The Week in Pictures: April 26 – May 2, 2021

Please find below our Week in Pictures selection with photos from the Holy Week and the Feast of the Resurrection of our Lord.

Two spiritual landmarks of Bucharest in one shot: the historical Patriarchal Cathedral (background, left) and the National Cathedral (background, right). Photo: Basilica.ro / Iulian Dumitrașcu
During the Holy Week, the Ecumenical Patriarch wears a cross instead of an engolpion. Photo: Ecumenical Patriarchate / Nikos Papachristou
The Holy and Great Wednesday Matins at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. Photo: Basilica.ro / Raluca Ene
Faithful participating in the Divine Liturgy celebrated on the Holy and Great Thursday at the Patriarchal Cathedral. Photo: Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu
The 12-Gospel Matins service officiated at the open-air altar of the Patriarchal Cathedral. Photo: Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu
The Holy and Great Chrism was blessed on Holy Thursday at “Christ the Saviour” Cathedral in Moscow. Photo: Russian Patriarchate / Oleg Varov
HG Benedict of Bistrița officiated the 12-Gospel Matins at the “Holy Apostles Peter and Paul” Church in the Transylvanian city of Cluj-Napoca. Photo: Facebook / Metropolis of Cluj, Maramureș and Sătmar
The Holy and Great Thursday at the Archdiocesan Cathedral in Suceava. Photo: Instagram / Archdiocese of Suceava and Rădăuți
The vigil honouring the Holy Epitaphios at the Patriarchal Cathedral on the Holy and Great Friday. Photo: Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu
Sunrise at Comana Monastery. Photo: Comana Monastery / Dragoș Grigore
Child playing the semantron at the “Holy Apostles Peter and Paul and Holy Transylvanian Martyrs” from the Orthodox cemetery in the city of Mediaș. Photo: Tătar Ovidiu
Waiting for the joy of the Lord’s Resurrection at Dervent Monastery. Photo: Protosyncellus Sofronie Bobaru
The Patriarch of Jerusalem sharing the Holy Light with the faithful. Photo: Jerusalem Patriarchate
The Holy Light arrived at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest on the Holy Saturday evening. Photo: Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu
The faithful share the Light of Resurrection at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. Photo: Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu
Procession on the night of the Lord’s Resurrection at the “Protection of the Mother of God” Monastery in Moscow, where the holy relics of Saint Matrona are kept. This year, St. Matrona’s feast has coincided with the feast of the Resurrection of our Lord. Photo: Pokrovsky Monastery
Child Vladimir deposes a flower at the Holy Cross. Photo: Nicu Palade

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