Alai of officials on the birthday of Patriarch Daniel. Messages transmitted by key institutions to the Most Holy
The Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church (BOR), Daniel, turned 74 on Tuesday, on this occasion being organized an event in the Europe Christiana Hall of the Patriarchate Palace, during which the Most Holy Father received a series of congratulations from the high -ranking representatives of the Romanian state and of some public institutions, and of the public institutions.
Previously, at the Patriarchal Cathedral, a Te Deum was performed, after the Holy Liturgy.
Congratulation messages for Patriarch Daniel were addressed by:
- President Nicușor Dan;
- Mircea Abrudean, president of the Senate;
- Sorin Grindeanu, president of the Chamber of Deputies;
- Mihai Jurca, the head of the chancellery of the Prime Minister, who presented the message of Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan;
- Ciprian Vasile Olinici, Secretary of State for Cults;
- Gheorghe Stan, CCR judge, who presented the message of the president of the Constitutional Court of Romania, Elena-Simina Tănăsescu;
- Mirela Călugăreanu, president of the Court of Accounts of Romania;
- Stelian Bujduveanu, the interim general mayor of the capital,
- and prof. dr. Marian Preda, rector of the University of Bucharest.
Patriarch Daniel: “We promote a national policy”
“I want to express thanks to all those who have addressed beautiful and substantial, very encouraging messages. These congratulations consider them as an encouragement in our work, together with the Holy Synod and together with all the institutions of the Church. In particular, we want to remind the fact that, according to the Law of Cults, the cultures recognized in Romania. Partinic neutrality, which does not mean indifference. A Partinic policy, but we promote a national policy, ”said Patriarch Daniel.
The Most Blessed Father Daniel recalled that, during the events organized on the occasion of the Centenary anniversary of the BOR to the rank of Patriarchate, the Cathedral of the Salvation of the People is to be sanctified.
“The Cathedral of the Salvation of the Nation is also called national because it is dedicated to the Romanian heroes. It has as main dedication the Ascension of the Lord, the Day of the Heroes. This cathedral has a sudden religious and patriotic significance, because we had to honor the Romanian heroes from all time and from all the places, in the new places, Romanians, 25 tons (…) The second dedication of the cathedral is the Holy Apostle Andrei, the spiritual father of the Romanians. Patriarch Bor.
The patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, Daniel, was born on July 22, 1951, in the village of Dobrești in Bara commune, Timiș county. At the Holy Baptism he received the name of Dan-Ilie.
Nicușor's message Dan
“It is a great honor for me to be here today. I start by saying” Happy Birthday! ” And to hate your health and work power in the company you carry out. Parents, traditions.
“We also live a moment in the Romanian society of tension and some hatred of hatred between social categories and here, all the time, the church has transmitted the right message:” Love your neighbor even if his opinion is not your opinion! ” And I think that all, as a society, must go in this direction.
Grindeanu welcomed the “exemplary contribution for the whole society” of the BOR
“It is an honor and a great joy to address you today sincere congrats, accompanied by the most chosen thoughts on the occasion of your pre -borne anniversary. Please receive, equally, the profound value for the strong commitment and the tireless involvement that you permanently manifest both in the pasture of our Christians, as well as for the Christians Dedicated to the common good under the sign of love for others, empathy and solidarity, ”said Sorin Grindeanu, president of the Chamber of Deputies.
“The prodigious mission assumed by the Romanian Orthodox Church, as a fundamental pillar of the national spirituality and identity, has, under the high guidance of your pre -borne, an exemplary contribution to the whole society in the complicated context generated by the challenges so numerous and of the present complexes. Wisdom, balance, but also with a visionary spirit, not only in the pastoral-missionary plane, but also in the social-philanthropic, cultural and educational sphere, for the benefit of the whole Romanian people.
CCR chief's message transmitted by Judge Gheorghe Stan
“The Constitutional Court of Romania expresses sincere appreciation for the invitation to be represented at this anniversary moment with a deep spiritual and symbolic load for the entire community of the Romanian Orthodox Church. The presence at this holiday is understood as a sign of mutual respect between two institutions that, each in its field, are called to the Romanian Society. The parishioners, and, on the other hand, the Constitutional Court of Romania, called to protect the rights and freedoms of the citizens Your Church has offered not only spiritual support to the believers, but also a moral landmark for the whole society.
Its message was read by Judge Gheorghe Stan.
“The Constitutional Court transmits on this occasion the most respectful greetings and wishes for health and strength to your pre-borne, together with the hope that the spiritual and community activity of the Romanian Orthodox Church will continue to be carried out with the same openness to the contemporary challenges. modern society. The Romanian Orthodox Church has proven the ability to be a factor of balance and cohesion, offering spiritual orientation, without substituting to democratic voices, but bringing in the public space an essential dimension, that of the historical meaning and the collective memory. The Constitutional Court reaffirms, on this occasion, the consideration of the role that the Romanian Orthodox Church, under the guidance of your greatness, fulfills in the spiritual, social and moral life of the nation. Continue to guide the Romanian Orthodox Church on the same wise path, making sure the loyal collaboration of the Constitutional Court of Romania.
