{"id":483808,"date":"2024-06-11T19:57:48","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T16:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=483808"},"modified":"2024-06-11T19:57:48","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T16:57:48","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-june-3-9-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-june-3-9-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: June 3 – 9, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first week of summer marks a time of spiritual renewal, as the warm sun encourages the faithful to go on pilgrimages to various monasteries or holy places and actively participate in the community’s life. We invite you to see our Week-in-Pictures photo feature for the week of June 3 – 9, 2024.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Romania: The Bucure\u0219ti-Giurgiu train passes by Comana Monastery. Photo credit: Comana Monastery \/ Drago\u0219 Grigore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pure-hearted and innocent, the children gathered at the “Holy Emperors Constantine and Helen” in Vi\u0219eu de Sus, Maramure\u0219 county, Romania. Photo credit: Tudor Ciocoti\u0219an<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Archbishop Casian enjoys the beauty of a wheat field. Photo credit: Archdiocese of the Lower Danube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Metropolitan Tikhon, Archbishop of Washington and Metropolitan of All America and Canada (Orthodox Church in America) celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Putna Monastery, Romania, on June 5, 2024. Photo credit: Putna Monastery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Romanian hierarchs at the Niculi\u021bel basilica in eastern Romania, on the feast day of Saints Zotic, Atal, Camasie and Filip, June 4, 2024. Photo credit: Diocese of Tulcea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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His Grace Varlaam of Ploie\u0219ti on the 75th anniversary of 90th Air Transport Base “Aviator Commander Gheorghe B\u0103nciulescu” in Otopeni, near Bucharest, Romania, on June 5, 2024. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Metropolitan of Cluj, Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103laj blessed the renovated headquarters of Radio Rena\u0219terea, the eparchial radiostation, on June 6, 2024. Photo credit: Metropolis of Cluj \/ Darius Echim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Romanian Orthodox Bishop Macarie of Northern Europe with Romanian folk music performer Sofia Vicoveanca at the opening of the exhibition of Romanian blouses organized at the headquarters of the Romanian Cultural Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, on June 7, 2024. Photo credit: Diocese of Northern Europe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit in Serb\u0103ne\u0219ti, Bac\u0103u county, Romania. Photo credit: Mihail Hunc\u0103<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Movila lui Burcel Monastery, Romania, seen from a sunflower field on June 8, 2024. Photo credit: Movila lui Burcel Monastery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sports charity event organized by the Romanian Christian Orthodox Students’ Association in Cluj-Napoca to raise funds for the “St Hristofor” Pediatric Palliative Care Center in Cluj county, Romania, on June 8, 2024. Photo credit: Metropolis of Cluj \/ Ionu\u021b Chifa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lavender fields at the Pantocrator Monastery, Romania, in sunset light. Photo credit: Pantocrator Monastery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Monastery of the Transfiguration in Milesi, Greece, is widely known to have been founded by Elder Porphyry of KavsoKalivia. Photo credit: Doxologia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Eparchial metochion at Valea Budului, Bac\u0103u county, Romania. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Roman and Bac\u0103u<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sunset at Cernica Monastery near Bucharest, Romania, on June 8, 2024. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Hierod. Nicolae Iftimiu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Archbishop Casian with the participants of a chess contest in Gala\u021bi, Romania, June 9, 2024. Photo credit: Archdiocese of the Lower Danube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, went to cast his vote for the European Parliamentary and local elections held on Sunday, June 9, 2024. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A child prays to St. John the New of Suceava on June 9, 2024. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Suceava and R\u0103d\u0103u\u021bi \/ Cristi Turcule\u021b<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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His Grace Timotei, Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Spain and Portugal, blesses the faithful at the Bistri\u021ba Monastery in Romania, on June 9, 2024. Photo credit: Archdiocese of R\u00e2mnic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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