Patriarch of Romania

Easter Message 2017 by Patriarch Daniel of Romania

The Feast of the Resurrection of the Lord, also known as Holy Pascha, presents us Christ’s victory over sin, hades and death. Holy Pascha is therefore the feast of eternal life, of eternal light and everlasting joy in the love of the Most Holy Trinity. That is why, during the Easter Night and the entire…

Apr 11, 2017Iulian Dumitraşcu

The very costly oil of spikenard is the soul of a true believer cleansed from sin, Patriarch Daniel says on Palm Sunday

The most precious gift of the fragrance of Orthodox faith, of prayer and of good deeds is represented by the soul of a true believer cleansed by sins, Patriarch Daniel said during his Palm Sunday homily. His Beatitude noted that the very costly oil of spikenard of a soul cleansed through repentance and sanctified through…

Apr 10, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

15 Patriarch Daniel Quotes to Inspire Pilgrims

Pilgrimage is a witness to our spiritual progress towards the Kingdom of Heaven. Being united with Christ through prayer, chanting and pilgrimage, we become partakers of Christ’s triumph over sin and death. Pilgrimage is a witness to the faith in the universal resurrection that will take place at the end of time. Pilgrims encounter God,…

Apr 6, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel expresses compassion and solidarity over St Petersburg bomb blast

Bucharest, 5 April 2017   His Beatitude KIRILL, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia   Your Beatitude, With deep sorrow we learned of the tragic explosion on the 3rd of April 2017, in an underground station, in the city of Sankt Petersburg, which resulted in 14 dead and 51 wounded. On behalf of the hierarchs,…

Apr 5, 2017Iulian Dumitraşcu

Patriarch Daniel joins Romanian Academy to celebrate this year’s anniversary

This year’s Romanian Academy’s Anniversary represents a bright jubilee for the Romanian nation, given the major contribution of this noble institution to cultivate Romanian language, culture, art, science and spirituality, and to affirm and promote them in Europe and the entire world, Patriarch Daniel said April 3. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel delivered a speech during…

Apr 5, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: Humble love towards others and helping our neighbours represent the path to salvation

This Sunday’s Gospel presents us the humility, which should be desired by the Lord’s disciples in order to acquire salvation. The main teaching of the gospel is the following: through humility one can accede from deadly sin to life giving holiness, said His Beatitude, Patriarch Daniel on 2 April 2017. During his sermon, given at…

Apr 4, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Sunday of St John Climacus | By practicing the virtues we acquire the power of the Holy Spirit, Patriarch Daniel says

Patriarch Daniel reflected on Sunday on the healings related by the gospel reading: Our Saviour healed the incertitude of the father of the lunatic child. He healed the child of his sickness and freed him from the impure spirit. He also healed His disciples from spiritual incompetence.   His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, attended…

Mar 28, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

VIDEO. Patriarch Justinian is a luminous model of ministry in Christ’s Church, Patriarch Daniel says

Patriarch Justinian Marina was commemorated at Radu Voda Monastery in Bucharest, on his 40th death anniversary. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel prayed for the rest of the soul of the worthy of remembrance Patriarch Justinian, who pastored the Romanian Orthodox Church for almost three decades, during a troublesome period in the life of Romanian Orthodoxy. Justinian’s…

Mar 27, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel on the Feast of Annunciation: The Mother of God is a loving and prayerful Protectress of the entire world

The beginning of the incarnation of the Son of God is the beginning of the deification of man, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel said during his homily delivered on the Feast of the Annunciation. On 25 March 2017, the Patriarch of Romania attended the Divine Liturgy celebrated at St Gregory the Enlightener Chapel of the Patriarchal…

Mar 27, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: The Holy Cross is a symbol of Christ’s Crucifixion and Resurrection

The Holy Cross is Christ’s victorious flag. On 19 March 2017, Patriarch Daniel of Romania addressed the Orthodox faithful during his homily delivered at the Chapel of the Patriarchal Residence, focusing on the spiritual symbolism of the Cross. Our Saviour Jesus Christ tells us that whoever wants to be His disciple must deny themselves and…

Mar 21, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

12 Spiritual Quotes from Patriarch Daniel about the Holy Cross

The Cross of our Saviour Jesus Christ represents God’s love revealed to humans in a world full of hatred and violence. The Holy Cross is the sign of love that conquers sin and death. Christ’s Cross becomes a principle of new life for every Christian; a principle of profound spiritual renewal so as to acquire…

Mar 18, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu