{"id":280772,"date":"2020-05-26T09:52:16","date_gmt":"2020-05-26T06:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=280772"},"modified":"2020-05-26T09:52:32","modified_gmt":"2020-05-26T06:52:32","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-may-18-24-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-may-18-24-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: May 18 – 24, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Orthodox world rejoiced over the faithful’s return to the churches after the state of emergency expired and the sanitary rules were relaxed in Romania and many other countries. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Many of our readers thought of June 1 and sent us photos of children. Please find below our selection of pictures featuring the Orthodox life captured between May 18 and 24, 2020.<\/p>\n

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Pigeons are ever-present on the Patriarchate’s Hill, especially on fine weather. Photo: Protosyncellus Corneliu Andra\u0219co<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Even though common worship has restarted, it would be incomplete without continuing prayer at home. One learns this in early childhood. Photo: Onofrei Adriana<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Putna Monastery on an overcast morning. Photo: Malina Coroama<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Dobroteasa Parish from Bucharest during common liturgical prayer. Photo: Ionu\u021b Barbu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Chiajna Monastery. Photo: Radu Chiri\u021ba<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Woman kneeling in prayer on the front steps of the Orthodox Cathedral in Ia\u0219i. Photo: Madeleine G. Photography<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Blossomed courtyard at St Nicholas Parish in Bucharest’s Balta Alb\u0103 (“White Pool”) neighbourhood. Photo: Cristina Stoian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Happy to return to church, little Ioan kisses the Holy Cross. Photo: Marinela Pavel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sunset at S\u00e2ngeap Basaraba Monastery in Ia\u0219i county. Photo: Basaraba Monastery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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M\u0103rcu\u021ba Parish’s New Church. Photo: Alin Horia M\u00e2nzat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The faithful from Horodnicu de Sus town, Suceava county, waiting for the funeral convoy to pay their last homage to the reposed Archbishop Pimen. Photo: ADN Studio Photo-Video<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Old man praying during vespers service for the patronal feast of the Patriarchal Cathedral. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Two children take refuge from the rain during the patronal feast of the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Happy to participate again to the church’s religious services, a layman brought a flower bouquet for the patronal feast of the Patriarchal Cathedral. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The faithful do not overlook sanitary and social distancing rules. The joy of returning to church is mixed with the fear of infection. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The \u201cHoly Emperors Constantine and Helen\u201d Church in Br\u0103ila waiting for its faithful to participate in the Divine Liturgy. Photo: Facebook \/ Archdiocese of Lower Danube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Suceava-city priests wore coveralls to carry the coffin of their reposed hierarch, Archbishop Pimen, who sadly fell victim to the Covid-19 disease. Photo: Doxologia \/ Fr. Silviu Cluci<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The faithful brave the rain to safely participate in the Divine Liturgy at \u201cSt Anna\u201d Monastery of Rohia. Photo:\u00a0 Diocese of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Ambassador of Israel to Romania, David Saranga, at the cave of St Gregory the Decapolite, after a visit to the monasteries of V\u00e2lcea county. Photo: Facebook \/ David Saranga<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The faithful attended the Divine Liturgy at Cotmeana Monastery, which hosts the oldest church bell in the Wallachia region, donated by Master Dragomir in 1385. Photo: Archdiocese of Arge\u0219 and Muscel \/ Cristian Gheorghe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Dan Andrei, one of Basilica.ro’s youngest readers. Photo: Archdeacon Dan V\u0103scu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A mother teaches her child to pray during the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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*RO: I\u0302naltpreasfint\u0326itul Pa\u0306rinte Pimen, Arhiepiscopul Sucevei s\u0326i Ra\u0306da\u0306ut\u0326ilor, a trecut la cele ves\u0326nice miercuri, 20 mai 2020, la ora 00:50, i\u0302n urma unui al doilea atac de cord. I\u0302naltpreasfint\u0326ia Sa se afla internat din data de 20 aprilie, la Spitalul \u201eMatei Bals\u0327\u201d din Bucures\u0327ti, din cauza infecta\u0306rii cu noul coronavirus. Ierarhul avea 90 de ani, fiind cel mai i\u0302n va\u0302rsta\u0306 membru al Sfa\u0302ntului Sinod al Bisericii Ortodoxe Roma\u0302ne. *EN: His Eminence Archbishop Pimen of Suceava and Radauti reposed in the Lord on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, at 00:50, following a second heart attack. His Eminence had been hospitalized since April 20, at the “Matei Bal\u015f” Hospital in Bucharest, due to infection with the new coronavirus. The 90-year-old hierarch was the eldest member of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church. . . . #ortodox #ortodoxie #ipspimen #bisericaortodoxaromana #sfantulsinod #ierarh #suceava #coronavirus #arhiepiscop #bisericaortodoxa #monahismulortodoxromanesc<\/a><\/p>\n

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