{"id":308669,"date":"2021-02-25T12:20:46","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T10:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=308669"},"modified":"2021-02-25T12:20:46","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T10:20:46","slug":"patriarch-justinians-120th-birthday-anniversary-a-sailors-mastery-is-seen-in-times-of-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/patriarch-justinians-120th-birthday-anniversary-a-sailors-mastery-is-seen-in-times-of-storm\/","title":{"rendered":"Patriarch Justinian\u2019s 120th birthday anniversary: &#8220;A sailor\u2019s mastery is seen in times of storm&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Saint John Chrysostom says that a sailor\u2019s mastery is seen in times of storm,&#8221; said on Monday Assistant Bishop Timotei of Prahova referring to Romania\u2019s former Patriarch Justinian Marina. &#8220;His pastoral ministry took place in a time of storm when adverse waves threatened the Church&#8217;s ship,&#8221; the bishop added.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest officiated a memorial service at Radu Vod\u0103 Monastery in Bucharest to mark Patriarch Justinian\u2019s 120th birthday anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Persevering in his work, fearless, having the courage to confess more than was possible in that period, Patriarch Justinian was a great shepherd in difficult times,&#8221; the bishop said Feb. 22.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is difficult to remember how many humiliations the Church went through then, including Patriarch Justinian himself, how many of his efforts were discovered after his death, how much courage he had, even daring several times to write personally to the then leader of Romania, whether it was Gheorghiu-Dej or Nicolae Ceau\u0219escu,\u201d the assistant bishop stressed at the end of the memorial service.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Many times he did not receive an answer. For several months, he was forcibly sent to one of the hermitages of the Romanian Patriarchate to Dragoslavele, unable to return even for an hour during this period to the patriarchal residence. He was a fighting hierarch.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_308447\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-308447\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-308447 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AGB_0094-890x594.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"594\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-308447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Unlike the other Patriarchs of Romania, Patriarch Justinian is buried at Radu Voda Monastery. Photo: Basilica.ro Files<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Photography courtesy of Radu Vod\u0103 Monastery<\/p>\n<p>Follow us on Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BasilicaNews\">@BasilicaNews<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Saint John Chrysostom says that a sailor\u2019s mastery is seen in times of storm,&#8221; said on Monday Assistant Bishop Timotei of Prahova referring to Romania\u2019s former Patriarch Justinian Marina. &#8220;His pastoral ministry took place in a time of storm when adverse waves threatened the Church&#8217;s ship,&#8221; the bishop added. 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