Beyond Torture | Extra 1 | Interview With Father Roman Braga
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ย. 2024
- Beyond Torture documents the persecution of Romanians under the communist regime. You'll hear firsthand stories of the persecution of Romanians under Stalinist communism. Beyond Torture: The Gulag of Pitesti, Romania documents the persecution of Romanians under the communist regime. Electrical shock, hallucinogenic drugs, near starvation and fatal beatings were daily rituals in the prison of Pitesti, Romania. But this sadistic story goes beyond torture: this was an attempt to totally destroy a people's culture and faith. In 1949, Stalinist Soviets began a systematic sweep of Romanian college campuses. Their purpose was to imprison and transform young Romanians into a communistic way of thinking. One prisoner describes this re-education as the most vile tortures imaginable. Orthodox priest Father George Calciu says, They tried to destroy our souls. But he and others survived this gulag, lived to tell their stories and even forgave their captors. In this documentary, you'll meet three survivors from the prison of Pitesti and see shocking paintings that capture the essence of the extreme torture.
Director: Alan Hartwick
Starring: Fr. Roman Bragg, Fr. George Calciu, Dr. Nicu Ionita
You can tell how beautiful growing up in an Orthodox household is. My parents were not educated, but taught us how we can apply the scriptures in our lives to be non judgemental and compassionate to everyone, friend or foe. Christ was loved more than anything on earth. We were dedicated to do what Christ would do. The icons were not worshipped but respected. The icons were like books, showing and depicting events in the Bible because my parents couldn't read. When they came to America they prayed, fasted a lot and taught us to never ever have a malice tounge, we should have love for everyone regardless of what they did. My parents always told me it is God's job to judge not yours.
i love what he says about children being noisy/present in church. that is how you have communities that are family-focused.
He put into words what my heart knows. Helping us to prepare for what awaits us. May our Lord Jesus bless and keep him, always.
I am so glad I found this channel. I will share this interview with anyone who will listen to me. God Bless you
Hristos a înviat!
Magnifique entrevue!
Merci beaucoup
Il est vraiment ressuscité!
What a wonderful man !Thank God for people like him .All glory to our Lord !
Thank you for sharing this treasure, we need it more than ever these times to strengthen us! God bless!
Such an amazing person!
An inspiration !
His inner strength is oozing from him.
❤️🙏
I'm not very eloquent with words...but I truly loved this interview. This man was persecuted for his beliefs and it made him so much stronger. He's given me a lot of inspiration to do more.
We, in America, don't realize how lucky we are! However, if one doesn't open their eyes, we will suffer the same.
God bless you brother
A little suffering makes people angry ...... a lot of suffering brings them to GOD. I have experienced that in my life at age 62 .
The persecution of our day is different, yet still with the same objective: separating souls from God. Fr. Roman said it best: Today, Satan is well-perfumed and more elegant. It is violence today, but mass manipulation with the most horrendous instrument being "political correctness" (See "The Saint of the Prisons", pg. 285).
@@carlmorgan8452GLORY TO GOD UNTO THE AGES OF AGES .
AMEN. Thank you.
I love this man of God, and though I don't agree with his Orthodox beliefs we are brothers in Christ for all eternity amen
The prayer of the righteous avails much! if God is for you? Who can be against you? He's more than the world against you! We are blessed to be a blessing, we are more than conquerors through Him that loves us! God favors the righteous with good things, those that trust Him, that pursuit Him without fear of opposition, knowing that He's our strong tower, a refuge in times of trouble, we fear Him that can destroy both body and soul! Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might, Yes as Christians we are a royal priesthood, a peculiar people, sent to show forth His praises in the midst of adversity! And where sin abounds, grace much more abounds! God bless this man of God! Keep the faith! : )
Pray should be the breath of christian
@Beholdthehandbeholdthenail hey 😂
Thx Daddy Braga
Beautiful
Read "Saint of the Prisons"! about the Romanian orthodox nationalists who were imprisoned by the Bolsheviks and became saints. and other modern Romanian Orthodox Elders
If you have this book in PDF format, please send it to me.
EXCELLENT BOOK! Valeriu Gafencu, pray to God for us.
just beautiful
God bless u❤🙏
He's 80!? He looks 50
Was this interview filmed in the beginning of 2000’s? Father Roman said here that he’s 80 years old.
He reposed in the Lord in 2015.
Roosh sent me
Just what Jesus God ordered.
25:55
I am arch angel Gabriel
Matthew 23:9 And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father, and he is in heaven.
Exactly what I was thinking. Just checking out the channel and there's red flags everywhere along with some worthy content.
@@randyhughens5138 Please ask God to guide you to Truth, and not your own experience of western 'choose your own adventure.' There is a Church, as shown in the Book of Acts - people were 'added to the Church' and people were baptised into the Church, and confirmed by the Apostles. Aren't you curious about St Ignatius the God-bearer, disciple of St John the Theologian? The disciples of the Apostles, held and hold the Truth, from generation to generation. God is not a liar, His Church never fell - and it certainly isn't the Catholics.
Its the Orthodox - who survived pagans, muslims, european 'enlightened' people, bolsheviks and communists. Now, you have to decide if you want Truth, or experience.
Prot nonsense. How do you call your father, John? Bart?
@@GabrielaLtc its talking about spiritual father do not call no one . Not your pshychal dad. Study the scriptrupes!
@@EO-John9540 Jesus didnt came here to make a religion. He came her to show you way to home
The crucifix 👎🏽
A cross is ok but no
what do you mean?
The earliest Church still exists, and we honor the Incarnation of Christ, the God-Man - fully God, and fully Man - He became fully Man for our salvation, thus matter passes veneration on to the Prototype, which is Christ, which is God.
The original Church which God, Christ established still exists - God is not a liar, His Church was not prevailed over by the gates of Hades. It is the Orthodox Church, and Iconoclasm is a heresy which you can read about St John Damascene on the Holy Images, and St Athanasius the Great, On the Incarnation.
You need to seek Truth, and not experience, and find the One Orthodox Church which still exists.
@@EO-John9540 do you celebrate Christmas?
@@marioknowsitsgod1506 yall need to read more Church history and theology and less low church Protestant Judaizing conspiracy theories.
@@EO-John9540 I accepted Jesus Christ but I reject your Orthodox believes wholeheartedly.. you're self-righteousness is an offense to God, Jesus didn't die for you he died for all of us.. humble yourself
Sunday is mark of the Papacy, Sabbath is God's seal.
Judaizer
Judaizing was condemned in the book of Acts, the first counsel of Jerusalem. The bible was canonized by the Orthodox Church, and cannot be separated from the Divine Liturgy and witness of Saints - God is with us, until the end of the ages - Christ is Risen, and He is with us, in His Saints, Living, Acting, until the end of the ages.
Who knew Christ - fully God, and fully Man, closer? You, someone from 200 years ago, 500 years ago, or the Apostles, the Disciples, and their Disciples.
"Orthodoxy is what Christ taught, the Apostles preached, and the Fathers kept." -St. Athanasios the Great
Ephesians 3:4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; 5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism
"Outside of this Thenthropic and inclusive Mystery of the Church, the pan-Mystery itself, there are no and cannot be any 'Mysteries'" - St Justin Popovich
What does it mean to be 'Judaizing'.
Thank you for the testimony father, thank you vision video, for bringing a christian orthodox testimony, greetings from Eritrea.
Roosh sent me
The part about the pagans is great . I had a slight conflict with my nieghbour whos father was an African tribal leader . I said only Christ gives salvation which upset her . I then said the judgement of God is a mystery . I shall return to her with the words of fr Braga . Im so happy .
Wow! What an amazing person this father is! May God continue to bless him and may we continue to learn from his wisdom. Thank you for bringing this vital interview to us. 🙏🙏🙏. And may God hear all of his prayers for America 🇺🇸 ❤️. We desperately need them. 🙏❤️🙏
Amen!
Father Roman has departed to the Lord. That happened some years ago now. I had the privilege to meet him. When we were walking on the grounds of the monastery, he looked at the cemetery with longing. He said that soon he will depart to go there. He was not feeling badly about it but rather he looked forward to it.
@@dskristiano7489 Glad you got to meet him! Yes, it is better to depart (on the Lord's timing, of course), than to remain here. He truly had peace with the Lord☺️
@@gohawks3571 amen! 🙂
What a blessing God gave the world! Thank you, Fr. Roman, please continue to pray for us, who are still in this world.🙏🙏🙏
For those who missed the book references:
The Anti-Humans Paperback, by Dumitru Bacu
Gulag Archipelago, by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
May I also recommend Saint of the Prisons, Notes on the life of Valeriu Gafencu, collected and annotated by the monk Moise
What a beautiful man. I am humbled. The interviewer asked excellent questions as well.
❤ when was this recorded? There is active persecution in the west for thoughts and opinions.
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Memory Eternal Father Braga, you are a beautiful soul, please pray for us 🙏🤍
Uau! Ele veio ao Brasil? Incrível!
Sounds like a wonderful family to grow up in, so much love.
Beautiful, God has blessed us with you Father.
This is what Orthodoxy in America needs
I grew up in atheist home w no punishment for anything basically.i was very spoiled child and my parents were born in YUgoslavia thus they were atheists but e guidance of The Holy Spirit i found Jesus at 26 and 7 years after chose orthodox even tho im Croatian and Croatia is Roman catholic priest was pretty surprised when i told him where i come from when i asked for baptism and attended by first 2 divine liturgies sat and sunday it was amazing .i am getting baptized in 2 months.