Romanian Patriarchate

The gift of baptism is a spiritual gift which prepares us for the heavenly life

Today, 5 January 2014, the Sunday before the Baptism of the Lord, the Gospel presenting the preaching of Saint John the Baptist was read in all churches. His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church delivered a sermon in the chapel of the Patriarchal Residence dedicated to Saint Gregory the Enlightener, in which he…

Jan 5, 2014basilica.ro

The Servant Priests of the Patriarchal Cathedral at the Patriarchal Residence

On 5 January 2014, the servant priests of the Patriarchal Cathedral announced the Baptism of the Lord to His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church and blessed the rooms of the Patriarchal Residence with Great Holy Water. According to the tradition of the Orthodox Church, on this day the priests go to the…

Jan 5, 2014basilica.ro

Proclamation of the Eucharistic Year and of the Brancovean Saints Martyrs

After the celebration of the Divine Liturgy and of the Te Deum service on 1 January 2014, in the Patriarchal Cathedral, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church officially proclaimed the year 2014 as Solemn Eucharistic Year (of the Holy Confession and Holy Communion) and Commemorative Year of the Brancovean Saints Martyrs in…

Jan 1, 2014basilica.ro

New Year Te Deum

Because the religious feast of 1 January also marks the beginning of the civil year, which must be received with spiritual joy, today, 1 January 2014, the Te Deum service was celebrated at the end of the Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great as done at pan-Orthodox level and as the regulations stipulate. The…

Jan 1, 2014basilica.ro

The New Year Celebrated at the Patriarchate

On 1 January 2014, the Orthodox Church celebrates the Circumcision of Jesus Christ, our Lord, and Saint Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea of Cappadocchia. On the first day of the civil New Year 2014, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral, together with His…

Jan 1, 2014basilica.ro

New Year Religious Service at the Patriarchal Cathedral

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church celebrated the Akathistos of Jesus Christ, our Lord, at the Patriarchal Cathedral of Bucharest, at the beginning of the civil New Year 2014, assisted by a group of priests and deacons, in the presence of many faithful. The Akathistos service was accompanied by thanksgiving prayers for…

Jan 1, 2014basilica.ro

The Patriarch of Romania at Tiganesti Monastery

On 29 December 2013, the Sunday after the Nativity of the Lord, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, visited the community of Tiganesti monastery. The Primate of the Romanian Orthodox Church emphasised in the sermon delivered the teachings resulted from today’s evangelical pericope which presents the Exodus of the Holy Family to Egypt. Out of…

Dec 29, 2013basilica.ro

2014 – Solemn Eucharistic year (of the Holy Confession and Holy Communion) and the Commemorative year of the Brancovean Saints Martyrs in the Romanian Patriarchate

Following the initiative of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, during the working session of 29 October 2012, the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church approved that the year 2014 should be declared Solemn Eucharistic year (of the Holy Confession and Holy Communion) and Commemorative year of the Brancovean Saints Martyrs in the Romanian Patriarchate. In…

Dec 28, 2013basilica.ro

Carollers at the Patriarchal Residence

After they gave the answers at the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral, the members of the “Nicolae Lungu” Chorus carolled His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania at the Patriarchal Residence. “The chant is a missionary work, not a simple entertainment. It is the support of prayer and strengthening of the truths of faith in…

Dec 25, 2013basilica.ro

Feast of the Nativity of the Lord at the Romanian Patriarchate

Every year, on 25 December, the Orthodox Church celebrates the Nativity of the Lord. On the day of this glorious feast the Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the Patriarchal Cathedral by His Beatitude Daniel, Archbishop of Bucharest, Metropolitan of Muntenia and Dobrudgea, Locum Tenens of the Throne of Caesarea of Cappadocchia and Patriarch of the…

Dec 25, 2013basilica.ro

The Servant Priests Of The Patriarchal Cathedral Took The Icon Of The Nativity Of The Lord To The Patriarchal Cathedral

Today, 24 December 2013, the servant priests of the Patriarchal Cathedral announced the Nativity of the Lord to His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church. After the celebration of the Divine Liturgy, the priests took the icon of the feast to the Patriarchal Residence, according to tradition. A polichronium service was celebrated here,…

Dec 24, 2013basilica.ro