{"id":41770,"date":"2025-07-28T17:03:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T14:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcb.ro\/website\/?p=41770"},"modified":"2025-07-31T16:06:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T13:06:06","slug":"sfantul-anton-de-padova-declarant-patron-al-comunitatii-srilankeze-din-arhidieceza-de-bucuresti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcb.ro\/website\/2025\/07\/28\/sfantul-anton-de-padova-declarant-patron-al-comunitatii-srilankeze-din-arhidieceza-de-bucuresti\/","title":{"rendered":"Sf\u00e2ntul Anton de Padova, declarat Patron al comunit\u0103\u021bii srilankeze din Arhidieceza de Bucure\u0219ti"},"content":{"rendered":"

Duminic\u0103, 27 iulie 2025, Catedrala Sf\u00e2ntul Iosif din Bucure\u0219ti a g\u0103zduit o celebrare unic\u0103, prin care Sf\u00e2ntul Anton de Padova a fost declarat patron al comunit\u0103\u021bii catolice srilankeze din Arhidieceza de Bucure\u0219ti, \u00een prezen\u021ba \u00cePS Aurel Perc\u0103, Arhiepiscop Mitropolit de Bucure\u0219ti, \u0219i a preo\u021bilor Catedralei. Este un moment de referin\u021b\u0103 pentru srilankezii catolici din Rom\u00e2nia, la mai bine de un an de la celebrarea primei Sfinte Liturgii \u00een limba singhalez\u0103 la Catedrala Sf. Iosif, \u00een Duminica Pa\u0219telui (31 martie 2024),<\/a> care marcheaz\u0103 prezen\u021ba unei comunit\u0103\u021bi de credin\u021b\u0103 stabile.<\/p>\n

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Celebrarea a \u00eenceput cu Sf\u00e2nta Liturghie celebrat\u0103 \u00een limba singhalez\u0103 de c\u0103tre Pr. Katunayakage Claude Sandaruwan Perera, capelan al comunit\u0103\u021bii srilankeze din Arhidieceza de Bucure\u0219ti. P\u0103rintele Perera a explicat semnifica\u021bia spiritual\u0103 a acestui moment, declar\u00e2ndu-l \u00een mod solemn pe Sf\u00e2ntul Anton de Padova ca patron al srilankezilor din Rom\u00e2nia \u0219i al comunit\u0103\u021bii din Bucure\u0219ti. Dup\u0103 proclamare, \u00cePS Aurel Perc\u0103 a binecuv\u00e2ntat \u0219i a \u00eencoronat statuia Sf\u00e2ntului Anton de Padova.<\/p>\n

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Un aspect deosebit al celebr\u0103rii a fost reprezentat de angajamentul mai multor membri ai comunit\u0103\u021bii sri lankeze de a servi ca lideri \u00een cadrul Comunit\u0103\u021bii Catolice Sri Lankeze din Arhiepiscopia Metropolitan\u0103 Bucure\u0219ti. Ace\u0219tia \u0219i-au depus oficial jur\u0103mintele \u00een cadrul ceremoniei, \u00een fa\u021ba \u00cePS Aurel Perc\u0103 \u0219i a preo\u021bilor prezen\u021bi. La ceremonie au asistat Excelen\u021ba Sa, Doamna E.S. Dna Mariez Enid Madurika Joseph Weninger, Ambasadoarea Republicii Democratice Socialiste Sri Lanka, \u0219i membri ai corpului diplomatic.<\/p>\n

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\u201eM\u0103 bucur s\u0103 avem aceast\u0103 celebrare \u00een care l-a\u021bi ales drept patron pe Sf\u00e2ntul Anton de Padova\u201d, a afirmat \u00cePS Aurel Perc\u0103 \u00een cuv\u00e2ntul de la finalul celebr\u0103rii. \u00cePS Aurel Perc\u0103 a declarat c\u0103 Pr. Claude Pereira va asigura grija pastoral\u0103 a comunit\u0103\u021bii srilankeze din Bucure\u0219ti, dar \u0219i a celorlalte comunit\u0103\u021bi srilankeze catolice din Rom\u00e2nia, \u201esub privirea binevoitoare a Sf. Anton de Padova\u201d, la Catedrala Sf\u00e2ntul Iosif, care deja a devenit un punct de referin\u021b\u0103 pentru srikankezii catolici care muncesc \u00een Bucure\u0219ti.<\/p>\n

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Totodat\u0103, \u00een calitate de P\u0103stor al Arhidiecezei, \u00cePS Aurel Perc\u0103 \u0219i-a manifestat bucuria de a p\u0103stori comunitatea catolic\u0103 srilankez\u0103, subliniind importan\u021ba unit\u0103\u021bii acestei comunit\u0103\u021bi, at\u00e2t \u00eentre membrii ei catolici, c\u00e2t \u0219i cu cona\u021bionalii de religie budist\u0103.<\/p>\n

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\u201eSunt bucuros, ca P\u0103stor al Arhidiecezei, \u0219tiind c\u0103 form\u0103m astfel o familie, familia srilankez\u0103 \u00een cadrul familiei rom\u00e2ne\u201d, a declarat \u00cePS Aurel Perc\u0103. \u201eV\u0103 doresc s\u0103 v\u0103 sim\u021bi\u021bi ca \u00een casa voastr\u0103 aici, desi sunte\u021bi departe de patria voastr\u0103, Sri Lanka\u201d, a continuat Arhiepiscopul de Bucure\u0219ti, subliiind c\u0103 prezen\u021ba lor la Catedral\u0103 este o ocazie de a se apropia nu numai de p\u0103storul comunit\u0103\u021bii, ci \u0219i de preo\u021bii \u0219i credincio\u0219ii rom\u00e2ni care particip\u0103 aici la Liturghie. \u00cen \u00eencheiere, \u00cePS Aurel Perc\u0103 i-a \u00eencredin\u021bat pe to\u021bi cei prezen\u021bi mijlocirii Sf\u00e2ntului Anton de Padova.<\/p>\n

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La final, \u00cePS Aurel Perc\u0103 le-a \u00eenm\u00e2nat binef\u0103c\u0103torilor comunit\u0103\u021bii daruri simbolice, iar Capelanul comunit\u0103\u021bii \u0219i unul din liderii comunit\u0103\u021bii i-au mul\u021bumit \u00cePS Aurel Perc\u0103 \u0219i preo\u021bilor Catedralei pentru dragostea \u0219i grija pastoral\u0103 pentru comunitatea din Bucure\u0219ti.<\/p>\n

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Statuia Sf\u00e2ntului Anton de Padova a fost purtat\u0103 \u00een procesiune p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een capela de la subsolul Catedralei, unde a fost instalat\u0103 \u00een mod solemn pentru celebr\u0103rile liturgice ale srilankezilor din Arhidieceza de Bucure\u0219ti.<\/p>\n

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Saint Anthony of Padua Declared Patron of the Sri Lankan Community in the Archdiocese of Bucharest<\/h3>\n

On Sunday, July 27, 2025, Saint Joseph Cathedral in Bucharest hosted a unique celebration through which Saint Anthony of Padua was declared patron of the Sri Lankan Catholic community in the Archdiocese of Bucharest, in the presence of His Grace Aurel Perc\u0103, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bucharest, and the priests of the Cathedral. This represents a landmark moment for Sri Lankan Catholics in Romania, more than a year after the celebration of the first Holy Liturgy in Sinhala language at St. Joseph Cathedral on Easter Sunday (March 31, 2024)<\/a>, which marked the presence of a stable faith community.<\/p>\n

The celebration began with the Holy Liturgy celebrated in Sinhala language by Fr. Katunayakage Claude Sandaruwan Perera, chaplain of the Sri Lankan community in the Archdiocese of Bucharest. Father Perera explained the spiritual significance of this moment, solemnly declaring Saint Anthony of Padua as patron of the Sri Lankans in Romania and of the community in Bucharest. After the proclamation, His Grace Aurel Perc\u0103 blessed and crowned the statue of Saint Anthony of Padua.<\/p>\n

A special aspect of the celebration was represented by the commitment of several members of the Sri Lankan community to serve as leaders within the Sri Lankan Catholic Community of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bucharest. They officially took their oaths during the ceremony, in the presence of His Grace Aurel Perc\u0103 and the attending priests. The ceremony was attended by Her Excellency Ms. Mariez Enid Madurika Joseph Weninger, Ambassador of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, and members of the diplomatic corps.<\/p>\n

“I am happy to have this celebration in which you have chosen Saint Anthony of Padua as your patron,” stated His Grace Aurel Perc\u0103 in his speech at the end of the celebration. His Grace Aurel Perc\u0103 declared that Fr. Claude Pereira will ensure the pastoral care of the Sri Lankan community in Bucharest, as well as other Sri Lankan Catholic communities in Romania, “under the benevolent gaze of St. Anthony of Padua,” at Saint Joseph Cathedral, which has already become a reference point for Sri Lankan Catholics working in Bucharest.<\/p>\n

At the same time, in his capacity as Pastor of the Archdiocese, His Grace Aurel Perc\u0103 expressed his joy in shepherding the Sri Lankan Catholic community, emphasizing the importance of unity within this community, both among its Catholic members and with their Buddhist compatriots.<\/p>\n

“I am happy, as Pastor of this Archdiocese, knowing that we thus form a family, the Sri Lankan family within the Romanian family,” declared His Grace Aurel Perc\u0103. “I wish you to feel at home here, even though you are far from your homeland, Sri Lanka,” continued the Archbishop of Bucharest, emphasizing that their presence at the Cathedral is an opportunity to draw closer not only to the community’s pastor, but also to the Romanian priests and faithful who participate in the Liturgy here. In conclusion, His Grace Aurel Perc\u0103 entrusted all those present to the intercession of Saint Anthony of Padua.<\/p>\n

At the end, His Grace Aurel Perc\u0103 presented symbolic gifts to the community’s benefactors, and the community’s Chaplain and one of the community leaders thanked His Grace Aurel Perc\u0103 and the Cathedral priests for their love and pastoral care for the Bucharest community.<\/p>\n

The statue of Saint Anthony of Padua was carried in procession to the chapel in the Cathedral’s basement, where it was solemnly installed for the liturgical celebrations of the Sri Lankans in the Archdiocese of Bucharest.<\/p>\n

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Duminic\u0103, 27 iulie 2025, Catedrala Sf\u00e2ntul Iosif din Bucure\u0219ti a g\u0103zduit o celebrare unic\u0103, prin care Sf\u00e2ntul Anton de Padova a fost declarat patron al comunit\u0103\u021bii catolice srilankeze din Arhidieceza de Bucure\u0219ti, \u00een prezen\u021ba \u00cePS Aurel Perc\u0103, Arhiepiscop Mitropolit de Bucure\u0219ti, \u0219i a preo\u021bilor Catedralei. Este un moment de referin\u021b\u0103 pentru srilankezii catolici din Rom\u00e2nia, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":41771,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[44,413],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arcb.ro\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41770"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arcb.ro\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arcb.ro\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcb.ro\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcb.ro\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41770"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/arcb.ro\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41770\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41838,"href":"https:\/\/arcb.ro\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41770\/revisions\/41838"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcb.ro\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arcb.ro\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcb.ro\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcb.ro\/website\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}