{"id":350313,"date":"2022-01-11T14:40:06","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T12:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=350313"},"modified":"2022-01-11T16:31:03","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T14:31:03","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-january-3-9-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-january-3-9-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: January 3 – 9, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

Theophany according to the revised calendar and the Lord’s Nativity according to the unrevised calendar have brought joy to Orthodox Christians these days. Please find below our Week in Pictures<\/em> selection for January 3 – 9.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Nicula Monastery is covered in snow. Photo: Facebook \/ Calinic Stupinean<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The priest from Visuia Parish in Bistri\u021ba N\u0103s\u0103ud county, blessed houses in the village on the Eve of the Theophany. Photo: Facebook \/ C\u0103lin Pop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bishop Pitirim of Skopinsky and Shatsky offered Christmas gifts to the children and adult patients of the Skopinsky Medical Centre. Photo: Diaconia.ru<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Clerics from the Diocese of Southern Bessarabia blessed the patients and the Therapy section of the Cahul County Hospital. Photo: Facebook \/ Episcopia Basarabiei de Sud<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Actor Tyrese Darnell Gibson went on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Photo: Facebook \/ Tyrese Gibson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bucharest: The clerics from the Patriarchal Cathedral brought the good tidings of the Lord’s Theophany to the Patriarchal Residence. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A fragment of Ven. Jonah of Kyiv displayed at St. George – Clo\u0219ca Skete in the county of Constan\u021ba, Romania. Photo: St. George – Clo\u0219ca Skete<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The blessing of the horses in D\u0103eni, the county Tulcea, Romania. Photo: Eduard Chi\u021bu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Great Blessing of the Waters in the Tomis Marina, by the Black Sea, Romania. Photo: Archdiocese of Tomis \/ Archdeacon Vali V\u0103d\u0103noiu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A child receiving antidoron bread at the Archdiocesan Cathedral in Suceava. Photo: Archdiocese of Suceava and R\u0103d\u0103u\u021bi \/ Irina Ursachi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Theophany of the Lord in the city of Gala\u021bi. Photo: Archdiocese of Lower Danube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Theophany at the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Photo: Ecumenical Patriarchate \/ Nikos Papachristos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, officiated the Great Blessing of the Waters on the feast of the Lord’s Theophany at the Patriarchal Residence in Bucharest. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The feast of the Theophany at St. George – Clo\u0219ca Skete. Photo: Constantin Poenaru<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The monks from Putna Monastery in procession on the feast of the Theophany. Photo: Putna Monastery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Winter camp at Paltin Monastery, organized by the Bra\u0219ov branch of the Romanian Christian Orthodox Students Association (ASCOR). Photo: Facebook\u00a0 \/ Radu Chiri\u021b\u0103<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Theophany at Bucharest’s Plumbuita Monastery. Photo: Afsar Amirabadi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia visited Bishop Lavrentije of Sabac. Photo: Instagram \/ Patriarhul Porfirie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The feast of the Theophany in the “Life-Giving Spring” Parish at Fundu Tutovei, in the county of Bac\u0103u. Photo: The “Life-Giving Spring” Parish – Fundu Tutovei<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Great Blessing of the Waters at F\u00e2rdea Monastery, in western Romania. Photo: Darius Popovici<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Priest blessing the faithful at the Tiha-B\u00e2rg\u0103ului Parish in the county of Bistri\u021ba-N\u0103s\u0103ud, Romania. Photo: Facebook \/ Sorin Oni\u0219or<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ice cross made for the office of the Great Blessing of the Waters in Bucovina, at the Sadova Parish, in the county of Suceava. Photo: Emanuela M\u00eendril\u0103<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Nativity of our Lord according to the unrevised calendar was celebrated at St. Elijah \u2013 Sala\u0219 Skete of Putna Monastery. Photo: Putna Monastery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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All-Night Vigil before the feast of the Lord’s Nativity at Vatopaidi Monastery on the Holy Mount Athos. Photo: Rafail Georgiadis \/ ope.gr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Russian Orthodox faithful celebrated the Nativity of the Lord according to the unrevised calendar – a photo from Moscow’s Christ the Saviour Cathedral. Photo: Russian Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The “Soaking of Johns”, a local custom on the feast of St. John in T\u0103lm\u0103cel, Transylvania. Photo: Gabriel Filip Photography<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan Ioan of Banat celebrated his name day eating with the homeless who receive help from the Timi\u0219 county. Photo: The Social Work Department of Timi\u0219oara City<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Snow over C\u0103m\u00e2rzani Monastery, Romania. Photo: Bonta Sergiu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Child praying with the monks at Dervent Monastery in southern Romania. Photo: Protosyncellus Sofronie Bobaru<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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