Homilies

Patriarch Daniel: The Three Holy Hierarchs are models of spiritual pastors

The Three Holy Hierarchs are models of spiritual pastors who combine faith with culture, piety with the missionary work of the Church, the Patriarch of Romania said Sunday. Patriarch Daniel delivered a homily focusing on the main virtues of the Three Holy Hierarchs celebrated Jan. 30 by the Church: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian…

Feb 1, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: Only God can help man when he encounters serious situations

The Patriarch of Romania addressed the faithful on Sunday reflecting on the spiritual portrait of the Canaanite woman described by the Gospel reading from Matthew 15:21-28. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel delivered a homily after the Divine Liturgy celebrated Jan. 29 at St Gregory the Enlightener Chapel of the Patriarchal Residence. The Saviour wanted to show…

Jan 31, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: Christ the Saviour came into the world to seek and to save the lost

Our Saviour Jesus Christ wants us to become righteous by observing His kindness, His patience, His mercifulness and His waiting for us, the Patriarch of Romania said Sunday at Țigănești Monastery. Dozens were present at the Divine Liturgy celebrated Sunday at Țigănești Monastery in Ilfov County. His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, attended the Divine…

Jan 24, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: We are called to rise prayers of thanksgiving for the gift of life

Our Saviour Jesus Christ does not call blessed those who are unthankful, but those who are grateful and thank God for the bounties they receive from Him, the Patriarch of Romania said Sunday. The Primate of the Romanian Orthodox Church delivered a homily after the Divine Liturgy, celebrated January 15 at St Gregory the Enlightener…

Jan 16, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Feast of Theophany in Bucharest | Patriarch Daniel: Through Baptism, we become God’s children by grace

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, celebrated Friday, 6 January 2017, the service for the Great Sanctification of the Water at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. Their Graces Qais Saddiq, Bishop of Erzurum (Patriarchate of Antioch), and Timotei of Prahova, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest, also attended. Patriarch Daniel delivered a homily focusing…

Jan 9, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel, in Christmas sermon: Birth of Christ – God’s programme for life of the world

The birth of Christ represents God’s programme for the life of the world, for salvation or its release from sin and death and its leading to the eternal life of the Kingdom of Heaven, said the Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, His Beatitude Daniel, in his Christmas sermon. “From an orthodox theological-spiritual perspective, when…

Dec 26, 2016Gheorghe Anghel

Patriarch of Romania: The Holy Angels reflect God’s glory and proclaim it to humans

All angels are full of light; all heavenly bodiless powers are full of light; but this light comes from God’s glory, the Patriarch of Romania said to the faithful present in the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, on the Synaxis of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel, celebrated Tuesday, 8 November 2016. On the Synaxis of…

Nov 11, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch of Romania: The Holy Cross is the mystery of the eternal love of the Most Holy Trinity for humankind

The Feast of the Elevation of the Holy Cross is cherished by the people because it shows not only the spiritual meaning of the Cross, but also what was achieved during time by the help of the wooden cross on which Christ was crucified, the Romanian Patriarch said Wednesday, 14 September 2016, to the faithful…

Sep 19, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch of Romania: The Holy Cross is the sign of the never ending love Of God for humans, higher than humans’ understanding of God

The Cross of Jesus Christ, our Saviour, represents the love of God shown to the humans in a world full of hate and violence, Patriarch Daniel said in the sermon delivered Sunday, 11 September 2016, in the historical chapel of the Patriarchal Residence. His Beatitude explained the Bible teaching of John 3:13-17 (see the text…

Sep 14, 2016Iulian Dumitraşcu

Patriarch Daniel: Giving Birth to Children Is Always a Gift of God

The fact that Virgin Mary is born to very pious and prayerful parents, Ioachim and Ana, at a rather old age, shows us that any birth of children is a blessing of God, the Patriarch of Romania said today. Thursday, 8 September 2016, the Orthodox Church celebrates the Birth of the Mother of God. The…

Sep 12, 2016Andrei Pau

Patriarch Daniel: “Saint John the Baptist Opens the Perspective of Salvation through Repentance”

Saint John the Baptist is painted in the “Deisis” icon of the Last Judgement praying together with the Mother of God for those who repented, but had no time to show their repentant deeds because they passed away, the Patriarch of Romania said. Monday, 29 August 2016, feast of the Beheading of Saint John the…

Aug 31, 2016Iulian Dumitraşcu