The Week in Pictures: August 30 – September 5, 2021

The beginning of fall signals the start of a new Church Year for Orthodox Christians. Please see below our selection of photos taken last week.

Children participate in the Divine Liturgy at the chapel of the Faculty of Orthodox Theology in Cluj-Napoca. Photo: Darius Echim
The “Nativity of the Mother of God” Church in the village of Răchițele, Argeș county. The icon of “Our Lady of the Inexhaustible Chalice” is painted on the altar apse. Photo: Vuțan Vasile-Liviu
The Metropolitan Cathedral in Timișoara. Photo: Stela Plămadă
His Grace Timotei of Sătmar meets the faithful of the Săcel II Parish in Vișeu Deanery. Photo: Diocese of Maramureș and Sătmar
Archbishop Ioachim of Roman and Bacău praying during the Divine Liturgy officiated in the Cathedral of Roman. Photo: Archdiocese of Roman and Bacău
Fresco from Moldovița Monastery. Photo: Basilica.ro / Aurelian Iftimiu
The pandemic and important ecclesiastical matters were discussed by the Synaxis of the Hierarchy of the Ecumenical Throne in Istanbul’s Phanar neighbourhood. Photo: Ecumenical Patriarchate / Nikos Papachristou
His Eminence Iustin participated in the youth games organized at the “Christian Camp” held at Chiuzbaia Monastery, in the county of Maramureș. Photo: Diocese of Maramureș and Sătmar
The altar mosaic of Romania’s National Cathedral in Bucharest while the scaffolding is being removed. Photo: Facebook / National Cathedral
Blessing of the motorcycles in the square near “Alexander Nevski” Cathedral in Nijni Novgorod, Russia. The motors will participate in the “Nevsky Put” inter-regional motor meeting. Photo: Metropolis of Nizhegorod
Soalemn oath ceremony at the 61 Stryamska Military Brigade in Klisura, Bulgaria. Photo: Patriarchate of Bulgaria
The towers of the Holy Apostle Andrew Church in the county of Constanța. Photo: Protosyncellus Sofronie Bobaru
Thousands of people participated in the installment of the new Metropolitan of Montenegro. Photo: Patriarchate of Serbia
Child praying during the consecration of the “Holy Hierarch Nicholas” Church in Berchișești, Suceava county. Photo: Archdiocese of Suceava and Rădăuți
HE Ambrozie inaugurated the extended and renovated Giurgiu Diocese’s “St John the Russian” Medical Practice. Photo: Diocese of Giurgiu
Patriarch Daniel consecrated Bucharest’s “St Mercurios” Church on Sunday. Photo: Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu

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