DIMENSIUNEA MĂRTURISITOARE A RUGĂCIUNII ȘI ROLUL EI SOCIAL‑COMUNITAR ÎN SPAȚIUL ROMÂNESC AL SECOLULUI AL XX‑LEA. SFINȚII MĂRTURISITORI ORTODOCȘI ROMÂNI DIN SECOLUL AL XX‑LEA

Abstract

The confessor saints and spiritual fathers from the communist period
are, for us today, spiritual, cultural, and moral models. They overcame the social
injustices of that time, which was dominated by ideologies that restricted faith, freedom
of expression, freedom of movement, and denied the dignity of the human person.
Thus, God ordained that the confessor saints be, for us today, a support and strength in
the face of all the injustices that have come and continue to come upon us.
The struggle they carried out each day is invaluable – a struggle to become
more prayerful and better toward their fellow human beings, whether friend or foe.
Forgiveness and Christian love for others were constants in their lives. They followed
what each prayer teaches us: kindness, forgiveness, Christian love, and humility. By
following all these, we may lose many social opportunities, but we gain salvation.
Today, more than ever, we need these holy and salvific models, because the danger
of losing our human dignity is everywhere, regardless of the society in which we live.
Even though we no longer live in a communist society, the danger of our dehumanization
is ever‑present. That is why we need the confessor saints, who teach us how to be truly
good‑hearted, forgiving, and patient people