| During
the
period
of
May
24
through
June
16,
2005,
His
Grace,
Bishop
IRINEU
traveled
to
Romania
to
hold
a
six-months
Memorial
Service
(Parastas)
for
his
mother
and
grandmother
who
both
suddenly
fell
asleep
in
the
Lord
in
November
2004. |
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| Bishop
IRINEU
is
welcomed
at
the
doors
of
the
village
church
prior
to
the
Divine
Liturgy. |
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| Assisting
His
Grace
at
the
Liturgy
were
several
deacons
and
more
than
a
dozen
priests. |
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| At
the
time
of
the
Little
Entrance. |
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| Rev
Archdeacon
Dr
Constantin
Voicu,
Professor
and
Dean
of
the
Theological
Institute
at
the
University
of
Oradea,
reading
the
Holy
Gospel. |
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| The
time
of
the
Consecration
of
the
Gifts. |
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| Immediately
following
the
Divine
Liturgy,
the
clergy
and
faithful
proceeded
to
the
village
cemetery
where
the
Memorial
Service
(Parastas)
was
held. |
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| Following
the
Memorial
Service,
everyone
was
invited
to
the
home
of
Bishop
IRINEU's
family
for
a
Memorial
Lucheon
(Pomana)
in
memory
of
the
deceased
family
members. |
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| Later
in
the
day,
His
Eminence,
Archbishop
ANDREI
of
Alba
Iulia
stopped
by
the
village
on
his
return
from
travels.
Here
he
is
pictured
together
with
His
Grace
IRINEU,
the
village
priest
and
His
Eminence
ANDREI's
deacon. |
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| While
in
Romania,
His
Grace
visited
some
local
monasteries.
Before
coming
to
the
United
States
in
2001,
when
he
was
Abbot
of
the
monastery
at
Sambătă
de
Sus,
His
Grace
was
Exarch
of
the
Monasteries
for
the
Metropolitanate
of
Ardeal. |
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| Here,
His
Grace
is
visiting
the
Dumbrava
Monastery
in
Alba
County. |
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| Dumbrava
Monastery
provides
a
home
for
more
than
20
elderly
women
(ages
80-100
years)
and
more
than
40
orphan
children.
They
also
provide
shelter
for
abused
women
and
crisis
pregnancy
mothers.
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| Under
the
direction
of
Archimandrite
Vasile,
the
monastery
does
not
receive
any
financial
assistance
from
the
Romanian
government
for
its
programs
and
relies
on
the
generosity
of
benefactors. |
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| On
another
day,
His
Grace
visited
the
Rāmeţi
Monastery
in
Alba
County. |
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| His
Grace
was
invited
to
celebrate
the
Divine
Liturgy
together
with
the
monastery
clergy. |
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| His
Grace
distributed
icon
cards
to
the
hundreds
of
faithful
in
attendance. |
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| V
Rev
Mother
Ierusalima,
Abbess
of
the
monastery,
shows
Bishop
IRINEU
some
recent
additions
and
renovations
to
the
monastery. |
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| Before
returning
home,
His
Grace
made
a
trip
to
the
Monastery
of
Saint
John
the
Baptist
in
Alba
Iulia,
the
resting
place
of
His
Grace,
Bishop
POLICARP
Moruşca,
the
first
Romanian
Orthodox
hierarch
in
North
America. |
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| Bishop
IRINEU
placing
flowers
on
the
grave
of
Bishop
POLICARP. |
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