The Week in Pictures: February 7 – 13, 2022

The week between February 7 and 13 was marked by the feast of St. Meletius, protector of the speech and hearing impaired and embellished by winter landscapes and other feasts for the eyes and the spirit.

The Metropolis of Fthiotida celebrated St. Luke of Hellas on February 7. Photo: Metropolis of Fthiotida
Prislop Monastery surrounded by snow – as captured on February 8. Photo: Sorin Onișor
Preparing prosphora, London, February 8. Photo: Joseph Paliouras
Light pouring over St Gerasimus of Cephalonia’s reliquary. Photo: Marius Cotos
Deserted house in the Romanian village of Bozieș, in the Bistrița-Năsăud county. Photo: Dan Văscu
The “Nativity of the Mother of God” Monastery in Piatra Fântânele, the county of Bistrița-Năsăud, on February 8. Photo: Metropolis of Cluj
Reliquary-icons with fragments of the relics of holy martyrs Haralambos and Valentina at “St. George – Cloșca” Skete in the county of Constanța. Photo: “St. George – Cloșca” Skete
The Orthodox Cathedral in Timișoara with the Retezat Mountains on the background. Photo: Facebook / Răzvan Vitionescu
Baptism officiated at the Nicula Monastery in Transylvania. Photo: Facebook / Bogdan Nicolae Fotograf
Snapshot from the county of Maramureș, in northern Romania. Photo: Instagram / Jeno Major
The “Priests for Young People” Project at the Luna Șes Skete in the county of Satu Mare, on February 8. Photo: Diocese of Maramureș and Sătmar
The grave of the priest who founded the first Romanian Orthodox church in Ireland. Photo: Bishop Ignatie of Huși
The Orthodox Church in the village of Sartăș, near Baia de Arieș city, in the county of Alba, on February 9, 2022. Photo: Ioan Dan
Archbishop of Alba Iulia made a pastoral visit to the “Protection of the Mother of God” elderly institution in the town of Unirea, alba county, on February 10, 2022. Photo: Archdiocese of Alba Iulia
Winter landscape from Sihăstria Putnei Monastery. Photo: Ionuț Vasile
Elder Iustin Pârvu’s grave from Petru Vodă Monastery, in the county of Neamț, on February 10, 2022. Photo: Facebook / Bandraburu Mihai Adrian
Divine Liturgy snapshot from Timișeni-Șag Monastery. Photo: Daniel Anitas
A commemoration service was held on February 9, 2022, at Russian writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s grave, to mark 141 years from his death (1821-1881). He is buried in the Tikhvin Cemetery of St. Alexander Nevski’s Lavra near Sankt Petersburg. Photo: Metropolis of Sankt Petersburg
The Porto Lagos Metochion of the Vatopaidi Monastery on Lake Vistonida, Greece. Photo: Orthodoxia News Agency
St. Haralambos was celebrated at Bucharest’s “St Demetrius – Post” Church on February 10, 2022. Photo: Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu
Father Luke from the Holy Mount of Athos offered a Byzantine painting class at Finland’s Valaam Monastery. Photo: Aamun Koitto / Anna Jääskeläinen
The Divine Liturgy was celebrated into sign language for the hearing impaired at Bucharest’s “The Lord’s Nativity – Ghencea” Church, on the feast of St. Meletius, patron saint of the hearing impaired and the deaf. Photo: Basilica.ro / Raluca Ene
Father Seraphim Rose’s grave from “St. Herman of Alaska” Monastery, US. Photo: Instagram / punksandmonksbooks
A priest translated into sign language the blessing of the Christian Orthodox Mission for the hearing impaired built at Băiculești, in county of Argeș, Romania. Photo: Archdiocese of Argeș and Muscel
Sunset over Ieud town in Maramureș, northern Romania. Photo: Facebook / Sorin Onișor
Saturday evening vigil at Oașa Monastery, in Alba county, on February 12, 2022. Photo: Bogdan-Ștefan Fișcuci
Rohia Monastery on February 13, 2022. Photo: Diocese of Maramureș and Sătmar
Boy praying at the Chapel of the Orthodox Theology Faculty in Cluj-Napoca, on February 12, 2022. Photo: Metropolis of Cluj / Ionuț Chifa
Children watch inside through the windows during the blessing service held at the new chapel of Bucharest’s “Old Bărbătescu” Parish. Photo: Basilica.ro / Raluca Ene
A cross watches over the top of Lacherspitze Mountain (1724 m) in Germany. Photo: Celina Anton
Snowdrops deposed at the icon of the Mother of God in the “St. John the Baptist” Parish Church, Botoșani county, Romania. Photo: Lori Gia
Commemoration service for Elder Dobri Dobrev, who spent his life begging for money which he later offered for charitable causes. The service was held on February 13, 2022. The elder fell asleep into the Lord in 2018, aged 103. Photo: Metropolis of Sofia

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