With much sorrow we have learned about the tragedy caused by a fire at Colectiv Club in Bucharest in the night of 30 October 2015, after which 27 persons lost their lives, over 160 people have been injured, of whom 146 have been hospitalized in 12 hospitals of Bucharest. In these moments of grievance of…
From 28 to 29 October 2015, in the Synodal Hall of the Patriarchal Residence in Bucharest, the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church has met under the presidency of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, and decided the following: To enlist St Venerable George the Confessor of Drama in the calendar of the Romanian Orthodox Church,…
The address of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, delivered on Wednesday, 28 October 2015, at Cotroceni Palace, at the invitation of His Excellency Mr. Klaus Werner Iohannis, President of Romania, on the 130th anniversary since the acknowledgement of the autocephaly of the Romanian Orthodox Church and the 90th anniversary since her elevation to the…
His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, together with the members of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church, met on Wednesday, 28 October 2015, His Excellency Mr. Klaus Werner Iohannis, President of Romania. The meeting took place at Cotroceni Palace at the invitation of the President of Romania to commemorate 130 years since the…
Saint Hyacinth was born at the end of the 13thcentury. He attended the high schools of the time, completing his theological education in Constantinople, where he defended the Orthodox teaching of hesychasm together with Saint Gregory Palamas. Given his worthiness, he was elected metropolitan of Vicina after the death of metropolitan Kiril, in 1358. Saint…
The solemn meeting of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church has taken place today, 28 October 2015, in the Patriarchal Residence in Bucharest, under the presidency of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania. During the meeting, His Grace Varlaam Ploieşteanul (of Ploieşti), Assistant bishop to the Romanian Patriarch, presented the synthesis report regarding…
At the end of the solemn meeting of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church, in the presence of His Eminence Pavlos, Metropolitan of Drama, the Holy Synod decided to enlist St Venerable George (Karslides) the New Confessor of Drama in the calendar of the Romanian Orthodox Church. In the historical parekklesion (chapel) St…
At the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, the Divine Liturgy was officiated on Wednesday, 28 October 2015, on the Feast of St Hierarch Hyacinth of Vicina, Metropolitan of Wallachia, by His Grace Visarion, Bishop of Tulcea, surrounded by an assembly of priests and deacons. The Divine Liturgy preceded today’s meeting of the Holy Synod of the…
St Pious Demetrius the New, Protector of Bucharest, whose holy relics are placed in the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest is celebrated today, 27 October 2015. On this occasion, the Divine Liturgy was officiated at the outer altar next to the Patriarchal Cathedral by His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, together with His Eminence Pavlos, Metropolitan…
The Orthodox Church celebrates each year on October 26th the feast of St Great Martyr Demetrius the Myrrh-gusher. In Bucharest, the Divine Liturgy was officiated at the outer altar next to the Patriarchal Cathedral by an assembly of hierarchs led by His Eminence Pavlos, Metropolitan of Drama (Orthodox Church of Greece). On this occasion, His…
Each year, on October 26th, the Orthodox Church commemorates the feast of St Great Martyr Demetrius the Myrrh-gusher. In Bucharest, the Divine Liturgy was officiated at the outer altar next to the Patriarchal Cathedral by an assembly of bishops led by His Eminence Pavlos, Metropolitan of Drama. Together with Metropolitan Pavlos concelebrated His Eminence Teodosie,…
Tomorrow, 26 October 2015, the Orthodox Church celebrates the Holy and Glorious Great Martyr Demetrius, the Myrrh-gusher. Tonight, the Vigil service for the Holy and Glorious Great Martyr Demetrius, the Myrrh-gusher, was celebrated at the summer altar of the Patriarchal Cathedral by His Grace Timotei Prahoveanul, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest, assisted by…
Sunday, 25 October 2015, lots of pilgrims attended the Divine Liturgy celebrated at the summer altar near the Patriarchal Cathedral on the Patriarchate Hill by His Grace Macarie, Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Northern Europe, assisted by a group of priests and deacons. Before the celebration, His Grace Macarie prayed in front of the relics of…
Today, 25 October 2015, the Orthodox Christians are in the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost. The Church scheduled for the Divine Liturgy the text from the Holy Gospel according to Saint Luke 8:26-39, on the Healing of the Gerasene demoniac. ”Then they arrived at the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. And as he…
During these festive days, the liturgical program at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest is particular. Every evening, at 18:00 p.m., the pilgrims who are coming to venerate the holy relics placed in the baldachin next to the Patriarchal Cathedral, can also assist at the Vigil service. Yesterday evening, 23 October 2015, the service was officiated…
With the blessing of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, the Way of the Saints yearly Procession was carried out on Friday, 23 October 2015, on the Hill of Joy (the Hill of the Romanian Patriarchate). This year, the reliquary containing the relics of the Three Holy Hierarchs form St Paul Monastery…
Address of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, to the pilgrims present in Bucharest on the dedication day of the Patriarchal Cathedral,23-28 October 2015,(below you can also find the Greek translation of the message): The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church declared year 2015 a Solemn Year of the Parish and Monastery Mission Today…
The feast of St Pious Demetrius the New, Protector of Bucharest, was officially opened by theWay of the Saints Procession. After being carried in procession, the holy relics of the Three Holy Hierarchs, as well as of St Pious Demetrius the New and of the Holy Emperors Constantine and Helen, were received by the Patriarch…
The delegation of the Orthodox Church of Greece led by His Eminence Pavlos, Metropolitan of Drama, arrived in Bucharest this evening, 22 October 2015, and brought the reliquary with the relics of the Three Holy Hierarchs fromSt PaulMonastery of Holy Mount Athos, on the Feast of Saint Pious Demetrius the New, Protector of Bucharest. The…
At the initiative of Mr Nikos Kotzias, the Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs, from 18 to 20 October 2015, took place in Athens the International Conference entitled “Religious and Cultural Pluralism and Peaceful Coexistence in the Middle-East”. To this conference were invited: His Holiness Bartholomew, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople; His Beatitude Theodoros II, Patriarch of…