{"id":299869,"date":"2020-11-25T12:58:09","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T10:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=299869"},"modified":"2020-12-01T01:56:38","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T23:56:38","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-november-16-22-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-november-16-22-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: November 16 – 22, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Please see below snapshots of Christian Orthodox life between November 16 and 22, 2020: the first snowflakes, churches, liturgical moments and a food ingredient allowed in some of the Advent days.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The cooks from Comana Monastery present one of the ingredients for the Advent weekend menu: a big catfish. Photo: Comana Monastery \/ Drago\u0219 Grigore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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St Elisabeth Convent of Minsk, Belarus. Photo: Obitel-minsk.ro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mural painting of Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegro in Vi\u0161egrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Photo: Orthodox Christianity<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Holy Fathers Monastery near Tbilisi, Georgia. Photo: Twitter \/ Apostolic Nunciature in Georgia & Armenia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bucur\u2019s Church in Bucharest, Romania. Legend says Shepherd Bucur was the founder of Romania\u2019s Capital City. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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His Eminence Elpidophoros, Greek Orthodox Archbishop of America, participated in the Vigil Office officiated at the St. George Church in Ocean Township \/ New Jersey. Photo: GOA \/ Dimitrios Panagos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Cluj-Napoca Cathedral illuminated on Cervical Cancer Awareness Day. Photo: Metropolis of Cluj \/ Darius Echim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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An icon of the Mother of God was projected on the building of the Greek Parliament on the feast of the Entry of the Most Holy Mother of God into the Temple. Photo: Orthodoxia News Agency<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III celebrated 15 years since his enthronement. Photo: Jerusalem Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Fall snapshot from Radu Vod\u0103 Monastery in Bucharest. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Divine Liturgy celebrated at the Archdiocesan Cathedral in Roman, northeastern Romania. Photo: Archdiocese of Roman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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On the second Sunday of the Advent, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated without the participation of the faithful at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Sibiu, in central Romania. The city was quarantined to control the spread of the SARS-Cov-2 infection. Photo: Metropolis of Ardeal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pilgrims honour St Matrona at Pokrov Monastery on the celebration of 139 years from her birth. Photo: Pokrov Monastery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Winter has sent its messengers to Putna Monastery. Photo: Facebook \/ Putna Monastery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The funerals of the Patriarch of Serbia. Photo: Serbian Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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His Grace Macarie, Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Northern Europe, offered gifts to the children participating in the Divine Liturgy he celebrated in Helsingborg, Sweden. Photo: Diocese of Northern Europe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Divine Liturgy celebrated at the canopy near the Patriarch Cathedral in Bucharest, Romania. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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