The Week in Pictures: May 30 – June 5

Children portraits, moments of spiritual joy and gratitude towards the national heroes are a few of the themes in our weekly selection of pictures taken between May 30 and June 5.

The Evia Choir of Bucharest’s Brâncuși Parish offered a charitable concert for Irene, daughter of Archdeacon Mihail Bucă, Protopsaltes of the Patriarchal Cathedral. The little girl has a serious blood disease and needs expensive treatment. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Aurelian Iftimiu
Stavrophore Lucia Dumbravă was the abbess of Pasărea Monastery near Bucharest for 41 years, between 1966 and 2007. She reposed on Sunday, May 29. The funeral service was held on May 31, 2022. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu
Patriarch Daniel awarded the students involved in the “Travelling and Blessing Bible” educational project on June 1, 2022. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Raluca Ene
Bucharest’s Annunciation-Belu Parish celebrated International Children’s Day with activities with the children – prayer, drawing and colouring on June 1, 2022. Photo credit: Georgiana Bărîcă
Children waiting to receive the Holy Eucharist at the Patriarchal Cathedral on the feast of the Ascension of the Lord on June 2, 2022. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Raluca Ene
A military and religious ceremony was held at the Unkown Soldier’s Tomb in Bucharest on Heroes’ Day, celebrated on the feast of the Ascension of the Lord, June 2, 2022. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu
Commemoration of the heroes at the old crosses planted in Bucharest’s University Square on the feast of the Ascension of the Lord, June 2, 2022. Photo credit: Fișcuci Bogdan-Ștefan
Timișoara-Mehala Parish’s Church of the “Ascension of the Lord” celebrated its patronal feast on June 2, 2022. Photo credit: Stela Plămadă
Is it really true that “a dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself” (Josh Billings)? Photo source: Facebook / Iustin Popovici
Little girl gets blessed bread at the Archdiocesan Cathedral in Suceava, Romania, on the feast day of Holy Great-martyr St John the New, on June 2, 2022. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Suceava and Rădăuți / Irina Ursachi Suceava
After the students painted it in Byzantine style by using the fresco technique, a classroom at Bucharest’s “Dimitrie Paciurea” Art Highschool was blessed on June 3, 2022. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu
Holy Emperors Constantine and Helen were celebrated in Jerusalem according to the unrevised calendar. Photo credit: Jerusalem Patriarchate
The Ambassador of Israel to Romania spent time with the nuns of Horezu Monastery while they were preparing rose petals for preserves. Photo source: Facebook / David Saranga
Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens visited the areas affected by fires on Evia Island on World Environment Day, June 5, 2022. Photo credit: ecclesia.gr / Christos Bonis
Father Mihai Profiroiu embraces his daughter moments after his ordaining to the priesthood on June 5, 2022. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Raluca Ene
The holy relics of St John Maximovich at the Orthodox Cathedral in San Francisco. Photo credit: Protosyncellus Sofronie Bobaru
His Grace Benedict of Bistrița blessed the wooden church in Cojocna, Cluj county, Romania, on June 5, 2022. Photo credit: Metropolis of Cluj / Ionuț Chifa
His Grace Timotei of Sătmar with clerics and faithful ar the “Nativity of the Lord” Skete in Văleni, Maramureș county, on June 5, 2022. Photo credit: Diocese of Maramureș and Sătmar

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