Iulian Dumitraşcu

St. Sampson the Hospitable of Constantinople; St. Joanna the Myrrhbearer

Saint Sampson the Hospitable was the son of rich and illustrious Roman parents. In his youth he received an excellent education, he studied the medical arts, and doctored the sick without charge. After the death of his parents Saint Sampson generously distributed alms and set his slaves free, preparing himself to go into the wilderness.…

Jun 27, 2017Iulian Dumitraşcu

The visit of His Beatitude the Patriarch of Jerusalem to Constantinople and Cappadocia

The visit of His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos at the Ecumenical Patriarchate and later on to Cappadocia began on Friday, 16th June 2017. According to www.jp-newsgate.net, His Beatitude was invited by the All-Holy Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomeos for this visit, as the latter has undertaken pilgrimage tours to Churches and Holy Monasteries…

Jun 20, 2017Iulian Dumitraşcu

HG Bishop Varlaam: The eternal love between the Persons of the Most Holy Trinity represents the inexhaustible source of the unity of the Church

This year, the Basilica Press Centre celebrates its 10th anniversary: a decade of ministry, ten years of formation and information! On the feast of the Most Holy Trinity, members of every department of the Press Centre were united in prayer with His Grace Varlaam of Ploieşti at the Patriarchal Cathedral. The hierarch celebrated the Divine…

Jun 12, 2017Iulian Dumitraşcu

Patronal feast of the Radu-Vodă Monastery. Bishop Timotei: the world of today needs love and communion, and the absolute model is the Holy Trinity

The Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest urged the believers present on the patronal feast of the Radu-Vodă Monastery that we must learn from the love and the communion of the most Holy Trinity.  The world of today needs love and communion, and the absolute model is the Holy Trinity, His Grace Bishop Timotei…

Jun 12, 2017Iulian Dumitraşcu

The Patriarch of Romania offers up prayers for children and young people everywhere

On the International Children’s Day, 1 June 2017, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, sends up prayers for the children and young people everywhere, but especially for those in Romania. We quote the personal prayer of the Romanian Patriarch on this occasion: O, Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Heavenly Father, Who have blessed the children and said: Let…

Jun 1, 2017Iulian Dumitraşcu

The Feast of the Patriarchal Cathedral – 21 May 2017

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May 22, 2017Iulian Dumitraşcu

Byzantine Painting – a Visual Liturgical Expression of Orthodox Faith and of the Life of Saints

Address by His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, to the International Congress of Theology entitled Criteria for recognition and evaluation of Byzantine painting (icon and fresco), 20-24 May 2017, Palace of the Patriarchate, Bucharest: The International Congress of Theology entitled Criteria for recognition and evaluation of Byzantine painting (icon and fresco), organised…

May 22, 2017Iulian Dumitraşcu

All nations are called to listen to the good news of Christ’s triumph over death, Patriarch Daniel says at Agape Vespers

The Primate of the Romanian Orthodox Church officiated Sunday, 16 April 2017, the Vespers of Love, during which the gospel passage from John 20:19-25 was read in 12 languages. Also present were Their Graces Qais Sadiq, Bishop of Erzurum (Patriarchate of Antioch), Ieronim of Sinaia, Assistant Bishop to the Patriarch, and Timotei of Prahova, Assistant…

Apr 16, 2017Iulian Dumitraşcu

2017 Resurrection of the Lord at the Romanian Patriarchate

Apr 16, 2017Iulian Dumitraşcu

Holy Fire arrives at the Romanian Patriarchate

Apr 15, 2017Iulian Dumitraşcu

Easter Message 2017 by Patriarch Daniel of Romania

The Feast of the Resurrection of the Lord, also known as Holy Pascha, presents us Christ’s victory over sin, hades and death. Holy Pascha is therefore the feast of eternal life, of eternal light and everlasting joy in the love of the Most Holy Trinity. That is why, during the Easter Night and the entire…

Apr 11, 2017Iulian Dumitraşcu