Monday evening, 27 October 2014, the Patriarch of Jerusalem and the Patriarch of Romania visited Victoria Palace. His Beatitude Theophilos and His Beatitude Daniel met Prime Minister Victor Ponta, and talked about the pilgrims who visit the Holy Land as well as about the beauty of the feast days in Bucharest. The delegation of the…
Monday, 27 October 2014, the final of the 7th edition of the Contest of church music entitled “Praise the Lord’ was held in the Radio Hall of Bucharest, in the presence of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania. The grand prix was won by “Anastasios” psalmic group of “Saint Elijah” parish – Rahova (on behalf…
Today, 27 October 2014, it is the celebration day of Saint Dimitrios the New, Protector of Bucharest, whose relics are in the Patriarchal Cathedral. On this occasion, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated by His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of Jerusalem and by His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania. The following guest hierarchs celebrated together with…
The Message of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Orthodox Romanian Church, at the feast of Holy Pious Demetrios the New, Protector of Bucharest, Monday, 27 October 2014: Holy Pious Demetrios the New of Basarabi (or Basarabov, a village on the Southern bank of the Danube, close to the city of Ruse of today’s Bulgaria)…
Sermon of His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem at the The Feast of Saint Demetrios the New of Bessarabov Your Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, beloved concelebrant in the Lord, Your Eminences, Your Graces, Respected members of the government, Beloved monastics, Dear sisters and brothers, We greet you today in this festive celebration, and We bring…
Today, 26 October 2014, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, received the visit of Mrs Giovanna Iurato, Prefect within the Ministry of the Italian Interior, Head of the Department for civil freedoms and immigration – Central Branch for Religious Affairs. Mrs Prefect was accompanied by rev. Gheorghe Militaru, counsellor within the Eparchial Centre of Rome,…
Today, 26 October 2014, the church of “Saint George” received the visit of His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of Jerusalem. The event is so much the more important as almost over 300 years ago, a patriarch of Jerusalem, Hrisant Nottara, celebrated the consecration service of the place of worship. On this occasion, the Divine Liturgy…
Today, 26 October 2014, „Saint Silvester” residential centre for aged persons was blessed. The blessing service was celebrated by His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of Jerusalem, and by His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, assisted by a group of priests and deacons. “The purpose of this settlement is to bring peace, joy and hope to…
Sunday 26 October 2014 Your Beatitude Patriarch of Romania Mr. Daniel, Beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, The Holy Spirit, that is, the Spirit of Our Lord Jesus Christ, has gathered us together in this beautiful and historical church of St. George the New to concelebrate the Divine Liturgy and to participate in and partake…
On the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost, the pericope of Saint Luke 8:26-39 was read at the Divine Liturgy which refers to the Healing of the demon-possessed man in the region of Gerasenes. His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church delivered a sermon during the religious service celebrated in which he emphasised the meaning…
Saturday 25 October 2014 Your Excellency Mr. President, It is a great honor for Us and for Our delegation to be received today by you, together with our beloved brother in Christ, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, who was instrumental in arranging Our ecclesiastical and pastoral visit to this great and beautiful Balkan country of Romania,…
Today, 25 October 2014, His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of Jerusalem and His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania were received at Cotroceni, by the President of Romania, Mr. Traian Basescu. Following the proposal of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, His Beatitude Theophilos III was awarded the National Order of “Romania’s Star” in Great Cross degree on…
A Lecture at the University of Bucharest 25 October 2014: Your Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, Mr. President Nistor, Professor Dumitru, Distinguished Faculty, Beloved Students, Ladies and Gentlemen, Introduction It is an honour for us to be with you in this historic and notable seat of learning in Romania. Your roots as a centre for education are…
Today, His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of Jerusalem was awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Cause of the University of Bucharest. The event went off in the presence of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, in “Prof. Constantin Stoicescu” room of the Law Faculty. Laudatio was read by Univ. Lecturer Dr Madeea…
This Saturday, His Beatitude Theophilos, Patriarch of Jerusalem, met the students, researchers and teaching staff of the programme of Religious Studies within the Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures. The meeting was held at the Law Faculty. His Beatitude spoke about the situation of the Christians of Jerusalem and about the issues the Greek Orthodox…
Your Beatitude, Patriarch of Romania and Brother in Christ Mr. Daniel, “Behold now, what is so good or so pleasant as for brothers to dwell together in unity?” Ps. 132 (133) Our triune God has made us worthy of being together with Your Beatitude and with our brothers and sisters of your country, which has…
Friday, 24 October 2014, the “Way of the Saints” Procession, organised every year on the Joy Hill, took place with the blessing of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. This year, the Icon with a particle of the Holy Cross wood embedded accompanied the relics of Saint Martyr Constantine Brancoveanu and the relics of Saint Pious Dimitrios…
Message to the Pilgrims of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, addressed on the occasion of the pilgrimage organized at the feast of Holy Pious Demetrius the New, Protector of Bucharest, 24-27 October 2014. This Message will be included in the brochure edited on the occasion of the The Path of the…
The delegation of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem headed by His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of Jerusalem, arrived in Bucharest and brought the Icon with a particle of the Holy Cross wood embedded. The guest was met by: His Eminence Andrei, Metropolitan of Cluj, Maramures and Salaj, His Eminence Ciprian, Archbishop of Buzau and Vrancea, His…