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All-night vigil for Saint Demetrius the Myrrh-gusher of Thessalonica

On Friday evening, October 25, 2019, His Grace Bishop Timotei of Prahova officiated the All-night Vigil in honour of Saint Demetrius the Myrrh-gusher of Thessalonica, at the outdoor altar of the Patriarchal Cathedral. Members of the Potirul Byzantine Music Choir of Radu Vodă Monastery gave the liturgical answers. In his sermon, His Grace Timotei of…

Oct 25, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Assembly of Bishops in Muntenia Metropolis completes several liturgical texts for Romanian Saints

The Assembly of Bishops of the Holy Metropolis of Muntenia and Dobrudja met on Friday, October 25, at the Patriarchal Residence in Bucharest to complete several liturgical texts and akathists to Romanian Saints. The hierarchs drafted the services and akathist hymn to the Holy Martyrs Gordian, Macrobius, Elias, Zotikos, Lucian and Valerian, celebrated on September…

Oct 25, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: The Joy of the Communion of Saints is offered to prayerful pilgrims

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel on Friday addressed the pilgrims coming from all across Romania to take part in the annual procession with holy relics on the streets of Bucharest stressing that ‘the joy of the communion of Saints is offered to prayerful pilgrims.’ The Patriarch noted that the presence of the holy relics of the…

Oct 25, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Children and persons with disabilities have priority to venerate holy relics at Bucharest Patriarchal Cathedral

Families with children and persons with disabilities have priority in honouring the holy relics placed for veneration these days at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. The mentioned categories are asked to move near the baldachin and ask the gendarmes and the nearby organizers to facilitate access to venerate the holy relics. Every year, on the…

Oct 25, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Pilgrims flock to Bucharest streets for annual procession with relics of Romanian Saints

Three Romanian Saints are waiting for pilgrims on the Patriarchate’s Hill in Bucharest. The holy relics of St Demetrios the New, St Dionysius Erhan and St Philothea were placed in the baldachin next to the Patriarchal Cathedral following the annual procession ‘The Way of the Saints’ that drew pilgrims on the streets of Bucharest on…

Oct 25, 2019basilica.ro

1,500-Year-Old Byzantine Church Near Jerusalem Uncovers Enigma

An important archaeological discovery was made public on Wednesday by members of the Israel Antiquities Authority. After three years of painstaking excavations, a Byzantine-era Christian church with spectacular, well-preserved mosaics and frescoes has finally been completely unearthed. The structure is located approximately ten miles west of the city of Jerusalem, World.greekreporter reports. The fascinating, yet mysterious,…

Oct 24, 2019Mihail Mere-Albe

Four Athonite Elders will be canonized, Ecumenical Patriarch announces

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has announced that four Athonite Elders will be canonized and will have official feast days in the calendar of the Orthodox Church. The list of elders include Fr. Daniel of Katounakia, Fr. Ieronymos of Simonopetra, Elder Joseph the Hesychast, and Elder Ephraim of Katounakia. The Patriarch made the announcement on Sunday, October…

Oct 21, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Queen Mother Helen’s remains welcomed to Romania after 71 years

A religious and military ceremony took place at the Otopeni International Airport on Friday for Queen Mother Helen, whose remains were flown to Romania aboard an aircraft of the Romanian Air Force. The Romanian Orthodox Church was represented by Metropolitans Nifon of Targoviste and Joseph of Western and Southern Europe, and the patriarchal auxiliary bishop…

Oct 20, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Great-grandson of St. Luke of Simferopol baptized in Greece

St. Luke of Simferopol, the Blessed Surgeon, is a greatly beloved saint of the 20th century, celebrated throughout Russia and Ukraine and also especially in Greece. According to a report yesterday from Romfea, the connection between the great saint and Greece continues, as St. Luke’s own great-grandson was baptized into the holy Orthodox Church in Nafplio.…

Oct 17, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Bulgarian Patriarch Neophyte celebrates His 74th Birthday

His Beatitude Neophyte, Bulgarian Orthodox Church, celebrates on Tuesday, October 15, his 74th Birthday. Patriarch Neophyte (Bulgarian: Патриарх Неофит, secular name Simeon Nikolov Dimitrov; born 15 October 1945, Sofia) is the current head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church from 24 February 2013. Prior to his election, he was the Metropolitan of Ruse. After completing his…

Oct 15, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

Patriarch Daniel chairs Monastic Assembly of Bucharest Archdiocese

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel chaired the Monastic Assembly of the Archdiocese of Bucharest at the Patriarchate’s Palace on Thursday, October 10, 2019. In his opening remarks, the Patriarch explained the five dimensions of this year’s Assembly including liturgical, cultural, missionary, practical and hospitable aspects. The liturgical dimension refers to the participation of monastics in the…

Oct 14, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu