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Patriarch Daniel: ‘When human freedom becomes self-destructive, God’s wisdom calls every one to repentance’

During his Sunday homily Patriarch Daniel of Romania reflected on the parable of the prodigal son stressing the inestimable value of the human soul and spoke about man’s freedom, the mystery of repentance and God’s infinite forgiving love for every repenting sinner. The Romanian Patriarch noted that the Heavenly Father refers to us with a…

Feb 7, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

In pictures: Theology professors, students in Bucharest prayerfully celebrate the Three Holy Hierarchs

The professors and students of the Patriarch Justinian Faculty of Orthodox Theology in Bucharest on Tuesday prayerfully celebrated the feast of the Three Holy Hierarchs, the patrons of theological education. Celebrating the Divine Liturgy at the Faculty’s St Catherine Chapel was His Grace Bishop Varlaam of Ploiesti, who conveyed the blessings and congratulations of Patriarch…

Jan 31, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel performs Great Blessing of Waters. ‘Today we re-experience the Great Mystery of Christ’s Baptism in the Jordan River’

At the end of the Great Blessing of Waters on Saturday, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel told the faithful that the feast of the Theophany ‘reveals the renewal or the update of Christ’s Baptism, but also the renewal of the Baptism of each and every one of us.’ Speaking about the rite of the Great Blessing…

Jan 8, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel on Theophany: Eternal life begins in this world when we unite with the Holy Trinity through Baptism

Romanian Patriarch Daniel addressed the faithful present at the Patriarchal Cathedral for the Divine Liturgy on the Feast of the Theophany, Jan. 6 that life in the Heavenly Kingdom begins on earth once with Holy Baptism. ‘Eternal life begins in this world when we unite through the grace of Holy Baptism with the Eternal Father,…

Jan 8, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel puts focus on the universal salvation brought by the coming of Jesus Christ in Christmas Liturgy

Patriarch Daniel on Monday used the Christmas Divine Liturgy to focus on the universal sanctification and salvation brought by our Lord Jesus Christ through His Birth from Virgin Mary. ‘He created heaven and earth by the Heavenly Father’s will and in collaboration with the Holy Spirit. That is why, He comes into the world to…

Dec 27, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: The Mother of God is the example of preparation for the reception of Christ in our souls

In his Tuesday homily delivered at the Divine Liturgy, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel urged the faithful to follow the example offered by the Mother of God as for the preparation to receive Christ in their souls and homes. On the Feast of the Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy Theotokos, His Beatitude Daniel,…

Nov 21, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

‘The Holy Angels are images of God’s holiness and righteousness,’ Patriarch Daniel says

In his homily delivered Wednesday on the feast of Saints Michael and Gabriel Archangels, Romanian Patriarch Daniel noted that the holy angels reflect God’s glory and proclaim it to humans. His Beatitude added that the angels are images of God’s holiness, righteousness, and kindness. The Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church referred to Christian life…

Nov 9, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Kirill addresses Romanian people: ‘Your piety is a witness that Romanian Orthodoxy is flourishing today’

Homily by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia during the Divine Liturgy celebrated on the feast of Saint Demetrius the New, 27 October 2017. Your Beatitudes, Your Eminences and Your Graces, Reverend fathers, beloved brothers and sisters,   Today we commemorate Venerable Demetrius Basarabov, the heavenly protector of the city of Bucharest, and during…

Oct 27, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: Sincere love for enemies begins with prayer for their forgiveness

On Sunday Patriarch Daniel said that it is quite difficult, though not impossible, that the sinful human nature change so much that a person can love the one who hates him and to wish the good of the one who hurts him. ‘In this regard, sincere love for enemies, without hypocrisy, begins with a prayer…

Oct 2, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel on self-denial: ‘It means the renunciation of selfish love in order to acquire a humble, grateful love towards God’

In his Sunday homily, Patriarch Daniel reflected on the main theme of the day’s Gospel reading from Mark in which Christ calls us to self-denial. His Beatitude stressed that in order to attain to salvation, Christ asks us to renounce the selfish love in order to acquire the humble, grateful love towards God and the…

Sep 18, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

In pictures: ‘The mystery of Christ’s resurrection is hidden in the Holy Cross,’ Patriarch Daniel says

‘The mystery of Christ’s resurrection is hidden in the Holy Cross,’ Patriarch Daniel said Thursday in his homily delivered at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, explaining the unalterable tie between Christ, His Cross and His Resurrection. On the Feast day of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, celebrated the…

Sep 15, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu