Romanian Patriarchate

The Week in Pictures: April 22 – 29, 2019

A selection of the best pictures from last week’s events in the Orthodox world.

May 1, 2019Raluca-Emanuela Ene

Paschal Catechetical Homily of St. John Chrysostom

„Whosoever is a devout lover of God, let him enjoy this beautiful bright Festival. And whosoever is a grateful servant, let him joyously enter into the joy of his Lord. And if any be weary with fasting, let him now receive his reward. If any has toiled from the first hour, let him receive his…

Apr 28, 2019Sorin Ioniţe

Holy Fire arrives in Romania

The Holy Fire arrived in Romania on Saturday evening, April 27, 2019. The plane bringing the Romanian delegation, headed by His Grace Bishop Timotei of Prahova, landed on Henri Coandă International Airport at 19:09 The Holy Fire was brought from Jerusalem to Romania for the eleventh time this year. The tradition was established by His…

Apr 27, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Thousands flood Bucharest to remember Christ’s Entry into Jerusalem: VIDEO

Thousands of clergy and believers lined the streets of Bucharest to remember Christ’s glorious Entry into Jerusalem but also to profess their faith publicly during the annual Palm Sunday procession on Saturday afternoon. The worshipers walked from Radu Voda Monastery where palm branches and willow branches were blessed during a short service officiated by the…

Apr 20, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

‘The Good to Know’ online magazine: April 2019

If you haven’t managed to follow Basilica.ro on social platforms lately because you decided to fast from social media, we warmheartedly congratulate you and provide you with a summary of the most important religious events in our latest issue of the Good to Know magazine: April 2019. Inside the fourth issue of our Good to…

Apr 19, 2019Sorin Ioniţe

Preparations for sanctification of Holy Chrism in Bucharest

Preparations are made for the sanctification of the Holy Chrism in the Romanian Orthodox Church next week. This celebration takes place approximately once every ten years, when the reserve of Holy Chrism nears depletion, in accordance with the pastoral and missionary needs of an Autocephalous Orthodox Church. When will the sanctification take place? After completing…

Apr 18, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Notre Dame fire: Romanian Patriarchate expresses sorrow, hope for quick restoration

The Romanian Patriarchate has received with great sorrow the news regarding the fire that destroyed the roof of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, a religious, historic, and architectural monument of inestimable value, a symbol of European Christianity, well-known throughout the world and visited every year by millions of pilgrims and tourists. The venerable emblem of the…

Apr 16, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Georgian PM visits St Anthimos Monastery in Bucharest

During his stay in Romania, the Prime-minister of Georgia Mamuka Bakhtadze visited the monastic settlement founded in Bucharest by Saint Anthimos the Iberian. The Georgian PM was welcomed at the Monastery by the Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiesti on Monday, April 15, 2019. After accompanying PM Bakhtadze to the monastery’s main church and museum,…

Apr 16, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

New deacon ordained as new hope for an enhanced work at Bucharest parish

The Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiesti on Sunday performed the ordination to the diaconate of Basilica News Agency’s Editor Iulian Dumitrascu noting that he is ‘a hope for an enhanced work in a parish that is already distinguished by a multitude of spiritual and social works’. The ordination was performed during the Divine Liturgy…

Apr 15, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

National Cathedral consecration attendance statistics

The Chancellery of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church published a report presenting information about the attendance of believers at the consecration of the National Cathedral in Bucharest, giving the exact names of parishes and group attendants. As estimated by the Romanian Gendarmerie, approximately 150,000 people visited the National Cathedral and venerated the…

Apr 15, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

International Meeting of Orthodox Youth 2019: Program

Over 2500 Orthodox young people from all across the world will gather this September in Romania’s southern city of Craiova for a four-day event aiming to foster the three cardinal Christian values of faith, hope and love. Opening ceremony The opening ceremony will take place on Thursday evening, Sept. 5, at Mihai Viteazul Square, where…

Apr 11, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu