Today, 3 February 2015, the annual working session of the Church National Council of the Romanian Orthodox Church was held at the Patriarchal Residence, under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church. To start with, the Primate of the Romanian Orthodox Church made a brief presentation of the last year…
Every year, on 2 February, the Orthodox faithful celebrate the Presentation of the Lord. The feast remembers the presentation of Infant Jesus in the Temple of Jerusalem, 40 days after His birth, as the Judaic tradition stipulated. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel explained the significance of the feast after the Divine Liturgy celebrated in the chapel…
Today, 1 February 2015, the Orthodox Church is on the 33rd Sunday after Pentecost, called of the Tax collector and of the Pharisee. The evangelical pericope of St Evangelist Luke 18:10-14 about the Tax collector and the Pharisee was read at the Divine Liturgy in all the Orthodox Churches: “Two men went up to the…
On 30 January 2015, His Excellency Mr Klaus Werner Johannis, President of Romania paid a visit to the Romanian Patriarchate at the invitation of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. The President of Romania attended the Divine Liturgy celebrated in the Patriarchal Cathedral on the feast of the Three Saints Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian…
On 30 January the Orthodox faithful celebrate the Three Saints Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom. The Three Saints Hierarchs lived in the 4th century and are mentioned in the history of the Church as protectors of the theological education and of the right faith in regard to the dogma of…
On 28 January 2015, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church received at the Patriarchal Residence the introductory visit of His Excellency Mr Saker Makkawi, Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in Bucharest. The Ambassador thanked for reception and appreciated the important role of the religious cults in the promotion of the…
From today, 27 January 2015 forward the priests of charity of the Archdiocese of Bucharest will have a new coordinator in the person of rev Marius Ciprian Dinu. The decision was taken during the standing meeting of the Eparchial Council of the Archdiocese of Bucharest met today at the Patriarchal Residence, under the chairmanship of…
Today, 27 January 2015, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church awarded the “Brancovean Saints Martyrs” for clergy to Rev Horia Nicolae Prioteasa. Rev Prioteasa held the position of coordinator of the priests of charity of the Archdiocese of Bucharest so far. On this occasion, the Patriarch of Romania said: “We, the Christians,…
Today, 25 January 2015, the Orthodox Church is on the 32nd Sunday after the Pentecost. The Evangelical pericope of Saint Evangelist Luke (19:1-10) presenting the encounter of Jesus Christ, our Lord, with chief tax collector Zacchaeus was read in all the Orthodox churches: “Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there by…
On 24 January we celebrate 156 years since the Union of the Romanian Principalities (1859), a historical event achieved in Bucharest, in a church building, situated on the Metropolitanate Hill, on the place where the Patriarchal Palace is today. The Union of the Romanian Principalities was celebrated today, at the Romanian Patriarchate, through a programme…
Today, 22 January 2015, the working session of the Eparchial Assembly of the Archdiocese of Bucharest was held at the Patriarchal Residence. The meeting was chaired by His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church. His Grace Varlaam Ploiesteanul, Assistant Bishop to the Patriarch, His Grace Ieronim Sinaitul, Assistant Bishop to the Patriarch, and…
On 21 January 2015, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel received, at the Patriarchal Residence, the visit of His Excellency Mr Grigorios Vassiloconstandakis, Ambassador of Greece in Romania. His Excellency thanked for reception and asked for the blessing of the Patriarch of Romania at the beginning of the New Year 2015. Then, Mr Ambassador mentioned the efforts…
Die Ansprache Seiner Seligkeit Daniel, der Patriarch der Rumänischen Orthodoxen Kirche, bei der Bestattung von Monseigneur Dr. Albert Rauch, Mittwoch, den 21. Januar 2015 Der Tod von Monseigneur Dr. Albert Rauch hat all denen viel Trauer in die Herzen gebracht, die ihn persönlich und durch seine außerordentliche ökumenische Tätigkeit, im Rahmen des Institutes für Ostkirchen…
“Through the meditation on the texts of the Holy Scriptures we strengthen our own faith and open ourselves to the other confessions”. This assertion was made tonight, in the Patriarchal Cathedral, after the Vesper service, by His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, at the beginning of the Week of Prayer for the Christian Unity. “We…
Today, 18 January 2015, the Orthodox Church is on the 29th Sunday after Pentecost. Today, the evangelical pericope of Saint Luke 17:12-19 presenting the healing of the ten lepers was read in all the places of worship of the Romanian Patriarchate. His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania delivered a sermon in the chapel dedicated to…
On 16 January 2015, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel received at the Patriarchal Residence His Excellency Mr Marek Szczygiel, Ambassador of the Polish Republic in Romania. Mr Ambassador remembered the good relations between the two peoples throughout the history, which represent the premises of their development in the future. In this sense, the Polish Ambassador mentioned…
Today, 11 January 2015, the Orthodox Church is on the Sunday after the Baptism of the Lord. Today, the Evangelical pericope of Saint Evangelist Matthew 4:12-17 which presents the Beginning of the Lord’s preaching was read in all the places of worship of the Romanian Patriarchate. His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania delivered a sermon…