Romanian Patriarchate

St Gregory of Nyssa celebrated in Bucharest. Believers venerated the relics of the Saint

Many faithful from Bucharest participated Tuesday, 10 January 2016, in the Divine Liturgy celebrated at Lady Bălașa Church. The Very Reverend Archimandrite Ciprian Grădinaru presided over the Divine Liturgy in the concelebration of an assembly of priests. The Church celebrated one of its protector saints: St Gregory of Nyssa. Rev. Dr. Nicolae Giolu delivered a…

Jan 11, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Preventive Healthcare and Health Education Program for a Thousand Children in 2016

Almost a thousand children from Ilfov and Prahova Counties benefited last year from the Preventive Healthcare and Health Education Program. The volunteers of the Chapel of the National Cathedral carried out the program from 4 August to 5 December 2016. The need for a program dealing with preventive healthcare and health education was observed during…

Jan 10, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Eve of the Theophany | Great Blessing of Waters at the Patriarchal Cathedral

The Very Rev. Archimandrite Clement Haralam, Great Ecclesiarch, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest on the Eve of the Baptism of the Lord, 5 January 2017. At the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy on the eve of the feast, the Great Blessing of Waters was performed. After the office, the faithful…

Jan 5, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Solemn and Commemorative Year 2017 officially proclaimed in the Romanian Patriarchate

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, Sunday officially proclaimed year 2017 as Solemn Year of Holy Icons, Iconographers and Church Painters and Commemorative Year of Patriarch Justinian and of the Defenders of Orthodoxy during Communism. His Grace Varlaam of Ploieşti, Assistant Bishop to the Patriarch and Secretary of the Holy Synod, read…

Jan 3, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Retrospective of 2016 in Romanian Patriarchate

January 1 January 2016 – After the Te Deum service officiated on the first day of the Year 2016, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, officially proclaimed the Year 2016 as a Solemn Year of the Religious Education of the Orthodox Christian Youth and a Commemorative Year of Saint Hieromartyr Anthimos the Ivirite and of the Church Typographers in the Romanian…

Jan 1, 2017Iulian Dumitraşcu

Second day of Christmas at the Patriarchal Cathedral

On the second day of Christmas, the Orthodox Church celebrates the Synaxis of the Most Holy Mother of God. The same day, Romanians commemorate Venerable Nicodemus from Tismana. On this occasion, His Grace Timotei of Prahova, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest, celebrated Monday, 26 December 2016, the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral…

Dec 26, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Decisions of the Holy Synod regarding Church life

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church held Friday, 16 December 2016, an extraordinary session in the Synodal Hall of the Patriarchal Residence, under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. The following decisions were taken: In the constant effort to improve the quality of Religion classes, the Working Group for Orthodox Religious Education…

Dec 20, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

HG Bishop Timotei of Prahova: Saint Eleftherios urges faithful to live in love and communion

Hundreds of faithful participated Thursday, 15 December 2016, at the feast of St Eleftherios Church, patriarchal chapel, in Bucharest. A fragment of the relics of Hieromartyr Eleftherios was placed for veneration inside the church. His Grace Timotei of Prahova, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest, celebrated the festive Divine Liturgy. In his homily, Bishop…

Dec 16, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Holy Synod elects new Bishop of Maramureş and Sătmar

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church met Friday, 16 December 2016, for an extraordinary session at the Patriarchal Residence, under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. During this meeting, the new Bishop for the vacant seat of Maramureş and Sătmar was elected, following the death of His Eminence Hon Archbishop Justinian Chira.…

Dec 16, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Benefit Concert held in Bucharest. Funds collected were directed to children in distress

The sixth edition of the benefit concert entitled We sing carols by tradition was held Wednesday, in Bucharest. The Association of Students of Orthodox Theology organised Wednesday, 14 December, a benefit concert at the National Library of Romania. Hundreds of people responded to the invitation to listen carols and offer donations for children in distress.…

Dec 15, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Ordinations in Bucharest on the Feast of St Dositheos, Metropolitan of Moldova

Saint Dositheos (Dosoftei), Metropolitan of Moldova, was commemorated Tuesday, 13 December 2016, at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Spyridon in Bucharest. His Grace Timotei of Prahova, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest, celebrated the Divine Liturgy. In his homily delivered after the gospel reading, Bishop Timotei focused on the life of Saint Dositheos, calling…

Dec 15, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu