{"id":342252,"date":"2021-11-18T15:00:16","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T13:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=342252"},"modified":"2021-11-18T16:55:11","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T14:55:11","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-november-8-14-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-november-8-14-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: November 8 \u2013 14, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

November 8 \u2013 14 was the saints’ week. A week full of divine services and events showing the love of the Church for the angels and for saints Nektarios, Menas, John Chrysostom, Gregory Palamas and the N\u0103s\u0103ud Confessors.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Romanian Military Police celebrated its patron saints on the feast of the Synaxis of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel. The Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the institution’s General Inspectorate chapel in Bucharest. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The tower of the Holy Trinity Church in Moscow’s Troitse-Golenishchevo district is being repaired. Photo: Facebook \/ Fr. Igor Palkin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Romanian church in Stockholm has the patronal feast of the Holymartyr George. Photo: Facebook \/ Diocese of Northern Europe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Holy Hierarch Nektarios of Aegina was celebrated at Bucharest’s Radu Vod\u0103 monastery, where the faithful braved the rain to participate in the open-air Divine Liturgy. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The procession in Aegina with the holy relics of St Nektarios. Photo: Facebook \/ Metropolis of Hydra, Spetses and Aegina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Manu Cavafu Church in Bucharest. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Aurelian Iftimiu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Ambassador of Israel to Romania plays the semantron at St Gregory of Decapolis’ Cave. Photo: Facebook \/ David Saranga<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Three sisters at the door of the church in Horodnicul de Sus, Suceava county, await the baptism of their brother. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Aurelian Iftimiu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Interior painting at St Nicholas’ Church in Br\u0103ne\u0219ti, near Bucharest. Photo: Gabriel Drumea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Prayer moment in the wooden church of Horodnicul de Sus, Suceava county. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Aurelian Iftimiu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The blessing service for the Medical Oncology 2 Section of Bucharest’s Oncology Institute “Dr Alexandru Trestioreanu\u201d, after restoration works made by Romania’s National Cathedral volunteers. Photo: Basilica.ro \/\u00a0 Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Byzantine music Tronos<\/em> Group of the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest was at Sih\u0103stria Putnei Monastery on St Nektarios’ feast. Photo: Archdiocese of Suceava and R\u0103d\u0103u\u021bi \/ Irina Ursachi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Reliquary icon with a fragment of St Nektarios’ relics at “St George \u2013 Clo\u0219ca” Skete in Constan\u021ba county. Photo: “St George \u2013 Clo\u0219ca” Skete<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Metropolitan Nicholas of Plovdiv celebrated the Divine Liturgy on St Menas’ feast day at the “Holy Apostles Peter and Paul\u201d Church in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Photo: Bulgarian Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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On his name day, little Nectarie holds the icon of his patron saint, St Nektarios. Photo: Facebook \/ Raluca Andrei<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Faithful women at the Holy Trinity Monastery in Bichigiu, Bistri\u021ba-N\u0103s\u0103ud county, on the feast day of the N\u0103s\u0103ud Saints. Photo: Metropolis of Cluj \/ Darius Echim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A portrait: Dean Nikolai Vazhnov in Moscow. Photo: Facebook \/ Fr. Igor Palkin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A child kissing His Eminence Iustin, Bishop of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar. Photo: Facebook \/ Diocese of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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November sunset at Dervent Monastery, in the county of Constan\u021ba. Photo: Protosyncellus Sofronie Bobaru.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“St John the Russian – Br\u00e2ncu\u0219i” Church at night. Photo: Raluca Dumitrescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The patronal feast of “St Menas \u2013 Vergu” Church in Bucharest: A participant holds the icon of the holy martyr. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Fairytale landscape in Paltinu, Suceava county, Romania. Photo: Instagram \/ Codrin Anton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A butterfly resting on the music book on St Menas’ feast in the Cot\u00e2rga\u0219i village church, Suceava county. Photo: Kirileanu Radu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The feast of St John Chrysostom at the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Photo: Ecumenical Patriarchate \/ Nikos Papachristos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Faithful participating in the autumn patronal feast of Romania’s National Cathedral Chapel. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Metropolitan Sawa of Poland ordained a priest at “St Mary Magdalene” Cathedral in Warsaw. Photo: The Orthodox Church of Poland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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