Nativity of the Mother of God

Patriarch Daniel: Nativity of the Mother of God offers encouragement to parents and couples hoping for children

“The feast of the Nativity of the Mother of God should be an encouragement to all parents who have children and to those who do not, but hope to have them,” His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel said on Tuesday at the historic St George the Great Martyr Chapel of the Patriarchal Residence. The Patriarch of Romania…

Sep 10, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Assistant Bishop Iachint of the Pacific: Holiness is cultivated within the family

Assistant Bishop Iachint of the Pacific of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand emphasised on Tuesday, the feast of the Nativity of the Mother of God, that “holiness is cultivated within the family, and the Mother of God was born into the family of two faithful people who prayed together”. Bishop Mihail…

Sep 9, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam: Every child is a gift and blessing from God

Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești emphasised the value of the gift of life and the family’s role in raising children at the Patriarchal Cathedral on Tuesday: “Every child who is born is a gift and a blessing from God.” The Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop spoke about the veneration of the Most Holy Virgin from the…

Sep 9, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel urges childless families to adopt children or help poor families whose only wealth is many children

The Patriarch of Romania offered Tuesday a set of recommendations to the faithful who want but cannot have children. First of all, His Beatitude urged them to pray, like the parents of the Virgin Mary. Then, if they do not receive this gift, to adopt children or help large families. ‘Today, on the feast of…

Sep 10, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

In pictures: The first main church feast day of the new ecclesiastical year at the Patriarchal Cathedral – 2020

His Grace The Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești celebrated the Divine Liturgy on the Patriarchate’s Hill marking the Nativity of the Theotokos, the first main church feast day of the new ecclesiastical year. Photography courtesy of: Basilica.ro / Raluca Ene

Sep 10, 2020Raluca-Emanuela Ene

‘Virgin Mary’s Nativity should encourage all parents: those who have children, and those who wish for children,’ Patriarch Daniel says

During his homily on Friday, the Patriarch of Romania stressed that the Nativity of the Mother of God from barren and elderly, but also humble and praying parents should represent an encouragement to all parents who have children and for those who do not have but wish to give birth to children. His Beatitude Daniel,…

Sep 11, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu