The Week in Pictures: August 28 – September 3, 2023

The week before, the most awaited event for young Orthodox people took place; the International Meeting of Orthodox Youth (ITO) 2023, held in Timișoara, where more than 3,500 young people from Romania and other countries gathered. Please see below our “Week in Pictures” feature for the week of August 28 – September 3, 2023.

Nun Dositeea Savin from Christiana Monastery (Bucharest, Romania). Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Raluca Ene
The Dormition of the Mother of God celebrated in Bielsk Podlaski, Poland, on August 28, 2023. Photo credit: Facebook / Aleksander Wasyluk Photography
St Varlaam, Metropolitan of Moldavia, celebrated on August 30, 2023, at Secu Monastery, Romania, where he took his monastic vows. Photo credit: George Cristian
His Grace Macarie of Northern Europe celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Romanian Orthodox Episcopal Paraclesis in Göteborg, Sweden, and baptized 23-year-old Leona Matlik, on August 31, 2023. Photo credit: Diocese of Northern Europe
Romanian writer Liviu Rebreanu was commemorated at Valea Mare – Ștefănești Parish, where he wrote some of his novels, on September 1, 2023. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Argeș and Muscel
Sunset seen from Dervent Monastery, Constanta county, Romania. Photo credit: Protos. Sofronie Bobaru
Father Chiril blesses the Romanian faithful on pilgrimage near Holy Mount Athos. Photo credit: Anca-Maria Bica
Sunset at the Church of St. Sophia in Thessaloniki, Greece. Photo credit: Georgiana Bărîcă
Pilgrimage to Marginea Monastery, Romania. Photo credit: Roxana Maciuca
Patriarch Daniel in the midst of young participants of the International Meeting of Orthodox Youth (ITO) held in Timișoara, on August 31, 2023. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu
Putna Monastery at the beginning of autumn. Photo credit: Petru Paul Torac
Pilgrim at the Philotheus Monastery on Mount Athos. Photo credit: Andrei Bândilă
Mother with infant in front of the icon of the Mother of God. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Aurelian Iftimiu
The ITO 2023 Torch was presented by young people in the opening ceremony of the International Meeting of Orthodox Youth (ITO) held in Timișoara on August 31, 2023. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu
Part of the young participants at the 2023 International Meeting of Orthodox Youth (ITO) attended the Vespers at the Military Church in Timișoara on September 2, 2023. Photo credit: Dan Sara
Participants in the 2023 International Meeting of Orthodox Youth (ITO) said the Lord’s Prayer in front of the Timișoara Opera House. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu
Closing of the 2023 edition of the International Meeting of Orthodox Youth. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu
His Eminence Paisie of Sinaia, Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop, consecrated the chapel of St. Ilie – Ghencea Parish in Bucharest, September 3, 2023. Photo credit: Basilica / Raluca-Emanuela Ene

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