Messages and Addresses

Patriarch Daniel urges Romanians worldwide to value and cultivate prayer

Patriarch Daniel has sent a message to the Romanian diaspora marking the Romanian Migrants’ Sunday on August 21, 2022. His Beatitude urges those who left Romania to remain united through continuous prayer with God, the Creator of heaven and earth, and, simultaneously, with their loved ones who remained in Romania. At the same time, the…

Aug 19, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel remembers Patriarch Teoctist as “a light during life and over time” on 15th anniversary of repose

In a message marking the 15th anniversary of the repose of Patriarch Teoctist Arăpașu, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel remembered his predecessor as a “pious and diligent hierarch” who spread light from the light of Christ around him. Patriarch Teoctist was the Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church from 1986 to 2007. He reposed on July 30, 2007, and…

Aug 8, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: The Basilica Media Centre is a promoter of ecclesial and social communion in Romania and the diaspora

On Monday, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel praised the Basilica Media Centre of the Romanian Patriarchate as “a media ensemble necessary for the Romanian Orthodox Church in its mission of communicating the Gospel of Christ in the world.” “The Basilica Media Centre, born in the Church and bearing the name of the Church, addresses with priority…

Jun 14, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: Even offered in solitude, a Christian’s prayer is solidary, not solitary

Opening the works of the Spring Pastoral-Missionary Conference of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Bucharest on Monday, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel stressed that prayer is an act of communion: “A Christian’s prayer, even offered in solitude, in one’s home or cell, is not a solitary prayer, but a solidary prayer, in communion with the…

Jun 9, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel blesses and encourages students sitting for national exams

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel has extended his blessing to all students taking national exams in Romania. “Exams are good opportunities for evaluation and intellectual maturation in a competitive society, but also necessary steps to cultivate spiritual and cultural values that increase the capacity for dialogue and communication between people,” the Patriarch of Romania encouraged students…

Jun 8, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel sends condolences after the repose of Metropolitan Gennadios of Sassima

On Wednesday night, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, sent a message of condolences to His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, after the announcement of the repose of Metropolitan Gennadios of Sassima. Full text: Bucharest, 1 June 2022 His Holiness BARTHOLOMEW, Archbishop of Constantinople – New Rome, Ecumenical Patriarch Your Holiness, With…

Jun 1, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

“In the family, the child understands the mystery of God’s love”: Patriarch Daniel’s message for the Sunday of Parents and Children

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel has published a message occasioned by the Sunday of Parents and Children, marked this year on June 5, 2022. An initiative of the Romanian Orthodox Church, the day “is an opportunity to reaffirm the main role of the family in the spiritual growth of children and their formation for life,” the…

May 31, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel to Orthodox youth: The joy of prayer enlightens good deeds

In a message occasioned by the national meeting of the Romanian Orthodox Christian Students Association (A.S.C.O.R.), His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania emphasised the role of prayer in the lives of young people. The members of the A.S.C.O.R. National Council gathered at Saint Panteleimon Settlement in Lacu Sarat, Braila County, on May 12-15, 2022. “All…

May 20, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: The Romanian Orthodox Church played a significant role in gaining national independence

In gaining national independence, “the Romanian Orthodox Church played a significant role through the ministers of the holy altars, through its monastics and lay faithful,” Patriarch Daniel said. In a message for Romania’s Independence Day (May 10), His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel recalled the Church’s contribution to the struggle for gaining state independence, as well as…

May 13, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: This year’s Census is a proper time to confess our religious identity

In a message on Monday, May 9, 2022, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel urged believers to participate in Romania’s Census of Population and Housing and to declare their religious affiliation. This year’s Census is a proper time to confess our religious identity: full text The organisation of the Romanian Population and Housing Census in the first…

May 10, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel blesses all women who cultivate and confess the faith in the crucified and risen Christ

In a message for the Sunday of Myrrh-bearing Women Sunday, May 8, 2022, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel conveyed congratulations and blessings “to all women who cultivate and confess, through prayer, in word and deed, the faith in the crucified and risen Christ.” His Beatitude highlighted that the Holy Myrrh-bearing Women have become “role models for…

May 6, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu