{"id":304304,"date":"2021-01-04T16:36:50","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T14:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=304304"},"modified":"2021-01-07T16:15:10","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T14:15:10","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-december-28-2020-january-3-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-december-28-2020-january-3-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: December 28, 2020 – January 3, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

Year 2020 has passed, while Orthodox faithful greeted the New Year with trust in God and hope for a better year. Please find below our selection of photos taken between December 28, 2020 and January 3, 2021.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Cet\u0103\u021buia Monastery surrounded by fog clouds. Photo: Facebook \/ Alexandru Dr\u0103gan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Children wearing traditional costumes at the “Holy Trinity” Diocesan Cathedral in the city of Baia Mare. Photo: Facebook \/ Diocese of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest on the last evening of 2020. Photo: Lumina Newspaper \/ Luigi Ivanciu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Putna Monastery in moonlight. Photo: Facebook \/ Iulian Tugui<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Divine Liturgy officiated on the first day of year 2021 at Izbuc Monastery. Photo: Facebook \/ Izbuc Monastery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Venerable Teodora of Sihla’s cave in northeastern Romania. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Aurelian Iftimiu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sunrise at Comana Monastery. Photo: Comana Monastery \/ Drago\u015f Grigore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Deacon reading the Gospel at “St Nicholas” Archdiecesan Cathedral in R\u00e2mnicu-V\u00e2lcea. Photo: Facebook \/ Archdiocese of R\u00e2mnic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Reflexion of the first sunrise of year 2021 over Bucharest’s Darvari Skete. Photo: Radu Chiri\u021b\u0103<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pantocrator Monastery in Beclean, Bistri\u021ba-N\u0103s\u0103ud county. Photo: Facebook \/ Metropolis of Cluj, Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103laj<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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New Year’s feast at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest: Proclaiming year 2021 as the Solemn Year of the pastoral care of Romanians outside Romania<\/em> and the Commemorative Year of the reposed in the Lord; the liturgical and cultural value of cemeteries<\/em>. Photo: Lumina Newspaper \/ Luigi Ivanciu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew blessed the faithful on the first day of year 2021. Photo: Ecumenical Patriarchate \/ Nikos Manginas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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New Year’s Te Deum<\/em> service at the “Holy Sunday” Cathedral in Sofia. Photo: Bulgarian Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Snapshot from “Christ the Saviour” Cathedral in Moscow. Photo: Moscow Patriarchate \/ Serghei Vlasov<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Dur\u0103u Monastery bathed in winter sunlight. Photo: Emil Arghire<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Metropolitan of Cluj at the “Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel” Church in the city of Turda. Photo: Facebook \/ Metropolis of Cluj, Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103laj<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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