Aurelian Iftimiu

Feast of Saint John Jacob the New Chozebite at National Cathedral’s Chapel: In Pictures

On the feast day of St. John Jacob the New Chozebite of Neamt Monastery, August 5, 2021, His Grace Assistant Bishop Timotei of Prahova celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Chapel of the National Cathedral in Bucharest. The reliquary containing a fragment of the saint’s relics was brought to the chapel a day before for…

Aug 5, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

The first half of August is an opportunity to talk to the Mother of our Life: Bp Atanasie of Bogdania

In a message occasioned by the Dormition Fast, Assistant Bishop Atanasie of Bogdania spoke about the help the Most Holy Theotokos granted throughout history and the importance of prayer to the Mother of our Life. “The first half of August is a blessing for us, an opportunity to move away from everyday wear and tear;…

Aug 5, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: All socio-medical care is of Christian origin / Church unites prayer with medical science

In last Sunday’s sermon, Patriarch Daniel recalled that the first medical institutions, both in Romania and Europe, were established by the Church. His Beatitude highlighted that the palliative care specific to the Church also involves prayer in addition to the medical act. “The first monastery hospitals (bolnițe), the first hospitals and pharmacies in Romania and,…

Aug 4, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Fr Nicolae Lauruc officially becomes new vicar of Romania’s Ukrainian Orthodox Vicariate

On August 1, 2021, Father Nicolae Lauruc has officially begun his new role as the vicar of the Ukrainian Orthodox Vicariate in Romania. Vicar Nicolae Lauruc celebrated the first Divine Liturgy in his new dignity at the Orthodox Church in Ruscova, Maramures County, for the feast of the Glorious Prophet Elijah, according to the unrevised…

Aug 4, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Justin suggests reading the Paraklesis to the Theotokos to ward off the coronavirus

“I urge you with fatherly love to kneel together in the evening, at the service of the Paraklesis to the Theotokos,” Bishop Justin of Maramures wrote in a message at the beginning of the Dormition Fast hoping the Mother of God will ward off the coronavirus. The Bishop of Maramures stressed that the supplicatory canon…

Aug 3, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Banat Metropolitan asks believers to pray for the sick and medical staff for Dormition Fast

His Eminence Metropolitan Ioan of Banat has urged clergy and believers to offer prayers for the sick and the medical staff during the Dormition Fast. He recalled that fasting consists of “estrangement from sin, self-control of the tongue, the checking of anger.” “Established by our Holy Church, since the fifth century, in honour of the…

Aug 3, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Commemoration: Romania’s former patriarchs Justin, Teoctist “were animated by the same holy desire to serve the Church”

The former Patriarchs of the Romanian Orthodox Church, Justin and Teoctist, “were animated by the same holy desire to serve the Church,” said the Assistant Bishop Timotei of Prahova during a memorial service officiated on Saturday at the Patriarchal Cathedral, in memory of the two Patriarchs. The end of July marked thirty-five years since the…

Aug 2, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

In its anniversary act, the Holy Synod calls Patriarch Daniel “a proper guide in not easy times”

During the working session of the Holy Synod on July 21, the Romanian hierarchs adopted an Anniversary Act on the occasion of the 70th birthday of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. The document was read out by Metropolitan Teofan of Moldavia and Bukovina at the end of the Divine Liturgy celebrated on Thursday, July 22, 2021.…

Jul 26, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Patron Saint of Infectious Diseases, Saint Nikephoros the Leper included in Romanian Orthodox Church’s calendar

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church resolved to introduce the name of Saint Nikephoros the Leper in its calendar. Orthodox believers have called for the intercession of a great number of wonderworking Saints during the coronavirus pandemic, but St Nikephoros the Leper was probably at the top of the list.  The Patriarch of…

Jul 26, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

On his birthday, Patriarch Daniel remembers his predecessors: I particularly think of Patriarch Teoctist

At the end of the meeting of the Holy Synod, on Wednesday, the hierarchs held a festivity in honour of Patriarch Daniel, who turned 70. The members of the Holy Synod offered the Patriarch an amphora and a set of engolpia. Metropolitan Teofan of Moldavia and Bukovina addressed the Patriarch on behalf of all the…

Jul 22, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel celebrates 70th birthday: We thank all those who support the activities of the Romanian Orthodox Church

On his 70th birthday, Patriarch Daniel turned his thoughts of gratitude to God, his parents, and all those who support the activities of the Romanian Orthodox Church. His Beatitude delivered the anniversary speech on Thursday, July 22, 2021, after the Te Deum service officiated at the outdoor altar of the Patriarchal Cathedral. Thanks to God…

Jul 22, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu