On January 30 the Orthodox Church commemorates the Three Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian (Nazianzus) and John Chrysostom, who shepherded the fourth century, considered “the golden age” of Christian theology. Beyond their memory individual (January 1, January 25, respectively on November 13), these saints have received a day of celebration shared after some disagreement in the Church in the eleventh century, “between the men who were stuck in their teachings and improve “, as written in Sinaxar. There were three camps – vasiliteni, grigoriteni, ioaniteni – who feel that they are entitled to impose the Church’s ministry perfect pattern on one of the three saints. In 1081, the three saints were shown separately and then all three together Evhaitelor John Bishop, saying: “We, as you see, are one God and there is no quarrel between us or opposition (.. .). So he arose up, commanded those who are separated, remonstrate happening, not divorce, fighting for us, because for this and we have Sargu while I was alive, and after our move, to reconcile the world and to bring in a union. ”
So feast of 30 January is a celebration of reconciliation in the Church. Grasp of the faithful Patan dating from the eleventh century, how easy it is to slip into disunity, even with zeal and (uncertain) godly saints. Opportunity to reflect and urge us not to do camps in the Church, no reason. For, following some contemporary Fathers, some have come to quarrel among themselves. A father says: “There are signs that the coming end of the world, to act accordingly.” Another does not deny, but said: “It’s too early noise.” A third retreats into the wilderness and calls to prayer and asceticism. That does not mean it’s some strife or discord between them, like “would have divided Christ” (cf. I Cor 1, 13), but that each has his world, as he gives the Spirit (Cf. Acts 2: 4). We, however, powerless and without light of the Holy Spirit, we may be tempted to absolutize one of the positions of such models spiritual ministering to our destruction and thus the spirit of division and zâzaniei. Three Hierarchs teaches us not to absolutize any work in the Church, but every honor in the Spirit, which is the glory of God, even if resonate more with the life and teachings of a particular saint or a particular spiritual father.
Three Hierarchs but reconciles us not only between us in the Church, but also through their teaching, with all of this world. When I say reconciles us do not understand that urges compromise or undue concessions, but say that helps us get peace in mind and heart, troubled nemailăsându us anything existing.
Three Hierarchs reconciles us with the science of time. Themselves first studied the izvodite human wisdom before he leaned over theology. For her urges us “to obey the teachings of sacred and secret after I was initiated first in secular literature. Once we got used to look at the sun in the water, we can turn our eyes and to his light “(St. Basil the Great, Homilies and speeches, Homily XXII, II PSB, vol. 17, p. 568 ).
Three Hierarchs reconciles us with the cultural phenomenon. Not in the sense of accepting and taste everything that is created in this area, but our capacity as a certain selection. For example in literature: “As other beings only enjoy the smell of lovely flowers and bees can take from flowers and honey, so here, people who seek such writings only pleasant and beautiful can pull and some of them useful for the soul “(St. Basil the Great, Homilies and speeches, Homily XXII, II, III, PSB, vol. 17, pp. 568-569).
Three Hierarchs reconciles us with the existence of those who do not believe and confess Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. There’s only one way to achieve peace in this case, namely being ourselves worthy of the name Christian disciples. “Let the earth sky! (…) When they see that we are meek, without anger, without cravings ugly unenviable, nelacomi, you will see that only commit good deeds will say: If here on earth, Christians have come angels which will be after they leave this world? (…) Let us, but take care of ourselves, to win and pagans “(St. John Chrysostom, Homilies on Matthew, Homily XLIII, V PSB, vol. 23, p. 517).
Three Hierarchs reconciles us with the human condition, suffering on this earth soaked and full of blatant inequities. It is encouraging to learn from the mouth of the saints that everything we suffer we can be helpful, as taught, for example, St. Gregory the Theologian: “Medical science pursues health and welfare of the body: or to keep it healthy or to restore health, if he lost, although we know that health is not helpful to those who have; their disease is often more useful. Health and disease is like poverty and wealth, glory and lack of glory, social status and humble social status brilliant and all those who, by their nature, sit in the middle between good and evil and not tilted than any one side or another, but get good or bad by the will of the free and the way they employ those who have them “(St. Gregory of Nazianzus, word defense to run in Pontus, volume About priesthood EIBMBOR, Bucharest, 1998, p. 185). In other words, what matters is how we relate us at the good and bad in our lives, we do what we live in. We are all in our hands, if we have faith in God.
Three Hierarchs teaches us how to make peace between us. Peace is much sought after in this age, but the solutions are not political or social, but spiritual nature: “Because there were no divisions and misunderstandings between people if sin would be divided nature into two” (St. Basil great, ascetic Constitutions, Ch. XVIII, II PSB, vol. 18, p. 501).
Three Hierarchs reconciles us even with the devil. Fight this enemy must not scare us: “For anyone asks why the God let the devil (the earth), so to answer, because those awake and watchful not only did not hurt ever, even them he was helpful, not wanting him, of course, because it is cunning, but because of their courage, because it was used properly by his craftiness “(St. John Chrysostom, the Devil and magic, Publisher Agaton, Fagaras, 2012 , p. 4).
Three great and glorious saints commemorated on January 30 teaches us in all that could enumerate craft that gain total peace, who can no longer take for us because springs from the very presence of God in our life. They are apostles of reconciliation and unity, of harmony and communion of the Lord who calls us to perfect love.

Rev. Fr. Constantin Sturzu