The Week in Pictures: March 21 – 27, 2022

Please find below the third week of Orthodox Lent as seen through the photographer’s lens.

The Mother of God’s Garden next to the Patriarchal Residence in Bucharest stretches on the Patriarchate Hill. Photo: Luigi Ivanciu
The choir of Los Angeles’ “St Sophia” Orthodox Cathedral. Photo: Facebook / Archbishop Elpidophoros of America
Prayer moment at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Sibiu. Photo: Gabriel Ghionea
Epitaph made at the Romanian Patriarchate’s “Holy Hierarch Dyonisius” Embroidery and Metalwork Shop. Photo: Facebook / Atelierul de veșminte „Sf. Ier. Dionisie”
Sunset over Zamfira Monastery. Photo: Mihai Gorneanu
The wood carving shop of the Sihăstria Putnei Monastery on March 25, 2022. Photo: Facebook / David Saranga
The Lord’s prayer in Romanian painted with egg pigment on cardboard. Photo: Facebook / Tudor Călin
Patriarch Porfirije with a family of Ukrainean refugees. Photo: Serbian Patriarchate
His Grace Sofian of Brașov celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the “Annunciation” Church in München. Photo: Romulus-Valentin Băluță
Bells calling for liturgy at the “Dormition of the Mother of God” Monastery in Ițcani, Suceava county. Photo: Simona-Elena Bâzgan
Bishop Ignatie at Sihastria Voronei Monastery on the feast of Annunciation. Photo: Facebook / Mănăstirea Sihastria Voronei
His Grace Macarie at the historical patronal feast of the Sihăstria Putnei Monastery. Photo: Archdiocese of Suceava and Rădăuți / Irina Ursachi
Metropolitan Nicolae of Plovdiv celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the “Mother of God – The Annunciation” Church in Asenovgrad. Photo: Bulgarian Patriarchate
200 from the first written mention of the Romanian Police were celebrated in the city of Cluj-Napoca on March 25, 2022. Photo: Metropolis of Cluj / Darius Echim
The historical patronal feast of Bucharest’s “St Anthony – The Princely Court” Church, the oldest standing church in the Capital of Romania. Photo: Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu
His Grace Damaschin of Dorna was surrounded by young faithful a the patronal feast of the Moldovița Monastery. Photo: Archdiocese of Suceava and Rădăuți / Irina Ursachi
The Church of Georgia has sent over 40 tons of humanitarian aid to Ukraine this month. Photo: Twitter / Patriarch Ilia II
Elder Iustin Pârvu was commemorated at Râpa Robilor (The Slaves’ Ravine), in the city of Aiud. Photo: Facebook / Răzvan Brudiu
Members of the Suceava branch of the Romanian Orthodox Youth Association (ATOS) participated in the local March for Life with supporting messages and the Romanian flag. Photo: Facebook/Instagram – @atos.suceava
His Eminence Nicetas, Greek Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain baptized 11 adult catechumens at the baptistery of the “St Nektarios” Church in Battersea. Photo: Thyateira.org.uk
Studenți pentru viață (Romania’s pro-life students association) and România pentru viață (“Romania for Life”) organized the March for Life 2022 Bucharest. The march was also held in over 150 cities and towns in Romania and the neighbouring Republic of Moldova. Photo: Basilica.ro / Raluca Ene
A nun venerating the Holy Cross at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Timișoara, on Sunday, March 27, 2022. Photo: Stela Plămadă
Sunset over the Orthodox Cathedral in the northern-Romania city of Satul Mare. Photo: Instagram / Cosmin Oana
Spring at Bucharest’s Plumbuita Monastery, as seen on Sunday, March 27, 2022. Photo: Afsar Amirabadi
The Sunday of the Holy Cross was also celebrated in Jerusalem at the Holy Sepulchre. Photo: Jerusalem Patriarchate / Heba Hrimat
On the third Sunday of Lent, the Holy Cross was diplayed for veneration at “St Demetrios the Myrrhbearer” Church in the northern-Romania town of Horodnic de Sus, Suceava county. Photo: Alexandru Lungoci
Sunday School and spiritual dialogue on the meaning of the third Sunday of Lent at Moara Săracă Parish. Photo: Facebook / Parohia Moara Săracă

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