Please find below a review of moments and events from the life of the Romanian Orthodox Church between July 13 and July 19. The selection includes a beautiful sunrise at Putna Monastery, children from the county of Maramureș and Patriarch Daniel’s meeting with the Christian Orthodox Students’ Association (ASCOR).
Sunrise at Putna Monastery. Photo: Facebook / Putna MonasteryBetween July 15 and July 16, the Romanian Patriarchate organized, in partnership with the Romanian Military Police, a national blood donation campaign entitled “Donate Blood, Save a Life”. Photo: The Volunteers of the National Cathedral ChapelRadio star Daniel Buzdugan presents a Deisis icon on its social media profile. Photo: Facebook / Daniel BuzduganRaw salad making can become an art. Photo: Facebook / Efrem BandaricaFather Tryphon and a group of young people at an Orthodox monastery in the US. Photo: Facebook / Abbot TryphonMetropolitan Meletius of Cernăuți (Chernovtsy) at the tomb of Prince Saint Stephen the Great at Putna Monastery. The Cernăuți region in today’s Ukraine was part of the Principality of Moldavia during the Holy Prince’s reign. After 1775 it was occupied by Austria. In 1918 it returned to Romania until the Second World War. Photo: Facebook / Putna MonasterySnapshot from Darvari Skete in Bucharest. Photo: Instagram / Radu ChirițăThe tomato growers from the town of Matca in Eastern Romania’s Galaţi county periodically collect fresh vegetables and send them to Father Dan Damaschin in the northeastern county of Iași, who distributes them to 1,500 vulnerable families. Photo: Facebook / Dan DamaschinArchbishop Varsanufie blesses the Vâlcea county Scouts’ pilgrimage to the monasteries from the Archdiocese of Râmnic. Photo: Archdiocese of RâmnicPatriarchal auxiliary bishop Varlaam of Ploiești celebrates the Divine Liturgy at the open-air summer altar on the Patriarchate’s Hill. Photo: Basilica.ro / Mircea FlorescuDaniel Buzdugan posted on social media a photo from the Buzău region, near Poiana Mărului Monastery, praising God for the beauty of this land. Photo: Facebook / Daniel BuzduganA group of children from Sighet Deanery’s Valea Satului – Strâmtura Parish participate in the Divine Liturgy and the blessing of the mural painting of their church. Photo: Diocese of Maramureș and SătmarHundreds of people participate in the Divine Liturgy celebrated at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Cluj. Photo: Metropolis of Cluj / Darius EchimOn Sunday, representatives of the Romanian Christian Orthodox Students Association (ASCOR) from all over the country met with Patriarch Daniel for the association’s 30th anniversary. Photo: Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu
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