{"id":359325,"date":"2022-03-16T14:28:21","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T12:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=359325"},"modified":"2022-03-16T14:28:21","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T12:28:21","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-march-7-13-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-march-7-13-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: March 7 – 13, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

We invite you to view a selection of photos from around the world taken during the first week of Lent.<\/p>\n

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Metropolitan Lauren\u021biu of Transylvania and Fr Constantin Necula during the Great Canon at the Orthodox Cathedral in Sibiu. Photo: Metropolis of Transylvania<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bishop Justin of Maramure\u0219 brings flowers to his mother’s tomb. Photo: Diocese of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Funeral service for Stavrophore Irina P\u00e2ntescu, the first abbess of Vorone\u021b Monastery. Photo: Archdiocese of Suceava and R\u0103d\u0103u\u021bi \/ Irina Ursachi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Snow-covered Poiana Pustnicului Skete in Gorj, March 8, 2022. Photo: Poiana Pustnicului Skete<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Monk makes prostrations during the Great Canon of Saint Andrew of Crete at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, March 8, 2022. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Offerings on the feast day of the Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebaste at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, March 9, 2022. Photo: Hierodeacon Serghie P\u00eer\u0103u<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Monk playing the semantron at St Anthimos Monastery in Bucharest on the feast day of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Still during the Great Canon of Saint Andrew of Crete at St George Church in Sofia, Bulgaria. Photo: Bulgarian Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A newly ordained chanter (psaltis) at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Ia\u0219i, March 10, 2022. Photo: Ioan Botez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The director of Ukraine\u2019s largest art museum walked its hallways, supervising as staff packed away its collections to protect their national heritage in case the Russian invasion advances west. Photo: Bartek Remisko<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Romanian pilgrims on Mount Athos offer prayers at the tomb of Fr Gherasim of Prodromos. Photo: \u021aiplea Sorin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The choir of the Theological Seminary in Giurgiu participated at the Grand Canon of St. Andrew of Crete at Comana Monastery. Photo: Comana Monastery \/ Drago\u0219 Grigore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Young boy offering his daily prayer to the Theotokos. Photo: Gabriel Drumea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Ecumenical Patriarchate surrounded by snow. Photo: Ecumenical Patriarchate \/ Nikos Papachristou<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Sunday of Orthodoxy celebrated in Albania. Photo: Facebook \/ Stephanos & Alexandria Missionaries to Albania<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Sunday of Orthodoxy was celebrated in Constantinople in the presence of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Photo: Ecumenical Patriarchate \/ Nikos Papachristou<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III leading the traditional procession with icons on the Sunday of Orthodoxy. Photo: Jerusalem Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Sunday of Orthodoxy at St. Irene Orthodox Orphanage in Kenya. Photo: Facebook \/ Eliud Muthiru<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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People carried Orthodox icons during a procession in Baia Mare. Photo: Diocese of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Sunday of Orthodoxy at the Romanian Orthodox parish of St. Martin the Confessor in Rome. Photo: Facebook \/ Parohia Ortodox\u0103 “Sf. Martin M\u0103rturisitorul-Episcopul Romei” – Roma Trullo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A mother holding her child as priests exit the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest for the traditional procession with icons on the Sunday of Orthodoxy. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Children carrying icons at Damascus Orthodox Cathedral. Photo: Antioch Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Young people wearing folk costumes hold icons during the Divine Liturgy at Cluj-Napoca Orthodox Cathedral on the Sunday of Orthodoxy, March 13, 2022. Photo: Metropolis of Cluj<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Portraits of saints in the arms of children at St. George – Clo\u0219ca Skete, Sunday of Orthodoxy 2022. Photo: St. George – Clo\u0219ca Skete<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Traditional procession with icons at St John the New Monastery in Suceava, March 13, 2022. Photo: Archdiocese of Suceava and R\u0103d\u0103u\u021bi \/ Irina Ursachi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel and the patriarchal auxiliary bishop Varlaam of Ploie\u0219ti surrounded by clergy on the Sunday of Orthodoxy. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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