Aurelian 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

Holy Synod establishes new parishes abroad, warns against risks of ideologized sex education

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church met for its working session under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel at “Patriarch Teoctist” Aula Magna of the Patriarchal Palace on Wednesday, July 21, 2021. The Holy Synod resolved the following: To include the name of Saint Nikephoros the Leper in the calendar of the…

Jul 22, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Untold Festival founder’s unspeakable quest stopped at Orthodoxy: It taught me to be myself

Sorin Gadola, the former financier of the major Untold Festival in Cluj, revealed in an event organized by the Archdiocese of Tomis the searches he went through in his troubled youth until he realized that Orthodoxy is the way. At the age of 21, he became ill and found no answer in classical medicine. “At…

Jul 21, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Mr Puzzle creates Patriarch Daniel portrait with 720 Rubik’s cubes as congratulation on His Beatitude’s 70th birthday

Among the congratulatory messages sent during this period to Patriarch Daniel, on the occasion of his 70th  birthday, the exquisite message of young artist Cristian Leana stands out for its originality. The young man, known as Mr Puzzle, used more than 700 Rubik’s cubes to portray the Patriarch of Romania. The process, which lasted almost…

Jul 20, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania celebrates his 70th birthday: Program

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church celebrated the Divine Liturgy on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, on the feast day of the Holy and Glorious Prophet Elijah, at the Chapel dedicated to Saint Elijah at the Patriarchal Residence. His Beatitude received the name of Dan-Ilie at Baptism. On Wednesday, July 21, 2021, a…

Jul 20, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu