The Week in Pictures: August 3 - 9, 2020

A week full of events, including the feast of the Transfiguration and the commemoration of three Romanian saints. We invite you to watch our selection of photos from August 3 to 9, 2020.

Sunset at Pasărea Monastery. Photo: Cătălin Năstase

A boy receives from Archbishop Ioachim the decree on the ordination to the priesthood of his father. Photo: Archdiocese of Roman & Bacău

Interior of the Orthodox Cathedral in Beirut after the explosion that rocked the city. Photo: Facebook / Saint George Orthodox Cathedral of Beirut

Metropolitan of Larissa visited the National Air Operations Center. Photo: Orthodoxia News Agency

Greek Archbishop Elpidophoros of America blessed the restart of construction works at the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in New York. Photo: Facebook / Archbishop Elpidophoros of America

The full moon rises over the National Cathedral. Photo: Radu Chiriță

The faithful venerated a fragment of the relics of Saint John Jacob of Neamt at the Chapel of the National Cathedral in Bucharest. Photo: Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu

Woman holds her child during the solemn Divine Liturgy in honour of the Transfiguration of the Lord at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. Photo: Basilica.ro / Raluca Ene

A group of Romanian pilgrims participated in the patronal feast of the Great Meteoron Monastery in Greece. Photo: Basilica Travel

Believers participating in the open-air Divine Liturgy at Cernica Monastery on the feast of the Lord’s Transfiguration. Photo: Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu

Gift from gift heaven is made. Metropolitan Teofan donated a vestment of St Parascheva from Iași to the Archdiocesan Cathedral “The Ascension of the Lord” in Buzau on the occasion of the feast of the Transfiguration. Photo: Vali Burlacu

Suceviţa Monastery celebrated its patronal feast on the Transfiguration of the Lord. Photo: Archdiocese of Suceava and Rădăuţi

Metropolitan Teofan of Moldavia walking to the monastery on Mount Ceahlau, located at 1800 m altitude, to participate in its patronal saint on the Transfiguration of the Lord. Photo: Doxologia / Lucian Ducan

Bishop Justin of Maramures together with children dressed in folk costumes at Botiza Monastery. Photo: Facebook / Diocese of Maramureș and Sătmar

His Eminence Archbishop Calinic blessing the believers present at Robaia Monastery on the feast day of Saint Paphnutius – Pârvu the Iconographer. Photo: Archdiocese of Argeș and Muscel

Saint Theodora of Sihla honoured at Sihla Monastery on her feast day. Photo: Doxologia / Fr. Silviu Cluci

Father Marius-Gabriel Bărăscu’s wife in tears at his grave, during a memorial service, marking a year since his reposal. Photo: Facebook / Remus Lupuleasa

Israeli Ambassador to Romania, David Saranga, revisited Hurezi Monastery. Photo: Facebook / David Saranga

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*RO: În data de 6 august 2020, Preafericitul Părinte Patriarh Daniel împlinește 33 de ani de la tunderea în monahism. Evenimentul a avut loc în anul 1987, în paraclisul „Sfinții Părinți Ioachim și Ana” al Mănăstirii Sihăstria, din județul Neamț. A fost tuns în monahism de starețul mănăstirii, arhimandritul Victorin Oanele iar naș de călugărie i-a fost părintele Cleopa Ilie. *EN: On August 6, 2020, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel celebrates his 33rd anniversary of his monastic tonsure. The event took place in 1987 at the Chapel of the Righteous Ancestors Joachim and Anna at Sihăstria Monastery, Neamț County. His Beatitude was tonsured a monk by the monastery’s abbot, Archimandrite Victorin Oanele. Spiritual Godparent at the monastic tonsure was Elder Cleopas Ilie. . . . #bineledestiut #thegoodtoknow #patriarhuldaniel #tundereinmonahism #calugarie #ortodoxie #sihastria #parintelecleopa

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