{"id":554946,"date":"2026-01-06T12:09:53","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T10:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=554946"},"modified":"2026-01-06T12:09:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T10:09:53","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-december-29-2025-january-4-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-december-29-2025-january-4-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: December 29, 2025 – January 4, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

The beginning of the new year was marked throughout the Orthodox world by moments of prayer, communion, and hope. Our selection of images captures the events and liturgical services that brought light and blessing during the first days of the year, reflecting the continuity of faith and the joy of welcoming a new beginning under God\u2019s protection.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Auxiliary Bishop Teofil of Trotu\u0219 at the anniversary event marking 50 years since the opening of \u201cGeorge Enescu\u201d International Airport in Bac\u0103u, on December 30, 2025. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Roman and Bac\u0103u<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Patriarch of Serbia was visited by a group of children from the elementary school in Novi Kozarci, Serbia, on December 30, 2025. Photo credit: Serbian Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Romania’s Movila lui Burcel Monastery on the last day of 2025. Photo credit: Facebook \/ Movila lui Burcel Monastery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The service on the first day of the year at Saint John the New Monastery of Suceava, Romania. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Suceava and R\u0103d\u0103u\u021bi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Auxiliary Bishop Timotei of Prahova blessing the faithful at Radu Vod\u0103 Monastery in Bucharest, Romania, on January 1, 2026. Photo credit: Radu Vod\u0103 Monastery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Moment of prayer at the beginning of the new year at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, Romania, on January 1, 2026. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca-Emanuela Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Patriarch of Bulgaria lighting a candle on the occasion of the beginning of the new year, on January 1, 2026. Photo credit: Bulgarian Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Comana Monastery, Romania, on New Year\u2019s Eve. Photo credit: Comana Monastery \/ Drago\u0219 Grigore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Archiepiscopal Cathedral in Roman, Romania, on New Year\u2019s Eve. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Roman and Bac\u0103u<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The New Year at the Episcopal Cathedral in Zal\u0103u, Romania, on January 1, 2026. Photo credit: Diocese of S\u0103laj<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“Saint Paraskeva” Cemetery \u2013 Letea, Bac\u0103u. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Archdeacon Nicolae Iftimiu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The first day of 2026 at Piatra T\u0103ieturii Monastery, Romania. Photo credit: Facebook \/ Piatra T\u0103ieturii Monastery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Carol singers at Putna Monastery, Romania, on January 2, 2026. Photo credit: Putna Monastery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Blessing of the houses on Epiphany Eve: snow-covered village lane in Apuseni Mountains, Romania, on January 3, 2026. Photo credit: Facebook \/ Sleva\u0219 Teofil<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Faithful attending the service at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, on the first Sunday of the new year, on January 4, 2026. Photo credit: Metropolis of Cluj<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Archbishop Ioachim of Roman and Bac\u0103u marked 11 years since his enthronement through prayer, on January 4, 2026. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Roman and Bac\u0103u<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Winter landscape at Brebi Parish, S\u0103laj County, Romania, on January 4, 2026. Photo credit: Diocese of S\u0103laj<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The faithful braved heavy snowfall to attend the service at “Saint Vladimir” Monastery in Belgrade, on January 4, 2026. Photo credit: Serbian Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The “Nativity of Saint John the Baptist\u201d Monastery in Corbeni, Romania, on January 4, 2026. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Arge\u0219 and Muscel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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