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Solemn Commemoration of the Heroes of the Nation at the Patriarchal Cathedral

After the Divine Liturgy celebrated today, 9 June 2016, at the Patriarchal Cathedral, His Grace Macarie, Romanian Orthodox Bishop celebrated a solemn commemoration service for the heroes of the nation, in the presence of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. After the solemn service the Patriarch of Romania explained the reasons why the Cathedral for the Nation’s…

Jun 9, 2016Iulian Dumitraşcu

Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova on an Introductory Visit to the Romanian Patriarchate

Wednesday, 8 June 2016, 11:30 hours, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church received at the Patriarchal Residence the visit of Mr Mihai Grinbincea, Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova in Romania. The Moldavian Ambassador expressed his gratitude for the honour to have been received on a visit to the Romanian Patriarchate and…

Jun 8, 2016Iulian Dumitraşcu

The Patriarch of Romania Received the Visit of the Romanian Ambassador in the Republic of Moldova

Today, at 12:30 hours, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church received the visit of the new Romanian Ambassador in the Republic of Moldova, Mr. Daniel Ioniţă. During the encounter held at the Patriarchal Residence the role of the Church for keeping the national identity of the citizens with the same language, culture,…

Jun 8, 2016Iulian Dumitraşcu

Patriarch of Romania about the Holy and Great Council: “We have to express unity, but also co-responsibility”

In the opening of the works of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, referred to the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church that will convene in Crete this June. His Beatitude urged all faithful, clergy, monastics and lay people to pray, in a universal (Synodal)…

Jun 7, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Blessing of the Patriarchal Palace

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, blessed Monday, June 6, 2016, the Palace of the Patriarchate in Bucharest. Together with His Beatitude also served Their Graces, the Assistant Bishops to the Patriarch, Varlaam of Ploieşti and Ieronim of Sinaia, and the Very Reverend Archimandrites Paisie Teodorescu, patriarchal vicar, and Ciprian Grădinaru, servant…

Jun 6, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

The Patriarch of Romania Expressed his Right to Vote

This Sunday, 5 June 2016, the Romanians went to vote in order to elect their mayors, county and local counsellors. His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church voted today, at 18,00 hours, at polling station no 646 within Ienăchiţă Văcărescu no 74 school in Bucharest. After casting his vote, His Beatitude offered small…

Jun 5, 2016Iulian Dumitraşcu

The Patriarch of Romania: „The Blind Man Healed Confesses the Divinity of Christ”

Today, 5 June 2016, the Orthodox Christians are on the 6th Sunday after Easter. The Church scheduled to read today at the Divine Liturgy, the Bible text of John 9:1-38 on the healing of the man born blind. On this occasion, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church delivered a sermon in the…

Jun 5, 2016Iulian Dumitraşcu

Establishment of the Association of Orthodox Jurists

The founding meeting of the Association of Orthodox Jurists was held Thursday, 26 May 2016, in the Conventus Hall of the Palace of the Romanian Patriarchate. During the meeting, the bylaws of the Association was drafted and the president was elected. At the end of the event, the members of the Association received the blessing…

May 30, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Sunday of the Samaritan Woman at the Romanian Patriarchate

The dialogue with the Samaritan woman shows us that “Jesus Christ, our Saviour, removes both the mental barrier of the superiority and inferiority between Judeans and Samaritans, and one more barrier, that of man’s superiority over woman, which is to be seen in His Church, in the course of time, when lots of women would…

May 29, 2016Gheorghe Anghel

Metropolitan Synod in Bucharest

The Metropolitan Synod of the Holy Metropolis of Muntenia and Dobrudgea met Friday, 20 May 2016, at the Patriarchal Residence in Bucharest, under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church. On the agenda were the review and approval of the service texts of: Sts John Cassian and Germanos of Dobrudgea,…

May 24, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

The Patriarch of Romania: „Let us be grateful to God for the boons received and do good deeds any time”

Today, 22 May 2016, the Orthodox Christians are on the 4th Sunday after Easter. The Church scheduled the Gospel text of John 5:1-15 on the healing of the paralysed man at Bethsaida (see the text below) to be read on this Sunday at the Divine Liturgy. We must suffer a disease with patience, without rebelling…

May 22, 2016Gheorghe Anghel