{"id":556110,"date":"2026-01-16T19:39:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T17:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=556110"},"modified":"2026-01-16T19:41:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T17:41:22","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-january-5-11-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-january-5-11-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: January 5\u201311, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

We invite you to follow, through images, moments of prayer and liturgical joy experienced by the faithful on the occasion of the Baptism of the Lord, as well as other photographs taken between 5 and 11 January 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Children from Horodnic de Sus, Romania, at the Theophany Day procession, January 6, 2026. Photo credit: Suceava News online \/ Doru Clipa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A priest walking along the village lane to proclaim the Baptism of the Lord to the faithful. Photo credit: Remus Stoica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Metropolitan Filotheos of Thessaloniki casting the Holy Cross into the waters of the Aegean Sea, January 6, 2026. Photo credit: Metropolis of Thessaloniki<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The blessing of the faithful on Theophany Day at Lazaret Parish in Bac\u0103u, January 6, 2026. Photo credit: Lazaret Parish, Bac\u0103u<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Theophany at Horodnic de Sus, Romania. Photo credit: Suceava News online \/ Doru Clipa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Baptism of the Lord celebrated at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, on January 6, 2026. Photo credit: Metropolis of Cluj \/ Darius Echim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord was celebrated with joy by the faithful at the Romanian Patriarchate. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca-Emanuela Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Two Romanian children made a “snow priest”. Photo credit: Facebook \/ Mario Dorin Mihai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Blessing of the Waters in a Romanian village on Theophany Day, January 6, 2026. Photo credit: Sorin Oni\u0219or<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Auxiliary Bishop Teofil of Trotu\u0219 at the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, January 6, 2026. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Roman and Bac\u0103u<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Romanian community in Malta celebrated the Baptism of the Lord, January 6, 2026. Photo credit: Facebook \/ Romanian Orthodox Church \u2013 Malta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Ecumenical Patriarch releases a dove on Theophany Day, January 6, 2026. Photo credit: Ecumenical Patriarchate \/ Nikos-Giorgos Papachristou<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord at S\u0103li\u0219ca Orthodox Parish, Cluj County. Photo source: Facebook \/ Vlad Cristian Todoran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Saint Sava Cathedral in Belgrade, Serbia, was filled on the Feast of the Nativity of the Lord on January\u00a0 7, 2026. Photo credit: Facebook \/ Hram Svetog Save<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The retrieval of the Holy Cross from the Black Sea in Constan\u021ba, Romania, on January 6, 2026. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Tomis \/ Archdeacon Vali V\u0103d\u0103noiu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Baptism of the Lord celebrated in Greece. Photo credit: Instagram \/ elefteria_i_thanatos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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For the faithful person, even though the paths are different, they all lead to God. Photo credit: M\u0103d\u0103lina U.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Procession towards the shore of the Baltic Sea, in the Stockholm Archipelago, on January 6, 2026. Photo credit: Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Northern Europe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Procession on the occasion of the Baptism of the Lord in Constan\u021ba, Romania. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Tomis \/ Archdeacon Vali V\u0103d\u0103noiu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Saint Spyridon the New Church in Bucharest, Romania, seen through falling snowflakes. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Archdeacon Nicolae Iftimiu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Patriarch Daniel sprinkling the faithful with holy water in Bucharest, Romania, on Theophany Day, January 6, 2026. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Patriarch of Jerusalem officiated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem on January 7, 2026. Photo credit: Jerusalem Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Prayer for the Great Blessing of the water at the Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul and of the Transylvanian Saints in Media\u0219 Cemetery, Sibiu County, Romania. Photo credit: Ovidiu T\u0103tar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Snowflakes gently falling on Bucharest’s Patriarchate Hill, January 8, 2026. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Winter in a black-and-white photograph taken on Bucharest’s Patriarchate Hill, Romania, on January 8, 2026. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca-Emanuela Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cernica Monastery covered in snow. Photo credit: Facebook \/ Pietreanu Rare\u0219 Andrei<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sunset on Patriarchate Hill, January 9, 2026. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca-Emanuela Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Winter landscape with the Archiepiscopal Cathedral in Roman, Romania, on January 9, 2026. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Roman and Bac\u0103u<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Cross in Albac, Romania, buried in snowdrifts. Photo credit: Vlad Mario Aschembrener<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sc\u0103ri\u0219oara Nou\u0103 Monastery, Romania, surrounded by snow. Photo credit: Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar Diocese<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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