Romanian Patriarchate

Holy Light from Jerusalem Brought to Romania at the Feast of the Resurrection of the Lord

As every year at Easter time, in order to increase the joy of the clergy, Saturday night, 4 May 2013, a delegation of the Romanian Patriarchate headed by His Grace Varsanufie Prahoveanul, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest, will bring, with the blessing of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, the Holy Light from the church…

May 1, 2013basilica.ro

Palm Sunday at the Patriarchate

On 28 April 2013, the Orthodox Church celebrates the Entrance of the Lord in Jerusalem, a feast also known as the Palm Sunday. During the Divine Liturgy the evangelical pericope of Saint John was read, chapter 12: 1-18, presenting the oiling of Jesus Christ, our Lord, in Betania, as well as the triumphal entrance of…

Apr 28, 2013basilica.ro

Palm Sunday Pilgrimage in Bucharest

Today, 27 April 2013, thousands of faithful and over 700 priests participated in the traditional Palm Sunday pilgrimage held in Bucharest. This year, the pilgrimage of Bucharest organised on the occasion of the feast of the Entrance of the Lord in Jerusalem began with the Vesper service united with the Litany celebrated on the platform…

Apr 27, 2013basilica.ro

The New Cathedral Will Be Like a Resurrection Candle

To end with the Vesper service celebrated today, 27 April 2013, at the Cathedral for the Nation’s Salvation, the Patriarch of Romania explained in the sermon delivered that the new cathedral will be like a Resurrection candle and like a coming out of the humiliation the Church was sentenced to in many ways during the…

Apr 27, 2013basilica.ro

Palm Sunday Vespers at the Cathedral for the Nation’s Salvation

Today, 27 April 2013, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church celebrated the Vesper service united with the Litany on the platform of the Cathedral for the Nation’s Salvation. Besides the Patriarch of Romania, His Grace Varsanufie Prahoveanul, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest, also celebrated, assisted by a group of 12…

Apr 27, 2013basilica.ro

The counsellors for education and the directors of the theological seminaries met the Patriarch of Romania

Today, 26 April 2013, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church met in Europa Christiana hall of the Patriarchate Palace the directors of theological and high schools seminaries, and the counsellors for education and youth activity, as well as the specialised inspectors of the Romanian Patriarchate. During the meeting His Beatitude spoke to…

Apr 26, 2013basilica.ro

Palm Sunday Pilgrimage Organised for the Sixth Time in Bucharest

This year, the pilgrimage organised in Bucharest on the occasion of the Lord’s entry in Jerusalem will begin Saturday, 27 April 2013, 15.00 hours, with the Vesper service celebrated on the platform of the Cathedral for the Nation’s Salvation (or at the patriarchal chapel of the “Resurrection of the Lord” if raining). After the service,…

Apr 25, 2013basilica.ro

Feast of Saint George at the Patriarchal Residence

On 23 April, the Orthodox Church celebrates Saint Great Martyr George, the Victory Bearer who is the protector of the historical chapel of the Patriarchal Residence. In the sermon delivered within the Divine Liturgy celebrated in the historical chapel, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel emphasised the model to be followed that Saint Great Martyr George gives…

Apr 23, 2013basilica.ro

Palm Sunday Pilgrimage Will Take Place from the Cathedral for the Nation’s Salvation up to the Patriarchal Cathedral

Today, 21 April 2013, His Beatitude Daniel announced in the end of the Divine Liturgy, in the Patriarchal Cathedral, that Saturday, 27 April 2013, the Palm Sunday pilgrimage will take place from the Cathedral for the Nation’s Salvation to the Patriarchal Cathedral. “As we have already done during the last few years, the Palm Sunday…

Apr 21, 2013basilica.ro

The 5th Sunday of the Lent at the Patriarchal Cathedral

Today, 21 April 2013, the 5th Sunday of the Lent, also named of Pious Mary the Egyptian, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Patriarchal Cathedral of Bucharest, assisted by a group of priests and deacons. In the sermon delivered after reading the Evangelical pericope (Mark 10:…

Apr 21, 2013basilica.ro

The Patriarch of Romania met the representatives of the administrative departments of the country

Today, 19 April 2013, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, met the eparchial administrative vicars, administrative counsellors, and church inspectors of the Romanian Patriarchate, in Europa Christiana hall of the Patriarchate Palace. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel delivered a speech in which he spoke about the responsibility the counsellors have in an eparchy:…

Apr 19, 2013basilica.ro