Romania, March 30, 2023
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A number of men and women have given their lives to Christ in monasticism in the past several days in dioceses of the Romanian Orthodox Church both at home and abroad, reports the Basilica News Agency.
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In Munich, His Eminence Metropolitan Serafim of Germany and Central and Northern Europe celebrated the first rite of tonsure for the new St. Silouan the Athonite Monastery. The new nun was named Elizabeth.
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In Sibiu, the riassaphore nuns Mothers Nekctaria and Xenia were tonsured into the schema on Saturday at the Nativity of the Theotokos Monastery in Nocrich by His Eminence Metropolitan Laruentiu of Transylvania.
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In Vaslui, eight riassphore monks were tonsured into the schema at Bujoreni Monastery by His Grace Bishop Ignatie of Huși.
“The brothers who have received the gift of the angelic schema are called to be like angels. It’s not simple,” Bp. Ignatie said.
“It’s very difficult to be a monk, in the truest sense of the word. But, with the grace of Christ, with His mercy towards our weaknesses, we will all succeed in being what God wants us to be,” the hierarch emphasized.
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And on Monday, His Grace Bishop Lucian of Caransebeș tonsured Riassaphore Nun Parascheva at the Holy Prophet Elijah-Vasiova Monastery in Caraș-Severin County.
Altogether, 12 men and women were tonsured in recent days.
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