{"id":6488,"date":"2022-11-30T06:09:44","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T06:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/?p=6488"},"modified":"2024-03-11T17:53:16","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T17:53:16","slug":"archbishop-victorin-ursache-a-saint-among-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/2022\/11\/archbishop-victorin-ursache-a-saint-among-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Arhiepiscopul Victorin Ursache: un sf\u00e2nt printre noi"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00centrerupem pentru un timp \u0219irul m\u0103rturiilor despre Arhiepiscopul Victorin pentru a publica c\u00e2teva scrisori de referin\u021b\u0103 pentru \u00eenceputurile sale pe t\u0103r\u00e2m american. Aceste scrisori fac parte din coresponden\u021ba purtat\u0103 cu Mitropolitul Visarion Puiu \u00eentre anii 1955 \u0219i 1963. Mitropolitul Visarion, aflat \u00een Fran\u021ba, a fost confidentul Arhimandritului Victorin \u00een toat\u0103 aceast\u0103 perioad\u0103 \u0219i cel care, dup\u0103 cum se va vedea mai jos, l-a sus\u021binut \u00een \u00eentreprinderea c\u0103l\u0103toriei spre America.<\/em><\/p>

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Ierusalim, 6 Iunie, 1956.<\/p>

\u00cenalt Preasfin\u021bite St\u0103p\u00e2ne,<\/p>

Dac\u0103 V\u0103 scriam ieri, era s\u0103 V\u0103 spun c-am renun\u021bat definitiv s\u0103 mai plec din Ierusalim; a\u0219a de nehot\u0103r\u00e2t sunt ce s\u0103 fac. \u00cen urma insisten\u021belor celor ce-mi \u00eenlesnesc aceast\u0103 c\u0103l\u0103torie, m-am v\u0103zut silit s\u0103 accept, iar\u0103\u0219i \u201edefinitiv\u201d. Ceea ce m-a f\u0103cut mai mult s\u0103 m\u0103 hot\u0103r\u0103sc \u201epentru\u201d, a fost \u0219i scrisoarea IPS Voastre, care mi-a \u00eent\u0103rit n\u0103dejdea c\u0103 dup\u0103 at\u00e2\u021bia ani, de c\u00e2nd doresc, Bunul Dumnezeu \u00eemi va ajuta cu aceast\u0103 ocazie s\u0103 V\u0103 v\u0103d \u0219i pe IPS Voastr\u0103.<\/p>

Plecarea mea-i datorit\u0103 mai mult unui vice-consul American, din Amman, (grec-ortodox) care p\u0103r\u00e2ndu-se a-mi fi prieten, \u201es-a pus luntre \u0219i punte\u201d s\u0103 mi se dea viza, cu o c\u0103l\u0103torie pl\u0103tit\u0103 de ei, p\u00e2n\u0103-n USA. Deacolo, ce-i drept, mi-au propus at\u00e2t din partea PS Trifa, c\u00e2t \u0219i PS Andrei \u0219i PS Teofil s\u0103 vin \u00een St. U. \u201es\u0103-i ajut\u201d. Dar cum vede\u021bi, c\u0103l\u0103torind f\u0103r\u0103 nici un ajutor din partea lor, n-am nicio obliga\u021bie fa\u021b\u0103 de nimeni, acolo.<\/p>

Pentru ce plec \u2013 nici eu singur \u00eenc\u0103 nu \u0219tiu. Viza mi-au dat-o mai cur\u00e2nd dec\u00e2t m\u0103 a\u0219teptam, a\u0219a c\u0103 n-am avut vreme s\u0103 aranjez cu careva de pe-acolo, ce-am s\u0103 pot face \u00een USA. \u00cen tot cazul n\u0103d\u0103jduiesc la Dumnezeu s\u0103 pot face ceva \u0219i pentru o ameliorare a situa\u021biei noastre de aici. Mi-au scris \u0219i al\u021bii din America, c-a\u0219 avea \u201eneamuri\u201d \u00een Canada, eu \u00eens\u0103 nu-i \u0219tiu, posibil doar s\u0103-mi fie cons\u0103teni. Nu le-am scris \u0219i nici ei nu mi-au scris nimeni p\u00e2n-acuma.<\/p>

Din USA insist\u0103 foarte mult s\u0103 merg \u201es\u0103-i ajut\u201d un preot Gl. Moraru, din partea PS Andrei. Prea l\u0103murit asupra situa\u021biei lor \u00eens\u0103 nu sunt. PS Trifa \u0219i cei \u00eempreun\u0103 cu el, sunt considera\u021bi aici, cel pu\u021bin, schismatici, \u0219i nu numai c\u0103 n-ar putea sluji ei, ci \u0219i oricare de pe-aici ar sluji sau s-ar \u00eemp\u0103rt\u0103\u0219i \u00eempreun\u0103 cu ei, ar pierde dreptul, pe viitor, s\u0103 mai slujeasc\u0103 \u00een bisericile Patriarhiei de aici. Chemase de aici un ieromonah pentru o parohie de-a-lor \u0219i c\u00e2nd a mers s\u0103 cear\u0103 \u201eblagoslovenia\u201d celor dela Patriarhie, s\u0103 plece, i-au spus c\u0103 pe viitor nu mai are ce c\u0103uta pe la Ierusalim \u2013 a\u0219a c-a trebuit s\u0103 refuze s\u0103 mai plece. Deaceea, tocmai \u00een vederea men\u021binerii leg\u0103turilor biserice\u0219ti cu Patriarhia de aici \u2013 ca s\u0103 fiu la ad\u0103postul oric\u0103ror b\u0103nuieli sau pretexte, m\u0103 g\u00e2deam s\u0103 cer s\u0103-mi trimit\u0103 o h\u00e2rtie oficial\u0103, sub forma unei invita\u021bii din partea PS Andrei, c\u0103tr\u0103 Patriarhia de aici. PS Teofil \u00eenc\u0103 nu-i cunoscut aici. Crede\u021bi c\u0103 nu m-a\u0219 \u00eencurca prea mult, sau a\u0219 putea s\u0103 m\u0103-n\u021beleg cu ei acolo, fie chiar \u0219i pentru o vreme de scurt\u0103 durat\u0103? Chestiunile lor interne, nu m\u0103 privesc deloc; mi se pare \u0219i mie imposibil s\u0103 ajung\u0103, \u00een situa\u021bia \u00een care se afl\u0103 acum, la vreo \u00een\u021belegere. Cei mai mul\u021bi dintre ierarhii streini, sunt de p\u0103rere, c\u0103 singurul care ar putea s\u0103 le aduc\u0103 o pace \u00eentre rom\u00e2nii din America a\u021bi fi numai IPS Voastr\u0103, dac\u0103 a\u021bi putea merge personal acolo.<\/p>

Ca s\u0103 revin la chestiunea mea, eu cred s\u0103 plec de-aici pe la-nceputul lunei viitoare (Iulie). Graba era numai s\u0103 le dau un r\u0103spuns hot\u0103r\u00e2t, s\u0103-mi poat\u0103 re\u021bine un bilet la vapor. Am preferat eu s\u0103 merg cu vaporul. \u00cen Fran\u021ba am aranjat s\u0103 stau vreo 15 zile. Dar a\u0219 vrea s\u0103 trec \u0219i peacolo, mai mult ne\u0219tiut de nimeni. Singura dorin\u021b\u0103 o am numai s\u0103 V\u0103 \u00eent\u00e2lnesc pe IPS Voastr\u0103. C\u00e2teva r\u00e2nduri din partea IPS Voastre, p\u00e2n\u0103 la plecare, m-ar ajuta mult \u00een desorientarea care m\u0103 aflu. Deaceea-mi permit s\u0103 pun aceast\u0103 h\u00e2rtie \u00een plic (1 lir\u0103) pentru timbre. [...]<\/p>

6 Iunie era odat\u0103 zi de s\u0103rb\u0103toare pentru Bucovineni. Pentru mine-a r\u0103mas \u0219i acum aceea\u0219i zi de s\u0103rb\u0103toare - \u0219i cu aceea\u0219i dragoste fiiasc\u0103, V\u0103 zic \u0219i-n aceast\u0103 zi, \u00centru Mul\u021bi ani!<\/p>

Cu cele mai smerite s\u0103rut\u0103ri de m\u00e2n\u0103,
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Ierusalim 9 Iunie 1956<\/p>

\u00cenalt Preasfin\u021bite St\u0103p\u00e2ne,<\/p>

Mi se pare c\u0103 tot are s\u0103 trebuiasc\u0103 s\u0103 renun\u021b, \u0219i de data asta, la plecarea mea din Ierusalim. Am privit chestiunea numai \u00een raport cu viza \u0219i c\u0103l\u0103toria, dar prea pu\u021bin mi-am pus \u00eentrebarea ce-am s\u0103 pot face \u00een America.<\/p>

Deosebit de asta v\u0103d c\u0103 nu m\u0103 pot \u00een\u021belege nici cu cei dela Patriarhia de aici. Ei sus\u021bin c\u0103 \u201enu e vremea s\u0103 p\u0103r\u0103sesc Ierusalimul\u201d. Poate \u0219i au dreptate \u2013 \u00een leg\u0103tur\u0103 \u0219i cu necazul lor.<\/p>

Dac\u0103 \u0219i IPS Voastr\u0103 a\u021bi fi de aceea\u0219i p\u0103rere, m-a\u021bi ajuta foarte mult dac\u0103 mi-a\u021bi putea trimite un ordin scris \u00een fran\u021buze\u0219te, \u00een care s\u0103 ar\u0103ta\u021bi c\u0103 fiind responsabil \u00een ceea ce prive\u0219te urm\u0103rirea propriet\u0103\u021bilor Bisericii ortodoxe rom\u00e2ne din Palestina, sunt obligat s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2n la Ierusalim, p\u00e2n\u0103 dup\u0103 rezolvarea acestor chestiuni. Cu asta m-a\u0219 putea descurca de Consulatul american \u0219i cei cu transportul. Dealtfel \u0219i o telegram\u0103 \u201er\u0103m\u00e2i la Ierusalim \u2013 urmeaz\u0103 scrisoarea\u201d \u2013 m-ar \u00eenlesni s\u0103 le anun\u021b mai cur\u00e2nd c-am renun\u021bat s\u0103 mai plec \u0219i s\u0103 anuleze biletul pentru vapor.<\/p>

\u00cen Fran\u021ba poate am s\u0103 vin, dac\u0103-mi va ajuta Dumnezeu mai spre toamn\u0103 \u2013 numai la IPS V. [...]<\/p>

Cu acelea\u0219i fie\u0219ti sentimente,
Arhim. Victorin<\/p>

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Viels-Maisons (Aisne). France.
12 iunie, 1956<\/p>

Drag\u0103 Stare\u021bule,<\/p>

Cu c\u00e2t omul c\u0103l\u0103tore\u0219te mai mult, cu at\u00e2t \u00ee\u0219i \u00eensu\u0219e\u0219te noui cuno\u0219tin\u021be intelectuale \u00een numeroase materii \u0219i privin\u021bi. Deci, dac\u0103 ai mijloace c\u00e2t de c\u00e2t asigurate, porne\u0219te bucuros la drumul g\u00e2ndit.<\/p>

\u00cent\u00e2lnindu-ne, vom l\u0103muri \u00eempreun\u0103 premerg\u0103tor verbal, mai bine, chestiunile trebuitoare acestei c\u0103l\u0103torii.<\/p>

Jaloanele principale ale drumului ar fi: Oprirea la Paris, apoi localit\u0103\u021bile din USA \u0219i cele din Canada, f\u0103r\u0103 angajamente gr\u0103bite cu nimene. Hot\u0103r\u00e2rea o vei lua chibzuind numai dup\u0103 terminarea c\u0103l\u0103toriei<\/p>

\u00cen Paris la cine vii? Unde vei g\u0103zdui? Cine te va \u00eenso\u021bi prin acest ora\u0219? Ce propuneri ai \u0219i dela cine?<\/p>

Din Ierusalim s\u0103 pleci p\u0103str\u00e2nd toate prieteniile dela Patriarhie \u0219i de oriunde, - consider\u00e2nd c\u0103l\u0103toria deocamdat\u0103 de cercet\u0103ri, iar \u00eentoarcerea \u00een \u021bara noastr\u0103 dup\u0103 unii s-ar apropia; dup\u0103 al\u021bii nu prea cur\u00e2nd. \u0219i vor urma acolo noui fr\u0103m\u00e2nt\u0103ri l\u0103untrice, \u00eenc\u00e2t s-ar putea s\u0103 preferi a mai r\u0103m\u00e2ne, fie peste ocean, fie \u00eenapoi la Ierusalim. [...]<\/p>

Din capul locului, g\u00e2ndul \u0219i sfatul meu este s\u0103 po\u021bi r\u0103m\u00e2ne \u00een Canada (dac\u0103 vei g\u0103si condi\u021bii prielnice), ca s\u0103 devii astfel ctitor de eparhie. V\u0103d c\u0103 PS Teofil nu vra s\u0103 plece din USA \u00een Canada, cum era menit, nu \u0219tiu dece.<\/p>

Anun\u021b\u0103-mi din vreme at\u00e2t sosirea la Paris, c\u00e2t \u0219i pornirea de acolo spre mine. [...]<\/p>

Cu toate doririle de bine,
\u2020 V<\/p>

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A doua Scrisoare<\/p>

Drag\u0103 Stare\u021bule,<\/p>

Prin c\u00e2te fr\u0103m\u00e2nt\u0103ri suflete\u0219ti de acestea am trecut \u0219i eu, pribegind din \u021bar\u0103 \u00een \u021bar\u0103 \u2013 neajutat de nimeni dintre ai no\u0219tri!...<\/p>

\u00cenchisesem plicul scrisorii dint\u00e2i, c\u00e2nd mi-a sosit \u0219i a doua, la care r\u0103spuns acum.<\/p>

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Eu a\u0219 dori s\u0103 faci o asemenea c\u0103l\u0103torie, de\u0219i lung\u0103 \u0219i cu oarecare greut\u0103\u021bi, ea fiind de mult folos. \u0218i dac\u0103 ai mijloace de \u00eentoarcere, porne\u0219te cu ajutorul Domnului. Acolo vei r\u0103m\u00e2ne numai dac\u0103 condi\u021biile \u00ee\u021bi vor fi mul\u021bumitoare. Dac\u0103 nu, atunci nu te angaja nic\u0103ieri, r\u0103m\u00e2n\u00e2nd ca situa\u021bia tulbure local\u0103, s\u0103 o limpezeasc\u0103 viitorul Sinod canonic din \u021bara de m\u00e2ine.<\/p>

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Dac\u0103 \u00eens\u0103 te r\u0103sg\u00e2nde\u0219ti definitiv, atunci scrie-mi lini\u0219tit din nou, \u0219i-\u021bi trimit telegrama propus\u0103, urmat\u0103 (sau nu va mai trebui) \u0219i de scrisoare. [...]<\/p>

Cu calde doriri de bine,
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For a time, we will postpone the eyewitness accounts about Archbishop Victorin in order to publish several notable letters from his early years on American soil. These letters belong to the correspondence he sustained with Metropolitan Visarion Puiu between 1955 and 1963. Metropolitan Visarion, who was living in France, was the confidant of Archimandrite Victorin […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[25],"class_list":["post-6488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-icon-from-within-nov-dec-22","tag-our-fathers-in-the-lord","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6488"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6488\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6641,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6488\/revisions\/6641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}