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Patriarch of Romania at Samurcasesti Monastery

Today, 30 March 2014, the Orthodox Christians are on the 4th Sunday of the Lent, also called of Saint John Climacus. The pericope of the Gospel of Saint Mark about the Healing of the man with an unclean spirit was read during the Divine Liturgy in all the places of worship of the Romanian Patriarchate.…

Mar 30, 2014basilica.ro

Feast of the Annunciation at the Patriarchal Cathedral

Today the Orthodox faithful celebrated the Annunciation. On the occasion of this great feast, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania celebrated the Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom united with the Vesper at the Patriarchal Cathedral of Bucharest assisted by a group of priests and deacons. The Primate of the Romanian Orthodox Church showed in…

Mar 25, 2014basilica.ro

The Patriarch of Romania at the Synaxis of Constantinople

Wednesday night His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel arrived in Istanbul accompanied by His Eminence Metropolitan Iosif of Western and Southern Europe Metropolitanate, His Eminence Metropolitan Nifon, Archbishop of Targoviste and Patriarchal Exarch, Patriarchal Counsellors Michael Tita and Stefan Ababei and deacon Mihai Musat. The Synaxis began Thursday, 6 March 2014, with a Te Deum service, while…

Mar 10, 2014basilica.ro

Criterion of judgement is the merciful love

Today, 23 February 2014, it is the Sunday of the frightening judgement or beginning of fasting without meat. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel delivered a sermon after the Divine Liturgy celebrated in the chapel of the Patriarchal Residence dedicated to Saint Gregory the Enlightener in which he explained the significance of the evangelical pericope of the…

Feb 23, 2014basilica.ro

The Holy Synod Reiterates the Position Concerning the Definition in the Romanian Constitution of the Family Based on the Marriage between a Man and a Woman

On 13 February 2014, the first working session of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church of this year was held in the Synodal Hall of the Patriarchal Residence under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. We mention some of the decisions adopted: -The Holy Synod approved the programme of the manifestations organised…

Feb 13, 2014basilica.ro

Annual Meeting Of The Church National Council

Tuesday, 11 February 2014, the annual working session of the Church National Council of the Romanian Orthodox Church was held at the Patriarchal Residence under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania. To start with, His Beatitude made a brief presentation of the activity of the Romanian Orthodox Church in 2013. “The interior…

Feb 11, 2014basilica.ro

The restauration of full communion between the Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Romanian Patriarchate

With the blessing of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, from 2-3 February 2014, a delegation of the Romanian Patriarchate met in Jerusalem with His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of Jerusalem, accompanied by Archbishop Aristarchos of Constantina and Archbishop Methodios of Tabor for restoring full communion between the two patriarchates. This communion…

Feb 3, 2014basilica.ro

This great joy to carry Infant Jesus in the Temple is a prefiguration of the Mystery of the Church

Today, 2 February 2014, the Orthodox faithful celebrate the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple. The feast reminds the time Infant Jesus was brought to the Temple of Jerusalem when 40 days old, as the Jewish tradition stipulated. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel explained the significance of the feast after the Divine Liturgy was celebrated…

Feb 2, 2014basilica.ro

Eparchial Assembly of the Archdiocese of Bucharest at the Patriarchal Residence

Today, 1 February 2014, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel chaired the annual session of the annual meeting of the Eparchial Assembly of the Archdiocese of Bucharest in the Holy Synod Hall of the Patriarchal Residence. His Grace Varlaam Ploiesteanul, Assistant Bishop to the Patriarch attended the event. The meeting was preceded by the Te Deum celebrated…

Feb 1, 2014basilica.ro

The Patriarch of Romania at the celebration day of the Princely Church of the Old Court

The Princely Church of the Old Court – patriarchal chapel – dresses festive vestments these days on the occasion of the celebration of the saint patron of this place of worship, Saint Antony the Great. On this occasion, Thursday night, 16 January 2014, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania was present in the middle of…

Jan 16, 2014basilica.ro

Proclamation of the Eucharistic Year and of the Brancovean Saints Martyrs

After the celebration of the Divine Liturgy and of the Te Deum service on 1 January 2014, in the Patriarchal Cathedral, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church officially proclaimed the year 2014 as Solemn Eucharistic Year (of the Holy Confession and Holy Communion) and Commemorative Year of the Brancovean Saints Martyrs in…

Jan 1, 2014basilica.ro