The Romanian Patriarchate condemns the terrorist attack in Paris, of 7 January 2015, which caused the death of twelve persons and injury of eleven other persons. The Romanian Orthodox Church rejects the use of religion as pretext for extremist, violent, and homicidal political actions, because a murder committed in the name of God is a…
On 6 January 2015, the Orthodox Church celebrates the Baptism of the Lord. The feast reminds the Baptism of Jesus Christ, our Lord, in the River Jordan and His recognition as Messiah by Saint John the Baptist. The feast is called “Epiphany” or “Teophany”, namely the appearance of the Lord. The Evangelical pericope of Saint…
Today, 5 January 2015, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church received, on an introductory visit, His Excellency Mr Fuad Kokaly, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Palestine in Bucharest, accompanied by His Grace Qais Sadiq, Bishop of Erzurum (Patriarchate of Antioch). Mr Ambassador Fuad Kokaly thanked for reception and presented various aspects of…
Today, 5 January 2015, the servant priests of the Patriarchal Cathedral of Bucharest announced the Baptism of the Lord to His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church and blessed the rooms of the Patriarchal Residence with Great Holy Water. According to the tradition of the Orthodox Church on this day the priests go…
Today, 4 January 2015, the Orthodox Church is on the Sunday before the Baptism of the Lord. The evangelical pericope of Saint Mark the Evangelist 1:1-8 was read in all the Orthodox Churches. “The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God, as it is written in Isaiah the prophet:…
According to the typicon, on the first day of the year, after the Divine Liturgy a thanksgiving service was celebrated for all the boons received last year. The Te Deum service was celebrated at the Patriarchal Cathedral by His Grace Ieronim Sinaitul, Assistant Bishop to the Patriarch, assisted by a group of priests and deacons,…
On the first day of the year, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church officially proclaimed the year 2015 as Solemn year of the parish and monastery mission today and as Commemorative year of Saint John Chrysostom and of the great shepherds of souls in the eparchies of the Romanian Patriarchate. After singing…
On the first day of the New civil Year, the Orthodox Church celebrated The Circumcision of the Lord. On 1 January Saint Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea of Cappadocchia is celebrated too. His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral, together with the two assistant…
On the night of the beginning of the New civil Year 2015, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church celebrated the Akatistos of Jesus Christ, our Lord, at the Patriarchal Cathedral of Bucharest, assisted by a group of priests and deacons, in the presence of many faithful. The Akatistos service was completed by…
In 2015, the Romanian Orthodox Church celebrates a series of important events of her history, as follows: – 130 years since the recognition of the autocephaly of the Romanian Orthodox Church (April 1885); – 90 years since the raising of the Romanian Orthodox Church to the rank of Patriarchate (February 1925); – 60 years (October…
During the visit occasioned by the enthronement of His Eminence Ioan Selejan as Metropolitan of Banat, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel was awarded the title of citizen of honour of the county of Timis. The event took place in “Vienna” hall of Timisoara Hotel, in the presence of the 17 hierarchs of the Holy Synod participating…
Today, 28 December 2014, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania enthroned, in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Timisoara, His Eminence John Selejan as Archbishop of Timisoara and Metropolitan of Banat. On 16 December 2014, the Holy Synod elected His Eminence John Selejan as Archbishop of Timisoara and Metropolitan of Banat as a result of the vacancy…
Tonight, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church was met at “Traian Vuia” international airport of Timisoara by His Eminence Laurentiu, Metropolitan of Transylvania, His Eminence Ioan Selejan, Metropolitan elect of Banat, and by His Grace Paisie, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Timisoara, together with the clergy of the administration of the…
Today, 26 December 2014, the Orthodox Church is on the second Christmas day. On this day, the Synaxis of the Mother of God and Saint Pious Nicodim of Tismana are celebrated. In the sermon delivered in the chapel of “Saint Gregory the Enlightener” of the Patriarchal Residence, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania spoke about…
On 25 December 2014, the day of the Nativity of Lord, after giving the answers at the Divine Liturgy celebrated in the Patriarchal Cathedral, the members of “Nicolae Lungu” chorus of the Romanian Patriarchate carolled His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church at the Patriarchal Residence. “We wish you many blessed years of…
On 25 December every year, the Orthodox Church celebrates the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas). On this great feast, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the Patriarchal Cathedral by His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church. Besides His Beatitude, His Grace Timotei Prahoveanul, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest and His Grace…