flight into Egypt

International art competition invites artists to depict the Flight into Egypt

Artists from around the world are invited to take part in an international visual arts competition dedicated to the Flight of the Holy Family into Egypt. The competition is organised by the Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy and runs from 1 October to 10 December. According to the organisers, the initiative aims to showcase artistic interpretations…

Oct 16, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel reflects on Saint Joseph, legal father of Baby Jesus: Man’s salvation is prepared in a faithful family

„Among people, the one who helped Baby Jesus the most was Righteous Joseph,” said Patriarch Daniel on Sunday. „Joseph was not the father of the Baby, who is born eternally from the Father without a mother, as God, and was born on earth from a mother without a father, as Man. But Joseph is the…

Dec 30, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel explains spiritual meanings of the flight of the Holy Family into Egypt

“The flight into Egypt recounted by the Evangelist Matthew has many spiritual meanings,” His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel stressed in his sermon at Cernica Monastery, where he attended the Divine Liturgy on December 26. The first spiritual meaning is that “God takes care of every person, especially children who cannot defend or protect themselves.” Patriarch Daniel…

Dec 30, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel explains connection between Flight into Egypt and birth of monasticism: Christ turns exile into a blessing

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel attended the Divine Liturgy at the historical chapel of his patriarchal residence on the Sunday after the Nativity of the Lord. His Beatitude explained the gospel passage’s spiritual meanings about the Flight of the Child Jesus into Egypt in his homily. Egypt, a country of idolatry and slavery, would become several…

Dec 28, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Through His presence in Egypt, Christ turns curse into blessing – Patriarch Daniel

On the Sunday after the Nativity of the Lord, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel spoke about Egypt as a place of refuge for the Child Christ. ‘Egypt becomes a place of refuge, a place of escape for the Baby Jesus, and through His presence in Egypt, Christ turns the curse into a blessing, showing that even…

Dec 30, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu