{"id":129097,"date":"2016-04-19T16:38:15","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T13:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/?p=129097"},"modified":"2016-04-19T16:40:37","modified_gmt":"2016-04-19T13:40:37","slug":"invitation-to-palm-sunday-procession-in-bucharest-map","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/invitation-to-palm-sunday-procession-in-bucharest-map\/","title":{"rendered":"Invitation to Palm Sunday Procession in Bucharest (map)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The traditional Palm Sunday Procession will take place on the eve of the Feast of the Entry of Our Lord into Jerusalem, Saturday, 23\u00a0April 2016. Every faithful is invited to take part in this event.<\/p>\n<p>The procession will begin by the Vesper Service officiated in the church of Radu Vod\u0103 Monastery in Bucharest, followed by the blessing of the palm branches. At 16.10 p.m., the procession, led by His Grace Timotei of Prahova, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest, will travel to the Patriarchal Cathedral on the following route: Radu Vod\u0103 Monastery \u2192 M\u0103r\u0103\u015fe\u015fti Ave. \u2192 Dimitrie Cantemir Ave. \u2192 Bibescu Vod\u0103 Str. \u2192 \u015eerban Vod\u0103\u00a0Str.<strong>\u2192 Metropolitan Cathedral of St Spyridon<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>\u2192\u00a0<\/strong>United Principalities Str. \u2192 Ien\u0103chi\u0163\u0103 V\u0103c\u0103rescu Str.\u2192 St Catherine Str. \u2192<strong>\u00a0<em>St Catherine <\/em>Church<\/strong>\u2013<strong>\u00a0University Chapel\u00a0<\/strong>\u2192 Bibescu Vod\u0103 Str. \u2192\u00a0<em>Hill of Joy<\/em>\u00a0\u2192\u00a0<strong>Patriarchal Cathedral<\/strong>. (see map below)<\/p>\n<p>There will be two stops: in front of St Spyridon Metropolitan Cathedral and St Catherine University Chapel (Patriarch Justinian Faculty of Orthodox Theology), where the professors and students of the Faculty of Theology will join the procession. Prayers and litanies will be uttered.<\/p>\n<p>The entire clergy of Bucharest and Ilfov County, including charity (missionary) priests (who serve at hospitals, social centres, cemeteries, military units, penitentiaries etc.) will participate. Every believer desiring to witness publicly his faith in Christ\u2019s Resurrection is invited to join the procession.<\/p>\n<p>The pilgrimage will end with the blessing of the great icon of the Feast of the Entry of our Lord in Jerusalem, officiated on the Hill of Joy (Hill of the Patriarchate) and the homily of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church.<\/p>\n<p>Beginning with 2008, the tradition of the clergy and faithful procession taking place on the eve of the Feast of the Entry of our Lord into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday) was re-established in Bucharest and the cities of Prahova County. <em>Pilgrimage represents a public witness of our faith in the Sacrifice and Resurrection of our Saviour Jesus Christ by prayers and church hymns.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(function(d,s,id,elid) {window.ldInit = window.ldInit || []; ldInit.push(elid);if (d.getElementById(id)) return;var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];js=d.createElement(s); js.id=id;js.async=true;js.src=\"\/\/cdn2.lockerdome.com\/_js\/embed.js\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document, \"script\", \"lockerdome-wjs\", \"ld-8386-6696\"));\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=15YgOJ_EK33B_UmvbJtwMMOhpHhA\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The traditional Palm Sunday Procession will take place on the eve of the Feast of the Entry of Our Lord into Jerusalem, Saturday, 23\u00a0April 2016. 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