The Week in Pictures: February 19 – 25, 2024

As springtime brings nature back to life and rejuvenates it, the presence of children in Orthodox churches testifies to spiritual renewal and the perpetuation of Christian values.

Our February 19-25 Week-in-Pictures photo feature captures moments with children and their parents, grandparents and priests. They all form one large closely-knit Orthodox community.

On February 19, 2024, Bulgaria celebrated the 151st anniversary of the death of national hero Vasil Levski, who received the monastic schema under the name of Ignatius and was ordained a hieromonk. Photo credit: Bulgarian Patriarchate
On February 24, 2024, Sintești Parish, near Bucharest, Romania, commemorated the historic moment of 1856, when the Roma people in Wallachia became free by law. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Raluca-Emanuela Ene
Picture from the church of Lipnița Monastery in southeastern Romania. Photo credit: Protos. Sofronie Bobaru
Sculpture workshop at the Romanian Orthodox Parish in Bristol, UK. Photo credit: Fr. Ioan Moldovan
Valea Bistrei Monastery in Alba county on February 21, 2024. Photo credit: Monk Paisie Vasile
The moon sheds its light over Trinities. Photo credit: Denisa Alexandra Anghel
A child enjoys the beautiful weather at the Patriarchal Cathedral. Photo credit: Codeci Maria Iulia
The big church of Parepa Monastery, Romania, at evening time. Photo credit: Hierom. Benedict Rusu
Ordination of a deacon in Thessaloniki, Greece. Photo credit: Orthodoxia News Agency
Resurrection of the Lord painted at the Orthodox Cathedral in Tirana, Albania. Photo credit: Antonio Poshnjari
Saint Charalampus celebrated in Jerusalem, on February 10/23, 2024. Photo credit: Jerusalem Patriarchate
The myrrhbearing icon of Our Lady of Iviron from Hawaii was brought to the Romanian Orthodox Monastery of Mono, Canada, on February 24, 2024. Photo credit: Holy Cross Orthodox Monastery
A nun reads the Apostle at “St. Paraskeva” Cathedral in Roman, Romania, on February 24, 2024. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Roman and Bacău
The Metropolitan of Cluj, Maramureș and Sălaj at Monor Parish, Bistrița-Năsăud County, Romania, on February 25, 2024. Photo credit: Metropolis of Cluj / Darius Echim
Moment of prayer at the Orthodox Parish of Cean in northern Romania, on February 25, 2024. Photo credit: Diocese of Maramureș and Sătmar
Bright faces of children captured at the “Saint Paraskeva” Cathedral in Roman, Romania, on February 25, 2024. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Roman and Bacău
Sunrise at Cernica Monastery’s islet near Bucharest, Romania. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Hierod. Nicolae Iftimiu
Patriarch Porphirije at “St. Sabba” Cathedral in Belgrade, Serbia, on February 24, 2024. Photo credit: Serbian Patriarchate
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew prayed with the Ukrainian community in Constantinople on February 24, 2024. Photo credit: Ecumenical Patriarchate / Nikos Papachristou
Faithful at the Divine Liturgy officiated at the Cathedral of Negrești-Oaș, Romania, on February 25, 2024. Photo credit: Diocese of Maramureș and Sătmar
A little girl prays in the Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God in Pata Parish, Cluj County, Romania, on February 25, 2024. Photo credit: Metropolis of Cluj / Ionuț Chifa

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