Please find below snapshots of the Christian Orthodox world captured by professional and amateur photographers between June 14 and June 20, 2021.
Spiritual children of Strâmba Monastery offer a helping hand gathering the hay. Photo: Facebook / Ioachim PascuBucharest’s Kretzulescu Church after a summer rainy day. Photo: Basilica.ro / Aurelian IftimiuRainbow over the building site of the National Cathedral in Bucharest. Photo: Paul Andrei GabrielPutna Monastery inaugurated the series of events marking 150 years from the First Celebration of the Romanians from All Over the World and from the First Congress of the Romanian Students from All Over the World, held at the monastery on August 15-16, 1871. Photo: Putna MonasteryThe students from Bucharest’s “Victor Babeș” National College visited Radu Vodă Monastery with their Religion teacher. They took a photo together with Father Paisie, the monastery guide. Photo: Prof. Incicău RaulOn the 13th anniversary of Basilica.ro, the Director of the Basilica News Agency, Aurelian-Nicolae Iftimiu, offered an interview to Father Teodor Gradinaciuc for the “Life of the City” broadcast on Radio Trinitas. Photo: Basilica.ro / Raluca-Emanuela EneRainbow over the National Cathedral. Photo: Ștefan FloreaThe Holy Mount Athos at sunrise. Photo: Telegram / Afonsky vestnikThe Russian Cathedral in San Francisco which hosts the relics of St John Maximovich. Photo: Protosyncellus Sofronie BobaruThe tower of Vâlcea county’s Turnu (“The Tower”) Monastery seen through the branches of a fig tree. Photo: Hyeromonk JuvenalieThe Ecumenical Patriarch lit candles for his predecessors on the patriarchal throne. Photo: Ecumenical Patriarchate / Nikos PapachristouDew-sprinkled flowers from St Anna – Orșova Monastery. Photo: Nun Ambrozia MargineanA monk playing the semantron at Comana Monastery. Photo: Comana Monastery / Dragoș GrigoreThe church is a bridge between sky and earth – also at the “Holy Emperors Constantine and Helen” Parish in Ștefănești, Argeș county. Photo: Nicoleta RaduThe stage of construction works at the St Nicholas Church in New York City. The new church replaces the one destroyed by the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. Photo: Goarch.orgChrist Pantocrator (“Almighty”) protecting the whole Creation at the Church of the Holy Brâncoveanu Princes in Chitila, near Bucharest. Photo: Basilica.ro / Aurelian IftimiuThe catechetical group of Valea Danului Parish, which participated in the National Catechetical Contest, were awarded at the Archdiocesan Cathedral in Curtea de Argeș. Photo: Facebook / Archdiocese of Argeș and MuscelIcon of the Pantanassa Mother of God was taken out for worship at the “Holy Trinity” Diocesan Cathedral in Baia Mare. Photo: Facebook / Diocese of Maramureș and SătmarHis Eminence Timotei of Prahova blessed the walnut and linden tree branches to be offered to the faithful participating in the Divine Liturgy officiated at the Patriarchal Cathedral on Pentecost Sunday. Photo: Basilica.ro / Raluca-Emanuela Ene
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