{"id":461473,"date":"2024-01-05T19:35:54","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T17:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=461473"},"modified":"2024-01-05T19:35:54","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T17:35:54","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-december-25-31-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-december-25-31-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: December 25 \u2013 31, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

Photos from Romania, Greece, France or Scotland give you an overview of the Orthodox world in the last week of the year 2023.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Patriarch Daniel celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, Romania, together with Patriarchal Auxilliary Bishops Varlaam of Ploie\u0219ti and Paisie of Sinaia on December 25, 2023. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Nativity of the Lord is celebrated at the “Holy Three Hierarchs” Romanian Orthodox Parish in Paris. Photo credit: Damian Filip<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Junii din The “Juniors” from M\u0103rginimea Sibiului sang Christmas carols for the clergy and the faithful on Christmas Day at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Sibiu. Photo credit: Monk Paisie Vasile<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Children and young people sing Christmas carols on the feast of the Nativity of the Lord at M\u0103r\u021bi\u0219or Church in Bucharest, Romania. Photo credit: Fr Drago\u0219-Aureliu Marinea\u021b\u0103<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, Romania, at sunset, on December 25, 2023. Photo credit: Ionu\u021b Bl\u00eendu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Prayer to one’s spiritual patron> St Nektarios of Aegina. Photo credit: Ilie Prelipceanu\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Divine Liturgy celebrated at Darvari Skete in Bucharest, Romania. Photo credit: Darvari Skete \/ Gabriel Drumea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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His Grace Sofian of Bra\u0219ov with Romanian Orthodox children at the M\u00fcnich Romanian Orthodox Church Centre on December 25, 2023. Photo credit: Facebook \/ Episcop Sofian Bra\u0219oveanul<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Patriarch Daniel blessing the faithful at Cernica Monastery near Bucharest, Romania, on December 26, 2023. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The feast of the Synaxis of the Mother of God celebrated on December 26, 2023, by children from Biia, Alba county, Romania, who presented an enactment of the Nativity of our Lord. Photo credit: reintregirea.ro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Holy Protomartyr and Archdeacon Stephen represented on an epigonation. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Roman and Bac\u0103u<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pigeons resting on church tower cross of the Dervent Monastery in Constanta, Romania. Photo credit: Protos. Sofronie Bobaru<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the the “St. Stephen” Church of the Bulgarian community in Istanbul,on December 27, 2023. Photo credit: Ecumenical Patriarchate \/ Nikos Papachristou<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The sun shines through the windows of Bucharest’s Antim Monastery chapel. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Hierod. Nicolae Iftimiu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bucharest’s Darvari Skete decorated for the feast of the Nativity of our Lord. Photo credit: Darvari Skete \/ Gabriel Drumea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Deacons during the divine service on the feast of the Holy Protomartyr and Archdeacon Stephen at Putna Monastery, Romania, on December 27, 2023. Photo credit: Putna Monastery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Holy Eucharist becomes “light, peace, joy, life” for the partaker, according to St. Simeon the New Theologian. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Hierod. Nicolae Iftimiu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The joy of winter holidays at the “Holy Hierarch Leontie of R\u0103d\u0103u\u021bi” Children’s Home in northern Romania. Photo credit: Facebook \/ Asezam\u00e2ntul de copii Sf. Ierarh Leontie din R\u0103d\u0103u\u021bi.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The select audience for the Christmas carol concert entitled “At Holy Prince Stephen’s Gates” and held in the precincts of Putna Monastery, Romania. Photo credit: Putna Monastery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sunset at Piatra T\u0103ieturii Monastery, Romania. Photo credit: Facebook \/ M\u0103n\u0103stirea Piatra T\u0103ieturii<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Worshipping God at the Romanian Orthodox Monastery of the All Celtic Saints on the Isle of Mull, Scotland. Photo credit: Monastery of All Celtic Saints<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Kenan Dionisie Wang, a Chinese convert to Orthodoxy, visited Rohia Monastery in northern Romania. Photo credit: Facebook \/ Kenan Wang<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Orthodox Cathedral in R\u0103d\u0103u\u021bi, Romania adorned by moonlight in the morning of December 29, 2023. Photo credit: Facebook \/ C\u0103t\u0103lin Urdoi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Metropolitan Philotheus of Thessaloniki sings with members of Greece’s only Byzantine children’s and youth choir, Eirmos. Photo credit: Flickr \/ Eirmos Chant Academy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Full-moon night at Putna Monastery in Romania. Photo credit: Putna Monastery \/ Fr. Atanasie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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New Year’s Eve at the Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God in Chiajna, near Bucharest, Romania. Photo credit: Ioana Cristian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“Saint Gerasimos was a great abbot and had a lion. We are small, so we have cats” (St. Nektarios of Optina). Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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