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…
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…