Homilies

Patriarch Dainel at Christmas Liturgy: Let us bring gifts like the Magi!

Patriarch Daniel celebrated the Christmas Divine Liturgy in the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest on Friday. In his homily, Patriarch Daniel explained the significance of the Magi’s gifts and what type of ‘gold, myrrh and frankincense’ we can bring to the Infant Jesus and to our peers. Concelebrants for the Divine Liturgy included the Patriarch’s auxiliary…

Dec 25, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Saint Nicholas is a symbol of generosity and a friend of children: Patriarch Daniel

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel Sunday said that Saint Nicholas is a symbol of generosity and a friend of children. “Saint Nicholas is a helper of orphans, of the sick, of people in difficulty, but especially he is a friend of children.” The Patriarch said that during this period, children often confuse Saint Nick with Santa…

Dec 7, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Nativity Fast begins: “Let us prepare our souls to become the cave in which Christ will be mystically born”

On the first day of the Nativity Fast, Sunday, November 15, 2020, Patriarch Daniel explained that we should use his fasting season as a time for preparing our souls to become a luminous cave in which Christ the Lord will be mystically born. “To the merciful love of God Who sent His only Son in…

Nov 15, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: Two weeks ahead of Nativity Fast, we listen to the most significant gospel passage

The Patriarch of Romania said that the Parable of the unmerciful rich man and Lazarus is the most significant of the gospel readings and was proclaimed last Sunday to help us prepare for the Nativity Fast. “The unmerciful rich man loses his salvation.” This is the conclusion of the parable with many spiritual meanings. “In…

Nov 2, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel on Feast of St Demetrios the New: God works delicately through His Saints, but “cannot be mocked”!

During his sermon on Tuesday, Patriarch Daniel referred to two aspects of God’s presence and work in the world through Saint Demetrios the New: on the one hand, the delicacy and the miraculous help offered to the believers, on the other hand, the ‘bitter medicine’ administered to people for correction. The Patriarch of Romania highlighted…

Oct 28, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Is it difficult to love your enemies? We must free ourselves from their wickedness stored in our souls, Patriarch Daniel says

“Loving our enemies is a challenging thing,” stressed the Patriarch of Romania in his sermon delivered at the Chapel of the Patriarchal Residence on Sunday. “We often forget those who did us good: parents, friends, teachers, people who helped us in difficult situations, who promoted us in life. We don’t do good to those who…

Oct 6, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel explains liturgical gesture inspired by St Peter during miraculous catch of fish

The Patriarch of Romania on Sunday spoke about a liturgical gesture that the Church learned from St. Peter, who fell to his knees after the miraculous catch of fish, because he had been distrustful of the word of Christ, and said: Leave me, Lord! I’m a sinner! “That is why, today, when the ministers of…

Sep 29, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel at Oradea Cathedral: When the church is full, the community takes the form of a cross directed to the Resurrection

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel said on Sunday, at the consecration of the Diocesan Cathedral in Oradea, that churches are places where we learn the mystery of the Cross and the Resurrection. The cross plan of our churches also shapes the community of believers present in a cross facing the altar of Sacrifice and Resurrection, on…

Sep 22, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel during church consecration at Izbuc Monastery: Today we have opened a new gate to heaven

The Patriarch of Romania consecrated the new church of Izbuc Monastery in Bihor County on Saturday, September 20. At the end of the service, he explained the significance of the hymns chanted and compared any church dedicated to the Holy Trinity with a gate to heaven. We are called to enter it and become each…

Sep 21, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: The Cross is bright in Orthodoxy. It is not only the symbol of death, but also of Christ’s resurrection

On Monday, Patriarch Daniel attended the Divine Liturgy celebrated at the Chapel of the Romanian People’s Salvation Cathedral. In his homily, he spoke about the significance of the veneration of the Holy Cross in Orthodoxy, making a brief history of the events that led to the establishment of the feast of the Exaltation of the…

Sep 15, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: The cross reminds of God’s love for us / We feel a power when we make the sign of the cross

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel Sunday stressed that the presence of the cross everywhere ‘reminds of God’s love for us.’ ‘Inside the church, the cross is located first in the altar, because it is Christ’s altar of sacrifice. Then we find it on top of the iconostasis. On top of the church, one or several crosses…

Sep 15, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu