{"id":136576,"date":"2026-03-23T19:37:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T15:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiflisnews.ge\/?p=136576"},"modified":"2026-03-26T13:39:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T09:39:14","slug":"metropolitan-shio-ilia-ii-continues-to-unite-nation-after-his-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiflisnews.ge\/en\/metropolitan-shio-ilia-ii-continues-to-unite-nation-after-his-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Metropolitan Shio: Ilia II continues to unite nation after his death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"104\" data-end=\"720\">\u201cWhen a holy and righteous person departs this life, alongside mourning, there is also God\u2019s grace and consolation\u2014divine joy and a manifestation of spiritual strength. What is this manifestation? We witnessed it from the very first day: all of Georgia rose and moved as one toward the resting place of His Holiness, to pay tribute, express sympathy, and mourn. This is a great victory of the spirit and of God\u2019s love within our nation,\u201d said the Patriarchal Locum Tenens, Metropolitan of Senaki and Chkhorotsku,\u00a0<span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Shio Mujiri<\/span><\/span>, during his sermon at the\u00a0<span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Sioni Cathedral<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"722\" data-end=\"840\">According to him, His Holiness and Beatitude\u00a0<span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Ilia II<\/span><\/span>\u00a0will remain a heavenly protector.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"842\" data-end=\"1309\">\u201cPerhaps the greatest legacy he has left us is living love, a living Church, and a profound love for God and for one another. This gives us hope that His Holiness and Beatitude will be our heavenly protector\u2014that we have gained a guardian from Heavenly Georgia. With his prayers and blessings, we will be able to unite our nation, endure, and grow stronger. Our Church, too, will be strengthened, and we will continue to serve with dignity,\u201d said Metropolitan Shio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWhen a holy and righteous person departs this life, alongside mourning, there is also God\u2019s grace and consolation\u2014divine joy and a manifestation of spiritual strength. What is this manifestation? 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