Aurelian Iftimiu

Taking up the Cross: A three-step program of salvation explained by Bishop Paisie of Sinaia

On Sunday, His Grace Bishop Paisie of Sinaia explained the significance of Jesus Christ’s call: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.” The Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop emphasized that this is a “life program” for all Christians. “Christ does not force people toward the Cross ahead…

Sep 16, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

The call to follow Christ: Reflections on the Feast of the Elevation of the Holy Cross by Metropolitan Nicolae of the Americas

In his message for the Feast of the Elevation of the Holy Cross, His Eminence Metropolitan Nicolae of the Americas contemplates the profoundness of the Savior’s call: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.” (Mark 8:34). The Romanian Metropolitan notes that this command is a…

Sep 13, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Cypriots show devotion to modern Romanian venerables: PHOTOS

Last week, the Romanian delegation that brought the relics of Saint Cyprian to a parish in Cyprus witnessed the devotion that contemporary Romanian saints and venerable monastics enjoy on the island. Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol personally spoke highly of Romanian holy monks he met at Mount Athos. The Romanian delegation also noted that several monasteries…

Sep 12, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Saint Nicholas’ relic to visit Romanian parish in Denmark for special celebration

A relic of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker, which is currently housed at the New Saint George Church in Bucharest, will be transported to the Romanian Parish in Vejle, Denmark, from September 27 to 28. The event is part of the “Days of Saint Constantine Brâncoveanu” in Denmark, organized by “Saint Stephen the Great” Youth Centre…

Sep 12, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Vaslui Emergency Hospital renamed after Saint Kyriaki

The Vaslui County Council approved a decision on August 30 to rename the County Emergency Hospital after Saint Kyriaki the Great Martyr, the Huși Diocese announced in a press release, also expressing gratitude to all decision-makers, cultural figures, and believers who understood and supported this initiative. As stated in the press release, this decision represents…

Sep 12, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

The family, a sacred reality: Metropolitan Teofan’s message for 2024 Family Festival

“The family is a ‘sacred and blessed reality without which the normality of human life cannot be conceived,’ affirmed Metropolitan Teofan of Moldavia and Bukovina in a video message ahead of the 2024 Family Festival. ‘Father, mother, and their children, a holy place from which a person departs into a society filled with great strength,…

Sep 12, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia encourages preservation of Romanian values in education

His Eminence Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia issued a message at the beginning of the school year in the Republic of Moldova, urging all those involved in the educational process to preserve their spiritual and Romanian identity values. “In a school year marked by challenges and opportunities, let us remember our spiritual and Romanian identity values.…

Sep 12, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Southern Bessarabia Diocese: Evaluating past achievements and setting new goals

The Standing Diocesan Council of the Diocese of Southern Bessarabia met on September 5 at the diocesan headquarters in Cahul. The agenda included evaluating the activities of the past four years and setting pastoral, missionary, and catechetical priorities for the future. The meeting was chaired by His Grace Bishop Veniamin of Southern Bessarabia. In retrospect,…

Sep 12, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Oltenia Metropolitan’s call to educators, parents, and students at the start of new school year

Metropolitan Irineu of Oltenia delivered a message at the beginning of the new school year, stating that the Church and School “unite in one heart, aiming to educate and train good Christians and future specialists by cultivating the authentic traditional values of our people.” The hierarch’s message is structured in three parts and explicitly appeals…

Sep 12, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Paisie urges students to embrace responsibility at opening of Theological Seminary year

“Even if we had the most dedicated educators, the most loving parents, even if, by some miracle, we had the best government and the best schools in the world, none of this would help, would not matter, if you, the students, do not fulfil your part of the responsibility,” His Grace Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Paisie…

Sep 12, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

NEPSIS Youth Congress in Spain concludes with Divine Liturgy and lessons on true love from Bishop Timotei

The NEPSIS Youth Congress of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Spain and Portugal concluded last Saturday with a Divine Liturgy celebrated by Bishop Timotei, the Romanian hierarch overseeing the Iberian peninsula. In his homily, Bishop Timotei addressed the youth about the meaning of true love and cautioned them about the potential pitfalls common to their…

Sep 12, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu