IN MEMORY OF OUR METROPOLITAN, ARCHBISHOP ROMAN BERNARD

Metropolitan  Roman 

Memory 

Eternal

 

A devoted servant of God, Metropolitan Roman Bernard fell asleep in the Lord on Wednesday, March 23rd after a lengthy battle with cancer. With great sorrow, Metropolitan, Archbishop +Michael from St. Seraphim’s performed the burial rite for Metropolitan Roman on Monday, March 28, 2005 in Ohio. 

         Metropolitan Roman was more than just a Spiritual Shepherd to our Diocese; he was a storehouse of information about Orthodoxy, and a father confessor to many. A Bishop for over twenty-five years, Metropolitan Roman served The Orthodox Catholic Church of North and South America with great compassion and diligence.  

         Metropolitan Roman’s appeal to others around him is summed up eloquently by a letter Metropolitan +Michael received from one of Metropolitan Roman’s most faithful spiritual children:

  •  “Of all the priests’ and bishops that I have met, Metropolitan Roman had an intellectual, canonical mind that could answer any question and keep the Orthodox faith pure.  I have lost my priest, spiritual father, holy teacher, and my friend. In this era of Protestant defamation, Metropolitan Roman could provide exact and conclusive answers.  He corrected the errors that I asked about and provided sources to study.  I would have given up, had the good father not been willing to defend the faith.  Peace be with your spirit.   SLB”

         Mere words are not sufficient to express the gratitude of everyone in our Diocese for his unselfish, loving, and compassionate guidance over these past twenty-five years.  He will certainly be missed, but never forgotten.  May his memory be eternal. 

 

The Shrine of St. Jude as it appeared in 1992 when the Icon of the Holy Protection miraculously wept.

 

Holy Protection Weeping Icon at St. Jude's Shrine in Barberton, Ohio

 

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