The Week in Pictures: May 17-23, 2021

Please see below our photo selection from May 17-23, 2021: sunsets, young people dressed in national costumes and faithful participating to various Orthodox activities.

Sunset at Plumbuita Monastery. Photo: Afsar Amirabadi
Young members of the ATOS Orthodox youth organization participate in a handicraft session at the Ethnography Museum in Vatra Dornei, learning to sew Romanian blouses. Photo: ATOS Suceava / Andrei Dumitriu
Patriarch Teophilos of Jerusalem with the yopung people of the city of Reineh. Photo: Jerusalem Patriarchate
Snapshot taken during the Divine Liturgy at Radu Vodă Monastery in Bucharest, Romania. Photo: Facebook / Radu Vodă Monastery
Blossoming lilac with a church tower in the background (Russia). Photo: Instagram / Fr. Igor Palkin
The “Dormition of the Mother of God” Church in Bucharest’s Titan neighbourhood seen from the near-by parking lot. Photo: Basilica.ro / Aurelian Iftimiu
A woman went to pay homage and offer flowers at the relics of the Holy Emperors Constantine and Helen. Photo: Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu
Inside view of the dome of “Christ the Saviour” Cathedral in Moscow. Photo: Russian Patriarchate / Oleg Varov
ASCOR Iași, a branch of the Romanian Orthodox Youth Organization, held a repetition for the 35 biblical workshop planned in the “ASCOR Caravan” project. The workshops are to be held in 35 villages of the Archdiocese of Iași. Photo: Ailenii Catalina
Little girl praying to Holy Emperors Constatine and Helen. Photo: Basilica.ro / Raluca Ene
“The heavens declare the glory of God…” Sunset near Dervent Monastery. Photo: Protosyncellus Sofronie Bobaru
The Ecumenical Patriarch participated in the Vigil officiated for the feast of the Holy Emperors Constantine and Helen. Photo: Ecumenical Patriarchate / Nikos Papachristou
His Grace Benedict of Bistrița belssing a child in Micești, Cluj county. Photo: Marius Romilă
A nun praying during the Divine Liturgy officiated in the open air at Hurezi Monastery. Photo: Facebook / Archdiocese of Râmnic
The Bishop of Maramureș and Sătmar offered little icons to the young people of Mesteacăn, in the county of Maramureș. Photo: Facebook / Diocese of Maramureș and Sătmar
Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia offering the Holy Communion to a priest. Photo: Serbian Patriarchate
Young people dressed in folk costumes at the historical patronal feast of the Dobric Monastery. Photo: Metropolis of Cluj, Maramureș and Sălaj / Darius Echim
His Eminence Ieronim of Sinaia during the Divine Liturgy he officiated at Bucharest’s “Cărămidarii de Jos” Church. Photo: Basilica.ro / Raluca Ene

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