{"id":521006,"date":"2025-04-04T11:05:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T08:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=521006"},"modified":"2025-04-04T11:05:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T08:05:21","slug":"romanian-orthodox-chrism-consecration-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/romanian-orthodox-chrism-consecration-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Romanian Orthodox Church to consecrate Holy Chrism ahead of autocephaly anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>On Holy Thursday, April 17, 2025, just days before the 140th anniversary of the recognition of its autocephaly, the Romanian Orthodox Church will consecrate the Holy and Great Chrism for the 23rd time. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The event, marked by special solemnity, is part of the Romanian Patriarchate\u2019s Centennial Year program.<\/p>\n<p>Before consecration, the Great Chrism is prepared with over 40 ingredients, including olive oil, pure wine, herbs, and spices.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_234943\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-234943\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-234943 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Marele-Mir-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Marele-Mir-15.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Marele-Mir-15-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Marele-Mir-15-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-234943\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Preparation of Chrism in 2019. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Event Schedule:<\/h2>\n<p>The preparation of the Holy Chrism will begin on Holy Monday at the \u201cSunday of All Romanian Saints\u201d Monastery in Bucharest. The process will take place in the Myrostirion, a special room built for the <a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/holy-chrism-sanctified-on-134th-anniversary-of-autocephaly-of-romanian-orthodox-church\/\">previous Chrism consecration<\/a> in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the preparation, continuous readings from the Gospels and Psalms will be heard in the Myrostirion.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_234929\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-234929\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-234929 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Marele-Mir-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Marele-Mir-1.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Marele-Mir-1-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Marele-Mir-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-234929\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Myrostirion &#8211; the place where Chrism is prepared. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Once prepared, over 200 liters of Chrism will be taken to the Patriarchal Hill for consecration.<\/p>\n<p>The event will take place during the Holy Thursday Divine Liturgy, celebrated by Patriarch Daniel and other members of the Holy Synod. The service will be held at the outdoor altar of the Patriarchal Cathedral, with liturgical responses provided by the Tronos Byzantine Choir.<\/p>\n<p>The Holy Thursday Liturgy is also notable for consecrating a second Lamb (Eucharist), which will be used throughout the ecclesiastical year for administering communion to the sick, children, and others in special situations.<\/p>\n<p>During the service, the faithful will have the opportunity to venerate the relics of Saints Demetrius the New, Nectarios, Constantine, and Helen, which will be placed in the Saints&#8217; Baldachin.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_235292\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-235292\" style=\"width: 1900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-235292 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sfintire-Sfantul-si-Marele-Mir-130.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sfintire-Sfantul-si-Marele-Mir-130.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sfintire-Sfantul-si-Marele-Mir-130-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sfintire-Sfantul-si-Marele-Mir-130-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-235292\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">After the consecration, each diocese of the Romanian Orthodox Church receives approximately five liters of the Holy Chrism.. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>About the Holy Chrism:<\/h2>\n<p>The Holy Chrism is \u201cthe foundation and the source of the sanctification of the Church\u2019s life,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/holy-chrism-is-the-foundation-and-the-source-of-the-sanctification-of-church-life-patriarch-daniel-says\/\">according<\/a> to Patriarch Daniel.<\/p>\n<p>Only autocephalous Orthodox Churches are permitted to consecrate Holy Chrism.<\/p>\n<p>It is used for the anointing of newly baptized believers, the consecration of churches, of antimensions (consecrated altar cloths), the enshrining of saints\u2019 relics, and in the reception of individuals returning to Orthodoxy or entering from other Christian denominations whose baptisms are recognized by economia (pastoral discretion).<\/p>\n<p>Photo: Basilica.ro Files \/ Mircea Florescu<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BasilicaNews\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-495171\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-889x148.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"889\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-889x148.gif 889w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-1024x171.gif 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-1536x256.gif 1536w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-2048x341.gif 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Holy Thursday, April 17, 2025, just days before the 140th anniversary of the recognition of its autocephaly, the Romanian Orthodox Church will consecrate the Holy and Great Chrism for the 23rd time. The event, marked by special solemnity, is part of the Romanian Patriarchate\u2019s Centennial Year program. 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