{"id":566173,"date":"2026-04-09T16:44:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T13:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=566173"},"modified":"2026-04-09T16:44:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T13:44:04","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-march-30-april-5-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-march-30-april-5-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: March 30 &#8211; April 5, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The last week of Great Lent culminated in the Feast of the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem, a source of joy for Orthodox Christians before Holy Week. We invite you to see our selection of images taken between March 30 and April 5, 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_565437\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-565437\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-565437 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mitropolitul-saba.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mitropolitul-saba.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mitropolitul-saba-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mitropolitul-saba-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mitropolitul-saba-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mitropolitul-saba-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mitropolitul-saba-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-565437\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Antiochian Metropolitan of North America in conversation with priests at the Romanian Orthodox Monastery of Middletown in the state of New York,, on April 1, 2026. Photo credit: Facebook \/ Metropolitan Saba Esper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_565427\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-565427\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-565427 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/finlanda.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"590\" height=\"590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/finlanda.jpg 590w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/finlanda-360x360.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-565427\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Washing of the Feet at the Dormition of the Mother of God Cathedral in Finland, on April 2, 2026. Photo credit: Facebook \/ Helsinki Orthodox Parish<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_565445\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-565445\" style=\"width: 857px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-565445 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/procesiune-lazaret.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"857\" height=\"1020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/procesiune-lazaret.jpg 857w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/procesiune-lazaret-748x890.jpg 748w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/procesiune-lazaret-302x360.jpg 302w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/procesiune-lazaret-768x914.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-565445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Icons of the recently canonised female saints were carried in procession during the Palm Sunday pilgrimage in Bac\u0103u, Romania, on April 4, 2026. Photo credit: Lazaret Parish \u2013 Bac\u0103u<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_565229\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-565229\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-565229 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Procesiune-florii-2026-227.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Procesiune-florii-2026-227.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Procesiune-florii-2026-227-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Procesiune-florii-2026-227-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Procesiune-florii-2026-227-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Procesiune-florii-2026-227-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-565229\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This year, the Palm Sunday Procession in Bucharest, Romania, began at the National Cathedral on April 4, 2026. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_565429\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-565429\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-565429 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/florii-dacia-felix.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/florii-dacia-felix.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/florii-dacia-felix-890x592.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/florii-dacia-felix-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/florii-dacia-felix-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/florii-dacia-felix-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/florii-dacia-felix-1536x1022.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-565429\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Romanian Orthodox faithful in Serbia participated in the first Palm Sunday Procession organised in the Diocese of Dacia Felix, on April 4, 2026. Photo credit: Diocese of Dacia Felix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_565455\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-565455\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-565455 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Suceava.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Suceava.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Suceava-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Suceava-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Suceava-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Suceava-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Suceava-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-565455\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joy at the Palm Sunday procession in Suceava, Romania, on April 4, 2026. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Suceava and R\u0103d\u0103u\u021bi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_565466\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-565466\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-565466 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pelerinajul-de-florii-in-capitala-359091.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pelerinajul-de-florii-in-capitala-359091.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pelerinajul-de-florii-in-capitala-359091-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pelerinajul-de-florii-in-capitala-359091-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pelerinajul-de-florii-in-capitala-359091-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pelerinajul-de-florii-in-capitala-359091-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-565466\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">More than 17,000 people participated in the Palm Sunday pilgrimage in Bucharest, the capital city of Romania, on April 4, 2026. Photo credit: Ziarul Lumina \/ Luigi Ivanciu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_565247\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-565247\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-565247 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Procesiune-florii-2026-286.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Procesiune-florii-2026-286.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Procesiune-florii-2026-286-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Procesiune-florii-2026-286-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Procesiune-florii-2026-286-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Procesiune-florii-2026-286-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-565247\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clergy and faithful from the Archdiocese of Bucharest, Romania, participated in the Palm Sunday Procession in their capital city on April 4, 2026. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_565423\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-565423\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-565423 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/botez-M-Britanie.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/botez-M-Britanie.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/botez-M-Britanie-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/botez-M-Britanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/botez-M-Britanie-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/botez-M-Britanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/botez-M-Britanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-565423\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A large number of catechumens were received into the Orthodox Church during a service led by Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain on April 4, 2026. Photo credit: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira &amp; Great Britain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_565443\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-565443\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-565443 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/procesiune-florii-bistrita.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/procesiune-florii-bistrita.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/procesiune-florii-bistrita-890x594.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/procesiune-florii-bistrita-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/procesiune-florii-bistrita-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/procesiune-florii-bistrita-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/procesiune-florii-bistrita-1536x1026.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-565443\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In traditional costumes at the Palm Sunday procession in Bistri\u021ba, Romania, on April 4, 2026. Photo credit: Metropolis of Cluj \/ Darius Echim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_565433\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-565433\" style=\"width: 867px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-565433 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/iasi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"867\" height=\"1300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/iasi.jpg 867w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/iasi-594x890.jpg 594w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/iasi-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/iasi-240x360.jpg 240w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/iasi-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-565433\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Palm Sunday pilgrimage in Ia\u0219i, on April 4, 2026. Photo credit: Doxologia \/ Oana Nechifor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_565502\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-565502\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-565502\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bacau.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bacau.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bacau-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bacau-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bacau-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bacau-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bacau-1536x1023.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-565502\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Palm Sunday procession joined by the March for Life in Bac\u0103u, Romania, on April 4, 2026. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Roman and Bac\u0103u<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_565453\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-565453\" style=\"width: 2969px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-565453 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sihastria-rascai.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2969\" height=\"3959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sihastria-rascai.jpg 2969w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sihastria-rascai-667x890.jpg 667w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sihastria-rascai-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sihastria-rascai-270x360.jpg 270w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sihastria-rascai-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sihastria-rascai-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-565453\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Palm Sunday branches at Sih\u0103stria R\u00e2\u0219c\u0103i Monastery, Romania. Photo credit: Sabin Simota<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_565457\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-565457\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-565457 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tundere-in-monahism.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tundere-in-monahism.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tundere-in-monahism-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tundere-in-monahism-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tundere-in-monahism-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tundere-in-monahism-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tundere-in-monahism-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-565457\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Monastic tonsure at Alma\u0219 Monastery, Romania. Photo credit: Doxologia \/ Fr Silviu Cluci<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_565491\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-565491\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-565491 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pompieri.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pompieri.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pompieri-890x647.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pompieri-1024x745.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pompieri-360x262.jpg 360w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pompieri-768x559.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pompieri-1536x1117.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-565491\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Firefighters and the Gendarmerie contributed to the safe organisation of the Palm Sunday pilgrimage between Romania&#8217;s National Cathedral and the historical Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, Romania. Photo credit: Facebook \/ Ministry of Internal Affairs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_565425\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-565425\" style=\"width: 2500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-565425 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/duminica-floriilor-tesalonic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/duminica-floriilor-tesalonic.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/duminica-floriilor-tesalonic-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/duminica-floriilor-tesalonic-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/duminica-floriilor-tesalonic-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/duminica-floriilor-tesalonic-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/duminica-floriilor-tesalonic-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/duminica-floriilor-tesalonic-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-565425\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Palm Sunday in Thessaloniki, Greece. Photo credit: Facebook \/ Holy Metropolis of Thessaloniki<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_565421\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-565421\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-565421 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/belgrad.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/belgrad.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/belgrad-593x890.jpeg 593w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/belgrad-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/belgrad-240x360.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/belgrad-768x1152.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-565421\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Feast of the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem at Saint Sava Cathedral in Belgrade, Serbia, on April 5, 2026. Photo credit: Serbian Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_565449\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-565449\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-565449 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ps-Nectarie.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ps-Nectarie.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ps-Nectarie-668x890.jpg 668w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ps-Nectarie-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ps-Nectarie-270x360.jpg 270w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ps-Nectarie-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ps-Nectarie-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-565449\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Auxiliary Bishop Nectarie of Bogdania blessing the faithful at Sih\u0103stria R\u00e2\u0219c\u0103i Monastery, on April 5, 2026. Photo credit: Sabin Simota<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_565441\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-565441\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-565441 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/palm-sunday.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/palm-sunday.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/palm-sunday-668x890.jpg 668w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/palm-sunday-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/palm-sunday-270x360.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-565441\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem was celebrated at the Cathedral in Brooklyn, New York, on April 5, 2026. 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Photo credit: Instagram \/ brooklyncathedral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_565460\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-565460\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-565460\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/maramures.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/maramures.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/maramures-668x890.jpg 668w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/maramures-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/maramures-270x360.jpg 270w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/maramures-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/maramures-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-565460\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Three little girls dressed in folk costumes on Palm Sunday at Glod Orthodox Parish, in the county of Maramure\u0219, Romania. Photo credit: Raluca-Florentina Vlad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_565451\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-565451\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-565451 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/roman-duminica-floriilor.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/roman-duminica-floriilor.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/roman-duminica-floriilor-890x589.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/roman-duminica-floriilor-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/roman-duminica-floriilor-360x238.jpg 360w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/roman-duminica-floriilor-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/roman-duminica-floriilor-1536x1016.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-565451\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blessing of the faithful with holy water at the Cathedral in Roman, Romania, on April 5, 2026. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Roman and Bac\u0103u<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_565493\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-565493\" style=\"width: 2268px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-565493 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-06-at-12.57.06-PM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2268\" height=\"4032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-06-at-12.57.06-PM.jpeg 2268w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-06-at-12.57.06-PM-501x890.jpeg 501w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-06-at-12.57.06-PM-576x1024.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-06-at-12.57.06-PM-203x360.jpeg 203w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-06-at-12.57.06-PM-768x1365.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-06-at-12.57.06-PM-864x1536.jpeg 864w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-06-at-12.57.06-PM-1152x2048.jpeg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-565493\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunset on Bucharest&#8217;s Patriarchate Hill, Romania, on March 5, 2026. Photo credit: Gabriel R\u0103d\u0103\u0219anu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_565464\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-565464\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-565464\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/burgas-1200x1200-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/burgas-1200x1200-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/burgas-1200x1200-1-890x594.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/burgas-1200x1200-1-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/burgas-1200x1200-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/burgas-1200x1200-1-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-565464\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matins at Saint Cyril and Methodius Church in Burgas, Bulgaria, on April 5, 2026. Photo credit: Bulgarian Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Do you want to be featured in our weekly selection of photos?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-lg-9 push-lg-3 entry-content\">\n<p>We would gladly include one of your photos depicting Orthodox life in our weekly selection. All you have to do is send the picture(s) you have taken to our email address [foto @ basilica.ro] along with a short description. Please mention WIP (Week in Pictures) in the email subject line. Please note that every WIP article will include photos taken in the previous week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The last week of Great Lent culminated in the Feast of the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem, a source of joy for Orthodox Christians before Holy Week. We invite you to see our selection of images taken between March 30 and April 5, 2026. 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