The Week in Pictures: January 3 – 9, 2022

Theophany according to the revised calendar and the Lord’s Nativity according to the unrevised calendar have brought joy to Orthodox Christians these days. Please find below our Week in Pictures selection for January 3 – 9.

Nicula Monastery is covered in snow. Photo: Facebook / Calinic Stupinean
The priest from Visuia Parish in Bistrița Năsăud county, blessed houses in the village on the Eve of the Theophany. Photo: Facebook / Călin Pop
Bishop Pitirim of Skopinsky and Shatsky offered Christmas gifts to the children and adult patients of the Skopinsky Medical Centre. Photo: Diaconia.ru
Clerics from the Diocese of Southern Bessarabia blessed the patients and the Therapy section of the Cahul County Hospital. Photo: Facebook / Episcopia Basarabiei de Sud
Actor Tyrese Darnell Gibson went on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Photo: Facebook / Tyrese Gibson
Bucharest: The clerics from the Patriarchal Cathedral brought the good tidings of the Lord’s Theophany to the Patriarchal Residence. Photo: Basilica.ro / Raluca Ene
A fragment of Ven. Jonah of Kyiv displayed at St. George – Cloșca Skete in the county of Constanța, Romania. Photo: St. George – Cloșca Skete
The blessing of the horses in Dăeni, the county Tulcea, Romania. Photo: Eduard Chițu
Great Blessing of the Waters in the Tomis Marina, by the Black Sea, Romania. Photo: Archdiocese of Tomis / Archdeacon Vali Vădănoiu
A child receiving antidoron bread at the Archdiocesan Cathedral in Suceava. Photo: Archdiocese of Suceava and Rădăuți / Irina Ursachi
The Theophany of the Lord in the city of Galați. Photo: Archdiocese of Lower Danube
Theophany at the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Photo: Ecumenical Patriarchate / Nikos Papachristos
His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, officiated the Great Blessing of the Waters on the feast of the Lord’s Theophany at the Patriarchal Residence in Bucharest. Photo: Basilica.ro / Raluca Ene
The feast of the Theophany at St. George – Cloșca Skete. Photo: Constantin Poenaru
The monks from Putna Monastery in procession on the feast of the Theophany. Photo: Putna Monastery
Winter camp at Paltin Monastery, organized by the Brașov branch of the Romanian Christian Orthodox Students Association (ASCOR). Photo: Facebook  / Radu Chiriță
Theophany at Bucharest’s Plumbuita Monastery. Photo: Afsar Amirabadi
Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia visited Bishop Lavrentije of Sabac. Photo: Instagram / Patriarhul Porfirie
The feast of the Theophany in the “Life-Giving Spring” Parish at Fundu Tutovei, in the county of Bacău. Photo: The “Life-Giving Spring” Parish – Fundu Tutovei
The Great Blessing of the Waters at Fârdea Monastery, in western Romania. Photo: Darius Popovici
Priest blessing the faithful at the Tiha-Bârgăului Parish in the county of Bistrița-Năsăud, Romania. Photo: Facebook / Sorin Onișor
Ice cross made for the office of the Great Blessing of the Waters in Bucovina, at the Sadova Parish, in the county of Suceava. Photo: Emanuela Mîndrilă
The Nativity of our Lord according to the unrevised calendar was celebrated at St. Elijah – Salaș Skete of Putna Monastery. Photo: Putna Monastery
All-Night Vigil before the feast of the Lord’s Nativity at Vatopaidi Monastery on the Holy Mount Athos. Photo: Rafail Georgiadis / ope.gr
The Russian Orthodox faithful celebrated the Nativity of the Lord according to the unrevised calendar – a photo from Moscow’s Christ the Saviour Cathedral. Photo: Russian Patriarchate
The “Soaking of Johns”, a local custom on the feast of St. John in Tălmăcel, Transylvania. Photo: Gabriel Filip Photography
Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan Ioan of Banat celebrated his name day eating with the homeless who receive help from the Timiș county. Photo: The Social Work Department of Timișoara City
Snow over Cămârzani Monastery, Romania. Photo: Bonta Sergiu
Child praying with the monks at Dervent Monastery in southern Romania. Photo: Protosyncellus Sofronie Bobaru

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