🇬🇧 #thegoodtoknow in brief 1️⃣ Romanian Patriarchate condemns domestic violence, calls for prayer and support for victims In response to the recent escalation of domestic violence in Romanian society and the shocking crimes committed in Cosmopolis (Ilfov County) and Lipănești (Prahova County), the Romanian Patriarchate expresses deep concern regarding these phenomena, which gravely affect human dignity and the unity of families. read more ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/4rmbetpt 2️⃣ Vatopedi Abbot to bring relic of Saint John Chrysostom to Bucharest for July pilgrimage The Very Reverend Archimandrite Ephraim Koutsou, Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi on Mount Athos, will bring the honourable skull of Saint John Chrysostom to Bucharest in July. This privileged occasion will allow people to venerate the relic of Saint John Chrysostom in Bucharest. read more ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/yevpd69b 3️⃣ Archbishop Atanasie urges faithful to embrace apostolic mission during Saints Peter and Paul Fast His Eminence Archbishop Atanasie of Great Britain and Northern Ireland delivered a pastoral message at the beginning of the Apostles’ Fast, emphasising that this liturgical season is a natural continuation of Pentecost. read more ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/umhtf6jp 4️⃣ Escape the idolatry of performance! We sanctify by presenting ourselves to God as we are, Bucharest abbot says “Holiness, indeed, is the impossible. It is the impossible that God demands of man,” Protosyncellus Arsenie Irimiea, the abbot of Darvari Skete Monastery in Bucharest, told the faithful on the Sunday of All Saints. read more ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/3ckm2mfj 5️⃣ Young Orthodox from France, Switzerland, and Canada meet in Paris for Pentecost Nepsis Congress Young members of the Nepsis movement from France, Switzerland, and Canada gathered in Paris for their annual congress themed “The Presence of the Holy Spirit in Our Lives.” read more ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/4yzftnbt