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The feast of St Great Martyr Demetrius the Myrrh-gusher at the Patriarchal Cathedral

Each year, on October 26th, the Orthodox Church commemorates the feast of St Great Martyr Demetrius the Myrrh-gusher. In Bucharest, the Divine Liturgy was officiated at the outer altar next to the Patriarchal Cathedral by an assembly of bishops led by His Eminence Pavlos, Metropolitan of Drama. Together with Metropolitan Pavlos concelebrated His Eminence Teodosie,…

Oct 26, 2015basilica.ro

The Human Soul Has Infinite Value

Today, 25 October 2015, the Orthodox Christians are in the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost. The Church scheduled for the Divine Liturgy the text from the Holy Gospel according to Saint Luke 8:26-39, on the Healing of the Gerasene demoniac. ”Then they arrived at the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. And as he…

Oct 25, 2015basilica.ro

The Way of the Saints Procession – 2015

With the blessing of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, the Way of the Saints yearly Procession was carried out on Friday, 23 October 2015, on the Hill of Joy (the Hill of the Romanian Patriarchate). This year, the reliquary containing the relics of the Three Holy Hierarchs form St Paul Monastery…

Oct 23, 2015basilica.ro

The Three Holy Hierarchs – teachers, intercessors and protectors of Orthodoxy

Address of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, to the pilgrims present in Bucharest on the dedication day of the Patriarchal Cathedral,23-28 October 2015,(below you can also find the Greek translation of the message): The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church declared year 2015 a Solemn Year of the Parish and Monastery Mission Today…

Oct 23, 2015basilica.ro

The International Theological Congress „The Relation between Parish and School in the Life and Mission of the Church in the contemporary context”

The works of the International Theological Congress „The Relation between Parish and School in the Life and Mission of the Church in the contemporary context” have begun today, 19 October 2015, in Bucharest. The works of the Congress have been officially opened at the National Centre for Continuing Education Dumitru Stăniloae by His Beatitude Daniel,…

Oct 19, 2015basilica.ro

Cooperation between Parish and School in the context of Church mission and of the responsibility towards future generations

The message of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, on the occasion of the International Theological Congress The Relation between parish and school in the life and mission of the Church in the contemporary context,Bucharest, Dumitru Stăniloae National Centre for Continuing Formation, 18-21 October 2015, (below can also be found the Russian translation of the…

Oct 19, 2015basilica.ro

„Christ, our Saviour, alleviates the sorrow and sadness of the mourning people”

Today, 18 October 2015, the Orthodox Christians are on the 20th Sunday after Pentecost. The text from the Gospel which the Church scheduled to be read today at the Divine Liturgy presents us the resurrection of the son of the widow of Nain: “Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain, and His disciples…

Oct 18, 2015basilica.ro

Dedication day of St Paraskeva – Friday Church in Bucharest

The Orthodox Christians commemorate each year on October 14th the feast of St Pious Paraskeva of Iaşi. His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, was in the middle of the faithful of St Paraskeva – Friday Parish in Drumul Taberei (Camp Road) Neighbourhood of Bucharest, on its dedication day, addressing to the present faithful a sermon.…

Oct 14, 2015basilica.ro

The Romanian Patriarch awarded nineteen doctors

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, awarded today, 13 October 2015, The Patriarchal Cross, Sts Emperors Constantine and Helena Order and Maria Brâncoveanu Cross Order, to nineteen Romanian doctors. The awards of worthiness have been granted during a solemn meeting which took place in the Museum of the Romanian Patriarchs within the Patriarchal Residence. Health…

Oct 13, 2015basilica.ro

The Patriarch of Romania Re-Consecrated the Church of Delea Nouă – Calist Parish of Bucharest

On Sunday, 11 October 2015, the parish church ofDelea Nouă – Calist, deanery of Bucharest district 2, was re-consecrated. The re-consecration service was celebrated by His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, together with His Grace Timotei Prahoveanul, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest, assisted by a group of priests. The re-consecration…

Oct 11, 2015basilica.ro

The Patriarch of Romania consecrated the iconostasis of the church of Cotroceni Palace

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, consecrated today, 07 October 2015, the iconostasis of the church ofCotroceniPalace in Bucharest, in the presence of His Excellency Mr Klaus Werner Iohannis, President of Romania. The event took place on the feast of the spiritual protectors of the church – Saints Great Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus, whose memory…

Oct 7, 2015basilica.ro