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The Week in Pictures: November 29 – December 5, 2021

St. Andrew’s feast, Romania’s National Day celebrations, as well as the first snowflakes are captured in our weekly photo feature from the Orthodox world. Last week’s most-liked Instagram photo:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Basilica News Agency (@basilica.ro) Do you want to be featured in our weekly selection of…

Dec 8, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: November 22 – 28, 2021

“When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do” (Matthew 6:16): this quote may best illustrate the previous fasting week. We let the images speak further. Last week’s most-liked Instagram photo:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Basilica News Agency (@basilica.ro) Do you want to be featured in…

Dec 1, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: November 15 – 21, 2021

Last week’s photos illustrate the joy of fasting. From children’s smiles to serene monastic faces or beautiful late autumn landscapes, joy was present everywhere.  Last week’s most-liked Instagram photo:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Basilica News Agency (@basilica.ro) Do you want to be featured in our weekly selection of…

Nov 23, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: November 8 – 14, 2021

November 8 – 14 was the saints’ week. A week full of divine services and events showing the love of the Church for the angels and for saints Nektarios, Menas, John Chrysostom, Gregory Palamas and the Năsăud Confessors. Last week’s most-liked Instagram photo:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Basilica…

Nov 18, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

In pictures: Feast day of Saint Nectarios at Radu Voda Monastery – 2021

The Holy Hierarch Nectarios of Aegina was honoured on Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at Radu Vodă Monastery in Bucharest, where a particle of the Saint’s relics is kept. The festive Divine Liturgy was celebrated by His Grace Assistant Bishop Timotei of Prahova in the presence of hundreds of believers. Photography courtesy of Basilica.ro / Raluca…

Nov 11, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

The Week in Pictures: November 1 – 7, 2021

The joy of Orthodox life is the same in distant Africa and Romania. Please see our selection of photos taken between November 1 and 7. Last week’s most-liked Instagram photo:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Basilica News Agency (@basilica.ro) Do you want to be featured in our weekly selection…

Nov 9, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: October 25 – 31, 2021

Sunsets, fall escapes, icons and pilgrim portraits are just a part of our selection of photos taken between October 25 – 31, 2021. Last week’s most-liked Instagram photo:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Basilica News Agency (@basilica.ro) Do you want to be featured in our weekly selection of photos?…

Nov 1, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: October 18 -24, 2021

Divine grace is omnipresent around the world. We receive from you more and more evidence on it. This week we have shots from Săpânța, where a monastic synaxis was held, autumn landscapes from Curtea de Argeș, Dervent and Izbuc, photos from Bulgaria, where St. John of Rila was celebrated, and from Bucharest, where the pilgrimage…

Oct 27, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Photo gallery: Eve of the feast of Saint Demetrius the New at the Patriarchal Cathedral 2021

His Grace the Assistant Bishop to the Bucharest Archdiocese Timotei of Prahova officiated the All-night Vigil in honour of the patron saint of Bucharest, Saint Demetrius the New, at the Patriarchal Cathedral, on Monday, October 25, 2021. Photography courtesy of Basilica.ro / Raluca Ene Follow us on Instagram: @basilica.ro

Oct 27, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

The feast of Saint Demetrius the Myrrh-gusher at the Romanian Patriarchate – 2021 | PHOTO

The Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the outdoor altar of the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest on Tuesday, October 26, 2021. Photography courtesy of Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu

Oct 26, 2021Mircea Florescu

PHOTO: All-night vigil for St Demetrius the Myrrh-gusher of Thessalonica on the Hill of the Patriarchate – 2021

His Grace Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești officiated the all-night vigil in honour of Great Martyr Demetrius the Myrrh-gusher, on Hill of the Patriarchate, on Monday, October 25, 2021. Photography courtesy of: Basilica.ro / Raluca Ene

Oct 26, 2021Raluca-Emanuela Ene