The Week in Pictures: February 23 – March 1, 2026

The first week of Great Lent is a time of inner stillness and the beginning of the spiritual journey. In Orthodox churches, the faithful enter this period of repentance and renewal with humility, participating in services of particular intensity marked by the reading of the Great Canon of Saint Andrew of Crete. We invite you to explore our selection of photographs from this period.

Prayer at the beginning of Great Lent at Rohia Monastery, Romania. Photo credit: Adrian Dobreanu
Faithful in prayer during the Great Canon at the Archdiocesan Cathedral in Suceava, Romania, on February 24, 2026. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Suceava and Rădăuți
Numerous faithful gathered in prayer of repentance together with the hierarchs of Roman and Bacău at the service of the Canon of Saint Andrew of Crete, on February 24, 2026. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Roman and Bacău
The service of Great Compline at Cernica Monastery, Romania, on February 24, 2026. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu
The Canon of Saint Andrew of Crete at Lazaret Parish in Bacău, Romania, on February 26, 2026. Photo credit: Facebook / Lazaret Orthodox Parish – Bacău
The Patriarch of Serbia interacts playfully with a child on February 28, 2026. Photo credit: Serbian Patriarchate
Young people holding icons on the Sunday of Orthodoxy at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, on March 1, 2026. Photo credit: Metropolis of Cluj / Darius Echim
More than 2,000 pilgrims participated in the procession with holy icons in Roman, Romania, on March 1, 2026. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Roman and Bacău
Icons of the newly-canonised Romanian saints were present on the Sunday of Orthodoxy celebrated at the Romanian Orthodox Monastery in Mono, Canada. Photo credit: Mono Monastery
Lights and shadows at the Diocesan Cathedral in Zalău, on March 1, 2026. Photo credit: Diocese of Sălaj
Beginning of spring at Lainici Monastery, Romania. Photo credit: Georgiana Busuioceanu
The victory of the veneration of the holy icons was celebrated on the first Sunday of Great Lent—the Sunday of Orthodoxy—in Mediaș, Romania. Photo credit: Ovidiu Tătar
On the way to the Romanian Orthodox church in Malta on the Sunday of Orthodoxy. Photo credit: Raw Lens Media
A little girl holding her beloved icon of the Mother of God at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, Romania, on March 1, 2026. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Raluca-Emanuela Ene
The Sunday of Orthodoxy celebrated in Tulcea, Romania, on March 1, 2026. Photo credit: Diocese of Tulcea
The procession with icons at the Cathedral in Sofia, Bulgaria, on March 1, 2025. Photo credit: Bulgarian Patriarchate
Priests and deacons carrying icons in their arms at Saint Sava Cathedral in Belgrade, Serbia, on March 1, 2026. Photo credit: Serbian Patriarchate
Sunset over the recently-built National Cathedral in Bucharest, Romania. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Archdeacon Nicolae Iftimiu
A group of children on the Sunday of Orthodoxy at the Romanian Orthodox Church in Bedford, United Kingdom. Photo credit: Facebook / Orthodox Church in Bedford – Bedford Parish
Serbian supporters created the image of Saint Simeon the Myrrh-gusher from placards during a European Cup match. Photo credit: X / FK Crvena zvezda
Romanians in Germany celebrated the Sunday of Orthodoxy at the Munich Church Centre. Photo credit: Facebook / Centrul Bisericesc München
The Sunday of Orthodoxy at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, Romania, on March 1, 2026. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Raluca-Emanuela Ene
The Sunday of Orthodoxy procession in Baia Mare, Romania, on March 1, 2026. Photo credit: Diocese of Maramureș and Sătmar

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