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His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel marked his name day on Thursday, the feast of Saint Daniel the Hesychast, on which occasion he spoke about hesychasm as God\u2019s gift of uncreated light to those who call upon Him, as well as about the chapel located in the basement of the National Cathedral, placed under the patronage of Saint Daniel the Hesychast.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The ceremonies, moderated by Fr Ionu\u021b-Gabriel Corduneanu, Patriarchal Administrative Vicar, began in the Europa Christiana Hall of the Patriarchal Palace with a Te Deum service celebrated by His Grace Bishop Timotei of Prahova, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest, in the presence of Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishops Varlaam of Ploie\u0219ti and Paisie of Sinaia, members of the Standing Committee of the National Church Council, and members of the Diocesan Council of the Archdiocese of Bucharest.<\/p>\n

A lover of the saints and a contemporary of the saints<\/h2>\n

The festive address was delivered after the Doxology by Assistant Bishop Timotei of Prahova: \u201cI would like to say a few words about the privilege and blessing of being a contemporary of the saints, of venerating the saints, of praying to them, and of being a model for others,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Assistant Bishop Timotei of Prahova reading the gospel during a Doxology held at the Patriarchal Palace to mark Patriarch Daniel’s name day, December 18, 2025. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cApart from Saint Dositheus (of Moldavia), I do not believe there has been any hierarch who was a contemporary of so many saints,\u201d the assistant bishop said, describing the current Patriarch of Romania as a \u201clover of the saints.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is again a great privilege to place these saints upon the walls of the National Cathedral,\u201d His Grace added. \u201cIn the most recent period\u2014more precisely one or two months before the blessing of the painting\u2014the final mosaics of the recently canonised saints were being set in place.\u201d<\/p>\n

Assistant Bishop Timotei of Prahova explained that it is both a privilege and a gift from above for Patriarch Daniel to be the one involved in the canonisation and veneration of the new saints.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe that these contemporary saints of our time\u2014contemporary also through their being invoked in prayer and through the hymns dedicated to them\u2014are of great help in the ministry of a hierarch, of a primate, and in the work of those who strive continually to draw closer to the Chief Shepherd.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The gift of light<\/h2>\n
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Patriarch Daniel attended a Doxology at the Palace of the Patriarchate, offering gratitude for God’s blessings in his ministry, December 18, 2025. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In his concluding remarks, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel spoke about Saint Daniel the Hesychast, one of his personal patrons, about hesychasm as an expression of God\u2019s providential care for the Christian people, and provided details regarding the construction of the chapel in the basement of the National Cathedral.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are grateful to the good God for the gift of life and for the help granted to us in the work we carry out together for the faithful entrusted to our pastoral care,\u201d the Patriarch of Romania said, thanking Bishop Timotei of Prahova for his kind words and for emphasising the importance of the saints in the life of the Church.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is essential to stress\u2014because this has not been done sufficiently\u2014the role of hesychasm in the transmission of the Orthodox faith in difficult times,\u201d His Beatitude continued.<\/p>\n

The Patriarch of Romania noted that \u201cthis movement throughout history has been continuous, though with varying intensity,\u201d and that it intensified particularly before the shock of the collapse of two great empires: \u201cthe Byzantine Empire, which fell in 1453, and the Tsarist Empire, which considered itself Christian.\u201d<\/p>\n

The hesychast vocation of the Romanians<\/h2>\n
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Patriarch Daniel addressing his collaborators on his name day, December 18, 2025. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe Romanian Principalities\u2014Wallachia and Moldavia\u2014had a special vocation for hesychasm. This explains the fact that the first Philokalia, printed in Greek in Venice, was financed by a ruler of Wallachia,\u201d Patriarch Daniel said.<\/p>\n

His Beatitude recalled that, in the contemporary period, Holy Confessor Priest Dumitru St\u0103niloae recognised the depth of the Philokalic writings and published them with extensive theological notes and commentaries: \u201cThus, the first annotated Philokalia, elucidated through very rich and profound notes, also reveals our vocation as a hesychast people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Patrons of the National Cathedral’s basement chapel<\/h2>\n

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel recalled that the chapel located in the basement of the National Cathedral is placed under the patronage of Saint Daniel the Hesychast and Saint John Jacob of Neam\u021b, the New Chozebite, both depicted in the stained-glass window at the entrance of the National Cathedral.<\/p>\n

Both saints lived in caves: one near Vorone\u021b, and the other in the cave where the Prophet Elijah the Tishbite also lived as a hermit. The relics of Saint John Jacob were later transferred to the church hewn into another cave, that of the Monastery of Chozeba.<\/p>\n

The chapel has a surface area comparable to that of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Timi\u0219oara\u2014over 1,500 square metres\u2014and will be used primarily for weekday services. \u201cThe large iconostasis, carved in Arad and painted in Bucharest, is already prepared, but the walls still need to be painted,\u201d His Beatitude noted.<\/p>\n

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A Te Deum<\/em> service was held at the Palace of the Patriarchate to mark Patriarch Daniel’s name day on Dec. 18, 2025. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Patriarch of Romania further recalled that in 2025, dedicated to the Centennial of the Romanian Patriarchate, the Romanian Orthodox Church also canonised other hesychast saints, among them Saint Paisius (Olaru) of Sih\u0103stria Monastery in Neam\u021b County and Saint Sofian (Boghiu) of Antim Monastery in Bucharest.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne was a hesychast in the mountains, the other amid the multitude of people in the capital, showing that it is not the place where the hesychast lives that matters, but rather his relationship with God, the eternal source of peace, joy and salvation,\u201d Patriarch Daniel emphasised.<\/p>\n

His Beatitude further revealed that \u201cat least 16 or 17 Athonite ascetics could, in the near future, God willing, be added to the ranks of the saints, because their holiness is recognised not first and foremost by other Romanians, but by foreigners who have come to know it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Among them, the Patriarch of Romania mentioned Archimandrite Dometius Trihenea, former abbot of the Athonite Monastery of Zografou, which Saint Stephen the Great refounded.<\/p>\n

Book launches and online cultural-missionary projects<\/h2>\n
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The launch of the English version of the Romanian Patriarchate’s official website, Dec. 18, 2025. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the second part of the event, the Aula Magna \u201cPatriarch Teoctist\u201d of the Patriarchal Palace hosted three cultural events dedicated to the 2025 solemn year marking the Centennial of the Romanian Patriarchate.<\/p>\n

Two books published by the Romanian Patriarchate\u2019s publishing houses were launched: A Century of Patriarchal Ministry in the Romanian Orthodox Church<\/em> (two volumes), coordinated by Rev. Prof. Dr George Grigori\u021b\u0103 and issued by the Basilica Publishing House of the Romanian Patriarchate, and O Lord, I Have Loved the Beauty of Your House: The National Cathedral and the Stages of Completing an Ideal<\/em>, published by the Cuv\u00e2ntul Vie\u021bii Publishing House of the Metropolis of Muntenia and Dobruja.<\/p>\n

Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Paisie of Sinaia presented the volumes.<\/p>\n

Subsequently, Archimandrite Augustin Coman, Patriarchal Adviser and coordinating counsellor of the Department for Christian and Interreligious Relations, presented the English-language version of the Romanian Patriarchate\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Archdeacon Gheorghe Popa, Patriarchal Adviser, coordinating counsellor and Director of Trinitas TV, introduced Trinitas Film<\/a>, the new official streaming platform of Trinitas Television of the Romanian Patriarchate, launched on this occasion.<\/p>\n

For more pictures, please visit our\u00a0Photo Gallery section<\/a><\/p>\n

Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/p>\n

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