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15 Patriarch Daniel Quotes on the Resurrection of Jesus Christ

The Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ is at the same time a triumph over Adam’s sin of disobedience, over death and hell. Through His Crucifixion and Resurrection Christ shattered the curse that held captive the entire human race due to the sin of disobedience in which fell our foreparents Adam and Eve. The resurrection…

Apr 19, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Christ’s Resurrection addresses all humans from all ages and places, Patriarch Daniel says on Easter Vigil

Thousands of believers came Saturday night on the Hill of the Patriarchate to receive the Holy Fire from the Romanian Patriarch. His Beatitude Daniel officiated the Resurrection Service in front of his patriarchal residence. Also present was His Grace Bishop Timotei of Prahova. After distributing the Holy Fire to the faithful and uttering Christ is…

Apr 16, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

All what Christ has performed was from His humble love for the salvation of humankind, Patriarch Daniel says on Good Friday

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel officiated the Service of the Lamentations of the Lord on 14 April 2017 at the Patriarchal Cathedral. Together with His Beatitude served His Grace Varlaam of Ploiesti, Assistant Bishop to the Patriarch. Patriarch Daniel addressed the faithful present with a homily in which he focused on the spiritual symbolism of the…

Apr 15, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Great and Holy Thursday | Patriarch Daniel: The Holy Eucharist is at the centre of Church life

Patriarch Daniel of Romania presided over the Divine Liturgy of St Basil the Great officiated on the Great and Holy Thursday at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. His Grace Bishop Varlaam of Ploiesti concelebrated with His Beatitude on 13 April 2017. After the gospel reading, His Beatitude delivered a homily focusing on the significance of…

Apr 13, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel addresses the Primates of sister Orthodox Churches on Easter 2017

Bucharest, Easter 2017 „He has despoiled hell by descending into hell” (St. John Chrysostom, Paschal Sermon)  Your Holiness,  CHRIST IS RISEN! The Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ is, at the same time, victory over the sin of Adam’s disobedience, over death and hell, since the body of Christ from the grave knew no corruption…

Apr 12, 2017Andrei Pau

The very costly oil of spikenard is the soul of a true believer cleansed from sin, Patriarch Daniel says on Palm Sunday

The most precious gift of the fragrance of Orthodox faith, of prayer and of good deeds is represented by the soul of a true believer cleansed by sins, Patriarch Daniel said during his Palm Sunday homily. His Beatitude noted that the very costly oil of spikenard of a soul cleansed through repentance and sanctified through…

Apr 10, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Thousands take part in Palm Sunday Procession. Palms symbolize the virtues acquired through fasting, Patriarch says

  Thousands of believers took part in the traditional procession and services held on the eve of Palm Sunday all across Romania. In Bucharest, dozens of priests led a procession Saturday, 8 April 2017, from Radu Voda Monastery towards the Patriarchal Cathedral to mark the triumphal Entry of our Lord Jesus Christ into Jerusalem. Blessed…

Apr 10, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel expresses compassion and solidarity over St Petersburg bomb blast

Bucharest, 5 April 2017   His Beatitude KIRILL, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia   Your Beatitude, With deep sorrow we learned of the tragic explosion on the 3rd of April 2017, in an underground station, in the city of Sankt Petersburg, which resulted in 14 dead and 51 wounded. On behalf of the hierarchs,…

Apr 5, 2017Iulian Dumitraşcu

His Royal Highness Charles, Prince of Wales, pays visit to the Romanian Patriarchate

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, received Thursday, 30 March 2017, at the Palace of the Patriarchate, His Royal Highness Charles, Prince of Wales, who is currently paying a visit to Romania. His Beatitude expressed his joy over Prince Charles having included the Romanian Patriarchate in his official visit to Romania, underscoring…

Mar 31, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

VIDEO. Patriarch Justinian is a luminous model of ministry in Christ’s Church, Patriarch Daniel says

Patriarch Justinian Marina was commemorated at Radu Voda Monastery in Bucharest, on his 40th death anniversary. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel prayed for the rest of the soul of the worthy of remembrance Patriarch Justinian, who pastored the Romanian Orthodox Church for almost three decades, during a troublesome period in the life of Romanian Orthodoxy. Justinian’s…

Mar 27, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

10 Quotes from Patriarch Daniel on Fasting

Fasting is an offering of love brought to God. Forgiveness is the good start of a fasting period. Without forgiveness, no one can enter the fasting period as a time of spiritual struggle to purify our soul from sins and enlighten it. At the foundation of fasting are devotion and love of God. We fast…

Mar 1, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu