{"id":556452,"date":"2026-01-20T15:17:53","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T13:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=556452"},"modified":"2026-01-20T15:17:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T13:17:53","slug":"the-baptism-of-the-lord-in-the-holy-land","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/the-baptism-of-the-lord-in-the-holy-land\/","title":{"rendered":"The Baptism of the Lord in the Holy Land: The Archbishop of Tomis concelebrated with the Patriarch of Jerusalem"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Baptism of the Lord was celebrated on Monday, according to the unrevised calendar, within the Patriarchate of Jerusalem. Archbishop Teodosie<\/span><\/span> of Tomis concelebrated alongside Patriarch Theophilos III<\/span><\/span> of Jerusalem.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

From the Holy Land, further details were provided for <\/span>Basilica.ro<\/span><\/a> by Archimandrite Ioan Meiu<\/span><\/span>, representative of the Romanian Patriarchate at the Holy Places and Superior of the Romanian Settlements in Jerusalem, Jericho, and at the Jordan.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOn Sunday, on the eve of the feast, a procession took place at the River Jordan led by Patriarch Theophilos together with a synod of hierarchs of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, hierarchs from Greece, and His Eminence Archbishop Teodosie of Tomis, representing the Romanian Patriarchate,\u201d Archimandrite Ioan Meiu related.<\/p>\n

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Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem blessed the waters of the Jordan River on Sunday, January 18, 2025, on the eve of Theophany according to the unrevised Orthodox calendar. Photo: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Jordan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cFrom the River Jordan, we Romanians, the groups of pilgrims, led by His Eminence Teodosie, went on to celebrate the service of the Great Blessing of Water at the Romanian Settlement in Jericho.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Monday, the feast day of the Baptism of the Lord, the service of the Great Blessing of the Water was celebrated in the Katholikon of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n

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The Great Blessing of Water in the Katholikon of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Monday, January 19, 2025. Among the concelebrants led by Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem was Archbishop Teodosie of Tomis (Romanian Patriarchate). Photo source: Representation of the Romanian Patriarchate at the Holy Places<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The concelebrating synaxis included hierarchs of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem and of the Church of Greece, joined by Archbishop Teodosie of Tomis and a large number of priests from Romania.<\/p>\n

After the service, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the Holy Sepulchre.<\/p>\n

On Saturday morning, Archbishop Teodosie officiated at the Romanian Settlement in Jerusalem. \u201cFrom there we went to an audience with the Patriarch of Jerusalem, where 300 pilgrims from across Romania and from the diaspora were also received,\u201d Archimandrite Ioan Meiu specified.<\/p>\n

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Archbishop Teodosie blessed the water at the Romanian Settlement in Jericho on Sunday, January 18, 2025, on the eve of Theophany according to the unrevised Orthodox calendar. Photo: Archdiocese of Tomis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cDuring this period, numerous Romanian pilgrims are present in the Holy Land\u2014the largest number of pilgrims from an Orthodox country,\u201d Archimandrite Ioan Meiu conveyed.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe pray to the good God that there may be peace over the Middle East, especially in the Holy Land, so that pilgrims may come to venerate the places touched by the footsteps of our Saviour Jesus Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

On the night from Saturday to Sunday, Archbishop Teodosie and Archimandrite Ioan Meiu concelebrated at the Sunday Divine Liturgy at the Holy Sepulchre.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Archimandrite Ioan Meiu carried the icon of the Baptism of the Lord during the procession to the River Jordan on the eve of Theophany according to the unrevised calendar, on Sunday, January 18, 2026. Photo: Patriarchate of Jerusalem<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Tuesday, when the Patriarchate of Jerusalem commemorates the Synaxis of Saint John the Baptist, His Eminence Archbishop Teodosie officiates at the Greek Monastery of Saint John the Baptist on the River Jordan.<\/span><\/p>\n