{"id":7208,"date":"2023-03-31T06:00:31","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T06:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/?p=7208"},"modified":"2024-08-02T22:50:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T22:50:53","slug":"pastoral-letter-for-the-feast-of-the-lords-resurrection-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/2023\/03\/pastoral-letter-for-the-feast-of-the-lords-resurrection-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"PASTORAL\u0102 LA PRAZNICUL \u00ceNVIERII DOMNULUI 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pogor\u00e2rea la Iad, fresc\u0103, 1313\/14, Biserica Regilor, M\u0103n\u0103stirea Studenica, Serbia<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u2020 NICOLAE<\/strong><\/p>

din mila lui Dumnezeu
<\/em>Arhiepiscop al Arhiepiscopiei Ortodoxe Rom\u00e2ne a Statelor Unite ale Americii
<\/em><\/strong>Mitropolit al Mitropoliei Ortodoxe Rom\u00e2ne a celor dou\u0103 Americi<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

Iubitului cler \u015fi dreptm\u0103ritorilor cre\u015ftini din sf\u00e2nta noastr\u0103 Arhiepiscopie,
pace \u015fi n\u0103dejde neclintit\u0103 de la Hristos Domnul cel \u00cenviat,
<\/em>iar de la noi arhiereasc\u0103 binecuv\u00e2ntare.<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>

\u201eBucura\u0163i-v\u0103! Iar ele, apropiindu-se, au cuprins picioarele Lui \u015fi I s-au \u00eenchinat.
<\/em>Atunci Iisus le-a zis: Nu v\u0103 teme\u0163i. Duce\u0163i-v\u0103 \u015fi vesti\u0163i fra\u0163ilor Mei\u2026\u201d
<\/em>(Matei 28, 9-10).<\/p>

Prea Cucernici P\u0103rin\u0163i, Iubi\u0163i Credincio\u0219i,
<\/strong>Hristos a \u00eenviat!<\/strong><\/p>

Z<\/strong>iua \u00cenvierii este prilejul binecuv\u00e2ntat s\u0103 ne vestim unii altora c\u0103 Hristos, Cel ce a primit patimi \u015fi moarte pentru noi, nu a fost \u021binut de moarte, ci a \u00eenviat<\/strong>. Aceast\u0103 vestire este transmis\u0103 de la femeile mironosi\u021be, primele vestitoare ale \u00cenvierii, p\u00e2n\u0103 la noi, cei care credem \u015fi m\u0103rturisim aceast\u0103 minune.<\/p>

S<\/strong>f\u00e2ntul Evanghelist Marcu este cel care prezint\u0103 vestirea \u00eengerului c\u0103tre femeile mironosi\u021be: \u201eDup\u0103 ce a trecut ziua s\u00e2mbetei, Maria Magdalena, Maria mama lui Iacov \u0219i Salomeea au cump\u0103rat miresme, ca s\u0103 vin\u0103 s\u0103-L ung\u0103. \u0218i dis-de-diminea\u021b\u0103, \u00een prima zi a s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2nii, pe c\u00e2nd r\u0103s\u0103rea soarele, au venit la morm\u00e2nt. \u0218i ziceau \u00eentre ele: cine ne va pr\u0103v\u0103li nou\u0103 piatra de la u\u0219a morm\u00e2ntului? Dar, ridic\u00e2ndu-\u0219i ochii, au v\u0103zut c\u0103 piatra fusese r\u0103sturnat\u0103; c\u0103ci era foarte mare. \u0218i, intr\u00e2nd, \u00een morm\u00e2nt au v\u0103zut un t\u00e2n\u0103r \u0219ez\u00e2nd \u00een partea dreapt\u0103, \u00eembr\u0103cat \u00een ve\u0219m\u00e2nt alb \u0219i s-au sp\u0103im\u00e2ntat. Iar el le-a zis: Nu v\u0103 \u00eensp\u0103im\u00e2nta\u021bi! C\u0103uta\u021bi pe Iisus Nazarineanul, Cel r\u0103stignit? A \u00eenviat! Nu este aici.<\/strong> Iat\u0103 locul unde L-au pus\u201d<\/em> (Marcu 16, 1-6). Sunt numite \u00een acest text c\u00e2teva dintre femeile mironosi\u021be, acele femei care L-au urmat pe Hristos \u00een timpul misiunii sale p\u0103m\u00e2nte\u0219ti: Maria Magdalena, pe care Hristos o scosese de sub st\u0103p\u00e2nirea demonilor, Maria, mama lui Iacov \u0219i a lui Iosif \u0219i Salomeea. Sunt doar c\u00e2teva dintre cele care L-au urmat cu credincio\u0219ie pe Hristos, I-au ascultat cuv\u00e2ntul, I-au v\u0103zut puterea dumnezeiasc\u0103 t\u0103m\u0103duitoare \u0219i chiar readuc\u0103toare la via\u021b\u0103. Sunt cele care L-au urmat pe Hristos chiar \u0219i \u00een patima Lui \u0219i, \u00eempreun\u0103 cu Maica Domnului, L-au v\u0103zut r\u0103stignit pe Cruce. Acestea au venit dis-de-diminea\u021b\u0103 la morm\u00e2nt s\u0103 \u00eemplineasc\u0103 ritualul ungerii trupului celui mort, ritual pe care nu l-au putut \u00eemplini vineri seara, la cobor\u00e2rea de pe Cruce. Pentru dragostea, credincio\u0219ia \u0219i curajul lor s-au \u00eenvrednicit de aceast\u0103 vestire a \u00eengerului \u0219i, mai apoi, chiar de \u00eent\u00e2lnirea cu Cel \u00cenviat.<\/strong><\/p>

S<\/strong>e cuvine s\u0103 reflect\u0103m o clip\u0103 la experien\u021ba acestor femei mironosi\u021be. C\u0103ci experien\u021ba \u00eent\u00e2lnirii lor cu Hristos este \u0219i experien\u021ba noastr\u0103, a celor care ne afl\u0103m \u00een Biseric\u0103, a celor care suntem boteza\u021bi \u0219i mirun\u0219i<\/em>. Cuv\u00e2ntul Evangheliei pe care-l ascult\u0103m este cuv\u00e2ntul lui Hristos \u00censu\u0219i pe care \u0219i ele L-au ascultat, chipul lui Hristos pe care \u00eel s\u0103rut\u0103m \u00een icoan\u0103 este chipul pe care \u0219i ele L-au \u00eent\u00e2lnit \u0219i, cele care au venit dis-de-diminea\u021b\u0103, L-au m\u00e2ng\u00e2iat \u0219i L-au a\u0219ezat \u00een morm\u00e2nt. \u00cent\u00e2lnirea noastr\u0103 cu Hristos Dumnezeu \u00een Biseric\u0103 este \u0219i \u00eent\u00e2lnirea lor cu Hristos, Fiul lui Dumnezeu \u00centrupat. Emo\u021bia, bucuria \u0219i n\u0103dejdea rezultate din aceast\u0103 \u00eent\u00e2lnire cu Hristos sunt comune. Lor le spune: \u201eBucura\u021bi-v\u0103 \u0219i... nu v\u0103 teme\u021bi.\u201d<\/em> Sf\u00e2ntul Ioan Gur\u0103 de Aur comenteaz\u0103 \u00eendemnul la bucurieastfel: \u201ev\u0103zuser\u0103 un lucru de spaim\u0103 \u0219i de mirare totodat\u0103; un morm\u00e2nt gol \u00een care v\u0103zuser\u0103 c\u0103 fusese pus mai \u00eenainte Domnul. De aceea \u00eengerul le-a \u0219i dus s\u0103 vad\u0103 morm\u00e2ntul, ca s\u0103 fie martore a dou\u0103 fapte: \u0219i a morm\u00e2ntului \u0219i a \u00eenvierii<\/strong>... De aceea se \u0219i bucur\u0103, se \u0219i minuneaz\u0103<\/strong>; \u0219i \u00ee\u0219i iau \u0219i r\u0103splata str\u0103duin\u021bei lor: sunt cele dint\u00e2i care au v\u0103zut \u0219i au binevestit nu numai cele spuse de \u00eenger, ci \u0219i cele v\u0103zute de ele.\u201d Iar Sf\u00e2ntul Nicolae Velimirovici ne \u00eendeamn\u0103 s\u0103 ne bucur\u0103m \u0219i noi \u00eempreun\u0103 cu femeile mironosi\u021be: \u201eVeni\u021bi, fra\u021bilor, veni\u021bi to\u021bi cei care v\u0103 teme\u021bi de moarte. Veni\u021bi l\u00e2ng\u0103 Hristos cel \u00eenviat, l\u00e2ng\u0103 Hristos Cel care v\u0103 \u00eenviaz\u0103, \u0219i El o s\u0103 v\u0103 vindece de moarte \u0219i de frica de moarte<\/strong>... Veni\u021bi to\u021bi care c\u0103uta\u021bi s\u0103n\u0103tate, putere, frumuse\u021be \u0219i bucurie. Izvorul acestora este Cel \u00cenviat! El v\u0103 a\u0219teapt\u0103 pe to\u021bi cu mil\u0103 \u0219i vrea ca niciunul dintre voi s\u0103 nu se piard\u0103.\u201d<\/p>

A<\/strong>cestui \u00eendemn la bucurie \u00eei urmeaz\u0103 chemarea la \u00eenchinare<\/strong>. Acela\u0219i sf\u00e2nt p\u0103rinte explic\u0103 aceast\u0103 chemare: \u201ePleca\u021bi-v\u0103 \u00eenaintea Lui cu trup \u0219i suflet. Face\u021bi-v\u0103 una cu El \u00een minte \u0219i cuget. \u00cembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219a\u021bi-l din toat\u0103 inima, c\u0103ci nu \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219a\u021bi un str\u0103in, ci pe cel ce v\u0103 este cel mai aproape \u0219i prietenul cel mai bun.\u201d Se cuvine s\u0103 ne \u00eenchin\u0103m Celui care ne-a d\u0103ruit bucuria vestirii biruin\u021bei vie\u021bii asupra mor\u021bii<\/strong>. Se cuvine s\u0103 cuprindem picioarele Celui care a zdrobit capul \u0219arpelui<\/em> (cf. Facere 3, 15) \u0219i ne-a d\u0103ruit din nou \u00eemp\u0103carea cu Dumnezeu. Se cuvine s\u0103-l \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219\u0103m pe D\u0103t\u0103torul vie\u021bii \u0219i s\u0103-l primim \u00een trupul nostru prin \u00eemp\u0103rt\u0103\u0219ire pe Cel care ne-a ar\u0103tat \u201eCalea, Adev\u0103rul \u0219i Via\u021ba\u201d<\/em> (cf. Ioan 14, 6).<\/p>

D<\/strong>ac\u0103 ne-am bucurat \u00eempreun\u0103 cu femeile mironosi\u021be, dac\u0103 ne-am \u00eenchinat Lui, Celui \u00cenviat, se cuvine s\u0103 primim \u0219i chemarea la propov\u0103duire<\/strong>. Femeile mironosi\u021be au fost cele care, dup\u0103 ce l-au \u00eent\u00e2lnit pe Hristos cel \u00cenviat, au vestit apostolilor \u00cenvierea. Dup\u0103 cuvintele Sf\u00e2ntului Ioan Gur\u0103 de Aur ele pot fi numite apostolii Apostolilor<\/em>. Ele sunt primele vestitoare ale \u00cenvierii cu aceste cuvinte d\u0103t\u0103toare de speran\u021b\u0103: Hristos a \u00eenviat!<\/em> Ca \u0219i ele putem primi \u0219i noi puterea vestirii din bucuria \u00eent\u00e2lnirii<\/em> \u0219i a \u00eenchin\u0103rii<\/em><\/strong>. \u00cent\u00e2lnirea femeilor mironosi\u021be cu Hristos cel \u00cenviat ne descoper\u0103 propriul parcurs cre\u0219tin<\/strong>: al bucuriei \u00eent\u00e2lnirii (cuv\u00e2ntul Evangheliei \u0219i icoana), urmat\u0103 de \u00eenchinare (\u00eemp\u0103rt\u0103\u0219irea cu Trupul \u0219i S\u00e2ngele Celui \u00cenviat) \u0219i trimiterea la propov\u0103duire.<\/p>

Prea Cucernici P\u0103rin\u0163i, Iubi\u0163i Credincio\u0219i,<\/strong><\/p>

L<\/strong>umea noastr\u0103 continu\u0103 s\u0103 fie tulburat\u0103 de r\u0103zboi, chiar \u00eentre fra\u021bi ortodoc\u0219i, de persecu\u021bii \u00eempotriva cre\u0219tinilor \u0219i a Bisericii, chiar \u00een \u021b\u0103ri numite ortodoxe, de cultivarea unui duh de vrajb\u0103 \u0219i team\u0103 de o criz\u0103 economic\u0103. Cre\u0219tinul nu se poate ap\u0103ra, pe sine, familia \u0219i comunitatea, dac\u0103 nu urmeaz\u0103 parcursul descris de aceast\u0103 \u00eent\u00e2lnire minunat\u0103 din diminea\u021ba \u00cenvierii. Numai bucuria \u00eent\u00e2lnirii cu Hristos cel \u00cenviat \u00een Biseric\u0103 la Sf. Liturghie urmat\u0103 de vestirea acestei \u00eent\u00e2lniri c\u0103tre cei st\u0103p\u00e2ni\u021bi de duhul vrajbei \u0219i al dezbin\u0103rii poate birui duhurile r\u0103ut\u0103\u021bii<\/em> acestei lumi. Numai un cre\u0219tin \u00eempodobit cu lumina \u00cenvierii poate aduce lumin\u0103 \u00een \u00eentunericul urii. Numai vestirea plin\u0103 de credin\u021b\u0103 a \u00cenvierii<\/strong>, adic\u0103 a biruin\u021bei vie\u021bii asupra p\u0103catului \u0219i mor\u021bii poate readuce pace \u0219i speran\u021b\u0103 vremurilor<\/em> \u00eenvolburate actuale.<\/p>

V<\/strong>\u0103 \u00eendemn pe to\u021bi, preo\u021bi \u0219i credincio\u0219i, s\u0103 p\u0103str\u0103m \u00een suflete \u0219i s\u0103 \u00eemp\u0103rt\u0103\u0219im cu fra\u021bii no\u0219tri, \u00een aceste zile ale \u00cenvierii, aceste c\u00e2teva cuvinte: bucura\u021bi-v\u0103, nu v\u0103 teme\u021bi, merge\u021bi... <\/strong>Aceste cuvinte s\u0103 ne fie prilej de re\u00eennoit\u0103 speran\u021b\u0103 c\u0103 Hristos, biruitorul mor\u021bii, va aduce pace \u015fi lumii noastre!<\/p>

V<\/strong>\u0103 \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219ez \u00een Hristos Domnul Cel \u00cenviat \u015fi v\u0103 doresc s\u0103n\u0103tate \u0219i S\u0103rb\u0103tori fericite!<\/p>

Adev\u0103rat a \u00eenviat!<\/strong><\/p>

Al vostru frate \u00eentru rug\u0103ciune c\u0103tre Dumnezeu,
\u2020 Mitropolit NICOLAE<\/strong><\/p>

Chicago, Praznicul \u00cenvierii Domnului, 2023<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Descent into Hades, fresco, 1313\/14, King’s Church, Studenica Monastery, Serbia \u2020 NICOLAE by the mercies of GodArchbishop of the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of the United States of Americaand Metropolitan of the Romanian Orthodox Metropolia of the Americas To the beloved Clergy and Orthodox Christians of our Holy Archdiocese,peace and unwavering hope from Christ the Risen […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[77],"tags":[20],"class_list":["post-7208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-icon-from-within-mar-apr-23","tag-word-of-the-metropolitan","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7208","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=7208"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7208\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7283,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7208\/revisions\/7283"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}