{"id":562877,"date":"2026-03-17T17:22:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T15:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=562877"},"modified":"2026-03-17T17:22:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T15:22:06","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-march-9-15-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-march-9-15-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: March 9 \u2013 15, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Please find below our selection of photographs captured in the Orthodox world during the third week of the Great Lent. Liturgical and prayerful moments, pilgrimage sites, and other events taking place between March 9 and March 15, 2026, reveal the beauty of a life lived in faith.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Faithful attending the feast of the Forty Martyrs Monastery \u2013 Gherla Memorial, Romania, on March 9, 2026. Photo credit: Metropolis of Cluj \/ Darius Echim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A moment of prayer at Mihai Vod\u0103 Monastery in Turda, Romania, on March 9, 2026. Photo credit: Metropolis of Cluj \/ Marius Romil\u0103<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The “Dormition of the Mother of God” Monastery in Nicula, Romania, on March 10, 2026. Photo credit: Metropolis of Cluj \/ Darius Echim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Children were also present at the feast of Saint Simeon the New Theologian at M\u0103n\u0103stirea Ca\u0219in Parish, Romania, on March 12, 2026. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Roman and Bac\u0103u<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The relics of Saint Filotimia, the mother of Saint Dometios the Merciful, were exhumed at R\u00e2me\u021b Monastery, on March 12, 2026. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca-Emanuela Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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One thousand pupils sang hymns to the Mother of God at Saint Sophia Church in Thessaloniki, Greece, on March 13, 2026. Photo credit: Metropolis of Thessaloniki<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The daughter of Ioan Ianolide, a political prisoner during the communist regime, at her parents\u2019 grave. Photo credit: Facebook \/ Paltin Monastery \u2013 Petru Vod\u0103<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Auxiliary Bishop Teofil of Trotu\u0219 offered small icons to children attending the National Catechetical Competition in Romania on March 12, 2026. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Roman and Bac\u0103u<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cFor chanters, Great Lent should be every day and should come alive at every service\u201d \u2013 Panagiotis Neochoritis. Photo credit: Daniel Bruno Marinescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The abbess of the R\u00e2me\u021b Monastery in Romania is holding the icon of newly-canonized Saint Filotimia on March 12, 2026. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca-Emanuela Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A child feels safe under the gaze of Saint Nicholas. Photo credit: Ionu\u021ba Aristi\u021ba Adina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Patriarch Neofit of Bulgaria was commemorated two years after his repose, on March 14, 2026. Photo credit: Bulgarian Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A stop at the Holy Cross Monastery \u2013 Cerbu in Tulcea County on the third Sunday of Great Lent, on March 15, 2026. Photo credit: Diocese of Tulcea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Romanian Orthodox Bishop Siluan of Hungary holding an icon of the Mother of God with the Infant Christ, dressed in traditional costume. Photo credit: Facebook \/ Sas Radu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Acolytes at “Saint Sava” Cathedral in Belgrade, Serbia, on March 15, 2026. Photo credit: Serbian Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The third Sunday of Great Lent at the Holy Cross and Saint Basil the Great \u2013 Victoria Church. Photo credit: Facebook \/ Fr Cristian Trandafir<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Bishop of Giurgiu blesses a person with disabilities at Comana Monastery, Romania, on March 15, 2026. Photo credit: Diocese of Giurgiu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Northern Europe is holding an infant on the Sunday of the Holy Cross, March 15, 2026. Photo credit: Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Northern Europe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The installation of the new abbot at Brusturi Monastery in Romania, on March 15, 2026. Photo credit: Doxologia \/ Flavius Popa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A ray of light pierces the Romanian church in Alibunar, Serbia, on March 15, 2026. Photo credit: Diocese of Dacia Felix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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R\u0103chitoasa Monastery, Romania, on March 15, 2026. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Roman and Bac\u0103u<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem carried the Holy Cross in procession in Jerusalem on March 15, 2026. Photo credit: Patriarchate of Jerusalem<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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