Today, 29 March 2015, the Orthodox Church is on the Sunday of Saint Pious Mary the Egyptian, the fifth of the Lent. The Church scheduled the pericope of the Gospel according to Mark, 10:32-45 and that of Saint Evangelist Luke 7:36-45, for the Divine Liturgy of the day. The true worthiness is acquired through devoted…
Saturday, 28 March 2015, the national meeting of the “Parents for Religion Class” Association (A.P.O.R in Romanian) was held in Bucharest. The representatives of the 40 branches of the A.P.O.R. from all over the country present at the event were blessed by His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, during the second part of the meeting.…
Today, 25 March 2015, the Orthodox faithful celebrate the Annunciation. On the occasion of this great feast, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania celebrated the Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom united to the Vesper service at the Patriarchal Cathedral of Bucharest, assisted by a group of priests and deacons. His Grace Varlaam, Assistant Bishop…
On 25 March 2015, the church of Saint Anton of the Old Court – patriarchal chapel – celebrates its historical dedication day. This day was established by the founders of this church, Prince Mircea and Lady Chiajna, when they built it in 1559. One day before the dedication day, on 24 March 2015, His Beatitude…
Today, 22 March 2015, the 4th Sunday of the Lent, also called Sunday of Saint John Climacus, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church visited the monastic community of Pasarea Monastery, county of Ilfov, where he participated in the Divine Liturgy. To end with the celebration of the religious service, the Patriarch of…
Today, 17 March 2015, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church blessed the shrine in which a particle of the holy relics of Saint John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople will be kept. The blessing service took place in the historical chapel of “Saint Great Martyr George” of the Patriarchal Residence, in the presence…
Friday, 13 March 2015, the agreement between the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Romanian Patriarchate concerning the utilization of the church of Saint Martyr Paraskevi of Pikridon – Istanbul, Turkey, by the Romanian Orthodox community over here was renewed for five years more. The representative of the Romanian Patriarchate was His Grace Varlaam Ploiesteanul, with the…
Today, 15 March 2015, the 3rd Sunday of the Lent, also called Sunday of the Holy Cross, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church visited the monastic community of Samurcasesti Monastery, where he participated in the celebration of the Divine Liturgy. To end with the celebration, the Patriarch of Romania spoke about the…
Today, 14 March 2015, a new social canteen of the Archdiocese of Bucharest was inaugurated at Cernica Monastery, county of Ilfov. “Metropolitan Nifon” canteen was blessed by His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church assisted by a group of priests and deacons. To end with the blessing service, the Patriarch of Romania showed…
On 11 March 2015, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel received Her Excellency Mrs Nina Sajić, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Bosnia and Hertzegovina in Romania, on an introductory visit. Her Excellency thanked for reception and presented various aspects of the social-political and religious life of Bosnia and Hertzegovina. In this sense, Mrs Ambassador underlined the important…
Religion class is present in one way or another in the public school subsidised by state in all the countries of the European Union. The national dimension of the presence of religion in the European schools is diverse, with deep roots in the spirituality, culture and history of each country. The differences are present in…
Today, 8 March 2015, the Orthodox Church is on the 2nd Sunday of the Lent (of Saint Gregory Palama). His Eminence Antimos, Metropolitan of Alexandropolis and Samutraki and exarch of Rodopi (Greece) and His Grace Timotei Prahoveanul, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral assisted by a…
Today, 8 March 2015, the Orthodox Church is on the 2nd Sunday of the Lent, of Saint Gregory Palama. The Church scheduled the Evangelical parable of Saint Mark the Evangelist 2:1-12, for this Sunday, on the Healing of the paralyzed man of Capernaum, as well as the Evangelical parable of Saint John 10:9-16. Son, your…
On the first Sunday of the Lent, called the Orthodoxy Sunday, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral of Bucharest, together with His Grace Varlaam Ploiesteanul, Assistant Bishop to the Patriarch, His Grace Ieronim Sinaitul, Assistant Bishop to the Patriarch, and His Grace Timotei Prahoveanul, Assistant Bishop to…
Today, 1 March 2015, the Orthodoxy Sunday, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania celebrates 25 years since his ordination as hierarch. Thus, His Beatitude was congratulated at the end of the Divine Liturgy celebrated today in the Patriarchal Cathedral. On this occasion, His Grace Timotei Prahoveanul, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest delivered a…
Today, 1 March 2015, the Orthodox Church is on the Orthodoxy Sunday. The Patriarch of Romania celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Patriarchal Cathedral. After reading the Evangelical Pericope of Saint John 1:43-51, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel delivered a sermon. To end with his speech, the Primate of the Romanian Orthodox Church underlined the importance…
Met in working session at the Patriarchal Residence on 28 February 2015 under the chairmanship of His Eminence Ioan Robu, Roman Catholic Archbishop and Metropolitan of Bucharest (according to the Statutes which stipulates chairmanship by turns), the Consultative Council of the Religious Cults of Romania took notice of the motivation of the decision of the…