{"id":349083,"date":"2022-01-03T14:40:46","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T12:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=349083"},"modified":"2022-01-03T18:51:59","modified_gmt":"2022-01-03T16:51:59","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-december-27-2021-january-2-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-december-27-2021-january-2-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: December 27, 2021 \u2013 January 2, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

Please find below our photo selection for the first week of the New Year. Part of the Orthodox world is preparing for Christmas according to the unrevised calendar.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The feast of the Holy Archdeacon Stephen was celebrated under snowflakes at the Romanian Lainici Monastery. Photo: Gabriela<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Father Petar Tsankov built 40 stone shrines in the woods above the city of Sveti Vlas<\/em> (St. Blaise), the old city of Larissa, in today’s Nessebar Municipality region, Bulgaria. Photo: Pravlife.org<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Christmas carolers surrounding Fr. Marcel Coisin at the Romanian Orthodox Parish Vejle-Kolding in the Kingdom of Denmark. Photo: Ramona Com\u0103nescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“Bicaz Quay 1” Parish in sunset light. Photo: Emil Arghire<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“Look towards Heaven!” The last day of the year at Dervent Monastery, in the county of Constan\u021ba, Romania. Photo: Protosyncellus Sofronie Bobaru<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A peaceful evening at Father Arsenie Papacioc’s place of repose. Photo: Florin Postolache<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Patriarch John of Antioch at the Te Deum<\/em> service for the New Year in the Damascus Cathedral, Syria. Photo: Facebook \/ Antioch Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Children at Mosocw’s “Christ the Saviour” Cathedral on New Year’s Eve. Photo: Patriarchia.ru \/ Sergey Vlasov<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A little girl named Melania holding the icon of her patron saint, St. Melania of Rome. Photo: Larisa Damean<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The first day of the year at the Cotumba Monastery in the county of Bac\u0103u, Romania. Photo: Florina Fabian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Metropolitan Cathedral of western Romania’s city of Timi\u015foara on the first day of the year 2022. Photo: Stela Pl\u0103mad\u0103<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Holy Crosses. Photo: Andrei Munteanu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia distributing candies to children on the Sunday before Christmas according to the unrevised calendar. Photo: Spc.rs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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On the Sunday before Christmas according to the unrevised calendar, Jerusalem Patriarchate commemorates the Hagiotaphite Fathers passed away into the Lord. Photo: Facebook \/ Jerusalem-Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Metropolitan Nicholas of Plovdiv celebrates the Divine Liturgy at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Plovdiv, Bulgaria on the first day of the year. Photo: Bg-Patriarshia.bg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bucharest: The icons of the Solemn and Commemorative Year 2022<\/em> in the Romanian Patriarchate<\/em> were carried into the Patriarchal Cathedral on the first day of the year. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Daylight and the light of the Church’s teachings join in harmony at Hlincea Monastery during Abbot Metodie’s sermon. Photo: Cristian B\u00e2rleanu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A boy named Arsenie is happy to have received a little icon of St. Seraphim of Sarov on the saint’s feast day. Photo: Basilica \/ Raluca Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“St. John the Baptist Church” in the city of Boto\u0219ani, Romania, is reflected in a Christmas tree ornament. Photo: Lori Gia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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