Holy Cross

14 Patriarch Daniel quotes on the mystery of the Holy Cross

The Holy Cross represents the mystery of the eternal love the Holy Trinity has for humankind. The power to avoid repaying evil with evil and to conquer evil with good is the power of the Cross. The Holy Cross ties heaven and earth through the endless and everlasting love Christ has for the world. The…

Sep 14, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: The Holy Cross is a symbol of Christ’s Crucifixion and Resurrection

The Holy Cross is Christ’s victorious flag. On 19 March 2017, Patriarch Daniel of Romania addressed the Orthodox faithful during his homily delivered at the Chapel of the Patriarchal Residence, focusing on the spiritual symbolism of the Cross. Our Saviour Jesus Christ tells us that whoever wants to be His disciple must deny themselves and…

Mar 21, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

12 Spiritual Quotes from Patriarch Daniel about the Holy Cross

The Cross of our Saviour Jesus Christ represents God’s love revealed to humans in a world full of hatred and violence. The Holy Cross is the sign of love that conquers sin and death. Christ’s Cross becomes a principle of new life for every Christian; a principle of profound spiritual renewal so as to acquire…

Mar 18, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

The relics of St Philotheia and a fragment of the Holy Cross carried in procession, in Bucharest

The Holy Cross and St Basil the Great Church in Bucharest began the manifestations for its dedication day, on the eve of the Feast of the Elevation of the Holy Cross, 13 September 2016. Following the Vigil Service, the relics of the Holy Virgin Martyr Philotheia from Curtea de Argeş, and a fragment of the…

Sep 19, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

His Grace Bishop Vincenţiu concelebrated with the Patriarch of Jerusalem on the Sunday of the Veneration of the Cross

His Grace Vincenţiu, Bishop of Slobozia and Călăraşi, is currently undertaking a pilgrimage in the Holy Land, together with a group of 15 priests and several faithful, the official website of the diocese informs. On the third Sunday of Great Lent, 3 April 2016, the pilgrims participated in the Hierarchal Divine Liturgy officiated at the…

Apr 7, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu