{"id":8363,"date":"2023-05-30T12:08:03","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T12:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/?p=8363"},"modified":"2025-10-03T16:53:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T16:53:09","slug":"archbishop-victorin-a-saint-among-us-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/2023\/05\/archbishop-victorin-a-saint-among-us-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Arhiepiscopul Victorin Ursache: un sf\u00e2nt printre noi"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Continu\u0103m publicarea unor fragmente de scrisori ale Arhimandritului Victorin din anul 1958, an \u00een care s-a stabilit la M\u0103n\u0103stirea \u201eSf\u00e2ntul Tihon\u201d din South Canaan, Pennsylvania. <\/em><\/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

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5 martie 1958
\nDetroit<\/p>\n

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

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R\u00e2ndurile IPS Voastre din 25 februarie \u00eemi dau de-n\u021beles \u0219i mie sursa unor greut\u0103\u021bi ce le \u00eent\u00e2mpin \u0219i eu pe-aici. Faptul c\u0103-n drumul meu \u00eencoace cei din Fran\u021ba nu \u0219tiu c\u0103 n-am \u00eent\u00e2lnit absolut pe nimeni altul dintre rom\u00e2ni, afar\u0103 de IPS Voastr\u0103, le permite s\u0103 scorneasc\u0103 fel de fel de interpret\u0103ri \u0219i cu privire la motivul venirii mele aici.<\/p>\n

Oricine a dorit s\u0103 afle de la mine a putut s\u0103 afle c\u0103 n-am venit aici dec\u00e2t numai \u00een interesul nec\u0103ji\u021bilor no\u0219tri de la Ierusalim, iar dup\u0103 IPS Voastr\u0103 s\u0103-mi \u00eembog\u0103\u021besc cuno\u0219tin\u021bele \u0219i asupra vie\u021bii biserice\u0219ti de aici \u2013 \u00een general. De aceea aici m-am ferit, chiar de cum am venit, s\u0103 m\u0103 amestec \u00een ne-n\u021belegerile lor pe tema episcopal\u0103. Aceasta-i o problem\u0103, ce-n at\u00e2tea r\u00e2nduri a\u021bi afirmat-o \u0219i IPS Voastr\u0103, cade numai \u00een competen\u021ba unui sinod, sau cel pu\u021bin \u2013 dup\u0103 p\u0103rerea mea \u2013 \u00een competen\u021ba ierarhiei superioare a Bisericii noastre Ortodoxe.<\/p>\n

Dac\u0103 le-ar c\u0103dea \u0219i \u00een m\u00e2na clericilor no\u0219tri de pe-aici, vreo c\u0103rticic\u0103 \u201eUrmarea lui Hristos\u201d poate numai \u0219i din c\u00e2teva r\u00e2nduri ar putea s\u0103 vad\u0103 ce misiune am \u0219i eu aici ca \u0219i la Ierusalim.<\/p>\n

E adev\u0103rat c\u0103 \u00een felul acesta am de suferit mult \u0219i nu pot s\u0103-i ajut nici pe cei care a\u0219teapt\u0103 sau ar trebui s\u0103-i ajut. Dar r\u0103bdare \u0219i n\u0103dejde \u00een toate la ajutorul lui Dumnezeu.<\/p>\n

Cu acelea\u0219i fie\u0219ti sentimente,<\/p>\n

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Sfintele Pa\u0219ti 1958
\nDetroit<\/p>\n

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

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\u00cen adev\u0103r sunt tare fr\u0103m\u00e2ntat suflete\u0219te de ce m-am \u00eendep\u0103rtat de Ierusalim. Oricum era via\u021ba acolo avea \u0219i s\u0103rb\u0103tori, aici zilele \u00eemi trec f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103rb\u0103tori.<\/p>\n

R\u00e2ndurile IPS Voastre \u00eens\u0103 mi-au dat s\u0103 \u00een\u021beleg c\u0103 nu sunt singur chemat s\u0103 port aceast\u0103 cruce. Au mai fost \u0219i al\u021bii \u00eenaintea noastr\u0103 \u0219i sunt \u0219i al\u021bii \u00een vremea noastr\u0103, care trec prin acelea\u0219i fr\u0103m\u00e2nt\u0103ri suflete\u0219ti.<\/p>\n

\u015ei cu ocazia acestor zile sfinte rog pe Bunul Dumnezeu s\u0103 V\u0103 d\u0103ruiasc\u0103 \u0219i IPS Voastre deplin\u0103 s\u0103n\u0103tate, \u00eentru mul\u021bi ani cu zile mai bune \u0219i bucuria trecutelor noastre s\u0103rb\u0103tori ale \u00cenvierii, \u00eent\u00e2mpin\u00e2ndu-V\u0103 \u0219i cu acela\u0219i, din inim\u0103,<\/p>\n

Hristos a \u00eenviat!<\/p>\n

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9 iunie 1958
\nSt. Tikhon\u2019s Monastery
\nSouth Canaan
\nPenna USA<\/p>\n

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

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\u00cencep\u00e2nd cu luna Iunie, mi-am schimbat \u0219i eu adresa. Poate numai pe timpul verii, poate \u0219i pentru mai mult\u0103 vreme.<\/p>\n

M\u0103 aflu la o m\u0103n\u0103stire de munte din Pennsylvania. Mi-a fost imposibil s\u0103 mai suport clima Detroit-ului din timpul verii.<\/p>\n

Nu sunt \u00eenc\u0103 hot\u0103r\u00e2t c\u00e2t\u0103 vreme am s\u0103 mai stau pe-aici. Totu\u0219i g\u00e2ndul mi-e mereu spre Ierusalim, Ierihon, Iordan\u2026 \u00cens\u0103 cu c\u00e2t vremea trece, cu at\u00e2t mai greu \u00eemi vine \u0219i mie s\u0103 pornesc iar\u0103\u0219i la drum, pentru o distan\u021b\u0103 a\u0219a de mare.<\/p>\n

Uneori descuraj\u0103rile-mi aduc \u00eenainte c\u00e2te-o cale de \u201esalvare\u201d \u0219i mie \u00een vreo parohie, sau vreun alt serviciu mai stabil pe-aici. \u00cens\u0103 poate c\u0103 \u0219i rug\u0103ciunile celor din Ierusalim, care m\u0103 tot \u00eentreab\u0103 c\u00e2nd sosesc acolo, m\u0103 opresc \u00een r\u0103bdare s\u0103 nu m\u0103 despart de lini\u0219tea vie\u021bii noastre monastire\u0219ti.<\/p>\n

\u015ei r\u0103bdarea de ani de zile a IPS Voastre, \u00een aceea\u0219i situa\u021bie, \u00eemi este \u0219i mie cea mai m\u00e2ntuitoare c\u0103l\u0103uz\u0103.<\/p>\n

Ruga\u021bi-v\u0103 \u0219i pentru mine.<\/p>\n

Al IPS Voastre, cu acelea\u0219i fie\u0219ti sentimente<\/p>\n

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11 septembrie 1958<\/p>\n

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

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A\u0219a de arareori V\u0103 scriu, \u0219i-n toate zilele m\u0103 g\u00e2ndesc la IPS Voastr\u0103.<\/p>\n

C\u00e2nd am plecat din Ierusalim, un prieten arab mi-a spus un proverb de-al lor: \u201epiatra care-i mutat\u0103 din loc \u00een loc, pierde din greutatea ei.\u201d<\/p>\n

Oric\u00e2t de greu o duc \u0219i aici parc\u0103 mi-i fric\u0103 s\u0103 mai plec \u0219i-n alt\u0103 parte, necunoscut \u00eentr-un loc necunoscut. Singura cale ce m\u0103 mai atrage e numai spre Ierusalim.<\/p>\n

A\u021bi v\u0103zut \u0219i data trecut\u0103, c\u00e2nd mi-a ajutat Dumnezeu s\u0103 V\u0103 \u00eent\u00e2lnesc, c\u0103 nu m-a interesat nimic altceva \u00een Fran\u021ba dec\u00e2t numai s\u0103 V\u0103 mai v\u0103d pe IPS Voastr\u0103.<\/p>\n

Aceste dou\u0103 s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni nu V-am scris c\u0103 m\u0103 g\u00e2ndeam la un r\u0103spuns de la Ierusalim ce-l primesc chiar azi. P\u0103rerea lor e s\u0103 mai r\u0103m\u00e2n pe loc, dac\u0103-i posibil. \u015ei repet \u0219i eu, dac\u0103-i posibil. Pentru c\u0103 to\u021bi cei de la conducerea \u201eepiscopiilor\u201d rom\u00e2ne\u0219ti de pe aici n-au dec\u00e2t o singur\u0103 dorin\u021b\u0103, s\u0103 m\u0103 vad\u0103 distrus sau cel pu\u021bin plecat din America. De\u0219i nu v\u0103d la nimeni nici un motiv altul, ca s\u0103 fie at\u00e2t de porni\u021bi \u00eempotriva mea, dec\u00e2t doar c\u0103 sub toate ademenirile, presiunile \u0219i persecu\u021biile lor, n-am cedat s\u0103-mi p\u0103r\u0103sesc r\u00e2nduiala vie\u021bii mele Ierusalimitene. \u015ei poate s-au convins c\u0103-n felul meu nu le-a\u0219 mai putea fi de nici un folos intereselor lor personale.<\/p>\n

S-ar prea putea careva de pe aici s\u0103 V\u0103 cear\u0103 \u0219i IPS Voastre unele p\u0103reri sau date \u201ecu ce interese am venit aici\u201d. Oric\u00e2t de prieteni mi s-ar ar\u0103ta, nu le r\u0103spunde\u021bi, dac\u0103-i posibil, nimic despre mine. Eu n-am pe nimeni s\u0103 m\u0103 ajute \u00een \u021bara aceasta dec\u00e2t numai Bunul Dumnezeu \u0219i Maica Domnului.<\/p>\n

Cum am amintit, am dorin\u021ba s\u0103 plec \u00eens\u0103 numai spre Ierusalim, sau la Sf\u00e2ntul Munte \u0219i c\u00e2nd va fi \u0219i voia Bunului Dumnezeu.<\/p>\n

Cu acelea\u0219i fie\u0219ti sentimente,<\/p>\n

Arhim. Victorin<\/em><\/p>\n\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":"

We continue our publication of Archbishop Victorin\u2019s letters by presenting several from 1958, the year when he started living at Saint Tikhon\u2019s Monastery in South Canaan, Pennsylvania. March 5, 1958 Detroit Your Eminence, Your lines from February 25 help me understand the source of some difficulties even I have here. The fact that on my […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[78],"tags":[25],"class_list":["post-8363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-icon-from-within-may-jun-23","tag-our-fathers-in-the-lord","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8363","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=8363"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8363\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8367,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8363\/revisions\/8367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}