Ștefana Totorcea
Saint Demetrius the Myrrh-gusher was honoured on Monday at the outdoor altar of the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, Romania. The Divine Liturgy concluded with the official proclamation of a new feast added to the Romanian Orthodox Church calendar: the Synaxis of the Holy Military Martyrs. The message delivered by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel on this…
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Aurelian Iftimiu
The pilgrimage to the holy relics of St Demetrius the New, Bucharest’s patron saint, began on Sunday at the Patriarchal Cathedral. “Honouring the saints is, in fact, honouring the gift of God,” emphasised Assistant Bishop Timotei of Prahova of the Archdiocese of Bucharest. His Grace encouraged the faithful to join the religious celebrations organised for…
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