{"id":559972,"date":"2026-02-19T12:47:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T10:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=559972"},"modified":"2026-02-19T12:47:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T10:47:50","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-february-9-15-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-february-9-15-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: February 9-15, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

We present a selection of images from church life last week, in which a central moment was the commemoration of those who have fallen asleep in the Lord.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Snapshot from the conference dedicated to the family, delivered by Fr Professor Vasile Gavril\u0103 at the “Saints Constantine and Helen” Cathedral in Com\u0103ne\u0219ti, Romania. Photo credit: Facebook \/ Catedrala \u201eSfin\u021bii \u00cemp\u0103ra\u021bi Constantin \u0219i Elena\u201d Com\u0103ne\u0219ti<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Romania’s Polovragi Monastery at the time of Vespers, on the eve of the feast of Saint Charalambos, whose relics are kept in the monastic settlement, on February 9. Photo credit: Mihai Teodorescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The church of Kato Xenia Monastery in Greece, where a portion of the Belt of the Mother of God is preserved. Photo credit: Protosyncellus Sofronie Bobaru<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A moment during the Vespers in honour of Saint Charalambos at the Greek Church of Saint Barbara in Toms River, New Jersey, USA, on February 9. Photo credit: Kathy Cap<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Doxologia.ro team of the Metropolis of Moldova and Bukovina documented how prosphora is prepared in the basement of the Metropolitan Cathedral in Ia\u0219i, Romania. Photo credit: Doxologia.ro \/ Oana Nechifor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Under the sign of the Cross, even in the shadow, on February 14. Photo credit: Ana-Maria Avram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Church in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, filled with faithful who came to honour the memory of those who have reposed in the Lord, on February 14, 2026. Photo credit: Facebook \/ Catedrala M\u0103n\u0103\u0219tur \u2013 Cluj<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Patriarch Daniil of Bulgaria celebrated the Divine Liturgy and a memorial service for Dobri Dobrev at the church in the village of Bailovo, Bulgaria, where he is buried. Photo credit: Bulgarian Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Archbishop Casian of the Lower Danube on the day of the commemoration of the departed, February 14, 2026. Photo credit: Archdiocese of the Lower Danube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Deacons and acolytes from different generations recite the Creed at “Lady B\u0103la\u0219a” Church in Bucharest, Romania, on February 15, 2026. Photo credit: Ziarul Lumina \/ Mircea Popa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bishop Iustin of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar offers a small icon to a child at the “Dormition of the Mother of God” Church in Baia Mare, Romania, on February 15, 2026. Photo credit: Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Memorial service at Giurgeni Monastery, Romania, for Archimandrite Antonie Jeflea, former abbot of the monastic settlement, on February 15, 2026. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Roman and Bac\u0103u<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The reading of the Holy Gospel at the “Nativity of the Mother of God” Church in Cataloi, Romania, during the Divine Liturgy celebrated by the Bishop of Tulcea on February 15, 2026. Photo credit: Diocese of Tulcea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Glass icon painting workshop themed \u201cThe Christian Family\u201d at the “Annunciation \u2013 Belu” Church in Bucharest, Romania, on February 15, 2026. Photo credit: Presbyteria Georgiana B\u0103r\u00eec\u0103<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Romanian Orthodox Bishop Macarie of Northern Europe baptised two young Swedish brothers in V\u00e4xj\u00f6, Sweden, on February 15, 2026. Photo credit: Diocese of Northern Europe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Details from the iconostasis of Bucharest’s “Lady B\u0103la\u0219a” Church, Romania, on February 15, 2026. Photo credit: Sabin Simota<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Child at the choir stand alongside the fathers of De\u010dani Monastery in Kosovo, where the Presentation of the Lord was celebrated according to the unrevised calendar, on February 15, 2026. Photo credit: X \/ De\u010dani Monastery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Abbot Nectarie blessed with holy water the faithful present at Radu Vod\u0103 Monastery in Bucharest, Romania, on February 15, 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The hands of a monk from Giurgeni Monastery in Neam\u021b County, Romania, photographed on February 15, 2026. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Roman and Bac\u0103u<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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