Today, 19 January 2014, the Orthodox faithful are on the 29th Sunday after the Pentecost. In all the Orthodox places of worship the evangelical pericope of Saint Evangelist Luke, 17:12-10, was read at the Divine Liturgy, referring to the healing of the 10 lepers. The Gospel on the healing of the 10 lepers is a…
The Princely Church of the Old Court – patriarchal chapel – dresses festive vestments these days on the occasion of the celebration of the saint patron of this place of worship, Saint Antony the Great. On this occasion, Thursday night, 16 January 2014, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania was present in the middle of…
This morning His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania blessed the painting of the chapel of Saint John the Baptist of the Romanian American University of Bucharest. On this occasion, the new Lux Mundi lecture room was blessed too. Univ. Prof. Dr. Ovidiu Flocut, Rector of the University, other members of the leadership of the educational…
Today, 15 January 2014, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania attended the General Assembly of the Romanian Academy on the occasion of the National Culture Day and of the birthday of the national poet Mihai Eminescu. The event began with a concert of chamber music performed by a string quartet of the students of the…
Today, 12 January 2013, the Sunday after the Baptism of the Lord, the Evangelical pericope presenting us the Beginning of the Lord’s preaching, according to Saint Evangelist Matthew, chapter 4:12-17, was read in all the places of worship of the Romanian Patriarchate. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel delivered a sermon in the chapel of Saint Gregory…
On the celebration day of Saint John the Baptist the Prophet, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania was present at the Icon church of Bucharest which celebrated its saint patron. After the celebration of the Divine Liturgy, His Beatitude delivered a sermon in which he showed the significance of the feast of the day. To…
Today, 7 January 2014, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church was present at the celebration of the Synaxis of Saint John the Baptist the Prophet with the faithful present at the Icon church of Bucharest which celebrated its saint patron. The Patriarch of Romania delivered a sermon in which he spoke about…
Today, 6 January 2014, feast of the Baptism of the Lord, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Patriarchal Cathedral. His Beatitude celebrated together with His Grace Varlaam Ploiesteanul, Assistant Bishop to the Patriarch and Secretary of the Holy Synod and His Grace Varsanufie Prahoveanul, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese…
On 6 January, the Orthodox Church celebrates the Baptism of the Lord. The feast reminds the Baptism of Jesus Christ, our Saviour, in the river Jordan, and his recognition as Messiah by Saint John the Baptist. The Evangelical pericope of Saint Matthew the Evangelist chapter 3:13-17 was read at the Divine Liturgy on the feast…
Today, 5 January 2014, the Sunday before the Baptism of the Lord, the Gospel presenting the preaching of Saint John the Baptist was read in all churches. His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church delivered a sermon in the chapel of the Patriarchal Residence dedicated to Saint Gregory the Enlightener, in which he…
On 5 January 2014, the servant priests of the Patriarchal Cathedral 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 to the…
After the celebration of the Divine Liturgy and of the Te Deum service on 1 January 2014, in the Patriarchal Cathedral, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church officially proclaimed the year 2014 as Solemn Eucharistic Year (of the Holy Confession and Holy Communion) and Commemorative Year of the Brancovean Saints Martyrs in…
Because the religious feast of 1 January also marks the beginning of the civil year, which must be received with spiritual joy, today, 1 January 2014, the Te Deum service was celebrated at the end of the Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great as done at pan-Orthodox level and as the regulations stipulate. The…