{"id":473013,"date":"2024-04-03T16:25:10","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T13:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=473013"},"modified":"2024-04-03T16:25:10","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T13:25:10","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-march-25-31-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-march-25-31-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: March 25 – 31, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

Photos from the last week of March capture the beauty of children and nature, the enthusiasm of those involved in pro-life activities and the joy of the historic pilgrimage with the relics of St. Demetrius the New.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The bright face of a little girl who came to receive the blessing of Saints Panteleimon and Modest at Sih\u0103stria Putnei Monastery. Photo credit: Facebook \/ Archdiocese of Suceava and R\u0103d\u0103u\u021bi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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On the way to the Annunciation service at the Nativity of the Lord Parish in Luxembourg. Photo credit: Alexandra Iliescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Monastic tonsure into the Great Skema at New Valaam Monastery in Finland. Photo credit: Facebook \/ Valamon luostari<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The gentleness of the sun illumines the gentleness of Saint Nicholas at the church of Fefeli, Mizil, Romania. Photo credit: Alexandru Paraschiv<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The raw green of spring at Parepa Monastery in Prahova County, Romania. Photo credit: Hierom.. Benedict Rusu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A newly baptised baby is dedicated to God at St. Catherine’s Church in Bucharest. Photo credit: Ionu\u021b Stoica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Vladimir, the youngest participant in a memorial service for the departed, with a koliva he ornated himself. Photo credit: Fr. Ciprian Georgian Tudor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Springtime at the Archdiocesan Cathedral in R\u00e2mnicu V\u00e2lcea, Romania. Photo credit: Joi\u021ba Dobric\u0103<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Preparations for the March for Life at St. John the Baptist Parish in Slatina. Photo credit: Fr. Dumitru Marius Cristian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Flying pigeon at the cemetery of Dervent Monastery, Constan\u021ba county, Romania. Photo credit: Protos. Sofronie Bobaru<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The first official celebration of St. Gavrilia of Leros after she was canonised in 2023. Photo credit: orthodoxianewsagency.gr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The remains of Prince Regent Nicolae and his wife Ioana were reburied on Friday, March 29, in the Royal necropolis at the Archdiocesan Cathedral in Curtea de Arge\u0219, Romania. Photo credit: Facebook \/ Archdiocese of Arge\u0219 and Muscel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Young volunteers at the March for Life in Bucharest on Saturday, March 30, 2024. Photo credit: Clergy, families and young people took part in the March for Life organised in Kyshnev, Moldova, on Saturday, March 30. Photo credit: Mar\u0219ul pentru via\u021b\u0103 Chi\u0219in\u0103uMarch for Life Bucharest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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NATO soldiers in Kosovo support the nuns at Brnjak Monastery in building consolidation works. Photo credit: Facebook \/ NATO Kosovo Force – KFOR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Participants in the March for Life organised on Saturday, March 30, in Ia\u0219i, Romania. Photo credit: Doxologia \/ Fr. Silviu Cluci<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The relics of Saint Demetrius the New were brought to communities from the Ilfov Nord Deanery, near Bucharest, on Saturday, March 30. Photo credit: Ziarul Lumina \/ Mihnea P\u0103duraru<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Clergy, families and young people participated in the March for Life organised in Kyshnev, Moldova, on Saturday, March 30. Photo credit: Kyshnev March for Life<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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the monastic community of Pas\u0103rea Monastery, near Bucharest, waiting to receive the relics of St. Demetrius the New. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Divine Liturgy celebrated at Bucharest’s Radu Vod\u0103 Monastery on the Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas. Photo credit: Facebook \/ M\u0103n\u0103stirea Radu Vod\u0103<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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People showed their devotion to St. Demetrius the New by welcoming his relics with flowers and icons. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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