Patriarch of Romania

A Message of Compassion and Solidarity with the Belgian People

We have learned with sorrow and worry about the terrorist attack that took place in Brussels Tuesday morning, 22 March 2016, after which at least 34 persons have been killed and 136 injured. In these difficult moments for the Belgian people, we pray for the rest of the souls of the deceased, for the consolation…

Mar 22, 2016basilica.ro

The Patriarch of Romania: “The icon shows the truth and the beauty of Orthodoxy”

“Orthodoxy means witnessing God’s love, who became Human so that He could deify us, humans”, are the words of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, adressed to the faithful on the Sunday of Orthodoxy. Patriarch Daniel officiated the Divine Liturgy, on the first Sunday of Lent, also called the Sunday of Orthodoxy,…

Mar 20, 2016basilica.ro

„Fasting is an offering of man brought to God”

On Monday, 14 March 2016, in the evening, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel said to the faithful that “prayer which represents the breath of the Church throughout this period of inner spiritual climbing to the Resurrection is a prayer of repentance: God, have mercy on me!” The Patriarch of Romania said that the “mercy of God…

Mar 14, 2016basilica.ro

The Patriarch of Romania: ”While forgiving others human being’s humbleness and inner freedom are cultivated”

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania urged the Orthodox Christians to be forgiving, showing that, as Christ taught us, “forgiveness is the good beginning of the Lent”. “While forgiving others the inner humbleness and freedom of the human being willing to live in the merciful love of God are cultivated”, His Beatitude also said. The…

Mar 13, 2016basilica.ro

Romanian President visits the Representation of the Romanian Patriarchate to Jerusalem

His Excellency Romanian President Mr Klaus Iohannis and his wife, Carmen Iohannis, visited on Tuesday, 8 March 2016, the Representation of the Romanian Patriarchate to Jerusalem. The Romanian President and his delegation were encountered by the V. Rev. Archimandrite Teofil Anăstăsoaie, Superior of the Romanian Settlements in the Holy Land, together with the members of…

Mar 8, 2016basilica.ro

The Patriarch of Romania: “The ultimate criterion of the last Judgement is love”

The last criterion of the Last Judgement is love. It was with this sermon that His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, blessed the faithful on the Sunday of the Last Judgement or Meat-fare Sunday. The Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church and His Grace Timotei Prahoveanul, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest, celebrated the…

Mar 6, 2016basilica.ro

Patriarch of Romania: „For the Church, any kind of communication must be also a confession”

The Patriarch of Romania transmitted the mass-media representatives of the Orthodox Eparchies of Romania the fact that for the Church, any kind of communication must be also a confession. These words were said on the occasion of the meeting between His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church and the mass media persons in…

Mar 4, 2016basilica.ro

Let us pray for the recovery of King Michael of Romania!

We have learned with great concern about the aggravated health conditions of His Majesty King Michael I of Romania, a symbolic personality of the history of the Romanian people and of our national dignity. Therefore, we pray God, the Physician of the souls and bodies, to relieve his suffering and grant him good health. At…

Mar 3, 2016basilica.ro

The Romanian Patriarch: “The spiritual father is a doctor who heals spiritual wounds”

17 priests from the Archdiocese of Bucharest were invested spiritual fathers on Wednesday, 02 March 2016. His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Ortodox Church, officiated the service in the historical Parekklesion of the Patriarchal Residence dedicated to St Great Martyr George. The spiritual father is a doctor who heals spiritual wounds In his word,…

Mar 2, 2016basilica.ro

Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to Romania on an Presentation Visit to the Romanian Patriarchate

On 1 March 2016, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel received His Excellency Mr Mile Vasić, Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to Romania, on a presentation visit. Mr Ambassador expressed his gratitude to have been received at the Romanian Patriarchate and made a brief statistic presentation of the religious configuration of his country, which has overcome the…

Mar 1, 2016basilica.ro

Divine Liturgy at „Saint Spyridon the New” Cathedral in Bucharest

Sunday, 28 February 2016, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated, at “Saint Spyridon the New” Cathedral in Bucharest, patriarchal chapel, with the blessing of the Patriarch of Romania, by His Grace Ioan Casian of Vicina, Assistant bishop to the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of the Americas, together with a group of priests and deacons. After reading the…

Feb 28, 2016basilica.ro