The Romanian Patriarchate has learned with much sorrow of the terrorist attack, which took place on 12 January 2016 in the historical center of Istanbul, and caused the death of ten innocent people and injuries to other 15 persons. We pray the All-Merciful God to rest in His peace and love the souls of the…
The Romanian Patriarchate has taken note with concern of the critical situation of the Bodnariu family in Norway due to the forced separation of the five children from their parents, following the decision of the Norwegian local authorities. We consider that, regardless of the legal reasons invoked by the authorities, the role of parents, respectively…
The Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Antioch, during its consultative session held on Monday, 11 January 2016, in Balamand, discussed on the works of the Pan-Orthodox Synod that is to take place later this year. His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of Antioch and all East, chaired the meeting, to which bishops of Syria, Lebanon…
Today, 10 January 2016, the Romanian Orthodox Church celebrates Saint Pious Antipas from Calapodeşti. On this day, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, visited the monastic community and the faithful of Christiana Monastery in Bucharest. His Beatitude delivered a sermon and after the celebration has offered presents to the old people who…
Pious Antipas was born in 1816, in Calapodeşti village, today Bacău county. His father, Gheorghe Constantin Luchian, was a deacon at the village church and his mother, Ecaterina Manase, became a nun later on, by the name of Elisabeth. The two spouses had no children for quite a long time, but, at last, their prayers…
On 7 January 2015, the Orthodox Church celebrates the Synaxis of Saint Prophet John the Baptist. His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romanian delivered a sermon in the chapel of the Patriarchal Residence dedicated to Saint Gregory the Enlightener in which he spoke about Saint John the Baptist, saying he enjoys great veneration in the Orthodox…
On 6 January 2016, the Orthodox Church celebrates the Baptism of the Lord. The feast reminds of the Baptism of Jesus Christ, our Lord, in the River Jordan and His recognition as Messiah by Saint John the Baptist. The feast is also called Epiphany or Theofany, namely the Appearance of the Lord. The Divine Liturgy…
Tuesday, 5 January 2015, the servant priests of the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest announced the Baptism of the Lord to His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, and sprinkled the rooms of the Patriarchal Residence with Great Holy Water. After celebrating the Great Blessing of Waters at the Patriarchal Cathedral, the group of…
The canonization of the Righteous John Bosoy (the Barefooted) took place at the Nativity of the Mother of God – Desyatinnaya Monastery in Kiev, on 29 December 2015. On this occasion, His Beatitude Onuphry, Metropolitan of Kiev and all Ukraine (Patriarchate of Moscow) officiated the Divine Liturgy. In the event also participated Metropolitan Anthony of…
Sunday, 3 January 2016, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, visited the monastic community of Pasărea Monastery, Ilfov county. On this occasion, the Primate of the Romanian Orthodox Church delivered a sermon for all those present at the religious services celebrated in the place of worship of the monastic settlement. On the Sunday before the…
After the Te Deum service officiated on the first day of the year, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, officially proclaimed the year 2016 as a Solemn Year of the Religious Education of the Orthodox Christian Youth and a Commemorative Year of Saint Hieromartyr Anthimos the Ivirite and of the Church Typographers in the Romanian…
On the first day of the civil New Year, the Orthodox Church celebrates the Circumcision of our Lord Jesus Christ. On the same day, the Church also remembers St Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia. At the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, concelebrated the Divine Liturgy together with…
At the initiative of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, during its working session from 28 to 29 October 2014, the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church declared the year 2016 as a Solemn Year of the Religious Education of the Orthodox Christian Youth and a Commemorative Year of Saint Hieromartyr Anthimos the Ivirite and of…
His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, officiated the Akathist Hymn to our Lord Jesus Christ at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, at the turn of the year. An assembly of priests and deacons surrounded the Primate of the Romanian Orthodox Church and prayed together with hundreds of faithful. In his homily, the Romanian Patriarch emphasized…
As the year reaches its end, Chosen wishes we extend, We convey them with great cheer, As an ancient souvenir: The New Year that we expect May it come joyfully decked! May your home be rich and stable, And abundant be your table! May ye’ according to your need, Nurture peace and good belief! In…
Pious Nicodemus was of Macedo-Romanian origin. He was born in Prilep, in the South of Serbia, about 1320, being related to the ruler prince of Wallachia Nicolae Alexandru Basarab (1352-1364) and to Saint knyaz Lazarus of Serbia (1371-1389). He learned to read the Holy Scriptures ever since he was a child and loved to serve…
The Palace of the Romanian Patriarchate will soon be open to the public. There will be a museum and a tourist information point in the recently rehabilitated building. A press conference has been organized on Monday, 28 December 2015, in order to present the outcome of the project entitled Restoration, consolidation and protection woks at…
On the second day of Christmas, the Orthodox Church celebrates the Synaxis of the Most Holy Mother of God. On this day, the Romanian Orthodox Church also remembers St Pious Nicodemus the Sanctified of Tismana Monastery. In his sermon delivered in the chapel of the Patriarchal Residence in Bucharest, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania,…
The Orthodox Church celebrates each year on December 25th the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ, commonly known as Christmas. On this great feast day, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, presided the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. Together with His Beatitude concelebrated His Grace Timotei…
In anticipation of the feast of the Nativity of the Lord, His Beatitude Romanian Patriarch Daniel visited the children of the Patriarch Justinian Social Centre and offered them different gifts. The children interpreted several Christmas carols and offered flowers to the Patriarch of Romania. His Beatitude congratulated and blessed all those present: We congratulate you…