The faithful present Sunday, 28 August 2016, at the Patriarchal Cathedral prayed together with His Grace Timotei Prahoveanul, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest, for the Romanian heroes who fell in the battlefields of the World War I for national freedom and dignity. On 27 August 2016, it was 100 years since Romania entered…
“Good Health for Villages” Campaign celebrates one year since launching. Coordinated by Rev Archimandrite Ciprian Gradinaru, more than 80 doctors and nurses and 100 volunteers visited localities administratively belonging to the Archdiocese of Bucharest in order to help the fellow beings who needed their help. More than 5000 patients of all ages have been consulted…
Young and Old, Opportunities and Obstacles was the theme of the lecture delivered by Rev Constantin Necula from the Faculty of Theology of Sibiu. The event was organised by the Orthodox Philanthropy Association, branch of Dej, in partnership with the Orthodox Deanery of Dej and County Council of Cluj. The lecture was delivered Sunday, 21…
Today, 24 August 2016, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church received at the Patriarchal Residence the visit of His Excellency Mr Grigorios Vassiloconstandakis, Greek Ambassador in Bucharest. During the meeting, His Excellency thanked the Patriarch of Romania for the good collaboration and expressed his confidence that the good relations between the Romanian…
Thursday, 25 August 2016, the Patriarch of Romania received the visit of a group of pilgrims from the Middle East. The event was held in the Romanian Saints’ Room within the Patriarchal Residence. The pilgrims were accompanied by His Grace Qais Sadiq, Bishop of Erzurum and Assistant to the Patriarch (Patriarchate of Antioch). His Beatitude…
As a sign of deep compassion with the afflicted by the earthquake which occurred in Perugia (central Italy) that claimed many lives and caused great damages, the Romanian Patriarchate addresses a message of Christian solidarity with the Italian people, on behalf of the clergy and the faithful of the Romanian Orthodox Church. In sign of fraternal…
The Saviour urges us to pray more, not only in hard times, but also to thank God for all our benefits, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel said in the sermon delivered in the historical chapel of the Patriarchal Residence. The Gospel text read on 21 August 2016, on the 9th Sunday after Pentecost, in all the…
From 1-4 September 2016, the Orthodox Youth Meeting from All Over the World will take place in Bucharest, with national and international participation, organised by the Archdiocese of Bucharest, with the blessing of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church, in collaboration with the Romanian Patriarchate. This meeting represents a climax of the events…
On 18 August 2016, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church promoted two priests as iconom stavrofors, and three deacons as archdeacons. The religious service was celebrated in the chapel of the Patriarchal Residence dedicated to “Saint Great Martyr George”. His Beatitude delivered a speech on the responsibility of a priestly rank: We…
The official internet page of the Orthodox Youth Meeting from All Over the World (ito2016) has been recently launched. The Meeting will take place in Bucharest, from 1-4 September 2016. The website gives details on this event, whereabouts the accommodation places, programme, as well as practical information. More than 2500 young people aged from 16…
Wednesday, 17 August 2016, His Excellency Andrzej Duda, President of the Polish Republic met His Beatitude John, Patriarch of Antioch and All Orient – president.pl informs. Besides the members of the Antioch delegation, Patriarch John was accompanied by His Beatitude Sava, Metropolitan of Warsaw and All Poland, and by His Grace Jerzy, Bishop of Siemiatycze.…
The feast of the Falling Asleep of the Mother of God is the dedication day of Eikosifinissa Monastery of Greece too, which belongs to the Metropolitanate of Drama. His Grace Siluan, Bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Eparchy of Hungary attended the feast with the blessing of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel and at the invitation of…
Wednesday afternoon, 17 August 2016, a tornado storm occurred in Faget area of the Archdiocese of Timisoara which partially destroyed the roofs of several houses in Traian Vuia, Susani, Rachita, Cliciova and Jupani localities – mitropolia-banatului.ro informs. Besides the people’s houses, the roofs of the churches in the respective parishes have also been damaged, and…
The body which gave body to the Son of God through the work of the Holy Spirit could not be decayed, the same as the Body of Christ did not stay in the tomb, but rose the third day after death, the Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church told the faithful in the sermon delivered.…
On 14 August 2016, the 6th Sunday after Pentecost, the Bible text on the Multiplication of the Bread by Jesus Christ, our Saviour, was read (Matthew 14:14-22). The Patriarch of Romania delivered a sermon in the historical chapel of the Patriarchal Residence in which he emphasised the teaching of this Gospel text. His Beatitude explained,…
Queen Ana of Romania was taken on her last way on 13 August 2016. Her Majesty was buried in the new Royal Necropolis from the Archdiocesan Cathedral of Curtea de Argeş. The religious service was celebrated by His Eminence Metropolitan Nifon, Archbishop of Targoviste, together with His Eminence Iosif, Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of Western and…
The website cuvantul-ortodox.ro has recently published the translation of a letter signed by His Eminence Hierotheos Vlachos, Metropolitan of Nafpaktos and Agios Vlasios, on the position and performance of the delegation of the Romanian Orthodox Church at the Holy and Great Council of Crete. We render below the text of the letter (see here the…
Saturday, 13 August 2016, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, prayed for Queen Ana, at the Royal Palace, where Her Majesty was lying in state for the last few days. The Trisagion service was celebrated by the Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church together with His Eminence Iosif, Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of Western and Southern…
Wednesday, 10 August 2016, His Beatitude, Patriarch of Romania paid homage to Queen Ana of Romania. A delegation of the Romanian Orthodox Church was present at Peleş Castle of Sinaia, where the body of the queen was lying in state. After a wreath of flowers was laid, a moment of silence was observed near the…
Wednesday, 10 August 2016 (28 July according to the old calendar), Saint Ioan Iacob from Neamţ was celebrated for the first time in the Patriarchate of Jerusalem since the official proclamation of his canonisation (31 January 2016). On the occasion of the celebration of the pious Romanian coming from Botoşani, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated…