new church year

Archbishop Atanasie: Mother of God stands at the threshold between the two liturgical years

Archbishop Atanasie of Great Britain and Northern Ireland issued a message at the beginning of the new Church Year, emphasising that “at the threshold between two liturgical years, the Church places before us the same person: the Most Holy Mother of God”. His Eminence noted that we are accustomed to measuring time by what begins…

Sep 2, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Archbishop Calinic urges faithful to make liturgical calendar ‘the compass of your life’

“Begin with God, with a prayer offered in faith, with a candle lit in silence, with an act of mercy done from the heart,” Archbishop Calinic of Suceava and Rădăuți said in a message marking the beginning of the new Church Year. His Eminence explained that liturgical time should not be regarded merely as a…

Sep 1, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Day of Prayer for Creation calls Christians to protect environment and God’s creation

The Day of Prayer for Creation is observed on 1 September, at the beginning of the Ecclesiastical Year, as the Church calls for environmental protection and greater responsibility for God’s creation. Ecumenical Patriarch Demetrios I launched the initiative in 1989, calling on the Christian world to pray for creation and its protection. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew…

Sep 1, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

UK Archbishop Atanasie urges faithful to sanctify time at start of church year

“Every moment of our lives is an opportunity to turn our thoughts to God and to transform our earthly time from wasted time into the time of eternity,” Archbishop Atanasie, head of the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, noted in his message for the New Church Year. In a statement published…

Sep 2, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Photo Gallery: Te Deum service for the new ecclesiastical year at Patriarchal Cathedral – 2020

A Te Deum service was held at the Patriarchal Cathedral on Tuesday, September 1, 2020, officiated by Archimandrite Clement Haralam, the Grand Ecclesiarch, marking the beginning of the new ecclesiastical year. Photography courtesy of Basilica.ro / Raluca Ene Follow us on Twitter: @BasilicaPhotos

Sep 18, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu