2022: When does the Fast of the Holy Apostles begin?
This year, the Fast of the Holy Apostles begins on Monday, June 20, and lasts for nine days. The commemoration day of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul is celebrated every year on June 29.…
Spirituality
Prayer and communion are fundamental pillars of the living Church: Romanian Bishop of Canada in Easter Pastoral Letter
In his Easter Pastoral Letter, the Romanian Bishop of Canada reminds us that the Church was established through prayer and communion after the disciples met Resurrected Christ. The hierarch also emphasizes the Eucharist as an…
Pastoral Letter of the Romanian Metropolitan of the Americas: Changing the world begins within ourselves
The Romanian Metropolitan of the Americas explains in his Easter Pastoral Letter what is the meaning of the candle that we lit on the night of Resurrection. He says we can change the world by…
Romania’s single church dedicated to St Symeon the New Theologian to hold patronal celebrations
Preparations are underway for the patronal celebrations of Romania’s single church dedicated to St Symeon the New Theologian. Father Ioan Bârgăoanu, Dean of Onești and parish priest of the “St Symeon the New Theologian” Church,…
7 pieces of spiritual advice for a meaningful Lent by Metropolitan Andrei of Cluj
His Eminence Metropolitan Andrei of Cluj offered seven pieces of practical advice for spiritual progress during Great Lent. “On March 7, 2022, we begin Lent. There has always been a need for prayer and fasting,…
When does Great Lent 2022 start?
Great Lent begins on Monday, March 7, 2022. Also called Quadragesima or Tessaracoste, Great Lent is a 40-day season of spiritual preparation that comes before the Feast of Holy Pascha or the Resurrection of our…
Saint Diadochos of Photiki, the newest Saint in the Romanian Church’s calendar
During its working session last December, the Holy Synod decided to include Saint Diadochos, Bishop of Photiki, in the calendar of the Romanian Orthodox Church, with commemoration day on March 29. The Holy Synod also…
Bessarabia Metropolitan Petru urges respect for all born and unborn children in his Christmas encyclical
“The Church defends the unborn life because it looks with love to every woman who must give birth to children,” Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia notes in his Christmas encyclical. “God’s sign is the child,” His…
After 15 years of preparation, French octogenarian Françoise Détouche becomes Sister Radegund at Văratic Monastery
Converted to Orthodoxy in 1990, a French octogenarian received the monastic tonsure at Văratic Monastery after fifteen years of preparation. Under the mantle of the Abbess Iosefina Giosanu, Françoise Détouche received the name of Saint…
Let us bring the sighs of the publican as an offering to God: On fasting with the abbess of Bistrița – Vâlcea Monastery
Stavrophore Anastasia Honcioiu, Abbess of Bistrița – Vâlcea Monastery, urges everyone “to bring to God the sighs of the publican” and to avoid despair by putting our trust in God. The abbess agreed to answer…