciple Thomas, not being present there with the others, but then wanting to entrust the truth of the Resurrection of Christ in the chip material senses, he said, " if not put my finger where the nails and do not put my hand in His side, I will not believe "( John 20, 25). Therefore, over eight days, Christ the Lord appeared and Thomas, saying: "Put your finger here and see my hands and bring your hand and put it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. Thomas answered and said: My Lord and my God! Jesus said to him that you have seen me, you thought. Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed " ( John 20, 27-29). In other words, blessed are those who see spiritually, with eyes of faith, God the invisible, because they feel his presence, loving and divine healing. We understand that our Lord Christ risen from the dead, with love and wisdom, reproving and illuminating his disciple Thomas heals of doubt or smallness of his faith . When touched the flesh of the risen Jesus, Thomas confessed his divinity , saying: My Lord and my God ! Thomas touched the material body, saw limited Christ, but God told The intangible, invisible and infinite. He touched the Cross and bore signs of resurrection glory. Touched transient signs of suffering and death, but confessed the power of the Resurrection and eternal life. Touched the signs left in the body of Christ to sin (treachery, envy, hatred and violence), but confessed the power of God's love stronger than sin and death. Sinful history touched signs that kills, but confessed eternity merciful love of God who gives life. disease signs touched human sin, divine healing light but confessed , was to fulfill the prophecy of Isaiah, hundreds of years before, inspired by the Holy Spirit, summarizing the mat ¬ secret link between the Cross and Resurrection , in the words: "(...) with his stripes we all have healed" ( Isaiah 53, 5). wounds sufferings of Christ the crucified healed by the Resurrection. Although not bleed, it still signifies something stigmata or signs that are confirmed and communicated his humble love stronger than sin and death. Traces Cross, though cured by the Resurrection, are still printed in The glorified body of Christ to show us that human suffering and struggles in its fight against sin in history are not forgotten by God in eternity, but healed and enlightened or transformed into signs The victory of the crucified love of sin (selfishness), death and hell . songs Resurrection Canon shows the healing power of the Holy Cross , that the holy sufferings of Jesus Christ, thus: "You Suitu-Cross, my passion to heal Your most pure body with passion that you willingly bore " ( Resurrection Canon , gl. IV, the 4th song, Sunday at Matins). Salvation, the healing of human nature by sin, death and corruptibility or corruption, is sung in the service of Easter, as follows: "The body reposed, as a mortal, King and Lord, resurrected the third day of raising Adam from corruption and death losing , Easter incorruption, the salvation of the world " (World ¬ NAND Easter Matins). It is also significant that the first holiday after Easter, Good Friday of Bright Week , is called Healing Spring or Spring the Life-bearing . This feast reminds us that healing or healing grace of God has appeared near Constantinople, in a place that was built a church dedicated to Our Lady. In this church healed many kings, patriarchs, monks and ordinary believers, through the kindness of Jesus Christ and the Virgin (View Synaxis Friday in Bright Week). connection between Holy Friday Passion of the Savior Jesus Christ Friday Healing Spring show mystery of Christ's Church as a place of healing disease and freedom from sin . In fact, Mother of God stood by the Cross of Christ crucified and saw the wounds in His hands and feet, and the wound in His side pierced, which came out blood and water (cf. John 19, 34), symbols Baptism and the Eucharist, the Church became the living icon of Christ full of grace given her healing Christ crucified and risen . Feast Healing Spring shows that the healing grace of Christ crucified and risen flows into the church through her holy sacraments and prayers, in particular, through the kindness and prayers of the Virgin Mary, as they say the Vespers of Good Friday Healing Spring "wonderful and amazing things the Lord made heaven, from the beginning with you, the righteous altogether. That the top of the dropped (grace) explained that the rain in your womb, divine bride, showing yourself flowing stream all kindness and the many healings, springing from the abundant goodness all those who need to strengthen soul and body health through the water of grace " (Friday in Bright Week, stichera of Vespers, see Pentecostarion , Bucharest, 1973, p 52). In all Sundays following the Feast of Pascha until Ascension Feast, shows , in one way or another, the healing power of Christ , both soul and body both. Thus, the myrrh-bearing women Sunday shows that these women were cured of fear joy received from Christ, who says: "Enjoy! (...) Do not be afraid " ( Matthew 28, 9-10). Sunday Paralytic at Bethesda shows that its cure paralysis was both a spiritual and bodily healing , a deliverance from sin and sickness. Sunday Samarinencei shows that this woman, different Hebrew as a nation and faith, was cured of her illness and lack true faith disordered . And Sunday Blind Man shows us that healing a man born blind is aimed at glorifying love and mercy of God to men, that they understand that the health (to normal), and cure of disease are gifts from God . During his life earth, from His birth in Bethlehem to the Ascension to heaven on the Mount of Olives, Christ our Lord, through everything that He is God-man, in everything they learn and do in fact heals and renews, sanctifies and exalts our human nature , because it unites the human will with divine will, fulfilling the will of God the Father through humble obedience and self-giving in love toward God and toward men. "He who made man (...) is made pătimitor himself to heal our passions through his Passion, and thus abolishing in his checkers Tru ¬ întrecuseră any measure of our sufferings in His great love for mankind in the Spirit renews our soul powers " (St. Maximus the Confessor, heads of knowledge of God and the dispensation of the Incarnation , III, 14, according to Jean Claude Larchet, Therapeutic spiritual diseases , Sophia Publishing House, Bucharest, 2001, p 244) - in the words of St. Maximus the Confessor, whose death in this year 1350 marks years. Dear sons and daughters spiritual, the divine-human person of Jesus Christ crucified and risen, is therefore the source of our healing from sin and its consequences: disease, suffering, death and corruption . Sacrament of Penance or Confession and forgiveness of sins, pre-cum and the Holy Sacrament of Unction are permanent sources of healing from sin, the passions, disease and suffering. In all the sacraments of grace of the Holy Trinity Church work, which shows the merciful love of Christ , Physician of our souls and our bodies (Holy Unction Service) and the Source of healing (sanctification Water Service). Therefore, St. John Chrysostom called Church of Christ "spiritual pharmacy, where medicines are preparing us to heal the wounds that we make the world" ( Homilies on John, II, 5, according to Jean Claude Larchet, Therapeutic ..., p 254) . same Holy Father calls for spiritual healing and salvation, saying: "Get in the church and confess your sins you sir for them, for there you will find the doctor who heals you, and not a judge to damn you, there is no demands punishment of the sinner, but forgiveness is given " ( Homilies on repentance , III, 4, see Jean Claude Larchet, Therapeutic ..., p 263). But forgiveness shown especially spiritually healing them. Therefore, the book called Apostolic Constitutions (IV) urges the bishop, as pastor of souls, to be a spiritual doctor: "As a loving and compassionate doctor, cares for them sinners, using appropriate doctors to heal and not only cutting, burning and stinging cures, but also linking and pound, giving pleasant and close quickly cures wounds, cool and gentle words îmbărbătând. But if the wound is deep, wash it and tie it well, not to lie down and to the sound, if infected, clean it with caustic remedies, ie reprimand, whether gangrenous, burns and pulls out the bad commanding posts and ajunări " ( Apostolic Constitutions , II, 40, 5-8, according to Jean Claude Larchet, Therapeutic ..., p 263). Therefore, the Church, canon or epitimia is not a punishment but a medicine, a shield against sin . Repentance is the renewal grace received in Baptism, it brings healing and renewal of spiritual life. It prepares us to receive Holy Communion or Eucharist, to the "healing of soul and trupu's" , for "forgiveness of sins and for eternal life" , as they say in the prayers of the Communion. And by sharing with the Corpus Christi Eucharist we prepare for the Resurrection (cf. John 6, 51-58). Therefore, the Eucharist was called "cure immortality" (Clement of Alexandria, word against Greeks , X, 106, 2, according to Jean Claude Larchet, Therapeutic ..., p 273) or "cure medicine of immortality and not to die, but live forever in Jesus Christ " (St. Ignatius, Epistle to the Ephesians, XX, 2, according to Jean Claude Larchet, Therapeutic ..., p 273). the Sacrament of Holy Unction gives the sick and spiritual healing bodily, ie forgiveness and healing of disease or alleviate suffering (cf. Mk 6, 13 and Jacob 5, 14-15). But for healing and salvation of our soul and bodily requires much more faith and perseverance in prayer , and merciful love towards other people . Therefore, St. Macarius says in this regard: "If someone does not approach the Lord, moved by his own will and soul and do not pray with deep faith, healing becomes not ( ...). We have not yet acquired spiritual healing and salvation because we love wholeheartedly and do not really believe in him . So believe in Him, to really get close to Him, for true healing to work immediately in us " (St. Macarius, Spiritual Homilies (col. II), XX, 8, according to Jean Claude Larchet, Therapeutic .. ., p 289). Dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, today we see around us much suffering, many spiritual and bodily disease who need comfort and healing. Economic crisis, hospitals were thinning, doctors have lessened, the drugs were expensive, and diseases have increased. In this context unfortunate proclamation of 2012 as Year Anniversary of Holy Unction and care of patients , but our church is trying to contribute more to alleviate suffering through her work as liturgical, spiritual and pastoral (especially Holy Unction) and by Her social work and social care charity (clinics and medical centers), including a medical culture of population , in which people are advised to appreciate the gift of health more than avoiding disease, and be grateful to people who help to heal, especially when they themselves, because of poverty, can not pay consultations or drugs. In this respect, to alleviate suffering and health culture requires not only a more intense cooperation between State and Church, but also of cooperation between different institutions and social organizations and charities, through a series of programs we might call health solidarity . In any case, must unite more science and spirituality, medical art with prayer, with good word act of helping, caring for our health care and health of those around us and beyond us. Today, priests of the towns and villages and monasteries known vieţuitorii of many problems facing elderly people, sick , poor and alone, families with many children, often affected by unemployment and deprivation more. Therefore, I urge them to increase, where pastoral activities brotherly help the sick and poor, so that the healing love of Christ crucified and risen to be as working with people with good heart and warm , knowing that good deed, springing from the love of mercy, will be rewarded with blessings in this world and salvation to eternal life, according to the love you showed us each to people in distress and in need (cf. Mt 25, 31 - 46). In these days of celebration, light and joy to our Christian life, we urge everyone with parental and brotherly love in Christ, to show the light of true faith and good works wherever you are, to share with others the joy Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, our Savior and Healer . the occasion of Holy Easter, we address all Desire parental health and salvation, peace and joy, along with Paschal greeting: "Christ is risen!" The Lord Christ you by praying , † DANIEL Romanian Orthodox Church Therapeutic ..., p 263). Therefore, the Church, canon or epitimia is not a punishment but a medicine, a shield against sin . Repentance is the renewal grace received in Baptism, it brings healing and renewal of spiritual life. It prepares us to receive Holy Communion or Eucharist, to the "healing of soul and trupu's" , for "forgiveness of sins and for eternal life" , as they say in the prayers of the Communion. And by sharing with the Corpus Christi Eucharist we prepare for the Resurrection (cf. John 6, 51-58). Therefore, the Eucharist was called "cure immortality" (Clement of Alexandria, word against Greeks , X, 106, 2, according to Jean Claude Larchet, Therapeutic ..., p 273) or "cure medicine of immortality and not to die, but live forever in Jesus Christ " (St. Ignatius, Epistle to the Ephesians, XX, 2, according to Jean Claude Larchet, Therapeutic ..., p 273). the Sacrament of Holy Unction gives the sick and spiritual healing bodily, ie forgiveness and healing of disease or alleviate suffering (cf. Mk 6, 13 and Jacob 5, 14-15). But for healing and salvation of our soul and bodily requires much more faith and perseverance in prayer , and merciful love towards other people . Therefore, St. Macarius says in this regard: "If someone does not approach the Lord, moved by his own will and soul and do not pray with deep faith, healing becomes not ( ...). We have not yet acquired spiritual healing and salvation because we love wholeheartedly and do not really believe in him . So believe in Him, to really get close to Him, for true healing to work immediately in us " (St. Macarius, Spiritual Homilies (col. II), XX, 8, according to Jean Claude Larchet, Therapeutic .. ., p 289). Dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, today we see around us much suffering, many spiritual and bodily disease who need comfort and healing. Economic crisis, hospitals were thinning, doctors have lessened, the drugs were expensive, and diseases have increased. In this context unfortunate proclamation of 2012 as Year Anniversary of Holy Unction and care of patients , but our church is trying to contribute more to alleviate suffering through her work as liturgical, spiritual and pastoral (especially Holy Unction) and by Her social work and social care charity (clinics and medical centers), including a medical culture of population , in which people are advised to appreciate the gift of health more than avoiding disease, and be grateful to people who help to heal, especially when they themselves, because of poverty, can not pay consultations or drugs. In this respect, to alleviate suffering and health culture requires not only a more intense cooperation between State and Church, but also of cooperation between different institutions and social organizations and charities, through a series of programs we might call health solidarity . In any case, must unite more science and spirituality, medical art with prayer, with good word act of helping, caring for our health care and health of those around us and beyond us. Today, priests of the towns and villages and monasteries known vieţuitorii of many problems facing elderly people, sick , poor and alone, families with many children, often affected by unemployment and deprivation more. Therefore, I urge them to increase, where pastoral activities brotherly help the sick and poor, so that the healing love of Christ crucified and risen to be as working with people with good heart and warm , knowing that good deed, springing from the love of mercy, will be rewarded with blessings in this world and salvation to eternal life, according to the love you showed us each to people in distress and in need (cf. Mt 25, 31 - 46). In these days of celebration, light and joy to our Christian life, we urge everyone with parental and brotherly love in Christ, to show the light of true faith and good works wherever you are, to share with others the joy Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, our Savior and Healer . the occasion of Holy Easter, we address all Desire parental health and salvation, peace and joy, along with Paschal greeting: "Christ is risen!" The Lord Christ you by praying , † DANIEL
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