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†) Martyr Emilian of Dorostolum; Venerable Pambo the Hermit of Egypt

Orthodox calendar, July 18 Holy Martyr Emilian of Durostorum The Holy Martyr Emilian suffered for Christ during the reign of Emperor Julian the Apostate (361-363). Julian wanted to restore the cult of the pagan gods throughout the Roman Empire, and he issued an edict, according to which all Christians who failed to honor the pagan gods…

Jul 18, 2026Sorin Ioniţe

St. Cyril the Archbishop of Alexandria

Orthodox Calendar, June 9 St. Cyril the Archbishop of Alexandria Saint Cyril, Archbishop of Alexandria, a distinguished champion of Orthodoxy and a great teacher of the Church, came from an illustrious and pious Christian family. He studied the secular sciences, including philosophy, but most of all he strove to acquire knowledge of the Holy Scriptures…

Jun 9, 2026Sorin Ioniţe

Sts Elijah Iorest, Simeon Stephan and Sava Brancovic, metropolitans of Transylvania; St. Joseph the Confessor of Maramureș; Martyrs Pasikrates and Valentine; St. Elizabeth (Fish allowed)

Orthodox Calendar April 24 Saint Iorest the Confessor Saint Iorest the Confessor was born into a peasant family of Transylvania and received the name Elias in Baptism. He entered the Putna Monastery at an early age and was tonsured with the name Iorest. He made great progress in his spiritual life and was also a…

Apr 24, 2026Sorin Ioniţe

(†) Entrance of the Lord into Jerusalem (Fish permitted). Palm Sunday (Matins)

Palm Sunday is the celebration of the triumphant entrance of Christ into the royal city of Jerusalem. He rode on a colt for which He Himself had sent, and He permitted the people to hail Him publicly as a king. A large crowd met Him in a manner befitting royalty, waving palm branches and placing…

Apr 5, 2026Sorin Ioniţe

Venerable Hilarion the New, the Abbot of Pelekete and Stephen the Wonderworker, the Abbot of Trigli (Memorial Saturday)

Orthodox Calendar, March 28 Venerable Hilarion Saint Hilarion the New, Igumen of Pelekete Monastery, from his youth devoted himself to the service of God and spent many years as a hermit. Because of his holy and blameless life he was ordained to the holy priesthood, and later he was made igumen of the Pelekete monastery…

Mar 28, 2026Sorin Ioniţe

Patriarch Daniel congratulates Romanian Archbishop of Great Britain, on his enthronement: We assure you of our prayers

Patriarch Daniel addressed a message of congratulations to His Eminence Atanasie on the occasion of his enthronement as first Archbishop of the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. His Eminence Hon Metropolitan Nifon, Archbishop of Târgoviște and Patriarchal Exarch, is attending the ceremony in London as a delegate of the Patriarch. In…

May 10, 2025Sorin Ioniţe

Romanian Patriarch congratulates Pope Leo XIV: The united Christian voice is needed more than ever

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, has extended warm congratulations to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV on his election as the new Bishop of Rome and leader of the Roman Catholic Church. In his message, Romanian Patriarch emphasized that in a world facing multiple crises “the united voice of Christians is more…

May 8, 2025Sorin Ioniţe

Patriarch Daniel sends a congratulatory message on the election of the new Archbishop of Albania

On Sunday, Metropolitan Ioannis of Korçë was unanimously elected the new Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and all Albania by the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania. On this occasion, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel sent a congratulatory message. The Patriarch of Romania wished him many blessed years in the service of the Orthodox…

Mar 16, 2025Sorin Ioniţe

Patriarch Daniel expresses deep sorrow after North Macedonia club fire

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel has expressed his deep sorrow for the tragedy that took place on Sunday in a nightclub fire in the North Macedonian town of Kocani. In his message to Archbishop Stefan of Ohrid, Skopje and North Macedonia, the Parriarch of Romania expressed his condolences to the bereaved families and offered his prayers…

Mar 16, 2025Sorin Ioniţe

Patriarch Daniel’s message at the funeral service for Archbishop Anastasios: A Dynamic and Missionary Spiritual Shepherd

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, sent a message at the funeral of Archbishop Athanasios of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania, emphasizing that he was “a dynamic and hard-working servant in the vineyard of our Lord Jesus Christ”. Patriarch Daniel emphasizes that through the tireless efforts of Archbishop Anastasios the Orthodox Church…

Jan 30, 2025Sorin Ioniţe

Holy Pascha

Orthodox Calendar May 6 Holy Pascha Enjoy ye all the feast of faith; receive ye all the riches of loving-kindness. (Sermon of Saint John Chrysostom, read at Paschal Matins) The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is the center of the Christian faith. Saint Paul says that if Christ is not raised from the…

May 6, 2024Sorin Ioniţe