The Primate of the Romanian Orthodox Church visited on Wednesday, 23 December 2015, St Nektarios Palliative Care Centre in Bucharest. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel met 28 patients of the Care Centre. His Beatitude discussed with them, addressed to them encouraging words and offered them different gifts. At the end of the visit, the psaltic group…
Your Beatitude and Most Holy Daniel, Archbishop of Bucharest, Metropolitan of Wallachia and Patriarch of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Romania, our dearly beloved and cherished brother and concelebrant in Christ, we embrace Your venerable Beatitude fraternally in the Lord and greet you most joyfully. Having reached the holy days of the inexpressible condescension and…
Bucharest, Nativity of the Lord 2015 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will among mankind!” (Luke 2:14) God eternally alive becomes a mortal Man in order to give eternal life to mortal men. The Son of God becomes Son of Man so that man might become a son of God…
His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, visited on Tuesday, 22 December 2015, the children of the St Macrina Social Center in Bucharest. The children carolled and then offered His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel an icon representing Our Saviour Jesus Christ and a painting created by the little ones of the 1st grade. At…
The young members of the Association “Students for life” and of the Choir of the Basilica Travel Pilgrimage Center sang carols to the Romanian Patriarch on Monday evening, 21 December 2015. The event took place in the Museum of the Patriarchs within the Patriarchal Residency. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel congratulated the young students for supporting…
† DANIEL By the grace of God Archbishop of Bucharest, Metropolitan of Muntenia and Dobrudgea, Locum tenens of the Throne of Caesarea of Cappadocia and Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church To the venerable monastic order, The reverend clergy, The beloved faithful, Grace, mercy and peace from Christ our Lord, And from us paternal blessings.…
His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, re-consecrated on Saturday, 19 December 2015, St Catherine Church in Bucharest, which serves as a University Chapel for the students of the Faculty of Orthodox Theology. The Chapel of the Faculty of Orthodox Theology in Bucharest re-consecrated With the blessing and the care of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, in…
Pious Daniil was born in a village not far from Rădăuţi, to righteous parents, being baptised with the name of Demetrius. Having loved spiritual life, when he was 16 years old, he left his parents’ house and joined the community of the Rădăuţi Monastery dedicated to Saint Nicholas, growing in faith, good deeds, prayer and…
The Patriarch of Romania blessed on Thursday, 17 december 2015, a new reliquary in which the relics of St. Pious Nicodimos the Sanctified, from Tismana Monastery were laid. The service was officiated in the Parakklession St. Great Martyr George of the Patriarchal Residence, in the presence of many hierarchs, priests and deacons. “It was necessary…
On 17 December 2015, the celebration day of Saint Daniel the Prophet and the name day of the Patriarch of Romania, a Te Deum service was celebrated in the Patriarchal Cathedral at the end of the Divine Liturgy, in the presence of His Beatitude and of several hierarchs, as a gratitude to God for the…
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel celebrated his name day, on Thursday, 17 December 2015, on the feast day of St Daniel the Prophet. Hierarchical Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral On this occasion, the Patriarch of Romania has officiated the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, together with an assembly of hierarchs, assisted by…
Christmas carols represent the liveliest expression of the tradition of the Romanian people through which the mystery of God’s love towards humankind shown in Jesus Christ is poetically presented. In the Romanian tradition, carols are characterized by their theological depth and by the simplicity of their form, as a lively manifestation of the popular theological…
His Beatitude Romanian Patriarch Daniel received the Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia to Bucharest, His Excellency Mr Davor Vidiš, on a presentation visit, at the Patriarchal Residence, on 16 December 2015. The Croatian Ambassador thanked for the reception and underlined the importance of Church mission in protecting and promoting Christian values in today’s European…
A Classical Music and Christmas Carol Concert was held at the Romanian Orthodox Church of St Anthony in Vienna on Sunday, 13 December 2015. The musicians Tudor Andrei, Teofil Todica, Adrian Stanciu and Konstantin Zelenin enchanted the audience with the musical pieces interpreted, on the occasion of the Nativity of the Lord. “Starting with Mozart,…
Tuesday, 15 December 2015, at the Patriarchal Residence, young members of the Romanian Christian Orthodox Students’ Association of Bucharest, of the Romanian Christian Orthodox Theologians’ League of Bucharest, as well as students of the Orthodox Theologian Students’ Association sung several carols in front of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. The Patriarch of Romania delivered a speech…
Tuesday night, 15 December 2015, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church attended the traditional carols concert performed by the students of Patriarch Justinian Faculty of Orthodox Theology in Bucharest. His Grace Varlaam Ploieşteanul, Assistant Bishop to the Patriarch, has also attended the concert together with the members of the teaching staff, distinguished…
St Eleftherios Church, a patriarchal parekklesion, celebrated on Wednesday, 15 December 2015, the feast of her patron saint – Hieromartyr Eleftherios. His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, was present among the faithful of this parish, on this feast day. The Primate of the Romanian Orthodox Church officiated the blessing service of the restored painting of…
With the blessing of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, the 5th edition of the Benefit Concert entitled “We sing carols by tradition” took place on Monday evening, 14 December 2015, at the National Library of Romania. The charity event, organized by the Orthodox Theological Students Association (OTSA), aimed at providing support for the activities…
His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, offered on Saturday, 12 December 2015, diplomas to 81 volunteers involved in the medical and social campaigns of the Romanian Patriarchate. The distinctions were granted for the social actions carried out until then, and, as a sign of encouragement for future actions. As a sign of appreciation the volunteers…
His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, officiated after the Divine Liturgy on Saturday, 12 December 2015, the blessing of the restored painting of the St Spyridon the New Metropolitan Cathedral in Bucharest, surrounded by an assembly of priests and deacons. His Grace Timotei of Prahova, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest, who had officiated…