The Orthodox faithful have entered the Great Lent, a time of spiritual preparation for the great feast of the Lord’s Resurrection. Please see below our selection of Orthodox photography from March 15 – 21, 2021.
Bishop Joanikije Mićović of Budva-Niksic at Dobrilovina Monastery. Photo: Eparhija.meThe cemetery of Sihăstria Monastery in north-eastern Romania. Photo: Monk GhelasieMetropolitan Sava of Poland officiated the Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts at the “St. Mary Magdalene” Cathedral in Warsaw. Photo: Orthodox Church of PolandHG Benedict of Bistrița officiated the last part of the Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete at the “Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel” Church in Turda. Photo: Metropolis of Cluj, Maramureș and Sălaj / Marius RomilăA western capercaillie came into Father Ciprian’s arms. The monk lives at a monastery on Ceahlău Mountain, in northeastern Romania. Photo: Facebook / The Beauty of Neamț CountyShot from “Christ the Saviour” Cathedral in Moscow. Photo: Russian Patriarchate / Oleg VarovSunday of Orthodoxy at Putna Monastery. Photo: Facebook / Putna MonasteryMoments during the Divine Liturgy on the Sunday of Orthodoxy, officiated by Metropolitan Iona Lwanga at the “Holy Hierarch Nicholas” Cathedral in Uganda. Photo: Twitter / Uganda Orthodox ChurchGroup of Serbian priests visiting the campaign hospital established on the Stark Arena stadium, to offer moral and spiritual support to Covid patients. Photo: Serbian PatriarchateRomanian Văratec Monastery is still covered in snow. Photo: Doxologia / Adrian SârbuSunday of Orthodoxy at the Vatopaidi Monastery on the Holy Mount Athos. Photo: Facebook / Holy Mount Athos – GreeceThe Archbishop of Lower Danube held a virtual meeting with the participants to the contest organized for the Sunday of Orthodoxy. Photo: Facebook / Archdiocese of Lower DanubeChild celebrating Orthodoxy at the “Holy Trinity” Diocesan Cathedral in Baia Mare, in northern Romania. Photo: Facebook / Diocese of Maramureș and SătmarFaithful holding icons on the Sunday of Orthodoxy at Pantocrator Monastery in the southern county of Teleorman, Romania. Photo: Facebook / Pantocrator MonasteryRomanian Bishop Macarie offered children from Växjö, Sweden, books about the meaning of icons. Photo: Facebook / Diocese of Northen EuropeSunday of Orthodoxy celebrated at the Archdiocesan Cathedral in Constanța, Romania, by the Black Sea. Photo: Archdiocese of Tomis / Deacon Vali VădănoiuChild showing his reverence for St Demetrios the New at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, Romania. The saint is the patron of the Romanian capital city Photo: Basilica.ro / Raluca Ene
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Romanian Orthodox Bishop Ioan Casian of Canada participated in the annual dialogue of the Orthodox and Catholic bishops from Canada. The Canadian Conference of Orthodox Bishops was represented by the Greek Archbishop Sotirios of Canada,…
His Eminence Metropolitan Petru issued a message honouring the victims of the organised famine that ravaged Bessarabia from 1946 to 1947. “We bow our heads and knees to the memory of the reposed and promise…
Our current Week-in-Pictures photo feature invites you to a virtual trip to the remote land of New Zealand and back to Romania, presenting the cultural richness of the Orthodox world and illustrating the deep connections…
Her Excellency Tamar Beruchashvili, Georgia’s Ambassador to Bucharest, visited the Library of the Holy Synod at St Anthimos Monastery on Thursday, April 18. Consul David Chachava accompanied the Georgian Ambassador. The Very Rev. Archimandrite Policarp…
Friday evening, a delegation from the Diocese of Alexandria and Teleorman arrived in Paris, bearing the sacred relics of Saint Mary Magdalene. The reliquary remained at the Three Holy Hierarchs church in La Courneuve, north…
