On the International Children’s Day, 1 June 2017, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, sends up prayers for the children and young people everywhere, but especially for those in Romania. We quote the personal prayer of the Romanian Patriarch on this occasion: O, Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Heavenly Father, Who have blessed the children and said: Let…
Icons are a permanent calling to prayer and a liturgical form of confessing the truth that the invisible Son of God has become visible, that the Eternal One was made a mortal Man so that passing through death and resurrection to give us afresh the eternal life, Patriarch Daniel said May 29 addressing the clergy present…
On the seventh Sunday after Easter, the Gospel points out that true faith and prayer maintain the unity of the Church. Our Lord Jesus Christ prays for the unity of the Church because He knows how hard it is to maintain it in the face of selfish passions of humans and of the wiles of…
The Romanian Patriarchate has learned with much sorrow that 26 Christians, among whom children, were killed and dozens were wounded in the Egyptian province of Minya, after several gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying passengers. The bus was travelling to the Monastery of St Samuel, near Minya, which has a large population of Coptic…
After the Divine Liturgy celebrated at the Patriarchal Cathedral on the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord 2017, Bishop Timotei of Prahova officiated a memorial service for the rest of the souls of the national Romanian heroes. He pointed out that the history of the Romanian nation is sprinkled with many sacrifices because of the…
Many believers from Bucharest attended the Divine Liturgy celebrated May 25 at the Patriarchal Cathedral by His Grace Timotei of Prahova, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest. In his homily, His Grace focused on the spiritual beauty and significance of the glorious feast of the Ascension of the Lord. He reflected on the tie…
His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, celebrated Thursday the Divine Liturgy at Lady Balasa Church in Bucharest on its patronal feast. Patriarch Daniel offered his reflections on the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord stressing its importance in the life of the believers and referred to the Heroes’ Commemoration Day. The…
On Monday morning, 22nd May 2017, the President of the U.S.A. Mr. Donald Trump arrived at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel-Aviv. Present at the official welcome was His Beatitude Theophilos, Patriarch of Jerusalem. In the afternoon of the same day, the President of the U.S.A. visited the Church of the Resurrection, coming from David’s Gate with…
These days Ss. Constantine and Helen Cathedral in Chicago was adorned with joy for the feast of its heavenly protectors. The patron saints of the Cathedral were honored with great reverence this year. The feast started Saturday, May 20th, with Vespers officiated by His Eminence Metropolitan Nicolae and the priests of the Cathedral. The feast…
The Romanian Patriarchate has learned with much sorrow about the May 22 Manchester terror attack following which 22 persons died and other 59 were injured, among the victims being unfortunately children. We deplore the continuation of the wave of violence caused by terrorism that assaults Europe and we express our hope that the state authorities…
The Polish Church was the first Autocephalous Orthodox Church to respond positively to the Romanian Patriarchate’s proposal to introduce Romanian Saints to its local church calendar. According to a communique of the Synodal office, during its 16 May working session, the Holy Synod of the Polish Orthodox Church decided to add several Romanian Saints to…
The protector Saints of the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, the Equal to the Apostles Emperor Saint Constantine and his mother Helen were celebrated Sunday, 21 May 2017, with devoutness. On this occasion, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, presided over the Divine Liturgy in the concelebration of hierarchs, priests and deacons. The concelebrants of His…
Address by His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, to the International Congress of Theology entitled Criteria for recognition and evaluation of Byzantine painting (icon and fresco), 20-24 May 2017, Palace of the Patriarchate, Bucharest: The International Congress of Theology entitled Criteria for recognition and evaluation of Byzantine painting (icon and fresco), organised…
The Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest celebrated Saturday, 20 May 2017, the Divine Liturgy at Radu Voda Monastery in the concelebration of several priests and deacons. During the Divine Liturgy, His Grace Bishop Timotei of Prahova ordained Archdeacon Mihai Constantin Muşat a priest on behalf of the Holy Archangels Parish in Bucharest’s Sector…
The Hierarchs of the Holy Metropolis of Muntenia and Dobrudja gathered Saturday evening at the Patriarchal Residence in a working session of the Metropolitan Synod. His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, chaired the 20 May meeting in his capacity as Metropolitan of Muntenia and Dobrudja. The Bishops approved several documents on the future canonization of…
Many believers were present on Monday 15 May 2017, at the Putna Monastery where the first Liturgy was celebrated in honor of Metropolitan Saint Jacob of Putna. Those present had the opportunity to venerate his holy relics and that of the Venerable Saints Silas, Paisios and Nathan, which were placed next to the church of…
The Venerable Saints Silas, Paisios and Nathan from the Sihăstria Putnei Monastery were celebrated for the first time, on 16 May 2017. On this historical occasion, His Eminence Teodosie, Archbishop of Tomis, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Sihăstria Putnei together with His Eminence Pimen, Archbishop of Suceava and Rădăuţi, and His Grace Macarie, Romanian Orthodox…
The bells of the National Cathedral have arrived this morning in Romania, being brought from the Grassmayr Bell Foundry in Innsbruck, Austria. On every one of the six bells are engraved the coat of arms of the Romanian Patriarchate, the countenance of the Romanian Patriarch, the Patriarchal Cross, and the following inscription: Blessing of Patriarch…
The relics of Saint Mardarije (Uskokovic) were uncovered on May 5 2017. The opening of his relics, revealed his relics to be incorrupt, reports Fr. Nikolaj Kostur, the Chairman of the Liturgical Sub-Committee for the Glorification of St. Mardarije. The event was possible with the blessing of His Grace, Bishop Longin of New Gracanica and…
His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, blessed Sunday the Dental Centre of the St Leontius Social Settlement in Rădăuți. The medical institution inaugurated May 14 is dedicated to Saint Nectarios of Aegina. His Beatitude was traditionally received with bread and salt by two children dressed in folk costumes and by the V.…