The emotion and solemnity of Orthodox Theology graduation ceremonies and the proclamation of the canonization of Saint Dometius of Râmeț are just two of the themes featured in this week’s photo selection covering June 30 – July 6, 2025.
Bishop Visarion of Tulcea celebrated the Divine Liturgy and a memorial service for former political prisoners at the “Synaxis of the Holy Twelve Apostles” Skete in Periprava, Romania, on the occasion of its patronal feast, June 30, 2025. Photo credit: Diocese of TulceaMoment of prayer at Bârsana Monastery, Maramureș County, Romania, on June 29, 2025. Photo credit: Diocese of Maramureș and SătmarA newly graduated student of the Faculty of Orthodox Theology in Bucharest shares the joy of the moment with his son on July 3, 2025. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Mircea FlorescuThe reliquary containing the holy relics of Saint John Maximovitch at the San Francisco Orthodox Cathedral, California. Photo credit: Hieromonk Sofronie BobaruTwo young people with Romanian flags during the feast of Saint Stephen the Great at Putna Monastery, Romania, on July 2, 2025. Photo credit: Putna MonasteryChildren holding icons of Saint Stephen the Great at Putna Monastery on the saint’s feast, celebrated on July 2, 2025. Photo credit: Putna Monastery A young girl participated in the Divine Liturgy celebrated at Sartăș, Alba County – the native village of Bishop Benedict of Sălaj, on July 5, 2025. Photo credit: Diocese of SălajBlessing of the tombstone and cell of Saint Dometius of Râmeț on July 5, 2025, at Râmeț Monastery, Romania. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Raluca-Emanuela EneElderly parishioners from Podeni, Cluj County, taking part in the Divine Liturgy celebrated at the outdoor altar of their parish on July 5, 2025. Photo credit: Metropolis of Cluj / Darius EchimDetail from the Vigil service in honour of Saint Dometius the Merciful at Râmeț Monastery, Romania, on July 5, 2025. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Raluca-Emanuela EneA dove entered the Church of Saint John Jacob in Botoșani, Romania, during the Divine Liturgy celebrated on July 6, 2025. Photo credit: Constantin AmihălăchioaieiPriest ordination at the Archiepiscopal Cathedral in Roman, Romania, on July 6, 2025. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Roman and BacăuHis Grace Sofian of Brașov, Auxiliary Bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Germany, Austria, and Luxembourg, and members of the Romanian Orthodox community in Munich, Germany, took a one-day pilgrimage to Altötting. Photo source: Facebook / Bishop Sofian of BrașovProcession with the relics of Saint Kyriake in Huși, Romania, on July 6, 2025. Photo credit: Diocese of HușiFaithful filled the courtyard of the Orthodox Cathedral in Suceava, Romania, on the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Suceava and RădăuțiBishop Iustin of Maramureș and Sătmar with two young participants at the reconsecration of a church in Baia Mare, Romania, on July 6, 2025. Photo credit: Diocese of Maramureș and SătmarA little girl holding an icon of Saint Dometius the Merciful during his local proclamation of his canonization at Râmeț Monastery, Romania, on July 6, 2025. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Raluca-Emanuela Ene
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