Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this video, Mother Siluana (Vlad) talks about forgiveness, gentleness, humility, and living a simple life. Her inspiring words guide us toward true inner peace and joy, even in the face of daily struggles.
Mother Siluana reposed in the Lord on June 8th, 2021. Her ministry in the Romanian Orthodox Church is impressive. She was the abbess of the Convent of St. Silouan in Iasi, coordinator of the Training and Counseling Center "The Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel" and through her many conferences she created a bridge between the young generation and the Orthodox Church in Romania.

Video source: doxologia.ro June 2nd, 2015, Iasi, Romania
youtube.com/watch?v=GN9l7XA9Dmo

Read the English transcript of this video here: otelders.org/spiritual-mothers/i-want-to-be-happy-but-i-cant-the-secret-to-joy-and-peace-mother-siluana

Watch here some other short videos of Mother Siluana with English subtitles: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLykxD12XzsnPKEQicRUgFkjibajg2-inA

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