The Week in Pictures: April 30 – May 5, 2019
Our selection of some of the most beautiful pictures taken around the Orthodox world during the Bright Week.
Tag: Patriarch Daniel
The Life-giving Spring is a celebration of joy. We are often ignorant of how great the gift of health is: Patriarch Daniel
‘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…
The Week in Pictures: April 22 – 29, 2019
A selection of the best pictures from last week’s events in the Orthodox world.
Patriarch Daniel at Agape Vespers: Peace and joy are two gifts that bring gladness to human soul
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…
Patriarch Daniel: Easter is the feast of forgiveness
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…
Photo gallery: Thousands attend Paschal midnight office at Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest
Thousands of believers attended the Paschal midnight office led by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel at the Sts Constantine and Helen Cathedral in Bucharest on Saturday night, April 27-28, 2019. Photography courtesy of Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu
Holy Chrism is the foundation and the source of the sanctification of Church life, Patriarch Daniel says
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…
Patriarch blesses new reliquary for holy relics of St Philothea of Argeș
On Thursday, April 25, 2019, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel blessed the new silver reliquary where the holy relics of Saint Philothea of Argeș will be kept. During a service held at the All Romanian Saints…
Romania Patriarch Easter Pastoral Letter: Persecuted Orthodox Romanians received power from the Eucharist
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…
Ahead of Easter, Patriarch Daniel publishes a message of hope and joy
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania wrote a message for all Orthodox Christians in honour of the holiday. Like in last year’s message, Patriarch Daniel brings attention to people in need, highlighting the easy ways…