{"id":347084,"date":"2021-12-20T19:12:51","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T17:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=347084"},"modified":"2021-12-20T19:19:22","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T17:19:22","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-december-13-19-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-december-13-19-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: December 13 – 19, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

Christmas carolers, faithful at worship and other glimpses of religious life seen through the photo lens between December 13 and 19, 2021.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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His Grace Timotei of Prahova officiated a commemoration service at Bucharest’s Radu Vod\u0103 Monastery, on the feast of St Philemon, patron saint of the performative artists. Romanian actors who passed away were commemorated. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Little girl called Teofana holds an icon of her patron saint on her name day. Photo: Father Ionu\u0163 Todirasc<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Nun Casiana visited socially vulnerable children on behalf of Children in Difficulty Foundation. Photo: Facebook \/ Mihaela Ganga<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Photo: Facebook \/ David Saranga<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Night view of the Suceava Cathedral. Photo: Protosyncellus Ieronim Gheorghi\u021b\u0103<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Woman praying at the patronal feast of “St Elephterios” Church in Bucharest. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Romanian children from Moncalieri – Torino (Italy) sang Christmas carols and recited traditional New Year wishes at the local Romanian Orthodox church. Photo: Mihai Bursuc<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“Tronos” Byzantine music Group sang at a charity concert organized by the Theology students in Bucharest. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Young members of the Orthodox youth association ATOS sang Christmas carols for the medical staff of “St. John the New” Hospital in Suceava and at the “St. John the New of Suceava” Elderly People Centre. Photo: Andrei Dumitriu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Prayer at the wonder-working icon of the Mother of God from the Dervent Monastery, in south-eastern Romania. Photo: Protosyncellus Sofronie Bobaru<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A 12-metre Christmas tree was installed on Bucharest’s Patriarchate Hill. It was donated by Putna Monastery, a five-century old monastic community from northern Romania. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Freshly-baked prosphora<\/em> bread at Parepa Monastery, in the Archdiocese of Bucharest. Photo: Hieromonk Benedict Rusu.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Little girl dressed in folk costume at the Soporu de C\u00e2mpie Parish in Cluj county. Photo: Ioan Silivan Some\u0219an<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A theologian filming a Christmas carol concert at the “Holy Trinity” Diocesan Cathedral in the northern-Romania city of Baia Mare. Photo: Diocese of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A little girl cleans the candle stand at Moscow’s “Christ the Saviour” Cathedral. Photo: Russian Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The “Holy Trinity” Cathedral of Hajn\u00f3wka, Poland, celebrated its second patronal feast, Holy Hierarch Nicholas, according to the unrevised calendar. Photo: Orthodox Church of Poland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Orthodox faithful from Ethiopia who work in the city of Baia Mare participated in the Divine Liturgy celebrated by Bishop Iustin at the “Lord’s Nativity” Church. Photo: Diocese of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A reliquary icon with a fragment of relics from St. Bonifatius was displayed at “St. George – Clo\u0219ca” Skete in the county of Constan\u021ba. Photo: St. George – Clo\u0219ca Skete<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Children and grown-ups joyfully listened to the Christmas carol concert offered at the National Cathedral Chapel in Bucharest. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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