Patriarch Daniel

Patriarch of Romania: The Mother of God is the Protrectress of mothers. If we continue with abortion, we will perish as a nation

During his homily on the Feast of the Annunciation, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel stressed that the Mother of God is the Protrectress of all mothers and warned that if abortions continue to take place in Romania ‘we will perish as a nation’. ‘If we, the Romanian people, continue with (performing) abortions, which sum up to…

Mar 26, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel congratulates Romania Crown Princess Margareta on 70th birthday

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel prays that God may offer ‘divine help, strength and many achievements’ to Romania’s Crown Princess Margareta in a message sent on Her Majesty’s 70th birthday. Congratulating the Custodian of the Crown of Romania, the Patriarch of Romania conveyed ‘special wishes for health, joy and longevity’. Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of…

Mar 26, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel explains why it is important to profess true faith

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel spoke about the importance of bearing witness to Christ’s divinity also stressing the importance of professing Christian faith during his homily delivered on the Sunday of Orthodoxy at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. True faith opens heavens to us ‘We see clearly that for professing true faith we are repaid with…

Mar 20, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel officiated the Great Compline at the Patriarchal Cathedral | PHOTO

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel on Clean Monday officiated the Great Compline at the Patriarchal Cathedral during which he read the Great Canon of St Andrew of Crete. Photography courtesy of Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu

Mar 15, 2019Mircea Florescu

Patriarch Daniel: ‘Have mercy on me, o God’ is the call to the only source of eternal life – Christ

‘After every troparion of the Great Canon of Repentance of Saint Andrew of Crete we have this calling, this insistent supplication, as a breath of the Church: Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me,’ Patriarch Daniel said at the end of the Great Canon officiated at the Patriarchal Cathedral on Clean Monday.…

Mar 14, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel of Romania offers three pieces of advice for Great Lent

On Cheesefare Sunday, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania said that ‘fasting is an offering of man’s love brought to God’ and gave three fundamental pieces of advice for Christians to be able to bring this God-pleasing offering. ‘The Gospel reading of this Sunday has a major importance for the entire Lenten season,’ His Beatitude…

Mar 12, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

40 Patriarch Daniel Quotes for the Lenten Season

Orthodox Christians across the globe are entering Lent, the season of preparation before Easter. The 40-day period sees many Christians partake in a season of moderation, meditation, fasting, prayer and repentance. The exercises in discipline are undertaken to allow believers time to reflect on the life, words and sacrifices of our Saviour Jesus Christ. For…

Mar 11, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

29 Years since the Episcopal consecration of HB Romanian Patriarch Daniel

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel celebrates on 4 March 2019 his 29th anniversary of episcopal consecration. HB Romanian Patriarch Daniel was born on 22 July 1951, to parents Alexe and Stela Ciobotea, in Dobreşti village, Bara commune, county of Timiş. He was baptized Dan-Ilie. EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1958 – 1962 – he attends the primary school in…

Mar 4, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

Let us mobilize for action in favour of the Romanian village, don’t look nostalgically at it: Patriarch Daniel

During the opening of The Portrait of the Romanian Village exhibition on Wednesday, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel said that the photos displayed are not supposed only ‘to impress us emotionally, even unto tears, but to determine us to take action in favour of the village.’ ‘Otherwise, we describe it beautifully and our praise becomes some…

Feb 28, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel opens ‘The Portrait of the Romanian Village’ Photo Exhibition in Bucharest

The opening ceremony of the first photography exhibition organized by the Basilica News Agency took place on Wednesday at the Patriarchate’s Palace in Bucharest as part of the Agency’s initiative to promote the beauty of villages in Romania. The 50-photo exhibition, titled ‘The Portrait of the Romanian Village’, is a project carried out by the…

Feb 28, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel presents 2018 annual report of Bucharest Archdiocese

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel on Saturday chaired the Diocesan Assembly of the Archdiocese of Bucharest at the Synodal Hall of the patriarchal residence, where His Beatitude presented the 2018 annual report. Attending the meeting were all the members of the Diocesan Assembly, including the patriarchal auxiliary Bishops Varlaam of Ploiesti and Ieronim of Sinaia, as…

Feb 12, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu