Today, 19 April 2013, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, met the eparchial administrative vicars, administrative counsellors, and church inspectors of the Romanian Patriarchate, in Europa Christiana hall of the Patriarchate Palace. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel delivered a speech in which he spoke about the responsibility the counsellors have in an eparchy:…
Today, 17 April 2013, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church met in Europa Christiana hall of the Patriarchate Palace the counsellors and bookkeepers of the economical – financial departments of the eparchies of the Romanian Patriarchate. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel spoke to those present about the significance of the state of crisis,…
Today, 17 April 2013, Trinitas Radio station of the Romanian Patriarchate celebrates 15 years of broadcasting. Trinitas Radio station was set up in 1996, at the initiative and with the blessing of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan of Moldova and Bucovina at the time. After getting the audio-visual license no.…
16 April 1822 – Metropolitan Calinic Miclescu was born in Suceava, to an old family of boyars. On 18 June 1842, his uncle Sofronie, the future Metropolitan of Moldova, tonsured him into monasticism. On 23 April 1843, he was ordained hierodeacon, hieromonk on 31 November, then protosingel and archmandrite on 2 February 1855. From 1851…
15 April 1967 – Metropolitan COLAN NICOLAE passed away (buried at Sâmbăta Monastery). He was born on 28 November 1893, in Araci, county of Covasna. Studies at “Andrei Șaguna” high school in Brașov, at the Theological Institute of Sibiu, Faculty of Philology of Bucharest, specialisation at the Faculty of Protestant Theology of the University of…
His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, emphasised, in the sermon delivered on 14 April 2013 in the chapel of Saint Gregory the Enlightener of the Patriarchal Residence, the significance of the evangelical pericope of the 4th Sunday of the Lent mentioned by Saint Mark the Evangelist, chapter 9, lines 17-32 presenting the…
Today, 7 April 2013, the Orthodox Christians celebrate the Holy Cross Sunday. On this Sunday, the 3rd of the Lent, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the chapel of the Cathedral for the Nation’s Salvation, assisted by a group of priests and deacons. The Patriarch of Romania…
Friday, 5 April 2013, 26 priests of the Archdiocese of Bucharest were promoted to a higher rank. 10 hieromonks were promoted protosingelos, 14 priests became iconomos stavroforos and 2 priests were raised to the iconom rank. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel celebrated the religious service related in the chapel of “Saint Great Martyr George” of the…
3/15 April 1895 – Metropolitan MORARIU-ANDREIEVICI SILVESTRU (baptised Samuil) passed away, in Cernăuți (photo). He was born on 14 November 1818, in Mitocu Dragmirnei village, near Suceava. Studies: Gymnasium and the Theological Institute in Cernăuți, doctor “Honoris causa” of the Faculty of Theology of Cernăuți (1875). Parish priest in Ceahor (1843 – 1862), then consistorial…
Today, 31 March 2013, the second Sunday of the Lent His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania visited the community of Pasarea Monastery, county of Ilfov, where he celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the church monastery dedicated to the Holy Trinity. In the sermon delivered His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel emphasised the spiritual meaning of the Evangelical…
Today, 30 March 2013, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania consecrated, in the chapel of the Patriarchal Residence with Saint Martyr George as saint patron, the new shrine of the relics of Saint Martyrs Eustatie, Teopista, Agapie and Teopist from Iancu Vechi – Matasari parish of Bucharest. After the consecration service His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel…
On 29 March 2013, 9 priests of the Archdiocese of Bucharest were licensed as father confessors. The religious service was celebrated by His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, in the chapel of the patriarchal residence with Saint Martyr George as saint patron. His Beatitude spoke to the young father confessors about the…
On 29 March 2013, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel awarded, at the Patriarchal Residence, musicologist Viorel Cosma the Saints Emperors Constantine and Helen Order for laics of the Romanian Patriarchate, for his entire activity as professor, historiographer, lexicographer and musical critic. The members of the Standing meeting of the Church National Council of the Romanian Orthodox…
A new edition, small size, of the Holy Gospel, with illustrations, has been published by the Bible and Orthodox Mission Institute. The present edition is an editorial premiere, shows the preface signed by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, because the evangelical text is reflected in beautiful icons made at Panselinos workshop of church painting of Iași.…
Today, 25 March 2013, the feast of the Annunciation, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, participated in the Divine Liturgy celebrated at Tiganesti Monastery, county of Ilfov. In the sermon delivered His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel showed that the feast of the Annunciation that the Orthodox Church celebrates today represents a new beginning of the humans’…
Saturday and Sunday the religious – cultural manifestation entitled “The Icon – Window to God” which marks the celebration of the Orthodoxy Sunday was held at the Icon church of Bucharest. This year the faithful who attended the feast had the opportunity to venerate the icon of the Mother of God with the Infant brought…
The Sunday of the victory of Orthodoxy over all heresies was celebrated with much devotion by many faithful who came to the Patriarchal Cathedral of Bucharest to attend the Divine Liturgy. On the first Sunday of the Lent when the victory of Orthodoxy over all heresies is celebrated, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian…
On the 1st Sunday of the Lent, also named the Orthodoxy Sunday, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Patriarchal Cathedral of Bucharest, assisted by a group of priests and deacons. Today the Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great was celebrated in all the Orthodox churches.…
His Beatitude THEOPHILOS III, Patriarch of Jerusalem and All Palestine Your Beatitude, Beloved brother in Christ and concelebrant, On the occasion of Your Beatitude’s name day, we convey you our best wishes of good health and help from God in the work you unfold for the welfare of the Christian Orthodox faithful entrusted to Your…
According to the religious order of our Church, during the four days of the first week of the Lent the Canon of Saint Andrew of Crete was celebrated within the Great Compline service. During the first day of the Lent, the Great Canon service was celebrated by the Patriarch of Romania, His Beatitude Daniel, then…