Christmas carolers, faithful at worship and other glimpses of religious life seen through the photo lens between December 13 and 19, 2021.
His Grace Timotei of Prahova officiated a commemoration service at Bucharest’s Radu Vodă Monastery, on the feast of St Philemon, patron saint of the performative artists. Romanian actors who passed away were commemorated. Photo: Basilica.ro / Raluca EneLittle girl called Teofana holds an icon of her patron saint on her name day. Photo: Father Ionuţ TodirascNun Casiana visited socially vulnerable children on behalf of Children in Difficulty Foundation. Photo: Facebook / Mihaela GangaJerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Photo: Facebook / David SarangaNight view of the Suceava Cathedral. Photo: Protosyncellus Ieronim GheorghițăWoman praying at the patronal feast of “St Elephterios” Church in Bucharest. Photo: Basilica.ro / Mircea FlorescuRomanian children from Moncalieri – Torino (Italy) sang Christmas carols and recited traditional New Year wishes at the local Romanian Orthodox church. Photo: Mihai Bursuc“Tronos” Byzantine music Group sang at a charity concert organized by the Theology students in Bucharest. Photo: Basilica.ro / Raluca EneYoung members of the Orthodox youth association ATOS sang Christmas carols for the medical staff of “St. John the New” Hospital in Suceava and at the “St. John the New of Suceava” Elderly People Centre. Photo: Andrei DumitriuPrayer at the wonder-working icon of the Mother of God from the Dervent Monastery, in south-eastern Romania. Photo: Protosyncellus Sofronie BobaruA 12-metre Christmas tree was installed on Bucharest’s Patriarchate Hill. It was donated by Putna Monastery, a five-century old monastic community from northern Romania. Photo: Basilica.ro / Raluca EneFreshly-baked prosphora bread at Parepa Monastery, in the Archdiocese of Bucharest. Photo: Hieromonk Benedict Rusu.Little girl dressed in folk costume at the Soporu de Câmpie Parish in Cluj county. Photo: Ioan Silivan SomeșanA theologian filming a Christmas carol concert at the “Holy Trinity” Diocesan Cathedral in the northern-Romania city of Baia Mare. Photo: Diocese of Maramureș and SătmarA little girl cleans the candle stand at Moscow’s “Christ the Saviour” Cathedral. Photo: Russian PatriarchateThe “Holy Trinity” Cathedral of Hajnówka, Poland, celebrated its second patronal feast, Holy Hierarch Nicholas, according to the unrevised calendar. Photo: Orthodox Church of PolandOrthodox faithful from Ethiopia who work in the city of Baia Mare participated in the Divine Liturgy celebrated by Bishop Iustin at the “Lord’s Nativity” Church. Photo: Diocese of Maramureș and SătmarA reliquary icon with a fragment of relics from St. Bonifatius was displayed at “St. George – Cloșca” Skete in the county of Constanța. Photo: St. George – Cloșca SketeChildren and grown-ups joyfully listened to the Christmas carol concert offered at the National Cathedral Chapel in Bucharest. Photo: Basilica.ro / Raluca Ene
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