‘The Life-Giving Spring is a celebration of joy,’ His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel said on Bright Friday at Jercalai Monastery, ‘because the Mother of God, who is the living icon of the praying Church, becomes a…
During his homily at the Agape Vespers on Pascha Sunday, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel reflected on the gifts offered by the Saviour Jesus Christ after his resurrection, saying that ‘peace and joy are two gifts…
At the Easter Vigil celebrated Saturday night, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel stressed that the Resurrection of Christ is a feast of forgiveness, recalling that before Christ breathed his last on the Cross He prayed for…
After leading the sanctification of the Holy Chrism on Maundy Thursday, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel spoke about its meaning and use in the Orthodox Church, noting that the Holy Chrism is ‘the foundation and the…
In his Easter pastoral letter, the Patriarch of Romania has explained that Eucharist always offered to the persecuted Orthodox Romanians the power to love in a sacrificial way and to remain united with the crucified…
The Patriarch of Romania during the Divine Liturgy on Palm Sunday told the faithful that the beautiful vestments, liturgical objects, icons and painting are signs of Christ’s adoration, which does not oppose the care for…
‘We took the profession of our faith out of church walls and showed it publicly to the city,’ the Patriarch of Romania told the people gathered on the Patriarchate’s Hill in Bucharest at the conclusion…
On the third Sunday of Great Lent, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel offered his reflections on the Holy Cross as ‘the sign of crucifixion and spiritual feats’, as well as ‘the sign of triumph over sin,…
During his homily on the Feast of the Annunciation, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel stressed that the Mother of God is the Protrectress of all mothers and warned that if abortions continue to take place in…
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel spoke about the importance of bearing witness to Christ’s divinity also stressing the importance of professing Christian faith during his homily delivered on the Sunday of Orthodoxy at the Patriarchal Cathedral…