Aurelian Iftimiu

12 Patriarch Daniel Quotes about the Remembrance of the Dead

The remembrance of the dead has given the culture and consciousness of continuity and communion over time. The remembrance of those asleep in the Lord is an act of Orthodox faith, as it is based on the belief that the human soul is immortal. Prayers of remembrance for those reposed in the Lord are a…

Mar 20, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Holy Synod calls faithful “to be triumphant over passions of greed and pride” in Sunday of Orthodoxy pastoral letter

In a pastoral letter for the First Sunday of Great Lent, also called the Sunday of Orthodoxy, the Holy Synod members of the Romanian Orthodox Church said that the feast is a call to victory. “On the Sunday of Orthodoxy or the Triumph of the True Faith we are also called to be triumphant, with…

Mar 19, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Oldest entirely preserved bread on display in Galați

A bread cooked in Genoa, Italy in 1891, brought to Galati, Romania by sailor Vasile Pamfile and donated to the History Museum of Galati by School No. 6, has been kept intact and sets the world record for the Oldest Bread (Preserved Entirely), according to the World Record Academy. The sailor Vasile Pamfile was part…

Mar 19, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Patriarchate’s Trinitas TV receives silver play button from YouTube

The Romanian Patriarchate’s Trinitas TV station received the Silver Play Button from YouTube for exceeding the threshold of 100,000 subscribers. Trinitas TV’s YouTube account has now over 127,000 subscribers and over 31,000 videos. Since its creation in December 2015, the YouTube channel has recorded 47.8 million views with a duration of 6.4 million hours. “It…

Mar 18, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

During the pandemic, Romanians in Italy remained united and close to God: Assistant Bishop Atanasie of Bogdania

Journalist Cristian Curte published in the weekly Formula AS an interview with His Grace Assistant Bishop Atanasie of Bogdania, who explained how the pandemic was felt in the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Italy. “The Romanian is connected to the Church and the other Romanians,” said the bishop, and the hidden gift of the scourge was…

Mar 18, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

A tear from the bottom of the heart could blot out many of our sins: Assistant Bishop Timotei of Prahova

“The Great Canon is a treasure to which we must reflect for hours and days in a row,” His Grace Assistant Bishop Timotei of Prahova said on the first evening of Lent at the Patriarchal Cathedral. “Tears” is one of the themes of this treasure that the bishop spoke about in his sermon. The Assistant…

Mar 18, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Tismana Abbess about Elder Gherasim Iscu’s canonization: We feel him as a father and protector

“We welcome with great joy this decision of the Holy Synod,” Nun Antonia Popescu, abbess of Tismana Monastery, told Basilica.ro upon receiving the news that Archimandrite Gherasim Iscu is one of the confessors proposed for canonization. Father Gherasim was the last abbot of the monastery before it turned into a women’s monastery. “Father was a…

Mar 17, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Paramedic Mihaela Enache: The fight for life never takes a break, but faith in God gives me strength

“The fight for life never takes a break, but faith in God gives me strength,” an emergency rescue service SMURD paramedic told AGERPRES. Major lieutenant Mihaela Nicoleta Enache from Mihăileşti Intervention Guard within Romanian General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations (ISU) Giurgiu. Mihaela Enache spoke about the mission she carries out at ISU Giurgiu, the challenges…

Mar 17, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Orthodox Archdiocese to open addiction treatment centre in Suceava

Assistant Bishop Damaschin of Dorna proposed establishing an addiction treatment centre in the Archdiocese of Suceava and Radauti. The proposal was made during a Synaxis (Assembly) of the Archdiocese’s abbots, abbesses and spiritual fathers on March 8, 2021. The assistant bishop to the Archdiocese of Suceava spoke about the stages of healing addictions. He stressed…

Mar 17, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

New social centre for improving living conditions for Roma children opened in Bacau

A new socio-catechetical centre was opened in Bacău County last Saturday for the benefit of Roma children. The centre, protected by Saint Parascheva, is located in the local school in Poiana Negustorului village, Blăgești commune. The project was proposed and supported by Fr. Lucian Dima from Poiana Negustorului and was implemented thanks to the support…

Mar 17, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Timisoara Archdiocese urges believers to help feed migrants during Lent

In recent months, Romania has become the main transit gateway for migrants, most of them from Afghanistan, who are trying to reach the countries of Western Europe in search of a better life. More than two-thirds of migrants crossing Romania are registered in the western city of Timisoara, many returning there after being accommodated in…

Mar 17, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu