{"id":494032,"date":"2024-09-02T16:04:23","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T13:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=494032"},"modified":"2024-09-02T16:04:23","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T13:04:23","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-august-26-september-1-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-august-26-september-1-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: August 26 &#8211; September 1, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Please find below our Week-in-Pictures photo feature for the week of August 26 &#8211; September 1, 2024, the last week of summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_493938\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-493938\" style=\"width: 1440px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-493938 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Byzantion.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Byzantion.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Byzantion-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Byzantion-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-493938\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Byzantion choir participated in the Pie\u015b\u0144 Naszych Korzeni Festival in Poland. Photo credit: Festiwal Pie\u015b\u0144 Naszych Korzeni<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_493936\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-493936\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-493936 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/atelier-pictura.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/atelier-pictura.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/atelier-pictura-668x890.jpg 668w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/atelier-pictura-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/atelier-pictura-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-493936\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Passion and talent in an icon painting workshop at the Orthodox Romanian Monastery of Godoncourt, in France. Photo credit: Facebook \/ Godoncourt Monastery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_493968\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-493968\" style=\"width: 935px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-493968 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Ps-Paisie-manastirea-Plumbuita-121-of-125.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"935\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Ps-Paisie-manastirea-Plumbuita-121-of-125.jpg 935w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Ps-Paisie-manastirea-Plumbuita-121-of-125-555x890.jpg 555w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Ps-Paisie-manastirea-Plumbuita-121-of-125-638x1024.jpg 638w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-493968\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A sincere smile brightens the face regardless of age, Bucharest&#8217;s Plumbuita Monastery, August 29, 2024. Photo credit: Basilica \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_493956\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-493956\" style=\"width: 1432px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-493956 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/meteora-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1432\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/meteora-scaled.jpeg 1432w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/meteora-498x890.jpeg 498w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/meteora-573x1024.jpeg 573w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/meteora-859x1536.jpeg 859w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/meteora-1146x2048.jpeg 1146w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-493956\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tomb at Varlaam Monastery, Meteora, Greece. Photo credit: George Sl\u0103mnoiu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_493970\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-493970\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-493970 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/rafting-bistrita.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/rafting-bistrita.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/rafting-bistrita-890x668.jpeg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/rafting-bistrita-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/rafting-bistrita-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-493970\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Association of Orthodox Youth of Suceava (ATOS) carried out a recreational activity &#8211; rafting on the Bistri\u021ba River, Romania. Photo credit: Instagram \/ atos.suceava<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_493950\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-493950\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-493950 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mama-si-fiu-manastirea-arbore.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mama-si-fiu-manastirea-arbore.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mama-si-fiu-manastirea-arbore-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mama-si-fiu-manastirea-arbore-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/mama-si-fiu-manastirea-arbore-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-493950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A gesture of tenderness between a boy and his mother at the patronal feast of Arbore Monastery, on August 29, 2024. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Suceava and R\u0103d\u0103u\u021bi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_493978\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-493978\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-493978 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Tineri-maramures-ito.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Tineri-maramures-ito.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Tineri-maramures-ito-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Tineri-maramures-ito-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Tineri-maramures-ito-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-493978\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Bishop of Maramure\u0219 among the young people of the diocese before their departure to The Meeting of Young Orthodox People (ITO) Bistri\u021ba 2024. Photo credit: Diocese of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_493942\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-493942\" style=\"width: 843px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-493942 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/fereastra-biserica.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"843\" height=\"1096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/fereastra-biserica.jpeg 843w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/fereastra-biserica-685x890.jpeg 685w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/fereastra-biserica-788x1024.jpeg 788w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-493942\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Gladsome Light<\/em>&#8230; Photo credit: Andreea Cioban<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_493940\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-493940\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-493940 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CMN-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CMN-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CMN-890x416.jpeg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CMN-1024x478.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CMN-1536x717.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CMN-2048x956.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-493940\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Romania&#8217;s National Cathedral at sunset. Photo credit: Protos. Adrian Rogoz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_493988\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-493988\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-493988\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/bulgaria-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/bulgaria-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/bulgaria-1-890x668.jpg 890w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-493988\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Metropolitan Arsenius of Sliven blessing the Assembly of Karakachans on August 31, 2024. Photo credit: Bulgarian Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_493946\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-493946\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-493946 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Ito-Bistrita-nasaut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Ito-Bistrita-nasaut.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Ito-Bistrita-nasaut-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Ito-Bistrita-nasaut-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Ito-Bistrita-nasaut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-493946\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fr. Constantin Necula and Dan Negru spoke to young people at ITO Bistri\u021ba on August 31, 2024. Photo credit: Metropolis of Cluj<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_493962\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-493962\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-493962 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/monahie-copil.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/monahie-copil.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/monahie-copil-890x594.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/monahie-copil-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/monahie-copil-1536x1026.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-493962\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image taken at Cormaia Monastery, Romania. Photo credit: Metropolis of Cluj \/ Darius Echim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_493958\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-493958\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-493958 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/moastele-sfantului-ciprian-de-la-biserica-zlatari-din-bucuresti-intampinate-in-cipru-de-mitropolitul-athanasios-de-limassol-307271.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/moastele-sfantului-ciprian-de-la-biserica-zlatari-din-bucuresti-intampinate-in-cipru-de-mitropolitul-athanasios-de-limassol-307271.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/moastele-sfantului-ciprian-de-la-biserica-zlatari-din-bucuresti-intampinate-in-cipru-de-mitropolitul-athanasios-de-limassol-307271-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/moastele-sfantului-ciprian-de-la-biserica-zlatari-din-bucuresti-intampinate-in-cipru-de-mitropolitul-athanasios-de-limassol-307271-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-493958\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The relics of St. Cyprian from the Zl\u0103tari Church in Bucharest, Romania, were welcomed in Cyprus by Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol on August 31, 2024. Photo credit: Ziarul Lumina \/ Luigi Ivanciu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_493976\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-493976\" style=\"width: 1915px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-493976 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/timisoara-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1915\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/timisoara-scaled.jpeg 1915w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/timisoara-666x890.jpeg 666w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/timisoara-766x1024.jpeg 766w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/timisoara-1149x1536.jpeg 1149w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/timisoara-1532x2048.jpeg 1532w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-493976\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Divine Liturgy celebrated at the beginning of the Church Year, September 1, 2024 at the Ghiroda Nou\u0103 Parish in Timisoara, Romania. Photo credit: Dan Sara<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_493966\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-493966\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-493966 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ps-Atanasie-de-bogdania.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ps-Atanasie-de-bogdania.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ps-Atanasie-de-bogdania-890x890.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ps-Atanasie-de-bogdania-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ps-Atanasie-de-bogdania-360x360.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-493966\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">His Grace Atanasie of Bogdania with a child at the &#8220;St. John the Faster, Patriarch of Constantinople&#8221; Parish in Lunghezza, Italy, on September 1, 2024. Photo credit: Diocese of Italy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_493960\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-493960\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-493960 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/moastele-sfantului-ciprian-de-la-biserica-zlatari-din-bucuresti-intampinate-in-cipru-de-mitropolitul-athanasios-de-limassol-307327.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/moastele-sfantului-ciprian-de-la-biserica-zlatari-din-bucuresti-intampinate-in-cipru-de-mitropolitul-athanasios-de-limassol-307327.jpg 800w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/moastele-sfantului-ciprian-de-la-biserica-zlatari-din-bucuresti-intampinate-in-cipru-de-mitropolitul-athanasios-de-limassol-307327-360x360.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-493960\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the &#8220;St. Archangel Michael&#8221; Church in Limassol, Cyprus, where the relics of Holy Martyr Cyprian were brought in pilgrimage on September 1, 2024. Photo credit: Ziarul Lumina \/ Luigi Ivanciu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_493972\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-493972\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-493972 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/rugaciune-inceput-an-scola-viena.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/rugaciune-inceput-an-scola-viena.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/rugaciune-inceput-an-scola-viena-890x668.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/rugaciune-inceput-an-scola-viena-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/rugaciune-inceput-an-scola-viena-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-493972\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prayer at the start of the school year at the Church of St. Stephen the Great in Vienna, on September 1, 2024. Photo credit: Facebook \/ St. Stephen the Great Church in Vienna<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_494005\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-494005\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-494005\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/maramures-pricesne.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/maramures-pricesne.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/maramures-pricesne-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/maramures-pricesne-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/maramures-pricesne-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-494005\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Believers chant at the Orthodox Parish of S\u0103cel, Romania. Photo credit: Diocese of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_493974\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-493974\" style=\"width: 1536px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-493974 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sf-nicolae.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sf-nicolae.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sf-nicolae-668x890.jpeg 668w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sf-nicolae-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sf-nicolae-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-493974\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sometimes we want to keep with us the image of an icon, a photo of St. Nicholas&#8217; icon. Photo credit: Ziarul Lumina \/ Luigi Ivanciu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_493944\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-493944\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-493944 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ipodiaconi-limassol.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ipodiaconi-limassol.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ipodiaconi-limassol-668x890.jpeg 668w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ipodiaconi-limassol-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ipodiaconi-limassol-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-493944\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Acolyte at the Church of Holy Archangel Michael in Limassol, Cyprus, on September 1, 2024. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Hierod. Nicolae Iftimiu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_493948\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-493948\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-493948 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ITO-bistrita.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ITO-bistrita.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ITO-bistrita-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ITO-bistrita-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ITO-bistrita-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-493948\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Young participants carrying the Romanian flag in the &#8220;Procession of Joy&#8221; at ITO Bistri\u021ba, on August 31, 2024. Photo credit: Metropolis of Cluj<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_493952\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-493952\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-493952 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/manastirea-Calapodesti.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/manastirea-Calapodesti.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/manastirea-Calapodesti-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/manastirea-Calapodesti-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/manastirea-Calapodesti-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-493952\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Calapode\u0219ti Monastery on the first day of fall, September 1, 2024. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Roman and Bac\u0103u<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-493964 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/patriarhia-ecumenica.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/patriarhia-ecumenica.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/patriarhia-ecumenica-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/patriarhia-ecumenica-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/patriarhia-ecumenica-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The New Church Year at the Ecumenical Patriarchate, September 1, 2024. Photo credit: Ecumenical Patriarchate \/ Nikos Papachristou<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_493898\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-493898\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-493898 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Noul-an-Bisericesc-2024-190-of-28.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Noul-an-Bisericesc-2024-190-of-28.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Noul-an-Bisericesc-2024-190-of-28-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Noul-an-Bisericesc-2024-190-of-28-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-493898\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">His Grace Paisie of Sinaia blessed the faithful at Bucharest&#8217;s Patriarchal Cathedral on the beginning of the Church Year, September 1, 2024. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last week\u2019s most-liked Instagram post:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C_ONcNwvxkB\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C_ONcNwvxkB\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Basilica.ro (@basilica.ro)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Do you want to be featured in our weekly selection of photos?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We would gladly include one of your photos depicting Orthodox life in our weekly selection. All you have to do is send the picture(s) you have taken to our email address [foto @ basilica.ro] along with a short description. Please mention WIP (Week in Pictures) in the email subject line. Please note that every WIP article will include photos taken in the previous week.<\/p>\n<p>Follow us on Twitter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BasilicaPhotos?s=20&amp;t=NU8HpYex2OlWqT5-xRCRVg\">@BasilicaPhotos<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please find below our Week-in-Pictures photo feature for the week of August 26 &#8211; September 1, 2024, the last week of summer. Last week\u2019s most-liked Instagram post: &nbsp; View this post on Instagram &nbsp; A post shared by Basilica.ro (@basilica.ro) Do you want to be featured in our weekly selection of photos? 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