Tuesday, 1 December 2015, the National Day of Romania, 12.00 hours, the Te Deum service was celebrated in the Patriarchal Cathedral of Bucharest, according to the church tradition and decision of the Holy Synod. The religious service was celebrated by His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, assisted by a group of priests…
Saint Hierarch Andrei was born to parents obedient to God, whose ancestors were “Wallachians” or “Aromanians”, living in the Balkans, who took refuge, in the 18th century, to a few Christian countries of the Austrian Empire, because of the Turkish occupation. When Anastasios, the future hierarch of Transylvania, was born, Şaguna family was in the…
On 30 November, the Orthodox Church celebrates Saint Andrew the Apostle, the First-called, Protector of Romania. The Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest by His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, together with His Grace Timotei Prahoveanul, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest, assisted by a group of priests and deacons.…
On 29 November 2015, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, visited the monastic community of Cernica Monastery, county of Ilfov, where he participated in the celebration of the Divine Liturgy. Human being can attain eternal life through mercy At the end of the Divine Liturgy, the Patriarch of Romania delivered the sermon…
Friday, 27 November 2015, at 11.00 hours, the Romanian Academy organised, in the Festivity Hall of the Romanian Academy, a session dedicated to the Day of 1 December 1918 – National Day of Romania. His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, was also invited to the event, where he delivered a speech in which he emphasised…
Thursday, 26 November 2015, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, awarded the Patriarchal Cross for lay people, with gramata, and the title of Honorary Patriarchal Counsellor to university senior lecturer dr. Adrian Lemeni, for his entire activity unfolded within the state and the patriarchal administration. As State Secretary for Religious Affairs, Mr Adrian Lemeni contributed…
In the context of today’s society, marked by secularization, uncertainty and a lack of mobilizing ideals, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, underlines the importance of the mission of the Church, which has to harmonize the word of preaching and catechesis with charity work, by practical helping, active and consolatory presence amid people. The Romanian…
Wednesday, 25 November 2015, many faithful attended the celebration of the dedication day of the church of “Saint Great Martyr Catherine” – chapel of the Faculty of Orthodox Church in Bucharest. They had the opportunity to pray at the relics of Saint Great Martyr Catherine taken out of the church and laid under a baldachin…
Rev. Fr. Nicolae Tănase, parish priest in Valea Plopului (Valley of the Poplar) village, Prahova County, was awarded by His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, the St John Chrysostom Order, on Tuesday, 24 November 2015. Fr Nicolae also received the rank of oikonomos-stavrophore. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel congratulated Fr Nicolae for his entire activity: “We…
Tuesday, 24 November 2015, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, attended the closing festivity of Choose the School! educational project. The event was held at “Dumitru Staniloae” National Centre of Continuous Formation in Bucharest. During the festivity, where His Grace Varlaam Ploieșteanul, Assistant Bishop to the Patriarch, was also present, the purposes…
Under the title 2015 – Commemorative year of St John Chrysostom and of the Great Spiritual Shepherds within the Eparchies, the autumn session of the pastoral and missionary conference of the priests from Bucharest and Ilfov County took place in the Great Hall of the National Opera of Bucharest, on Monday, 23 November 2015. The…
Orthodox Christians celebrated last Sunday, 22 November 2015, the 26th Sunday after Pentecost. On this day, the Orthodox Church has established the Gospel reading from Luke 12:16-21, which presents the Parable of the rich fool: Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully. And he thought…
His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, received the presentation visit of His Excellency Hans Klemm, United States Ambassador to Romania, at the Patriarchal Residence in Bucharest, on Wednesday, 18 November 2015. The US Ambassador underlined the fact that it is for the first time in his entire career when he carries out his diplomatic mission…
The blessing and the inauguration of the social canteen for the faithful with low material possibilities, for eldery persons, for the ill and solitary were performed on Saturday, 14 November 2015, in the presence of His Eminence Metropolitan Ioan of Banat at the Romanian Orthodox Parish “Iosefin” in Timişoara, as the official web site of…
The first Oncological Center in Romania which aims at helping patients with cancer is being built in the Bishopric of Caransebeş, near Nera Monastery within Sasca Montană town, by St. Irina Foundation from Bucharest, coordinated by prof. univ. dr. Pavel Chirilă, as Deacon Pavel Canea and Darius Herea inform. The clinic is mostly financed with…
His Grace Macarie, Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Northern Europe, together with His Grace Iustin Sigheteanul (of Sighet), Assistant Hierarch to the Romanian Orthodox Bishopric of Maramureş and Sătmar, conducted on Saturday, 14 November 2015, a fatherly visit to the young man Marius Frăţoaică, hospitalized in the University Hospital of the Norwegian city of Bergen, who…
On 15 November 2015, the Orthodox Church is on the 25th Sunday after Pentecost. On this day, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the Patriarchal Cathedral by His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, together with His Grace Timotei Prahoveanul, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest, assisted by a group of priests…
His Eminence Metropolitan Nifon, Patriarchal Exarch, participates in Geneva, with the blessing of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, at the Executive Committee meeting of the World Council of Churches. This international church body adopted a Statement in connection with the terrorist act from Paris. This is the text of the Statement: Statement on Terrorist Attacks in…
On 13 November 2015, feast of Saint John Chrysostom, the third dedication day of the Chapel of the National Cathedral, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, has been in the middle of the faithful present at the chapel and awarded church diplomas and distinctions to several benefactors and supporters of social–philanthropic activities…
With much grief and sorrow in our soul, we pray for the victims of the terrible terrorist attacks which took place in Paris Friday evening, 13 November 2015. May the All-merciful God rest the souls of the departed in His peace and love, and may He console the bereaved families and grant good health to…