{"id":9278,"date":"2026-07-21T05:06:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T05:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/?p=9278"},"modified":"2026-07-21T05:15:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T05:15:27","slug":"25-year-memorial-for-archbishop-victorin-ursache","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/2026\/07\/25-year-memorial-for-archbishop-victorin-ursache\/","title":{"rendered":"Parastasul de 25 de ani al Arhiepiscopului Victorin Ursache"},"content":{"rendered":"
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S\u00e2mb\u0103t\u0103, 18 iulie, la M\u0103n\u0103stirea Putna s-a s\u0103v\u00e2r\u0219it pomenirea Arhiepiscopului Victorin Ursache la \u00eemplinirea a 25 de ani de la trecerea sa la cele ve\u0219nice.<\/p>

La ora 10:00, \u00een biserica voievodal\u0103, Preasfin\u021bitul P\u0103rinte Damaschin Dorneanul, Episcop-vicar al Arhiepiscopiei Sucevei \u0219i R\u0103d\u0103u\u021bilor, a s\u0103v\u00e2r\u0219it slujba parastasului, al\u0103turi de p\u0103rintele stare\u021b al M\u0103n\u0103stirii Putna, arhim. Melchisedec Velnic, \u0219i de un sobor de preo\u021bi \u0219i diaconi.<\/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

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La ora 11:00, la morm\u00e2ntul Arhiepiscopului Victorin, s-a s\u0103v\u00e2r\u0219it slujba Trisaghionului. \u00cen continuare, arhim. Melchisedec Velnic a citit mesajul trimis de c\u0103tre \u00cenaltpreasfin\u021bitul P\u0103rinte Nicolae, Mitropolitul Ortodox Rom\u00e2n al celor dou\u0103 Americi. \u00cen mesajul s\u0103u, \u00cenaltpreasfin\u021bitul P\u0103rinte Nicolae a amintit c\u0103 slujirea jertfelnic\u0103 a Arhiepiscopului Victorin a dat roade bogate:<\/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

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Arhiepiscopul Victorin a fost unul dintre cei mai \u00eensemna\u021bi ierarhi pe care i-a avut diaspora rom\u00e2neasc\u0103 \u00een veacul trecut. A ajuns pe continentul nord-american \u00eentr-o perioad\u0103 de mari \u00eencerc\u0103ri pentru rom\u00e2nii ortodoc\u0219i afla\u021bi departe de \u021bar\u0103. Comunit\u0103\u021bile erau r\u0103sp\u00e2ndite pe distan\u021be uria\u0219e, adesea lipsite de resurse, iar evenimentele dramatice prin care trecea Rom\u00e2nia dup\u0103 instaurarea regimului comunist au l\u0103sat urme ad\u00e2nci \u0219i \u00een via\u021ba bisericeasc\u0103 a exilului. \u00cen mijlocul acestor fr\u0103m\u00e2nt\u0103ri, Dumnezeu a ridicat oameni care au purtat cu demnitate \u0219i jertfelnicie povara p\u0103str\u0103rii credin\u021bei ortodoxe \u0219i a identit\u0103\u021bii rom\u00e2ne\u0219ti. \u00centre ace\u0219tia, Arhiepiscopul Victorin ocup\u0103 un loc de prim rang.<\/em><\/p>

Privind ast\u0103zi la mo\u0219tenirea pe care ne-a l\u0103sat-o, \u00een\u021belegem c\u0103 adev\u0103rata sa putere nu a constat \u00een autoritatea func\u021biei pe care a exercitat-o, ci \u00een autenticitatea vie\u021bii sale. A r\u0103mas p\u00e2n\u0103 la sf\u00e2r\u0219it monahul format \u00een duhul marilor lavre ale Moldovei, p\u0103str\u00e2nd nealterat\u0103 r\u00e2nduiala rug\u0103ciunii, a ascult\u0103rii \u0219i a smereniei. De\u0219i a purtat pe umeri responsabilitatea unei eparhii \u00eentinse \u0219i a unor vremuri dificile, nu a \u00eencetat niciodat\u0103 s\u0103 fie c\u0103lug\u0103rul care \u0219i-a pus \u00eentreaga n\u0103dejde \u00een Dumnezeu. [...]<\/em><\/p>

\u00centr-o societate care admir\u0103 succesul exterior \u0219i realiz\u0103rile imediate, via\u021ba Arhiepiscopului Victorin ne reaminte\u0219te c\u0103 adev\u0103rata biruin\u021b\u0103 se dob\u00e2nde\u0219te prin statornicie, prin r\u0103bdarea suferin\u021bei \u0219i prin fidelitatea fa\u021b\u0103 de chemarea lui Dumnezeu. El a r\u0103mas credincios p\u00e2n\u0103 la sf\u00e2r\u0219it idealurilor monahale \u0219i misiunii pe care Biserica i-a \u00eencredin\u021bat-o, purt\u00e2nd cu demnitate at\u00e2t bucuriile, c\u00e2t \u0219i crucile slujirii sale.<\/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

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Evenimentul s-a \u00eencheiat cu lansarea monografiei \u00eentitulat\u0103: Arhiepiscopul Victorin al Americii, un om bl\u00e2nd \u0219i smerit cu inima<\/em>. Lucrarea a ap\u0103rut cu binecuv\u00e2ntarea \u00cenaltpreasfin\u021bitului P\u0103rinte Mitropolit Nicolae, la ini\u021biativa p\u0103rintelui stare\u021b arhim. Melchisedec. Autorul ei este arhim. Ieremia Berbec, fost vie\u021buitor al M\u0103n\u0103stirii Putna \u0219i \u00een prezent stare\u021b al M\u0103n\u0103stirii \u201eSf\u00e2ntul Dimitrie cel Nou\u201d din Middletown, NY. Prin documentele de arhiv\u0103 valorificate, prin coresponden\u021ba publicat\u0103, prin numeroasele m\u0103rturii adunate \u0219i prin bogatul material fotografic, cititorul are posibilitatea de a descoperi nu doar biografia Arhiepiscopului Victorin, ci \u0219i drama, frumuse\u021bea \u0219i complexitatea istoriei Ortodoxiei rom\u00e2ne\u0219ti din America de Nord \u00een a doua jum\u0103tate a secolului al XX-lea.<\/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

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\u00cen \u00eencheiere, red\u0103m c\u00e2teva cr\u00e2mpeie din m\u0103rturiile a doi preo\u021bi care au fost foarte apropia\u021bi de bl\u00e2ndul p\u0103stor:<\/p>

\u201ePentru Arhiepiscopul Victorin, exemplul era totul. El a condus Arhiepiscopia printr-o perioad\u0103 dificil\u0103 a istoriei noastre, \u00een primul r\u00e2nd prin exemplul s\u0103u. Au existat multe ispite: ispite ale puterii, ale compromisului cu for\u021bele politice, ale dilu\u0103rii credin\u021bei, chiar \u0219i ale bog\u0103\u021biei \u0219i confortului. El a ales, \u00een felul s\u0103u bl\u00e2nd, s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 ne\u0219ov\u0103itor.\u201d<\/p>

Pr. Nicholas Apostola<\/em><\/p>

\u201eEste un om mare, un om sf\u00e2nt. Mi-a fost c\u0103l\u0103uz\u0103 prin via\u021ba lui. Asta a \u00eensemnat el pentru mine.\u201d<\/p>

Pr. Mircea Panciuk<\/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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On Saturday, July 18, the memory of Archbishop Victorin Ursache was celebrated at Putna Monastery on the 25-year anniversary of his repose in the Lord. At 10:00 am, in the monastery cathedral, His Grace Bishop Damaschin Dorneanul, vicar-bishop of the Archdiocese of Suceava and R\u0103d\u0103u\u021bi, presided at the memorial service. Also present were the father […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9278","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=9278"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9278\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9286,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9278\/revisions\/9286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfdumitru.org\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}