Romanian Patriarchate

Faith is a spiritual sight of the heart

Today, 2 December 2012, the Orthodox faithful are on the 31st Sunday after the Pentecost. The evangelical pericope according to Luke concerning the healing of the blind man of Jericho was read in all churches during the Divine Liturgy. This wonder teaches us, first of all, how important faith is, seen not as an intellectual…

Dec 2, 2012basilica.ro

14 Years Since the Passing Away of Father Cleopa

14 years passed since one of the best known father confessors of Romania, Rev. Archimandrite Cleopa Ilie passed away. Father Cleopa Ilie was born one century ago, on 10 April 1912, in Culița commune, count of Botoșani, and joined monasticism when he was 17 years old. The 12 years he spent as shepherd for the…

Dec 2, 2012basilica.ro

National Day at the Romanian Patriarchate

On 1 December 2012, a Te Deum service was celebrated at the Patriarchal Cathedral on the occasion of the National Day of Romania. His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church celebrated the religious service assisted by priests and deacons, in the presence of many faithful. On this occasion, the Primate of the Romanian…

Dec 1, 2012basilica.ro

Cathedral of the Nation’s Salvation is a Symbol of the Apostolic Dignity and Faith of the Romanian People

The feast of Saint Andrew is one of the saint patron days of the future Cathedral for the Nation’s Salvation, so that His Beatitude showed in the speech delivered today, 30 November 2012, feast of the Protector of Romania, that this construction would also be a symbol of the national unity because the feast of…

Nov 30, 2012basilica.ro

Worship of Saint Andrew the Apostle Shows First of All Our Dignity of Apostolic Church

The historians’ relations and the Holy Tradition show that Saint Andrew is the first preacher of the Gospel with our Dacian – Romans forerunners, so that the Romanian Christianity has apostolic origin. Having been entrusted the evangelisation of the territories close to the Black Sea, the first called Apostle must have preached the Gospel both…

Nov 30, 2012basilica.ro

Christian Faith is Intrinsic Part of the Romanian Identity

The Protector of Romania, Saint Andrew the Apostle, the First Called, was specially worshipped today, 30 November 2012, at the Patriarchal Cathedral, where the Patriarch of Romania celebrated the Divine Liturgy. His Beatitude showed in the speech delivered that today’s feast is a holiday of the entire Romanian people pointing out the fact that Christianization…

Nov 30, 2012basilica.ro

The Preaching Of The Salvation Gospel Is A Holy Work

In the sermon delivered at the Divine Liturgy celebrated at the Patriarchal Cathedral on 30 November 2012, feast of Saint Andrew the Apostle, the First Called, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church emphasised the life and missionary activity of the Protector of Romania. Saint Andrew the Apostle was the first preacher of…

Nov 30, 2012basilica.ro

The Feast of Saint Andrew the Apostle at the Romanian Patriarchate

Today, 30 November 2012, the Orthodox Church celebrates Saint Andrew the Apostle, the First Called, the Protector of Romania. The day of 30 November was consecrated as free legal feast by Law no 147 of 23 July 2012, adopted by the Senate of Romania on 23 November 2011 and by the Chamber of Deputies on…

Nov 30, 2012basilica.ro

Festive time at the Patriarchate Palace

The day of 30 November, celebration of Saint Andrew the Apostle, was declared free day. The event was marked today in “Europa Christiana” Hall of the Patriarchate Palace in the presence of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, of the Assistant Bishops to the Patriarch Ciprian Câmpineanul and Varlaam Ploieșteanul, of the members of the Church National…

Nov 27, 2012basilica.ro

Re-consecration of the Church of the Annunciation and Saint Martyr Ecaterina of Giulesti district of Bucharest

Today, 25 November 2012, hundreds of faithful attended the re-consecration of the church of the “Annunciation” and of “Saint Martyr Ecaterina” situated in Giulesti district of Bucharest. The religious service was celebrated by the Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church assisted by a group of priests and deacons. To end with, His Beatitude appreciated the…

Nov 25, 2012basilica.ro

The Patriarch of Romania Consecrated the General Hospital within the Centre of Diagnosis and Treatment of Dr. Victor Babes of Bucharest

Today, 24 November 2012, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel inaugurated the General Hospital within the Centre of Diagnosis and Treatment of “Dr Victor Babes” of Bucharest. The Primate of the Romanian Orthodox Church said on the occasion that the new medical settlement is very useful in Romania taking into account the increased demand of medical assistance…

Nov 24, 2012basilica.ro