{"id":517381,"date":"2025-03-03T15:28:52","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T13:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=517381"},"modified":"2025-03-03T15:28:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T13:28:52","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-february-24-march-2-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-february-24-march-2-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: February 24 – March 2, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Highlights from the week leading up to Lent, a transition time marked by tradition, prayer and reflection, captured through the camera lens and included in our photo feature story for the week of 24 February-2 March 2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"
Snow-white at Comana Monastery, Romania. Photo credit: Comana Monastery \/ Drago\u0219 Grigore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
Romania’s Chiajna Giule\u015fti Monastery, near Bucharest covered in snow. Photo credit: Teodor Slavila<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
The “St Photini” Candle Factory of the Archdiocese of Lower Danube honoured its patron sainton February 26, 2025. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Lower Danube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
Icon of the Mother of God with the Child dressed in Romanian folk costumes at Bucharest’s Radu Vod\u0103 Monastery, Romania, on February 26, 2025. Photo credit: Lavinia Dr\u0103gan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
His Grace Varlaam of Ploie\u0219ti, Auxiliary Patriarchal Bishop, blessed the foundation stone for the future church of the Romanian Air Force Base 90 near Bucharest on February 27, 2025. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca-Emanuela Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
Children are involved in preparations for the communal meal in the Sunday of Meatfare at the Romanian monastery in Mono, Ontario, from the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Canada on March 2, 2025. Photo credit: Holy Cross Orthodox Monastery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
The first spring Sunday at Plumbuita Monastery in Bucharest, Romania, on March 2, 2025. Photo credit: Nectarie Pamfil<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
Children from the Annunciation Kindergarten of the Romanian Patriarchate celebrated the coming of Spring on February 28, 2025. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca-Emanuela Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
Paying homage to Venerable Sofronios of Essex at his monastery in Great Britain. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Ana-Maria Vlase<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
Wearing Romanian blouses at the Divine Liturgy celebrated at the “St Paraskeva” Archdiocesan Cathedral in Roman, Romania, on March 1, 2025. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Roman and Bac\u0103u<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
Swans on the Cernica Monastery lake neat Bucharest, Romania, on February 28, 2025. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
Cross on the Holy Table of the Pentecost Church in Jablanica, Serbia, on March 2, 2025. Photo credit: Diocese of Dacia Felix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
The “Life-Giving Fountain” Monastery in M\u0103cin, Romania. Photo credit: Diocese of Tulcea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
His Grace Damaschin of Dorna blessing the faithful at a northern-Romania parish before the beginning of the Great Lent. Photo credit: Sabin Simota<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
Dawn at Essex Monastery in Great Britain, where more and more people discover “the true light\u201d. Photo credit: Iulian Tomeac<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
Icon of St Nektarios at a church in M\u0103rcu\u0219, Covasna, county, Romania, on March 2, 2025. Photo credit: Raluca Spirchez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
Forgiveness Vespers at the Archdiocesan Cathedral in Roman, Romania, on March 2, 2025. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Roman and Bac\u0103u<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
Sunday of the Expulsion of Adam from Paradise at the Old Cathedral in Baia Mare, Romania, on March 2, 2025. Photo credit: Diocese of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
Archbishop Stephen of Ochrid participated on Meatfare Sunday in the Divine Liturgy celebrated at the Archdiocesan Cathedral in Skopje, Northern Macedonia, on March 2, 2025. Photo credit: Church of Northern Macedonia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Last week\u2019s most-liked Instagram post:<\/p>\n

\n
\n

 <\/p>\n

\n
<\/div>\n
\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\n
Vezi aceast\u0103 postare pe Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\n
\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

O postare distribuit\u0103 de Basilica.ro (@basilica.ro)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n