The Week in Pictures: February 1 – 7, 2021

Entering February, the Orthodox faithful celebrated the month’s most important religious feast, The Meeting of Our Lord. Please see below our selection of photos from the Orthodox world taken between February 1 and 7.

The Bishop of Maramureş and Sătmar was at Moisei Monastery for its winter patronal feast. Photo: Diocese of Maramureș and Sătmar
The faithful participate in the Divine Liturgy on the feast of the Meeting of Our Lord at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. Photo: Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu
The Metropolitan of Cluj, Maramureș and Sălaj officiated the Divine Liturgy at the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel Parish Church from Cluj city’s Dâmbul Rotund neighbourhood. Photo: Facebook / Metropolis of Cluj, Maramureș and Sălaj
On the way to Putna Monastery. Photo: Facebook / Aurelian-Gabriel Avram
The Medeleni Parish held a love feast by the local snow slope. Invited: the children and the faithful who participated in the Divine Liturgy. Photo: Facebook / “Holymartyr George – Medeleni” Parish
Putna Monastery under the snow. Photo: Facebook / Putna Monastery
Romanian Orthodox Children from Verona, Italy, joined a creative workshop organized by their local parish. Photo: Diocese of Italy
Auxiliary Bishop Benedict of Bistrița visited an exhibition dedicated by the Cluj Metropolis Museum to former Metropolitan Bartolomeu Anania. Photo: Facebook / Metropolis of Cluj, Maramureș and Sălaj
“Sts Cosmas and Damian” Church in Suzdal, Russia. Photo: Facebook / Fr. Igor Palkin
His Grace Ambrozie officiated the Divine Liturgy at “St John the Russian” Monastery upon celebrating his 15-year long service as Bishop of Giurgiu. Photo: Comana Monastery / Dragoș Grigore
The faithful honour St. Anthony the Great at “St Anthony – the Old Court” Church in Bucharest. Photo: Afsar Amirabadi
Ceremonial koliva dessert prepared at Cozia Monastery with the face of Prince Mircea the Old on the 603rd commemoration of his death. Photo: Archdiocese of Râmnic
Winter landscape at Sihăstria Monastery. Photo: Manea Robbi
Winter fairytale at Văratec Monastery. Photo: Doxologia

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