Faith

Patriarch Ilia of Georgia on the coronavirus: All of this is for strengthening of faith and prayers

The coronavirus is another test, designed to strengthen our faith, His Holiness Patriarch-Catholicos Ilia II of Georgia told his flock during his Sunday homily at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Tbilisi. “You know that a new virus has appeared. Many people are scared because of the virus. Some have called it a ‘deadly virus,’” he said.…

Feb 4, 2020Sorin Ioniţe

“Humility and courage, humility and hope,” Romanian Patriarch urges on Feast of St Demetrios the New

The Patriarch of Romania urged the thousands of pilgrims who attended the Divine Liturgy on the feast day of Bucharest Patron Saint Demetrios the New to have the humility and courage as the woman with the issue of blood, and to acquire humility and hope as Jairus. Offering his reflections on the gospel reading from…

Oct 28, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel explains why it is important to profess true faith

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel spoke about the importance of bearing witness to Christ’s divinity also stressing the importance of professing Christian faith during his homily delivered on the Sunday of Orthodoxy at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. True faith opens heavens to us ‘We see clearly that for professing true faith we are repaid with…

Mar 20, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan Teofan explains why our prayers remain unanswered

His Eminence Metropolitan Teofan of Moldavia and Bukovina on Sunday explained that ‘not every man who asks God to solve his problems finally receives a solution.’ ‘Many of us go to church, many of us venerate icons, partake of the Holy Mysteries, many say that we have a genuine Christian life, but our requests remain…

Oct 30, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel offers Myrrh-bearing Women as models for professing the faith in the risen Christ

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel has sent a message for the Sunday of the Myrrh-bearing Women, April 22, 2018, expressing his gratitude for Christian women and mothers. The patriarch offers the Myrrhbearers as ‘true models inspiring women to live a holy, self-sacrificing life in the Family, the Church, and the Society.’ ‘Through faith and devoutness, through…

Apr 19, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

A pilgrim is an earthly passenger to the Kingdom of Heaven – Patriarch Daniel

During the traditional Palm Sunday procession, Patriarch Daniel spoke to the believers noting that ‘all humans are passengers for here they do not have an enduring city, being oriented towards the Kingdom of Heaven.‘ ‘How much light we have spread, how many flowers of faith we have cultivated, how many flowers of charity we have…

Apr 3, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

‘Prayer and fast change physical hunger and thirst into spiritual hunger and thirst for God’s love’, Patriarch Daniel says

During his homily delivered on the fourth Sunday of Great Lent at the Chapel of the National Cathedral, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel said that ‘prayer united with fasting changes man’s physical hunger and thirst into a spiritual hunger and thirst for the love of God.’ The Patriarch of Romania offered his reflections on the day’s…

Mar 20, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

The Orthodox Youth event of the year: International Meeting for ‘Unity. Faith. Nation’ at Sibiu

‘Unity. Faith. Nation’ is the motto under which 2,500 young people from Romania and abroad will meet in Sibiu during the fifth edition of the International Meeting of Orthodox Youth (ITO) on 6-9 September 2018. The ITO 2018 event was launched officially at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Sibiu, on the International Day of Orthodox Youth,…

Feb 7, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel in new interview: ‘The Church should not be discouraged in her sacred mission, regardless of surveys’

In his latest TV interview, Romanian Patriarch Daniel stressed the importance of the mission carried out by the Church, saying that ‘the Church should not be discouraged in her sacred mission, regardless of surveys.’ Asked by Andrei Victor Dochia regarding the trust Romanians place in the Church based on the latest opinion polls that indicate…

Jan 5, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Eldress Theophania, abbess of the Intercession Monastery: Saint Matrona brings all to the faith in Christ

Before presenting His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel with the icon of Saint Matrona of Moscow, Stavrophore Eldress Theophania, the abbess of the Intercession Monastery, gave a speech in which she expressed her joy for the Divine Liturgy celebrated for the first time in history by a Romanian Patriarch at this monastery, stressing the quick help that…

Dec 8, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

International Congress of Theology: The life of Orthodox Churches during communism – Persecution, resistance, and witness

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Nov 7, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu