Monday, 3 March 2014, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church celebrated the Canon of Saint Andrew the Cretan at the Patriarchal Cathedral after the Vesper service. The canon service began at 16.00 hours, in the presence of hundreds of faithful. Because we are during the Lent period, the Primate of our Church…
On 2 March 2014, the Orthodox Church is on the Sunday of Adam’s expulsion from Paradise, the fourth one during the Triode period, the beginning of the Lent. The Church scheduled the pericope of the Gospel according to Matthew 6:14-21 to be read at the Divine Liturgy. His Beatitude delivered a sermon in the chapel…
Following the invitation of His Holiness Bartholomew, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania and a delegation of the Romanian Orthodox Church will participate in the Meeting (Synaxis) of the Primates of Orthodox Church for preparing the Pan-Orthodox Synod, to be held in Constantinople, from 5 – 9 March 2014. The delegation…
28 February 1904 – Missionary priest Gheorghe Secaș was born in Răhau, county of Alba. High studies at the “Andreian” Theological Academy of Sibiu (1923 – 1927); specialized at the Faculty of Catholic Theology of Strasbourg and at the Orthodox one in Athens (1927 – 1929); preacher and missionary within the “Lord’s Army” (1930 –…
28 February 1897 – Rev. theology professor Isidor Onciul passed away in Cernăuți. He graduated the gymnasium (1845 – 1853) and the Theological Institute (1853 – 1857) in Cernăuți, and attended specialization courses at the University of Vienna (1857 – 1858). Supervisor of studies at the Seminary (boarding school) of Cernăuți (1858 – 1862), priest…
28 February 1983 – Priest and theology professor Ioan Petreuță passed away in Timișoara. Secondary schools studies in Brad and Arad, Faculty of Theology in Cernăuți (1924 – 1928), doctorate in 1930; graduate of the Law Faculty of the University of Cernăuți (1932), specialization both at the Faculties of Orthodox Theology in Athens (1928 –…
27 February 1907 – Priest Nicodim Belea was born in Cornești village. He held various positions at the Theological Academy of Sibiu (1927 – 1931) and at the Theological Academy of Cluj (1937 – 1940). He published the works: “Way to Priesthood. Study of religious psychology” (1946), “Psychology of Confession” (1847) and “Contributions to the…
27 February 1879 – The future Metropolitan Visarion Puiu (baptized Victor) was born in Pașcani, county of Iași. Studies at the Seminaries of Roman and Iași, at the Faculty of Theology of Bucharest (1900 – 1904) and at the Spiritual Academy of Kiev. Tonsured into monasticism in 1905 and ordained hierodeacon for the Episcopal Cathedrals…
27 February 1923 – Bishop Nifon Niculescu (baptized Nicolae) passed away in Bucharest. He studied at the “Central” Seminary (1872 – 1880) and at the Faculty of Theology of Bucharest (1888 – 1892). Deacon at the “White” and “Crețulescu” (1882) churches of Bucharest, priest at the “White” church (1883 – 1895), eparchial inspector at the…
27 February 1948 – Patriarch Nicodim Munteanu of the Romanian Orthodox Church (baptized Nicolae) passed away. Studies at “Veniamin” Seminary of Iași (1882 – 1890). Then at the Spiritual Academy in Kiev (1890 – 1895; with graduation in 1895). Tonsured into monasticism at Neamț Monastery, with the name Nicodim (1894), ordained hierodeacon (1894) and hieromonk…
26 February 1890 – Priest, historian and folklorist Dumitru Furtuna was born in Tocileni, county of Brașov. Studies at “Veniamin” Seminary in Iași (1902 – 1910) and at the Faculty of Theology of Bucharest (1910 – 1914), where he got the doctor’s degree (1927). Priest at the church “Vârcolici Falling Asleep” in Dorohoi (1915 –…
25 February 1769 – The future metropolitan Lupu Dionisie was born in Blăjani, county of Buzău. Monk in 1785, maybe at the Metropolitan See of Bucharest, he remained in its service; abbot at Dealu Monastery (1795 – 1807), which he restores, then at Tismana (1807 – 1810), titular hierarch (since 1801). In May 1819, he…
Today, 23 February 2014, it is the Sunday of the frightening judgement or beginning of fasting without meat. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel delivered a sermon after the Divine Liturgy celebrated in the chapel of the Patriarchal Residence dedicated to Saint Gregory the Enlightener in which he explained the significance of the evangelical pericope of the…
Friday, 21 February 2014, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church licensed four priests of the Archdiocese of Bucharest as father confessors. The religious service was celebrated in the historical chapel of “Saint Great Martyr George” of the Patriarchal Residence. To end with the celebration, His Beatitude Daniel delivered a sermon in which…
On 16 February 2014, the 34th Sunday after the Pentecost, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Patriarchal Cathedral of Bucharest assisted by a group of priests and deacons. In the sermon delivered after reading the Evangelical Pericope of the day (Luke 15:11-32), His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel emphasised the spiritual…
On 13 February 2014, the first working session of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church of this year was held in the Synodal Hall of the Patriarchal Residence under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. We mention some of the decisions adopted: -The Holy Synod approved the programme of the manifestations organised…