Romanian Patriarchate

The 2nd Sunday of the Lent at the Patriarchal Cathedral

Today, 8 March 2015, the Orthodox Church is on the 2nd Sunday of the Lent (of Saint Gregory Palama). His Eminence Antimos, Metropolitan of Alexandropolis and Samutraki and exarch of Rodopi (Greece) and His Grace Timotei Prahoveanul, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral assisted by a…

Mar 8, 2015basilica.ro

„Praying for others and helping them shows us the mystery of the Church – communion”

Today, 8 March 2015, the Orthodox Church is on the 2nd Sunday of the Lent, of Saint Gregory Palama. The Church scheduled the Evangelical parable of Saint Mark the Evangelist 2:1-12, for this Sunday, on the Healing of the paralyzed man of Capernaum, as well as the Evangelical parable of Saint John 10:9-16. Son, your…

Mar 8, 2015basilica.ro

The Parable Of The „Prodigal Son” Is A Model Of Repentance For All People

Today, 8 February 2015, the Orthodox Church is on the 34th Sunday after the Pentecost, of the Return of the Prodigal Son. The evangelical parable of Luke 15:11-32 which presents the Return of the Prodigal Son was read in all the Orthodox churches, at the Divine Liturgy: “Jesus continued: “There was a man who had…

Feb 8, 2015basilica.ro

The Holy Synod Met At The Romanian Patriarchate

This Thursday, 5 February 2015, the members of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church met in working session at the Patriarchal Residence. The session was preceded by the Divine Liturgy and Te Deum celebrated at the Patriarchal Cathedral by His Grace Emilian Lovisteanul, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Ramnic. To start with,…

Feb 5, 2015basilica.ro

The Divine Liturgy And Te Deum Before The Working Session Of The Holy Synod

Today, 5 February 2015, a Te Deum service was celebrated at the Patriarchal Cathedral of Bucharest, in the presence of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church and of the members of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church, before opening the working session of the Holy Synod. The religious service was…

Feb 5, 2015basilica.ro

The Divine Liturgy and Te Deum to Open the Church National Assembly

Wednesday, 4 February 2015, a Te Deum service was celebrated, at the Patriarchal Cathedral, in the presence of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, of the Holy Synod members and of the Church National Assembly, for opening the working session of the Church National Assembly. The religious service was celebrated by His Grace Andrei Fagarasanul,…

Feb 4, 2015basilica.ro

All Our Life We Are Called To Meet Christ In Our Soul

Every year, on 2 February, the Orthodox faithful celebrate the Presentation of the Lord. The feast remembers the presentation of Infant Jesus in the Temple of Jerusalem, 40 days after His birth, as the Judaic tradition stipulated. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel explained the significance of the feast after the Divine Liturgy celebrated in the chapel…

Feb 2, 2015basilica.ro

The Devoted Prayer Is The Basis Of The True Spiritual Love

Today, 1 February 2015, the Orthodox Church is on the 33rd Sunday after Pentecost, called of the Tax collector and of the Pharisee. The evangelical pericope of St Evangelist Luke 18:10-14 about the Tax collector and the Pharisee was read at the Divine Liturgy in all the Orthodox Churches: “Two men went up to the…

Feb 1, 2015basilica.ro

A New Coordinator Of The Priests Of Charity Of Bucharest

From today, 27 January 2015 forward the priests of charity of the Archdiocese of Bucharest will have a new coordinator in the person of rev Marius Ciprian Dinu. The decision was taken during the standing meeting of the Eparchial Council of the Archdiocese of Bucharest met today at the Patriarchal Residence, under the chairmanship of…

Jan 27, 2015basilica.ro

The Patriarch of Romania Awarded the „Brancovean Saints Martyrs” Order to Rev Horia Nicolae Prioteasa

Today, 27 January 2015, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church awarded the “Brancovean Saints Martyrs” for clergy to Rev Horia Nicolae Prioteasa. Rev Prioteasa held the position of coordinator of the priests of charity of the Archdiocese of Bucharest so far. On this occasion, the Patriarch of Romania said: “We, the Christians,…

Jan 27, 2015basilica.ro

„Zacchaeus becomes merciful and generous when he sees the unprecedented mercy of God”

Today, 25 January 2015, the Orthodox Church is on the 32nd Sunday after the Pentecost. The Evangelical pericope of Saint Evangelist Luke (19:1-10) presenting the encounter of Jesus Christ, our Lord, with chief tax collector Zacchaeus was read in all the Orthodox churches: “Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there by…

Jan 25, 2015basilica.ro