Today marks 40 days since the death of the Bulgarian Patriarch and Metropolitan Neophyte of Sofia. At 9:00 a.m. in the Metropolitan Cathedral “St. Sunday“ in Sofia, a Bishop's Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated, after which, at 11:00 a.m., a memorial service will be held.
The Bulgarian Patriarch died 40 days ago after a long illness and was buried under the colonnade of the metropolitan church "Holy Sunday" in Sofia. Thus, his fellow members of the Holy Synod fulfilled his will to rest forever in the church where he served as Metropolitan of Sofia.
"May God forgive and rest our blessedly deceased first hierarch in the villages of the righteous, write him in the Book of Life and place him with the saints" - says the message of the Holy Synod on the occasion of 40 days since the death of His Holiness.
Believers also keep the spiritual memory of grandfather Neophyte:
- A very meek, humble person.
- A good man.
- We will go in to light a candle in the church.
- Very Godly man. God forgive him.
The bishops share the commemoration message with the biblical quote: "Blessed is the way you are walking today, my soul, because a place of rest has been prepared for you. Return, my soul, to your rest, for the Lord has done you good.