Today, 4 May 2015, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania opened the working session of the national conference entitled “Dogmatic unity and national specific features of the church painting”. The event is held at “Dumitru…
Message of His Beatitude DANIEL, Patriarch of Romania, at the anniversaryof 1150 years since the Christianisation of the Bulgarian people, 3 May 2015 His Beatitude NEOPHYTE, Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church Your Beatitude, Beloved…
Today, 3 May 2015, the Orthodox Church is on the 4th Sunday after Easter, also called of the Paralysed man. The evangelical pericope of John 5:1-15, presenting us the healing of the paralysed man at…
Today, 28 April 2015, the session of the national symposium of Christian Pedagogy on the theme “Landmarks of Christian Education in the Theology of Saint John Chrysostom, Updated in the Relationship Church – Family –…
On 26 April 2015, His Eminence Nicolae, Romanian Orthodox Archbishop of the Americas, His Grace Timotei Prahoveanul, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest, delegate of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church,…
Today, 26 April 2015, the Orthodox Church is on the 3rd Sunday after Easter (of the Myrrh Bearing Women). The Evangelical pericope of Saint Evangelist Mark (15:43-47; 16:1-8) was read at the Divine Liturgy in…
Today, 23 April 2015, the Orthodox Church celebrates Saint Great Martyr George. On this holiday, the historical chapel of the Patriarchal Residence celebrated one of its protectors, Saint Great Martyr George. The Divine Liturgy was…
Today, 19 April 2015, the Orthodox Christians are on the 2nd Sunday after the Resurrection of the Lord, of Saint Thomas the Apostle. The Church scheduled the evangelical pericope of Saint John 20:19-31, to be…
I. BIOGRAPHICAL LIFE He was born on 22 July 1951, to parents Alexe and Stela Ciobotea, in Dobreşti village, Bara commune, county of Timiş. He was baptised Dan-Ilie. II. EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1958 – 1962 –…
On Monday, 13 April 2015, the second Easter day, the chapel of the Cathedral for the Nation’s Salvation celebrated its main dedication day, namely the Resurrection of the Lord. On this occasion, His Grace Timotei…
On the first Easter day, the special Vesper service also called “the second Resurrection” was celebrated at noon, in all the churches of the Romanian Patriarchate. At the Patriarchal Cathedral the religious service was celebrated…
Thousands of faithful present at the Joy Hill of Bucharest received the Holy Light brought from Jerusalem in front of the Patriarchal Residence. The Resurrection of the Lord service was celebrated here by His Beatitude…
According to tradition, the Holy Light from Jerusalem was brought this year too, at Easter time, to our country, for the joy of the Orthodox faithful. On Saturday night, 11 April 2015, a delegation of…
This year, on 12 April 2015, the Orthodox Church celebrates the Holy Great Sunday of the Easter. On this Sunday, “we celebrate the life giving Resurrection of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour. The Resurrection…
The Passions Week or the Holy Week is the liturgical period which begins with the Matins of the Holy Great Monday and ends with the Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great united with the…
Bucharest, Easter 2015 “Rejoice in the Lord always! And again I will say, rejoice!” (Philippians 4:4) Christ is Risen! He is Risen indeed! The Feast of Easter is an icon of light of the eternal…
Today, 4 April 2015, thousands of faithful and 750 priests participated in the traditional Palm Sunday pilgrimage unfolded in Bucharest. Blessing of the willow branches and beginning of the pilgrimage The pilgrimage began at Radu…
Sunday, 5 April 2015, the Orthodox Church will be on the Palm Sunday. Palm Sunday is the day when we celebrate the entrance of Jesus Christ, our Lord, into Jerusalem, as victorious emperor, but with…