Romanian Patriarchate

The Second Easter Day at the Romanian Patriarchate

On 2 May 2016, the second Easter day, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the Patriarchal Cathedral by His Grace Varlaam Ploieşteanul, Assistant Bishop to the Patriarch, together with a group of priests and deacons serving at the Cathedral. The celebrating group also included the Very Rev. Archimandrite  Clement Haralam, Great Ecclesiarch of the Patriarchal…

May 2, 2016Iulian Dumitraşcu

Patriarch of Romania: “The Holy Fire is the peaceful and joyful gift granted by Jesus Christ to the clergy and the faithful as a proof of His love”

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, welcomed Saturday, April 30, 2016 at the Patriarchal Cathedral the Holy Fire (Light) from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. The Assistant Bishops to the Patriarch, Their Graces Varlaam of Ploiești and Ieronim of Sinaia, were also present. The Holy Fire was brought to Romania by a…

Apr 30, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Palm Sunday at the Romanian Patriarchate

On 24 April 2016, the Orthodox Church celebrates the Entrance of the Lord into Jerusalem, feast known as the Palm Sunday. On this day, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church celebrated the Divine Liturgy, in the Patriarchal Cathedral, together with His Grace Timotei Prahoveanul, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest, assisted…

Apr 24, 2016Iulian Dumitraşcu

„Presents for Pilgrims” Shop Inaugurated

A new shop of the Department for vending church objects and books of the Archdiocese of Bucharest was inaugurated Friday, 22 April 2016. “Presents for Pilgrims” shop is located in the precincts of the North Train Station in Bucharest. The blessing service was celebrated by rev. fr. Mihai Aurel, Eparchial vicar. At the end, the…

Apr 22, 2016Iulian Dumitraşcu

Invitation to Palm Sunday Procession in Bucharest (map)

The traditional Palm Sunday Procession will take place on the eve of the Feast of the Entry of Our Lord into Jerusalem, Saturday, 23 April 2016. Every faithful is invited to take part in this event. The procession will begin by the Vesper Service officiated in the church of Radu Vodă Monastery in Bucharest, followed by…

Apr 19, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Relics of Saint Nectarios will be venerated at Izbuc Monastery, Bihor county

Friday, 15 April 2016, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania blessed the shrine with a particle of Saint Hierarch Nectarios from Aegina. The shrine belongs to Izbuc Monastery from Bihor county. The religious service was celebrated in the historical chapel dedicated to Saint George, within the Patriarchal Residence. His Grace Varlaam Ploieşteanul, Assistant Bishop to…

Apr 15, 2016Iulian Dumitraşcu

Saint Hierarch Pachomius of Gledin

Saint Hierarch Pachomius of Gledin is celebrated today, 14 April, in Romanian Orthodox Church. Saint Pachomius was born in 1674, in Gledin village, Bistriţa-Năsăud region. Having been brought up by parents obedient to God, he became a true follower of Christ and because the Orthodox faith was persecuted in Transylvania he left his parents’ house…

Apr 14, 2016Iulian Dumitraşcu

The Patriarch of Romania Celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Cernica Monastery

Today, thousands of faithful were present at Cernica Monastery attending the Divine Liturgy celebrated in “Saint Great Martyr George” church, by His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church. On 10 April 2016, the 4th Sunday of Lent, also called Sunday of Saint Pious John Climacus, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel celebrated the Divine Liturgy…

Apr 10, 2016Iulian Dumitraşcu

104 Years since the Birth of Father Archimandrite Cleopa Ilie

Father Cleopa, considered by many people a unique “Avva” of the Romanian spirituality, as inspiringly Rev. Prof Dr Dumitru Staniloae called him, was born in Suliţa commune, Botoşani county, on a spring day. His parents, Alexandru and Ana Ilie, called him Constantin, and he was the fifth child of the ten to this family of…

Apr 10, 2016Iulian Dumitraşcu

Only 37.9% of the places of worship built in Romania after 1989 belong to the Romanian Orthodox Church

The Romanian State Secretariat for Religious Affairs has recently published a centralized analysis regarding the number of places of worship in Romania, as at 31 December 2015. These statistics offer the possibility of a quantitative comparison between religious denominations and have the advantage of clarifying an aspect that has been more and more invoked as…

Apr 8, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

His Grace Macarie: „The way of the cross is always accomplished in the joy and victory of the Resurrection”

On the 3rd Sunday of Lent, dedicated to the Holy Cross, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the Patriarchal Cathedral IN Bucharest by His Grace Macarie, Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Northern Europe, assisted by a group of priests and deacons. After the reading of the Holy Gospel, His Grace spoke about following Christ, assuming the…

Apr 3, 2016Iulian Dumitraşcu