The Saviour urges us to pray more, not only in hard times, but also to thank God for all our benefits, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel said in the sermon delivered in the historical chapel of the Patriarchal Residence. The Gospel text read on 21 August 2016, on the 9th Sunday after Pentecost, in all the…
On 18 August 2016, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church promoted two priests as iconom stavrofors, and three deacons as archdeacons. The religious service was celebrated in the chapel of the Patriarchal Residence dedicated to “Saint Great Martyr George”. His Beatitude delivered a speech on the responsibility of a priestly rank: We…
The body which gave body to the Son of God through the work of the Holy Spirit could not be decayed, the same as the Body of Christ did not stay in the tomb, but rose the third day after death, the Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church told the faithful in the sermon delivered.…
On 14 August 2016, the 6th Sunday after Pentecost, the Bible text on the Multiplication of the Bread by Jesus Christ, our Saviour, was read (Matthew 14:14-22). The Patriarch of Romania delivered a sermon in the historical chapel of the Patriarchal Residence in which he emphasised the teaching of this Gospel text. His Beatitude explained,…
Queen Ana of Romania was taken on her last way on 13 August 2016. Her Majesty was buried in the new Royal Necropolis from the Archdiocesan Cathedral of Curtea de Argeş. The religious service was celebrated by His Eminence Metropolitan Nifon, Archbishop of Targoviste, together with His Eminence Iosif, Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of Western and…
The website cuvantul-ortodox.ro has recently published the translation of a letter signed by His Eminence Hierotheos Vlachos, Metropolitan of Nafpaktos and Agios Vlasios, on the position and performance of the delegation of the Romanian Orthodox Church at the Holy and Great Council of Crete. We render below the text of the letter (see here the…
Saturday, 13 August 2016, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, prayed for Queen Ana, at the Royal Palace, where Her Majesty was lying in state for the last few days. The Trisagion service was celebrated by the Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church together with His Eminence Iosif, Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of Western and Southern…
Wednesday, 10 August 2016, His Beatitude, Patriarch of Romania paid homage to Queen Ana of Romania. A delegation of the Romanian Orthodox Church was present at Peleş Castle of Sinaia, where the body of the queen was lying in state. After a wreath of flowers was laid, a moment of silence was observed near the…
The Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord is a feast of light, joy, a feast that shows us our ultimate future, namely that man is not made for grave, but for eternal life, not for darkness, but for the never setting light of the Kingdom of Heaven, the Patriarch of Romania told those present…