Please find below our weekly selection of Orthodox snapshots from professional and amateur photographers. The photos were taken between November 21 – 27, 2022.
A mother kisses her baby at the feast of the “Entry of the Mother of God into the Temple” at Bucharest’s Magureanu Skete. Photo: Basilica.ro / Raluca-Emanuela EneExchange of information between generations at the “All Saints” Parish in Caracal, Olt county. Activity witin the framework of a School-Church partnership. Photo: Prof. Alexandra IliescuThe Patriarch of Serbia blesses a little girl. Photo: Instagram / Patriarch PorfirijeRetezat Mountains are seen from the city of Timișoara, Romania. Photo: Facebook / Răzvan VitionescuHis Grace Timotei of Prahova ordained a hierodeacon as hieromonk at Bucharest’s Patriarchal Cathedral, on November 21, 2022. Photo: Basilica.ro / Mircea FlorescuA chapel at Panaghia Dovra Monastery in Veria, Greece. Photo: Instagram / Paulos_papaA little girl attends Mass at the Church of “St. Catherine”, the university chapel of the “Justinian Patriarch” Faculty of Orthodox Theology. Photo: Basilica.ro / Raluca-Emanuela EneThe scaffolding in the south apse of the National Cathedral has been dismantled, revealing for the first time the entire Nativity scene. Photo: Basilica.ro / Mircea FlorescuThe first snow at Pângărați Monastery, in November 2022. Photo: Facebook / Mănăstirea PângărațiHis Grace Damaschin of Dorna at the patronal feast of the Holy Martyrs Mercurius and Catherine in Rădășeni, Southern Bukovina, Romania. Photo: Archdiocese of Suceava and RădăuțiA project for students at the “Saint John the New from Suceava” School. Photo: Facebook / Bogdan FeștilăKoliva with the image of Great-martyr Catherine on the patronal feast day of “Mănăstirea Cașin II” Parish in the county of Bacău, Romania, on November 25, 2022. Photo: Archdiocese of Roman and BacăuMoment of prayer at the Chapel of the “Metropolitan Nicolae Colan” Orthodox College in Cluj-Napoca, November 25, 2022. Photo: Metropolis of ClujHis Eminence Timotei, Archbishop of Arad, celebrated Holy Mass at the “Nicolae Bălcescu” Parish in Lipova Deanery, Romania. Photo: Archdiocese of AradPutna Monastery is surrounded by snow. Photo: Putna MonasteryBishop Vincențiu blessed the children of the Modelu Parish in the county of Călărași, Romania, on November 27, 2022. Photo: Diocese of Slobozia and CălărașiPaula Seling and Vlad Miriță sang at the “Joy of Healing” Gala held at the Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest. Photo: Basilica.ro / Mircea FlorescuHis Eminence Benedict with young parishioners of Hășdate Parish, Gherla, in the Romanian county of Cluj. Photo: Metropolis of Cluj / Ionuț Chifa
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