new ecclesiastical 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

Photo gallery: Bp Paisie of Sinaia officiates Te Deum service at the beginning of new ecclesiastical year

Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Paisie of Sinaia officiated a Te Deum service marking the beginning of the new ecclesiastical year, at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, on Friday, September 1st. Photography courtesy of: Basilica.ro / Raluca-Emanuela Ene

Sep 1, 2023Raluca-Emanuela Ene

Message of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation 2023

„The struggle for human rights cannot ignore the fact that these rights are threatened by climate change, by the shortage of potable water, fertile soil and clean air, but also by environmental degradation in general,” Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople stressed in his Message on the occasion of the World Day of Prayer for the…

Aug 31, 2023Aurelian 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

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