Photos from the last week of March capture the beauty of children and nature, the enthusiasm of those involved in pro-life activities and the joy of the historic pilgrimage with the relics of St. Demetrius the New.
The bright face of a little girl who came to receive the blessing of Saints Panteleimon and Modest at Sihăstria Putnei Monastery. Photo credit: Facebook / Archdiocese of Suceava and RădăuțiOn the way to the Annunciation service at the Nativity of the Lord Parish in Luxembourg. Photo credit: Alexandra IliescuMonastic tonsure into the Great Skema at New Valaam Monastery in Finland. Photo credit: Facebook / Valamon luostariThe gentleness of the sun illumines the gentleness of Saint Nicholas at the church of Fefeli, Mizil, Romania. Photo credit: Alexandru ParaschivThe raw green of spring at Parepa Monastery in Prahova County, Romania. Photo credit: Hierom.. Benedict RusuA newly baptised baby is dedicated to God at St. Catherine’s Church in Bucharest. Photo credit: Ionuț StoicaVladimir, the youngest participant in a memorial service for the departed, with a koliva he ornated himself. Photo credit: Fr. Ciprian Georgian TudorSpringtime at the Archdiocesan Cathedral in Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania. Photo credit: Joița DobricăPreparations for the March for Life at St. John the Baptist Parish in Slatina. Photo credit: Fr. Dumitru Marius CristianFlying pigeon at the cemetery of Dervent Monastery, Constanța county, Romania. Photo credit: Protos. Sofronie BobaruThe first official celebration of St. Gavrilia of Leros after she was canonised in 2023. Photo credit: orthodoxianewsagency.grThe remains of Prince Regent Nicolae and his wife Ioana were reburied on Friday, March 29, in the Royal necropolis at the Archdiocesan Cathedral in Curtea de Argeș, Romania. Photo credit: Facebook / Archdiocese of Argeș and MuscelYoung volunteers at the March for Life in Bucharest on Saturday, March 30, 2024. Photo credit: Clergy, families and young people took part in the March for Life organised in Kyshnev, Moldova, on Saturday, March 30. Photo credit: Marșul pentru viață ChișinăuMarch for Life BucharestNATO soldiers in Kosovo support the nuns at Brnjak Monastery in building consolidation works. Photo credit: Facebook / NATO Kosovo Force – KFORParticipants in the March for Life organised on Saturday, March 30, in Iași, Romania. Photo credit: Doxologia / Fr. Silviu CluciThe relics of Saint Demetrius the New were brought to communities from the Ilfov Nord Deanery, near Bucharest, on Saturday, March 30. Photo credit: Ziarul Lumina / Mihnea PăduraruClergy, families and young people participated in the March for Life organised in Kyshnev, Moldova, on Saturday, March 30. Photo credit: Kyshnev March for Lifethe monastic community of Pasărea Monastery, near Bucharest, waiting to receive the relics of St. Demetrius the New. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Mircea FlorescuDivine Liturgy celebrated at Bucharest’s Radu Vodă Monastery on the Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas. Photo credit: Facebook / Mănăstirea Radu VodăPeople showed their devotion to St. Demetrius the New by welcoming his relics with flowers and icons. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu
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