Covid19 Diaries: Message of His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Regarding Covid19 Pandemic

'Covid19 doesn't test our FAITH it tests our FAITHFUL.' 

Wise words from His All Holiness Bartholomew Ecumenical Patriarchate who made the decision for the Greek Orthodox  churches abroad.

In Greece the Greek government's decision for all places of worship in Greece was to close doors to the public advising that church services will be televised from now on, as there seemed to be no definitive decision being made by the Church.

As His All Holiness says:

'However, that which is at stake

is not our faith – it is the faithful.
It is not Christ – it is our Christians.
It is not the divine-man - Ο ΘΕΑνθρωπος– but human beings. 

Our faith is firmly established in the roots of our culture. 

Our faith is a living faith, and there is no exceptional circumstance that can limit 

or suppress it. 

What must be limited and suppressed in these extraordinary circumstances are gatherings and large congregations of people. 

Let us remain in our homes. 

Let us be careful and protect those around us. 

And there, from our homes, strengthened by the power of our spiritual unity, 

let each and every one of us pray for all humankind.'

Listen to the entire address in English below: 

 

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