{"id":192,"date":"2011-01-26T21:14:50","date_gmt":"2011-01-26T21:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nepsis.org.uk\/?page_id=192"},"modified":"2024-05-11T07:30:40","modified_gmt":"2024-05-11T07:30:40","slug":"activitati","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nepsis.org.uk\/?page_id=192","title":{"rendered":"Activit\u0103\u021bi"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a title=\"Activit\u0103\u021bi\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nepsis.org.uk\/?page_id=192#Pelerinaj\">Pelerinaj la Manastirea din Essex<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a title=\"Activit\u0103\u021bi\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nepsis.org.uk\/?page_id=192#Congres\"><strong><strong>Congresul de infiin\u021bare a NEPSIS Marea Britanie<\/strong><\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><strong><a name=\"Pelerinaj\"><\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Pelerinaj la m\u0103n\u0103stirea Sf. Ioan Botez\u0103torul, Essex <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u00a8\u00cen ultimul timp, tot mai mul\u0163i rom\u00e2ni vin s\u0103 ne viziteze m\u0103n\u0103stirea\u2026astfel ajung s\u0103 cunosc \u0163ara voastr\u0103 \u015fi \u00eemi dau seama c\u0103 m\u0103 \u00eendr\u0103gostesc de Rom\u00e2nia pe zi ce trece tot mai mult\u2026\u00a8<br \/>\nPr. Zaharia<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nepsis.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/ioan-botezatorul-essex-31-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-207\" title=\"ioan-botezatorul-essex-31-1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nepsis.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/ioan-botezatorul-essex-31-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nepsis.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/ioan-botezatorul-essex-31-1.jpg 448w, https:\/\/www.nepsis.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/ioan-botezatorul-essex-31-1-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nepsis.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/ioan-botezatorul-essex-31-1-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nepsis.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/ioan-botezatorul-essex-31-1-400x242.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a>\u00cen zilele 17-19 septembrie, la Londra, am avut bucuria de a participa la pelerinaj \u015fi conferin\u0163e duhovnice\u015fti, organizate de Fraternitatea Tinerilor Ortodoc\u015fi din Marea Britanie. Am fost primi\u0163i cu mult\u0103 dragoste, spun\u00e2ndu-ni-se c\u0103 suntem cei mai numero\u015fi reprezentan\u0163i ai unei parohii \u2013 13 persoane. Au mai participat mul\u0163i tineri din diverse parohii ale Mitropoliei: din Spania \u2013 Zaragoza, Huesca \u015fi Bilbao, Paris, Belfast, Bruxelles dar \u015fi Germania, Italia, Olanda. Ziua de s\u00e2mb\u0103t\u0103 am petrecut-o \u00een rug\u0103ciune, \u00eentr-un \u00a8col\u0163 de rai\u00a8, la m\u0103n\u0103stirea de la Essex. Am fost primi\u0163i cu mult\u0103 c\u0103ldur\u0103, \u015fi mare ne-a fost bucuria c\u00e2nd am aflat de la maica ce ne-a \u00eent\u00e2mpinat c\u0103 aici se nevoiesc 5 monahii rom\u00e2nce.<br \/>\nM\u0103n\u0103stirea \u00a8Sf. Ioan Botez\u0103torul\u00a8 este situat\u0103 \u00een \u0163inutul Maldon din Essex, Anglia, apar\u0163in\u00e2nd de Patriarhia Ecumenic\u0103, fiind astfel o stavropighie patriarhal\u0103<br \/>\nVia\u0163a monahal\u0103 pe locul m\u0103n\u0103stirii este relativ recent\u0103, m\u0103n\u0103stirea fiind str\u00e2ns legat\u0103 de Arhimandritul Sofronie Saharov (ucenicul Sf. Siluan Athonitul). Existen\u0163a c\u00e2torva vie\u0163uitori dornici de via\u0163a de nevoin\u0163\u0103 a dus la hot\u0103r\u00e2rea de a \u00eenfiin\u0163a o m\u0103n\u0103stire. Astfel, \u00een 1959 monahul athonit ajunge s\u0103 \u00eentemeieze o ob\u015fte pe aceste locuri, sub jurisdic\u0163ia \u00cenalt Preasfin\u0163itului Antonie de Suroj, episcopal rus al Angliei.<br \/>\n\u00cen prezent, \u00een m\u0103n\u0103stire se nevoiesc 25 de monahii \u015fi 13 monahi, locuind separat dar particip\u00e2nd la slujbe \u015fi f\u0103c\u00e2nd ascult\u0103rile \u00eempreun\u0103, ob\u015fte ce cuprinde vie\u0163uitori de 15 na\u0163ionalit\u0103\u0163i diferite.<br \/>\nTipicul m\u0103n\u0103stirii, const\u00e2nd din repetarea rug\u0103ciunii lui Iisus timp de aproximativ 2 ore pe zi \u00een biseric\u0103 \u015fi slujirea Sf. Liturghii de patru ori pe s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 este inspirat din experien\u0163a stare\u0163ului Sofronie \u00een pustia athonit\u0103, g\u0103sindu-\u015fi precedent \u00een practica schiturilor athonite, la Sf. Nicodim Aghioritul \u015fi la Sf. Paisie Velicikovski.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nepsis.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/mormantul-pr-sofronie-in-centru-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-208\" title=\"mormantul pr sofronie - in centru-2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nepsis.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/mormantul-pr-sofronie-in-centru-2-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nepsis.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/mormantul-pr-sofronie-in-centru-2-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nepsis.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/mormantul-pr-sofronie-in-centru-2-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nepsis.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/mormantul-pr-sofronie-in-centru-2-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.nepsis.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/mormantul-pr-sofronie-in-centru-2.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>O alt\u0103 latur\u0103 distinctiv\u0103 a accestei m\u0103n\u0103stiri o constituie ob\u015ftea dubl\u0103, alc\u0103tuit\u0103 at\u00e2t din monahi c\u00e2t \u015fi din monahii. Este un lucru rar, \u00eens\u0103 nu ceva nemai\u00eent\u00e2lnit \u00een monahismul ortodox.<br \/>\nDup\u0103 ce ni s-a f\u0103cut o prezentare a m\u0103n\u0103stirii \u015fi am servit ceai, am mers s\u0103 ne rug\u0103m la morm\u00e2ntul p\u0103rintelui Sofronie, al maicii Elisabeta \u015fi al p\u0103rintelui Symeon,de origine elve\u0163ian, convertit la ortodoxie, care \u00een multe r\u00e2nduri a participat la conferin\u0163e duhovnice\u015fti \u00een Rom\u00e2nia. Remarcabil\u0103 este pictura realizat\u0103 \u00een trapez\u0103 \u015fi \u00een biserica m\u0103n\u0103stirii, lucrare a p\u0103rintelui Sofronie. Se poate observa c\u0103 \u00een pictura din biseric\u0103, p\u0103rintele a pus mai mult accent pe fe\u0163e, pe chipurile sfin\u0163ilor.<br \/>\nMomentele cele mai frumoase tr\u0103ite cu intensitate \u015fi emo\u0163ie au fost c\u00e2nd ne-am \u00eenchinat la o p\u0103rticic\u0103 din moa\u015ftele Sf. Siluan Athonitul, ce sunt p\u0103strate \u00eentr-o racl\u0103 \u00een Sf\u00e2ntul Altar, care au fost scoase spre \u00eenchinare \u00een timpul oficierii acatistului Sf\u00e2ntului. Am sim\u0163it c\u0103 Sf\u00e2ntul ne ascult\u0103 rug\u0103ciunea, \u015fi c\u0103 mijloce\u015fte \u00eenaintea Domnului pentru noi, c\u00e2nd sufletele ne-au fost \u00eenv\u0103luite de fiorul iubirii pentru to\u0163i semenii, al smereniei, bucuriei, rug\u0103ciunii \u015fi lacrimilor, toate rev\u0103rs\u00e2ndu-se din dragostea fierbinte pentru Cel Prea\u00eenalt, ve\u015fnica slavoslovie \u015fi contemplarea m\u0103re\u0163iei Dumnezeirii daruri de care Sf. Siluan s-a bucurat \u00een via\u0163\u0103 iar acum \u00eemp\u0103rt\u0103\u015findu-ni-le \u015fi nou\u0103. Am avut bucuria de a-i auzi pe cei dragi pomeni\u0163i la rug\u0103ciune de c\u0103tre p\u0103rintele slujitor.<br \/>\nDup\u0103 servirea pr\u00e2nzului \u015fi cuvintele de bun-venit adresate de p\u0103rintele Zaharia, am participat la conferin\u0163a sus\u0163inut\u0103 de maica Magdalena &#8211; \u00a8Rug\u0103ciunea \u00een \u00eenv\u0103\u0163\u0103tura Sf. Siluan\u00a8 \u015fi de p\u0103rintele Zaharia &#8211; \u00a8Rug\u0103ciunea \u00een \u00eenv\u0103\u0163\u0103tura p\u0103rintelui Sofronie\u00a8.<br \/>\nAstfel, de la Sf. Siluan am \u00eenv\u0103\u0163at \u00a8s\u0103 ne \u0163inem mintea \u00een iad \u015fi s\u0103 nu dezn\u0103dajduim\u00a8, s\u0103 lupt\u0103m pentru smerenie \u015fi s\u0103 ne rug\u0103m curat, c\u0103ci Sf. Siluan spunea c\u0103 \u00a8dac\u0103 rug\u0103ciunea ta e curat\u0103, e\u015fti teolog\u00a8. Sf. Siluan a tr\u0103it aceast\u0103 experien\u0163\u0103, a \u015ftiut ce este teologia ca vedere a lui Dumnezeu. Mintea care n-a cunoscut niciodat\u0103 cur\u0103\u0163ia, care nu a contemplat niciodat\u0103 LUMINA ve\u015fnic\u0103, poate ajunge doar la o cunoa\u015ftere limitat\u0103. \u00cencerc\u0103rile de a-L cunoa\u015fte pe Dumnezeu trec dincolo de lumea conceptelor \u015fi a reprezent\u0103rilor vizuale \u015fi ne \u00eenal\u0163\u0103 \u00een planul ceresc. Aici mintea nu numai g\u00e2nde\u015fte, ci \u015fi simte prezen\u0163a Creatorului \u015fi dore\u015fte nesf\u00e2r\u015fita comuniune cu El. Prin cunoa\u015ftere, Sf\u00e2ntul Siluan nu \u00een\u0163elegea nici teoriile gnostice, nici specula\u0163iile teologice, ci experien\u0163a comuniunii, experien\u0163a unirii reale cu Lumina Dumnezeiasc\u0103.<br \/>\nDe la Arhimandritul Sofronie, am \u00eenv\u0103\u0163at c\u0103 temeiul vie\u0163ii duhovnice\u015fti este poc\u0103in\u0163a, c\u0103 \u00een frica lui Dumnezeu \u015fi \u00een lucrarea poruncilor se cuprinde toat\u0103 \u00een\u0163elepciunea \u015fi toat\u0103 mistica, adic\u0103 taina, c\u0103 spre a dob\u00e2ndi o r\u00e2nduial\u0103 sau o stare mai \u00eenalt\u0103, nu trebuie s\u0103 n\u0103zuie\u015fti spre ea, precum o faci; c\u0103 rug\u00e2ndu-te, \u00eentotdeauna trebuie s\u0103 te con\u015ftientizezi ca p\u0103c\u0103tos, c\u0103 la contemplare omul este adus de harul dumnezeiesc dup\u0103 poc\u0103in\u0163\u0103, dup\u0103 o mare \u015fi ad\u00e2nc\u0103 smerenie \u015fi c\u0103 este total nea\u015fteptat omului; c\u0103 pentru dumnezeiasca \u00eenfiere, calea este poc\u0103in\u0163a, c\u0103 dragostea lui Dumnezeu vine dup\u0103 frica lui Dumnezeu, una at\u00e2t de puternic\u0103 \u00eenc\u00e2t omul se simte ca \u015fi pironit. Este expresia exact\u0103 a Sfintei Scripturi \u015fi a rug\u0103ciunilor: \u00a8\u00eentreg m\u0103 pirone\u015fte cu frica Ta\u00a8.<br \/>\nAcestea sunt o parte din \u00eenv\u0103\u0163\u0103turile de care pelerinii s-au bucurat, pe care vor c\u0103uta s\u0103 le pun\u0103 \u00een practic\u0103 pe parcursul vie\u0163ii, spre dob\u00e2ndirea folosului duhovnicesc \u015fi \u00eemplinirea faptelor bune. Conferin\u0163a sus\u0163inut\u0103 de p\u0103rintele Zaharia \u015fi maica Magdalena, a fost pentru noi un prilej de \u00eent\u0103rire duhovniceasc\u0103, ambii sf\u0103tuind \u015fi r\u0103spunz\u00e2nd la \u00eentreb\u0103rile \u015fi nedumeririle credincio\u015filor.<br \/>\nDup\u0103 o pauz\u0103 scurt\u0103, timp \u00een care ne-am bucurat de binecuv\u00e2nt\u0103rile parintelui Zaharia \u015fi de iconi\u0163ele cu Sf. Siluan \u00eemp\u0103r\u0163ite tuturor de c\u0103tre maici, am mers la ceas de rug\u0103ciune, slujindu-se utrenia \u015fi vecernia \u00een limbile englez\u0103, greac\u0103, rus\u0103 \u015fi rom\u00e2n\u0103.<br \/>\nLa plecare maicile \u015fi p\u0103rin\u0163ii ne-au condus, \u00eenv\u0103\u0163\u00e2ndu-ne prin propriul exemplu c\u0103 bucuria duhovniceasc\u0103 \u015fi dragostea necondi\u0163ionat\u0103 pentru aproapele sting regretul desp\u0103r\u0163irii. Cu adev\u0103rat ni s-au ar\u0103tat uncenici os\u00e2rduitori ai Sf. Siluan \u015fi ai p\u0103rintelui Sofronie.<br \/>\nPentru to\u0163i cei care au vizitat m\u0103n\u0103stirea, a fost un prilej de reg\u0103sire cu Dumnezeu \u015fi cu ei \u00een\u015fi\u015fi , tr\u0103ind cu intensitate fiecare clip\u0103 petrecut\u0103 \u00een acel loc binecuv\u00e2ntat de Dumnezeu, con\u015ftientiz\u00e2nd astfel adev\u0103rata frumuse\u0163e a lumii, o frumuse\u0163e care nu ar fi existat dac\u0103 nu ar fi avut ca temelie iubirea, credin\u0163a \u015fi rug\u0103ciunea.<br \/>\nZiua de duminic\u0103 am petrecut-o \u00een rug\u0103ciune, particip\u00e2nd la Sf. Liturghie oficiat\u0103 la parohia ortodox\u0103 rom\u00e2n\u0103 cu hramul \u00a8Sf. Mare Mucenic Gheorghe\u00a8 de la Londra.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nepsis.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/trapeza-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-209\" title=\"trapeza-3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nepsis.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/trapeza-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nepsis.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/trapeza-3.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.nepsis.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/trapeza-3-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nepsis.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/trapeza-3-150x77.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.nepsis.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/trapeza-3-400x206.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a>Dup\u0103 pr\u00e2nz, ne-am bucurat de pove\u0163ele duhovnice\u015fti \u00een cadrul conferin\u0163ei, cu tema \u00a8Rug\u0103ciunea \u2013 limba inimii\u00a8, sus\u0163inut\u0103 de Lauren\u0163iu Dumitru \u2013 teolog, publicist, autor de c\u0103r\u0163i biserice\u015fti, de p\u0103rintele Arsenie din Germania \u015fi de p\u0103rintele paroh de la Londra.<br \/>\nNe-am \u00eentors acas\u0103 cu sufletele luminate, \u00eemp\u0103rt\u0103\u015find \u015fi apropia\u0163ilor bucuriile \u015fi binecuv\u00e2nt\u0103rile primite de la Essex \u015fi Londra \u015fi mul\u0163umind lui Dumnezeu c\u0103 ne-a \u00eenvrednicit s\u0103 ajungem \u00een acele locuri binecuv\u00e2ntate.<br \/>\nDeoarece Sf. Siluan este cunoscut ca \u00a8Sf\u00e2nt al smereniei\u00a8, ne rug\u0103m la Dumnezeu ca to\u0163i cei care au s\u0103rutat sfintele sale moa\u015fte s\u0103 dob\u00e2ndeasc\u0103 un strop din smerenia sa \u015fi s\u0103 punem \u00eenceput bun vie\u0163ii noastre.<\/p>\n<p>Gabriela Filip<br \/>\nSecretar Nepsis Spania<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<address>Sursa: http:\/\/www.episcopia.ro\/web\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=232:activitati-nepsis-2010&amp;catid=69:activitati&amp;Itemid=102<\/address>\n<address> <\/address>\n<address> <\/address>\n<address> <\/address>\n<address> <\/address>\n<address> <\/address>\n<address> <\/address>\n<address> <\/address>\n<address> <\/address>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"Congres\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Congresul de infiin\u021bare a NEPSIS Marea Britanie<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p><strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nepsis.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/275x0_apostolia-25-31.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-293\" title=\"275x0_apostolia-25-31\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nepsis.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/275x0_apostolia-25-31.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nepsis.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/275x0_apostolia-25-31.jpg 275w, https:\/\/www.nepsis.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/275x0_apostolia-25-31-150x90.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cu binecuv\u00e2ntarea \u015fi \u00een prezen\u0163a \u00cenaltpreasfin\u0163itului P\u0103rinte Mitropolit Iosif, s-a desf\u0103\u015furat la Londra, \u00een zilele de 27 \u015fi 28 februarie 2010, \u00eent\u00e2lnirea tinerilor ortodocsi din Marea Britanie, av\u00e2nd ca obiectiv principal constituirea filialei britanice a Federa\u0163iei Fraternit\u0103\u0163ilor NEPSIS, ca parte din\u00a0 Fr\u0103\u0163ia Nepsis Arhiepiscopie.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>NEPSIS s-a constituit \u00een anul 1999 sub titulatura de Asocia\u0163ia tinerilor din Mitropolia Ortodox\u0103 Rom\u00e2n\u0103 a Europei Occidentale \u015fi Meridionale. Anul trecut, \u00een zilele de 6-8 noiembrie 2009 a avut loc la Catedrala Mitropolitan\u0103 de la Paris, \u00een prezen\u0163a tuturor episcopilor din Mitropolie, Congresul aniversar Nepsis. \u00cen cei zece ani s-au \u00eenfiin\u0163at eparhiile Italiei, Spaniei \u015fi Portugaliei, drept pentru care \u015fi NEPSIS s-a transformat \u00eentr-o federa\u0163ie format\u0103 din Nepsis Arhiepiscopie, Nepsis Italia \u015fi Nepsis Spania \u015fi Portugalia. \u00cen Arhiepiscopie existau filiale \u00een Fran\u0163a, Belgia \u015fi Irlanda \u00eens\u0103, \u00een Marea Britanie se sim\u0163ea o lips\u0103 care a fost remediat\u0103 \u00een ultimele zile ale lunii februarie.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nepsis.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Poza-sala.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-294\" title=\"Poza sala\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nepsis.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Poza-sala-e1299535030309.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"352\" height=\"234\" \/><\/a>\u00cent\u00e2lnirea tinerilor ortodoc\u015fi a \u00eenceput s\u00e2mb\u0103t\u0103 seara, la Biserica Sf\u00e2ntul Gheorghe din Londra c\u00e2nd, \u00cenalpreasfin\u0163itul Iosif al\u0103turi de preo\u0163ii din Londra, Norwich \u015fi Poole sosi\u0163i de la \u00eent\u00e2lnirea cu comunitatea rom\u00e2nilor din Oxford au slujit Taina Sf\u00e2ntului Maslu. Invitat de seam\u0103 a fost P\u0103rintele profesor Constantin Necula de la Facultatea de Teologie din Sibiu care a \u0163inut un cuv\u00e2nt de \u00eenv\u0103\u0163\u0103tur\u0103 mul\u0163imii adunate.<\/p>\n<p>A doua zi, diminea\u0163a, a urmat Sf\u00e2nta Liturghie. Prezen\u0163a credincio\u015filor a fost la fel de numeroas\u0103. P\u0103rintele Necula a predicat \u00eendat\u0103 dup\u0103 citirea Evangheliei, amintind de teologia Sf\u00e2ntului Grigorie Palama, pr\u0103znuit \u00een a doua duminic\u0103 din Postul Mare \u015fi de sl\u0103b\u0103nogul din Capernaum, care este adus de prietenii s\u0103i la \u00eent\u00e2lnirea cu M\u00e2ntuitorul Hristos, Cel care l-a vindecat de p\u0103cate \u015fi l-a f\u0103cut s\u0103n\u0103tos \u015fi umbl\u0103tor.<\/p>\n<p>La sf\u00e2r\u015fitul Sfintei \u015fi Dumnezeie\u015ftii Liturghii a urmat cuv\u00e2ntul ierarhului, \u00cenaltpreasfin\u0163itul P\u0103rinte Mitropolit Iosif care, printre altele, a explicat taina diaconiei, \u00eentruc\u00e2t tocmai hirotonise un diacon \u015fi a amintit de Sf\u00e2ntul Ioan Casian, dobrogeanul c\u0103l\u0103tor la Locurile Sfinte \u015fi organizator al monahismului apusean \u015fi de rug\u0103ciunea Sf\u00e2ntului Efrem Sirul, din care red\u0103m:<\/p>\n<p>\u201eGrija de multe, iubirea de st\u0103p\u00e2nire, gr\u0103irea in desert, este \u015fi pierderea de timp la televizor, radio \u015fi internet cu cuvinte \u015fi imagini f\u0103r\u0103 m\u0103sur\u0103, vorba \u00een de\u015fert care nu are nicio relevan\u0163\u0103, ne fur\u0103 timpul \u015fi ne face mintea prizonier\u0103 a de\u015fert\u0103ciunii. Postul ne ajut\u0103 s\u0103 ne smulgem tuturor acestor gesturi care ne fac s\u0103 fim nest\u0103p\u00e2ni pe noi \u00een\u015fine, s\u0103 fim slabi, s\u0103 fim du\u015fi \u00een de\u015fert. Niciodat\u0103 manipularea omului nu a ajuns la o asemenea m\u0103sur\u0103 ca cea de ast\u0103zi, e de-ajuns s\u0103 spun\u0103 cineva ceva la televizor ca s\u0103 intr\u0103m \u00een panic\u0103, ajungem s\u0103 lu\u0103m ca atare tot ce zice cineva despre altcineva.<br \/>\nNu avem r\u0103bdare sa st\u0103m la rug\u0103ciune pentru c\u0103 nu avem cur\u0103\u0163ie interioar\u0103. [&#8230;] Cine suntem noi cu adev\u0103rat?<\/p>\n<p>Cu to\u0163ii avem nevoie de aceast\u0103 \u015fcoal\u0103 a iubirii lui Hristos. S\u0103-mi v\u0103d p\u0103catele mele \u015fi s\u0103 nu os\u00e2ndesc pe aproapele meu. S\u0103 ne ajute Bunul Dumnezeu ca aceste zile ale postului s\u0103 le tr\u0103im cu aceast\u0103 con\u015ftiin\u0163\u0103 pe care Hristos ne-o \u00eemp\u0103rt\u0103\u015fe\u015fte cu timp \u015fi f\u0103r\u0103 timp\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Dup\u0103 agap\u0103, aproximativ trei sute de credincio\u015fi au r\u0103mas \u00een aceea\u015fi biseric\u0103 a rom\u00e2nilor s\u0103-l asculte pe P\u0103rintele profesor Constantin Necula, predicator \u015fi retor de mare talent \u015fi spirit misionar neobosit, autor a patruzeci \u015fi dou\u0103 de c\u0103r\u0163i. P\u0103rintele Necula a vorbit \u015fi a r\u0103spuns \u00eentreb\u0103rilor credincio\u015filor mai bine de trei ceasuri f\u0103r\u0103 \u00eentrerupere. Profunzimea \u015fi eficacitatea cuvintelor p\u0103rintelui s-au putut lesne observa pe chipurile luminoase ale credincio\u015filor care r\u0103m\u0103seser\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 seara t\u00e2rziu s\u0103 primeasc\u0103 cuv\u00e2ntul de folos.<\/p>\n<p>A urmat cuv\u00e2ntul \u00cenaltpreasfin\u0163itului P\u0103rinte Mitropolit Iosif c\u0103tre tineri: \u201eAst\u0103zi se \u00eent\u00e2lne\u015fte pentru prima dat\u0103 Fraternitatea Nepsis din Marea Britanie. \u00cen toat\u0103 lumea aceasta foarte complex\u0103 \u00een care tr\u0103im, tinerii trebuie s\u0103 fie treji ( gr. nepsis &#8211; trezvie), din multe puncte de vedere, \u00een primul r\u00e2nd s\u0103 discearn\u0103 \u00eentre adev\u0103r \u015fi minciun\u0103, s\u0103 \u015ftie s\u0103 disting\u0103 \u00eentre lumin\u0103 \u015fi \u00eentuneric\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Bogdan Grecu, coordonatorul Nepsis Arhiepiscopie, a oferit apoi c\u00e2teva detalii \u015fi a \u00eemp\u0103rt\u0103\u015fit din experien\u0163a acumulat\u0103. S-a f\u0103cut cunoscut c\u0103 scopul Nepsis nu este altul dec\u00e2t ca \u201etinerii s\u0103 se \u00eent\u00e2lneasc\u0103 unii cu al\u0163ii, s\u0103 constate c\u0103 nu sunt singuri \u00een Biseric\u0103, s\u0103 aib\u0103 \u015fansa de a se \u00eentrajutora, de a comunica unii cu al\u0163ii \u015fi de a r\u0103m\u00e2ne vii \u00een Biseric\u0103\u201d prin organizarea de \u00eent\u00e2lniri \u015fi evenimente social-culturale.<\/p>\n<p>Tinerii rom\u00e2ni din Marea Britanie au r\u0103spuns acestei chem\u0103ri, pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 mul\u0163imea adunat\u0103 din Londra, s-au ostenit \u015fi au venit din toate p\u0103r\u0163ile insulei, din Nottingham, Birmingham, Oxford, Cambdrige, Cardiff, Boston \u015fi din nord, din Durham sau Aberdeen, dar \u015fi din afara \u0163\u0103rii, Paris, Bruxelles.<br \/>\nIat\u0103 ce spunea la final, Maria, o participant\u0103: \u201e\u00cent\u00e2lnirea a fost un prilej de a sim\u0163i rom\u00e2ne\u015fte \u015fi a face parte dintr-o mare familie. Fiecare se izbe\u015fte aici de multe probleme diferite, dar pentru o zi am sim\u0163it c\u0103 tr\u0103iesc cu suflet rom\u00e2nesc plin de speran\u0163\u0103 \u015fi bucurie, am primit binecuv\u00e2ntare \u015fi cuv\u00e2nt de \u00eenv\u0103\u0163\u0103tur\u0103 pentru a c\u0103p\u0103ta putere \u015fi a o lua de la cap\u0103t pe drumul vie\u0163ii\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Iar Daniel ad\u0103uga: \u201e\u00cent\u00e2lnirea de la Londra m-a surprins pl\u0103cut; am descoperit c\u0103 sunt mul\u0163i tineri interesa\u0163i s\u0103 str\u00e2ng\u0103 r\u00e2ndurile&#8230; Mi s-a mai atenuat senza\u0163ia c\u0103 de multe ori suntem \u00een Biseric\u0103 insule de singur\u0103t\u0103\u0163i paralele, fiecare \u00een col\u0163ul lui, prea discret, de\u015fi to\u0163i \u00eenseta\u0163i de comuniune. \u00cePS Iosif \u015fi P\u0103rintele Constantin Necula au fost dou\u0103 prezen\u0163e proaspete. Cel dint\u00e2i, de un firesc \u015fi o bl\u00e2nde\u0163e odihnitoare. Cel de-al doilea de o jovialitate \u015fi bun\u0103-dispozi\u0163ie contagioas\u0103\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Ne bucur\u0103m cu to\u0163ii de fapta cea bun\u0103 \u015fi de \u00eenceputul cre\u015ftinesc al Fraternit\u0103\u0163ii \u00een insula britanic\u0103, mul\u0163umim ostenitorilor, \u00cePS Iosif, P\u0103rintelui Constantin Necula, preo\u0163ilor din Londra \u015fi familiilor gazde, care i-au g\u0103zduit pe oaspe\u0163i \u015fi au hr\u0103nit sute de oameni \u015fi n\u0103d\u0103jduim c\u0103 Dumnezeu va binecuv\u00e2nta faptele tinerilor cre\u015ftini.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Sursa<\/em><strong><em>:<\/em><\/strong>http:\/\/www.apostolia.eu\/articol_239\/tinerii-%C5%9Fi-ispitele-lumii-contemporane&#8211;adunarea-de-constituire-a-nepsis-marea-britanie.html<strong><em> <\/em><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pelerinaj la Manastirea din Essex Congresul de infiin\u021bare a NEPSIS Marea Britanie <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> Pelerinaj la m\u0103n\u0103stirea Sf. Ioan Botez\u0103torul, Essex <\/p>\n<p>\u00a8\u00cen ultimul timp, tot mai mul\u0163i rom\u00e2ni vin s\u0103 ne viziteze m\u0103n\u0103stirea\u2026astfel ajung s\u0103 cunosc \u0163ara voastr\u0103 \u015fi \u00eemi dau seama c\u0103 <span style=\"color:#777\"> . . . &rarr; Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nepsis.org.uk\/?page_id=192\">Activit\u0103\u021bi<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-192","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","odd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nepsis.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nepsis.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nepsis.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nepsis.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nepsis.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=192"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/www.nepsis.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/192\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":466,"href":"https:\/\/www.nepsis.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/192\/revisions\/466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nepsis.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}