{"id":557937,"date":"2026-02-02T15:41:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T13:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=557937"},"modified":"2026-02-02T15:59:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T13:59:31","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-january-26-february-1-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-january-26-february-1-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: January 26 – February 1, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Please find below snapshots of Orthodox life from the final week of January 2026, that reveal the beauty of a life lived with faith, hope, and love.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A child pauses for a few seconds, captivated by what is taking place beyond the iconostasis of the Resurrection of the Lord Church in Opri\u0219ani, Romania. Photo credit: Marius Romila<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The feast day of Holy Hierarch Joseph the Merciful at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Ia\u0219i, on January 26, 2026. Photo credit: Doxologia \/ Fr. Silviu Cluci<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Winter landscape at S\u0103p\u00e2n\u021ba\u2013Noul Peri Monastery in Maramure\u0219 County, Romania, on January 26, 2026. Photo credit: Diocese of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ordination to the diaconate at the patronal feast of the Holy Three Hierarchs Monastery in Ia\u0219i, Romania. Photo credit: Sabin Simota<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The church in the prison where Holy Apostle Peter was imprisoned in Jerusalem. Photo credit: Jerusalem Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“Man, your life is in the heavens!” A motivational quote from St. Nektarios on a souvenir. Photo credit: Gladia Bunta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Saint John the Evangelist Skete in Gabud, Romania, bathed in warm sunlight. Photo credit: Gabud Skete \/ Levi Bagy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Students of the Theological Seminary in Baia Mare, Romania, celebrated their patron saints on January 30, 2026. Photo credit: Diocese of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A young pilgrim at S\u00e2nandrei Colonie Monastery, Romania. Photo credit: David Alb<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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After receiving a prayer book from Metropolitan Andrei of Cluj, a Romanian child feels the need to embrace the hierarch. Photo credit: Marius Romila<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The painting at the church of Radu Vod\u0103 Monastery in Bucharest, Romania, on January 30, 2026. Photo credit: Facebook \/ Radu Vod\u0103 Monastery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Little Ioana embraces her patron saint at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, Romania, on January 30, 2026. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca-Emanuela Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Ecumenical Patriarch at the Church of the Holy Three Hierarchs in Thessaloniki, Greece. Photo credit: Rafail Georgiadis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Holy Three Hierarchs were celebrated at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, on January 30, 2026. Photo credit: Metropolis of Cluj \/ Darius Echim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Faithful holding the icon of the 2026 Solemn Year in the Romanian Patriarchate at the patronal feast of the Holy Three Hierarchs Church in Bac\u0103u, Romania, on January 30, 2026. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Roman and Bac\u0103u<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The blessing of the icons on the fa\u00e7ade of the church in Albe\u0219ti P\u0103m\u00e2nteni, Romania, on February 1, 2026. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Arge\u0219 and Muscel \/ Cristian Gheorghe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Saint Tryphon, protector of gardens and orchards, was celebrated in Roman, Romania, on February 1, 2026. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Roman and Bac\u0103u<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Snowfall at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, Romania, on February 1, 2026. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Archdeacon Nicolae Iftimiu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee \u2013 at the “Saint Elijah” Romanian Orthodox Church in London, United Kingdom. Photo credit: Cristina Zaharescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Patriarch of Serbia offering small icons to children at “Saint Alexander Nevsky” Church in Belgrade, Serbia, on February 1, 2026. Photo credit: Serbian Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, Romania, photographed through snowflakes on February 1, 2026. Photo credit: Instagram \/ Ionu\u021b Bl\u00eendu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Romanian Orthodox Bishop Ieronim of Dacia Felix holding the icon of Holy Martyr Marina at the “Dormition of the Mother of God” Romanian Orthodox Parish in Glogonj, Serbia, February 1, 2026. Photo credit: Diocese of Dacia Felix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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