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A Message of Compassion for the victims of the terrorist attack in Istanbul

The Romanian Patriarchate has learned with much sorrow of the terrorist attack, which took place on 12 January 2016 in the historical center of Istanbul, and caused the death of ten innocent people and injuries to other 15 persons. We pray the All-Merciful God to rest in His peace and love the souls of the…

Jan 13, 2016basilica.ro

Solidarity with the Bodnariu Family

The Romanian Patriarchate has taken note with concern of the critical situation of the Bodnariu family in Norway due to the forced separation of the five children from their parents, following the decision of the Norwegian local authorities. We consider that, regardless of the legal reasons invoked by the authorities, the role of parents, respectively…

Jan 13, 2016basilica.ro

The Patriarch of Romania at Christiana Monastery

Today, 10 January 2016, the Romanian Orthodox Church celebrates Saint Pious Antipas from Calapodeşti. On this day, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, visited the monastic community and the faithful of Christiana Monastery in Bucharest. His Beatitude delivered a sermon and after the celebration has offered presents to the old people who…

Jan 10, 2016basilica.ro

No matter how fallen human being may be, he can be saved through repentance

On 7 January 2015, the Orthodox Church celebrates the Synaxis of Saint Prophet John the Baptist. His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romanian delivered a sermon in the chapel of the Patriarchal Residence dedicated to Saint Gregory the Enlightener in which he spoke about Saint John the Baptist, saying he enjoys great veneration in the Orthodox…

Jan 7, 2016basilica.ro

Epiphany – Theophany – at the Romanian Patriarchate

On 6 January 2016, the Orthodox Church celebrates the Baptism of the Lord. The feast reminds of the Baptism of Jesus Christ, our Lord, in the River Jordan and His recognition as Messiah by Saint John the Baptist. The feast is also called Epiphany or Theofany, namely the Appearance of the Lord. The Divine Liturgy…

Jan 6, 2016basilica.ro

Eve of the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord at the Patriarchal Residence

Tuesday, 5 January 2015, the servant priests of the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest announced the Baptism of the Lord to His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, and sprinkled the rooms of the Patriarchal Residence with Great Holy Water. After celebrating the Great Blessing of Waters at the Patriarchal Cathedral, the group of…

Jan 5, 2016basilica.ro

Patriarch of Romania at Pasărea Monastery

Sunday, 3 January 2016, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, visited the monastic community of Pasărea Monastery, Ilfov county. On this occasion, the Primate of the Romanian Orthodox Church delivered a sermon for all those present at the religious services celebrated in the place of worship of the monastic settlement. On the Sunday before the…

Jan 3, 2016basilica.ro

The Official Proclamation of the Solemn and Commemorative Year 2016 in the Romanian Patriarchate

After the Te Deum service officiated on the first day of the year, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, officially proclaimed the year 2016 as a Solemn Year of the Religious Education of the Orthodox Christian Youth and a Commemorative Year of Saint Hieromartyr Anthimos the Ivirite and of the Church Typographers in the Romanian…

Jan 1, 2016basilica.ro

The First Day of the Civil New Year at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest

On the first day of the civil New Year, the Orthodox Church celebrates the Circumcision of our Lord Jesus Christ. On the same day, the Church also remembers St Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia. At the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, concelebrated the Divine Liturgy together with…

Jan 1, 2016basilica.ro

2016 – Solemn Year of the Religious Education of the Orthodox Christian Youth and Commemorative Year of Saint Hieromartyr Anthimos the Ivirite and of the Church Typographers

At the initiative of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, during its working session from 28 to 29 October 2014, the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church declared the year 2016 as a Solemn Year of the Religious Education of the Orthodox Christian Youth and a Commemorative Year of Saint Hieromartyr Anthimos the Ivirite and of…

Jan 1, 2016basilica.ro

New Year’s Eve Watch Night Service at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, officiated the Akathist Hymn to our Lord Jesus Christ at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, at the turn of the year. An assembly of priests and deacons surrounded the Primate of the Romanian Orthodox Church and prayed together with hundreds of faithful. In his homily, the Romanian Patriarch emphasized…

Jan 1, 2016basilica.ro