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Epiphany – Theophany – at the Romanian Patriarchate

On 6 January 2016, the Orthodox Church celebrates the Baptism of the Lord. The feast reminds of the Baptism of Jesus Christ, our Lord, in the River Jordan and His recognition as Messiah by Saint John the Baptist. The feast is also called Epiphany or Theofany, namely the Appearance of the Lord. The Divine Liturgy…

Jan 6, 2016basilica.ro

Eve of the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord at the Patriarchal Residence

Tuesday, 5 January 2015, the servant priests of the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest announced the Baptism of the Lord to His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, and sprinkled the rooms of the Patriarchal Residence with Great Holy Water. After celebrating the Great Blessing of Waters at the Patriarchal Cathedral, the group of…

Jan 5, 2016basilica.ro

Canonization of St John the “Barefooted” in Kiev

The canonization of the Righteous John Bosoy (the Barefooted) took place at the Nativity of the Mother of God – Desyatinnaya Monastery in Kiev, on 29 December 2015. On this occasion, His Beatitude Onuphry, Metropolitan of Kiev and all Ukraine (Patriarchate of Moscow) officiated the Divine Liturgy. In the event also participated Metropolitan Anthony of…

Jan 4, 2016basilica.ro

Patriarch of Romania at Pasărea Monastery

Sunday, 3 January 2016, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, visited the monastic community of Pasărea Monastery, Ilfov county. On this occasion, the Primate of the Romanian Orthodox Church delivered a sermon for all those present at the religious services celebrated in the place of worship of the monastic settlement. On the Sunday before the…

Jan 3, 2016basilica.ro

The Official Proclamation of the Solemn and Commemorative Year 2016 in the Romanian Patriarchate

After the Te Deum service officiated on the first day of the year, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, officially proclaimed the year 2016 as a Solemn Year of the Religious Education of the Orthodox Christian Youth and a Commemorative Year of Saint Hieromartyr Anthimos the Ivirite and of the Church Typographers in the Romanian…

Jan 1, 2016basilica.ro

The First Day of the Civil New Year at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest

On the first day of the civil New Year, the Orthodox Church celebrates the Circumcision of our Lord Jesus Christ. On the same day, the Church also remembers St Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia. At the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, concelebrated the Divine Liturgy together with…

Jan 1, 2016basilica.ro

2016 – Solemn Year of the Religious Education of the Orthodox Christian Youth and Commemorative Year of Saint Hieromartyr Anthimos the Ivirite and of the Church Typographers

At the initiative of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, during its working session from 28 to 29 October 2014, the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church declared the year 2016 as a Solemn Year of the Religious Education of the Orthodox Christian Youth and a Commemorative Year of Saint Hieromartyr Anthimos the Ivirite and of…

Jan 1, 2016basilica.ro

New Year’s Eve Watch Night Service at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, officiated the Akathist Hymn to our Lord Jesus Christ at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, at the turn of the year. An assembly of priests and deacons surrounded the Primate of the Romanian Orthodox Church and prayed together with hundreds of faithful. In his homily, the Romanian Patriarch emphasized…

Jan 1, 2016basilica.ro

Basilica News Agency wishes you a Happy New Year!

As the year reaches its end, Chosen wishes we extend, We convey them with great cheer, As an ancient souvenir: The New Year that we expect May it come joyfully decked! May your home be rich and stable, And abundant be your table! May ye’ according to your need, Nurture peace and good belief! In…

Dec 31, 2015basilica.ro

The Feast of St Nicodemus the Sanctified of Tismana

Pious Nicodemus was of Macedo-Romanian origin. He was born in Prilep, in the South of Serbia, about 1320, being related to the ruler prince of Wallachia Nicolae Alexandru Basarab (1352-1364) and to Saint knyaz Lazarus of Serbia (1371-1389). He learned to read the Holy Scriptures ever since he was a child and loved to serve…

Dec 31, 2015basilica.ro

The Palace of the Romanian Patriarchate has been consolidated and restored

The Palace of the Romanian Patriarchate will soon be open to the public. There will be a museum and a tourist information point in the recently rehabilitated building. A press conference has been organized on Monday, 28 December 2015, in order to present the outcome of the project entitled Restoration, consolidation and protection woks at…

Dec 28, 2015basilica.ro