Joy, faith, and hope are only a few of the emotions conveyed by our selection of this week’s pictures. Please see below some Orthodox photos captured between November 7 – 13, 2022.
Turnu Roșu (“Red Tower”) Monastery in the county of Sibiu, Romania. Photo: Ungureanu IonuțBucharest’s Stavropoleos Monastery. Photo: Afsar AmirabadiHis Grace Marc of Nemț visited the Romanian “Holy Apostles Peter and Paul” Parish in Reims, France. Photo: Urzicaru OvidiuCloser to heaven at Gornet, in the county of Prahova, Romania. Photo: Ștefan ChiroboceaHoly Apostle Andrew sculpted in stone by Monk Antipa from Dervent Monastery in the county of Constanța, Romania. Photo: Protosyncellus Sofronie BobaruA child leafs through a book about St Nektarios on the saint’s feast at Bucharest’s Radu Vodă Monastery, on November 9, 2022. Photo: Basilica.ro / Raluca EneHis Eminence Antonie, Bishop of Bălţi, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the “Lord’s Transfiguration” Parish in Piatra Neamț, Romania, on November 13, 2022. Photo: Archdeacon Marius Mihai AntonChild reading prayers. Photo: Mihaela CristeaKeyboard play under the protection of the Holy Cross. Photo: Marius CiuluNun from Finland’s Lintula Monastery. Photo: Facebook / Aamun KoittoThe Bishop of Maramureş and Sătmar offered little icons to the members of the Orthodox “Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel” Parish in the Romanian city of Baia Mare, on November 13, 2022. Photo: Diocese of Maramureș and SătmarComana Monastery and its surroundings – aerial view. Photo: Comana Monastery / Dragoș GrigoreThe Ecumenical Patriarch boarded a plane to fly to the funeral service for Archbishop Chrysosthomos of Cyprus. Photo: Ecumenical Patriarchate / Nikos PapachristouThe National Cathedral in the warm morning sunshine. Photo: Basilica / Mircea FlorescuA little girl offers flowers to His Eminence Calinic of Argeș at Glâmbocel Deal Parish on November 13, 2022. Photo: Archdiocese of Argeș and MuscelChild dressed in national costume attends the autumn patronal feast of Bucharest’s National Cathedral Chapel on November 13, 2022. Photo: Basilica / Mircea FlorescuAutumn end in the land of Bukovina, in northern Romania. Photo: Facebook / Sorin OnișorEuropean bison grazing near Vovidenia Skete in Romania. Photo: Facebook / Mihail Daniliuc
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