{"id":409628,"date":"2022-12-26T19:45:09","date_gmt":"2022-12-26T17:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=409628"},"modified":"2022-12-26T19:45:09","modified_gmt":"2022-12-26T17:45:09","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-december-19-25-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-december-19-25-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: December 19 \u2013 25, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

The last week of Lent was a time of spiritual preparation, joy and carolling. We invite you to take a look at the Orthodox world between December 19 and 25, 2022.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Heroes of the Revolution commemorated in University Square, 21 December 2022. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Little Emma Anastasia on the set of Trinitas TV news. Photo credit: Valentin Micu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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His Eminence Nestor, Bishop of Deva and Hunedoara, received at the Eparchial Centre a group of carolers. Photo credit: Diocese of Deva and Hunedoara<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Uspenski Cathedral in Helsinki lit up and ready for the feast of the Nativity. Photo credit: Jukka Vehkaoja<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Carolers from Maramures at the Patriarchal Residence. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Nativity of the Lord is celebrated at the Eparchial Centre of the Archdiocese of Roman and Bacau. Photo: Facebook \/ Archdiocese of Roman and Bacau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Three new monks at M\u0103xineni Monastery, Br\u0103ila county. Photo: Protos. Sofronie Bobaru<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u00a0Metropolitan Teofan shows affection to a child. Photo: Doxologia.ro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Bishop of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar attended the Christmas Carols Concert organized by the management of the Pneumophthisiology Hospital “Dr Nicolae Rusdea” in Baia Mare, December 21, 2022. Photo: Diocese of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Christmas concert of the “Agapia” choir at the Annunciation Parish in Munich. Photo: M\u0103d\u0103lina-Maria Lefter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A group of young people with Down syndrome from Bucharest went carolling with the Patriarch of Romania. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Priests gave gifts to elderly people who are alone, as part of the charity project “A Christmas for everyone”, organized by the Archdiocese of Suceava and R\u0103d\u0103u\u021bilor. Photo: Archdiocese of Suceava and R\u0103d\u0103u\u021bi \/ Irina Ursachi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The church of Sih\u0103stria Putnei Monastery, is decorated for the holidays. Photo: Raj Bostan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Military band in Revolution Square during the commemoration of the heroes of December 1989. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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His Eminence Casian officiated at the Eternity Cemetery in Galati municipality the funeral service for the martyred heroes of the December 1989 Revolution. Photo: Archdiocese of Lower Danube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Young people’s Christmas at Oa\u0219a Monastery. Photo: Facebook \/ M\u0103n\u0103stirea Oa\u0219a<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The joy of carols at the Monastery of the “Ascension of the Holy Cross and St. Ephraim the New” in the Mono Mountains, Ontario, Canada. Photo: monasterymono.org<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Christmas tree in the Metropolitan Cathedral in Timisoara. Photo: Stela Pl\u0103mad\u0103<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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On the night of 25 December, in the cave of St. Cuv. Theodora of Sihla celebrated for the first time the Holy Mass of the Nativity. Photo: Doxologia.ro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Christmas Eve at Sih\u0103stria Putnei Monastery. Photo: Facebook \/ George Og\u0103raru<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“Let the children come to me…”, image from the Nativity Eve in the church of Dervent Monastery. Photo: Protos. Sofronie Bobaru<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A carolling procession from Gura R\u00e2ului, at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Sibiu, Romania, on the feast of the Nativity. Photo: Ionu\u021b Vasile<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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P\u00e2ng\u0103ra\u021bi Monastery on the first day of Christmas. Photo: Lori Gia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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