{"id":250968,"date":"2019-09-09T11:47:12","date_gmt":"2019-09-09T08:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=250968"},"modified":"2019-09-09T11:47:12","modified_gmt":"2019-09-09T08:47:12","slug":"4000-young-people-form-chalice-of-joy-as-annual-intl-meeting-of-orthodox-youth-kicks-off-in-craiova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/4000-young-people-form-chalice-of-joy-as-annual-intl-meeting-of-orthodox-youth-kicks-off-in-craiova\/","title":{"rendered":"4,000+ young people form \u2018Chalice of Joy\u2019 as annual Int\u2019l Meeting of Orthodox Youth kicks off in Craiova"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Over 4,000 young Christians from all across the world attended the opening ceremony of the Romanian Patriarchate\u2019s annual International Meeting of Orthodox Youth (ITO 2019) at Mihai Viteazul Square in Craiova on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Addressing those present was Patriarch Daniel who said that through faith, hope and love, young people form \u2018a chalice of joy\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Ftrinitastv%2Fvideos%2F2355964654722133%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The opening of the sixth ITO edition was moderated by Aurelian Temi\u0219an and actress Manuela H\u0103r\u0103bor.<\/p>\n<p>After all the 51 delegations presented their flags, a Te Deum service was officiated by the assistant bishop to the Arad Archdiocese, His Grace Emilian of Lovi\u0219te.<\/p>\n<p>His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel spoke about how \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/patriarch-daniel-at-ito-2019-young-people-are-a-blessing-and-joy-to-the-society\/\">Young people are a blessing and a joy to the society<\/a>\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Through faith, hope and love you become a Chalice of joy,\u2019 Patriarch Daniel told the young participants.<\/p>\n<p>His Beatitude added that Orthodox youth also become \u2018apostles or missionaries of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, when you cultivate sincere love in family, in friendship, in parish, in eparchy, in society and in all national and international Orthodox meetings, to the joy of the whole of Orthodoxy and the communion between the peoples of the world.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The local Metropolitan Irineu of Oltenia stressed that \u2018this year\u2019s Youth Meeting in Craiova lays under the sign of a dialogue exercise.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The first role of this dialogue is for everyone to open up to novelty. It is important that in this dialogue we feel free to receive and to understand others,\u2019 His Eminence added.<\/p>\n<p>Following the ITO torch lighting and the meeting anthem singing, the evening concluded with an artistic performance held by soprano Felicia Filip, musician Tudor Gheorghe, the vocal-instrumental group of the Ramnic Archdiocese and the Folk Generation Band.<\/p>\n<p>Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/basilica-photos-ito-2019-opening-ceremony\/\">extensive photo gallery<\/a> from the ITO 2019 opening!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-250968 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-size='1900x1267' href='https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ITO2019_36.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ITO2019_36-360x360.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-size='1900x1267' href='https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ITO2019_16.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ITO2019_16-360x360.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-size='1900x1267' href='https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ITO2019_54.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ITO2019_54-360x360.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-size='1900x1267' href='https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ITO2019_76.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ITO2019_76-360x360.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-size='1900x1267' href='https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ITO2019_73.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ITO2019_73-360x360.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-size='1900x1267' href='https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ITO2019_97.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ITO2019_97-360x360.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-size='1900x1267' href='https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ITO2019_89.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ITO2019_89-360x360.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-size='1900x1267' href='https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ITO2019_101.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ITO2019_101-360x360.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Photography courtesy of Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Follow us on Twitter: @BasilicaNews<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 4,000 young Christians from all across the world attended the opening ceremony of the Romanian Patriarchate\u2019s annual International Meeting of Orthodox Youth (ITO 2019) at Mihai Viteazul Square in Craiova on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019. 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