With much sorrow we have learned about the tragedy caused by a fire at Colectiv Club in Bucharest in the night of 30 October 2015, after which 27 persons lost their lives, over 160 people have been injured, of whom 146 have been hospitalized in 12 hospitals of Bucharest.
In these moments of grievance of the families, the relatives, friends and acquaintances of the deceased or of those who find themselves in hospital, we address a paternal word of compassion and of spiritual consolation.
We support those who are suffering on their hospital beds and pray to God to relieve their pains and heal them.
We also pray to our Saviour the Crucified and Risen Lord Jesus Christ to give rest in His peace and love to the souls of the deceased due to the fire, and to spiritually strengthen those who are mourning the departed.
The parishes in Bucharest to which the deceased youth or those affected by burns belong are urged to spiritually and financially support the bereaved families and the families of those in hospitals. We renew our call for blood donation in order to save the lives of those in hospital.
Let us combine our prayer with merciful deeds for all those who suffer!
†Daniel
Patriarch of Romania
