The Week in Pictures: April 10 – 16, 2023

For believers, Passion Week and the Resurrection of the Lord are a time of transition from death to life. Please see below our Week-in-Pictures selection of photos from the week of April 10 – 16, 2023.

A workshop dedicated to Easter Holidays at the Iulian Antonescu Museum Complex in the Romanian city of Bacău. Photo credit: Facebook / Iulian Antonescu Museum Complex
The Holy and Great Tuesday Matins officiated at Pângărați Monastery, Romania, on April 11, 2023. Photo credit: Doxologia.ro
Patriarch of Serbia with children participating in an egg painting workshop, on April 11, 2023. Photo credit: Patriarchate of Serbia
The Holy and Great Thursday Matins service at Golia Monastery, in the Romanian city of Iași, on April 13, 2023. Photo credit: Doxologia.ro
Little Timothy was congratulated by the priest for sitting very quietly at the Holy and Great Wednesday Matins service, even though he is only one year old. Photo credit: Facebook / Pleșa Parish
Children from the Osana Center of the “The Entrance of the Lord into Jerusalem” Orthodox Parish participated in an iconography workshop dedicated to Saint Pachomius, organized at the “Iulian Antonescu” Museum Complex in Bacău, Romania, on April 13, 2023. Photo credit: Facebook / Pelerin la Pocrov
Patriarch Daniel celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral on Holy Thursday, April 13, 2023, together with His Eminence Varlaam of Ploiesti and His Grace Timothy of Prahova. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu
The washing of the feet on Holy Thursday at Putna Monastery, Romania, on April 13, 2023. Photo credit: Mănăstirea Putna
Romanian Orthodox Bishop Macarie of Northern Europe celebrates the Rite of Washing of the Feet on Holy Thursday, April 13, 2023, in the Romanian Diocesan Chapel of Copenhagen, Denmark. Photo credit: Diocese of Northern Europe
The 12-Gospel Matins at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest on April 13, 2023. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu
Eggs painted for Easter at Chilandari Monastery, Mount Athos. Photo credit: Instagram / prijatelji_manastira_hilandara
The Lamentations of the Lord service in a church from Southern Bukovina, Romania, on April 14, 2023. Photo credit: Facebook / Sorin Onișor
Procession with the Holy Epitaphios around Bucharest’s Patriarchal Cathedral on April 14, 2023. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu
Bucharest’s “St. Constantine and Helen – Oborul Nou” Church prepared more than 3,000 cups with Easter (blessed) bread for the faithful who attended the Resurrection Service. Photo credit: Facebook / Biserica Sf. Împărați Constantin și Elena – Oborul Nou
Holy Fire emerged from the Tomb of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ was distributed on April 15, 2023, by the Patriarch of Jerusalem. Photo credit: Patriarchate of Jerusalem / Heba Hrimat
The delegation bringing the Holy Fire to Romania landed at Bucharest’s Otopeni International Airport on Saturday, April 15, 2023. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu
One may be little, but nevertheless want to sit through the whole Resurrection Liturgy. Photo credit: Facebook / Brâncuși Parish
Resurrection Service at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, Romania, on Sunday night, April 16, 2023. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu
His Grace Nichifor of Botoșani officiated the Divine Liturgy on the Resurrection Night at “St. John the Baptist” Parish in Botoșani, Romania. Photo credit: Lori Gia
“River of light” on the Resurrection night at Putna Monastery, in northern Romania. Photo credit: Iulian Țugui
On the Great Feast of the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Archbishop of Lower Danube officiated at the maximum security prison in Galați, eastern Romania. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Lower Danube

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