{"id":300764,"date":"2020-12-01T01:52:03","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T23:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=300764"},"modified":"2020-12-01T01:52:03","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T23:52:03","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-november-23-29-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-november-23-29-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: November 23-29, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The final fall days mark another step towards the end of year 2020. For the Orthodox, every second is just a snapshot of eternity.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please see below our selection of photos from events between November 23 and 29, 2020.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_300609\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-300609\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-300609 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1.jpeg-890x668.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"668\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-300609\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jesus Christ <em>Pantocrator<\/em> on the dome ceiling of the Cathedral in Or\u0103\u0219tie at Vespers time. Photo: Mani\u021biu C\u0103lin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_300629\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-300629\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-300629 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/episkop_pantelimon_v_krasnoy_zone_bolnitsy__52-890x668.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"668\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-300629\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Auxiliary Bishop Panteleimon visits coronavirus patients in a Moscow hospital. Photo: Diaconia.ru<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_300619\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-300619\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-300619 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ADI_7283-1-890x594.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"594\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-300619\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">First snow at G\u0103bud Skete in Transylvania. Photo: Adela P\u0103un<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_300621\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-300621\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-300621 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/apus-radu-voda.jpeg-890x890.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"890\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-300621\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201c&#8230;and the sun knows when to go down. You bring darkness, it becomes night&#8230;\u201d (Ps. 104:19-20). From Radu Vod\u0103 Monastery in Bucharest. Photo: Sergiu C\u00e2rciumaru<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_300627\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-300627\" style=\"width: 668px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-300627 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/chiajna-668x890.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"668\" height=\"890\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-300627\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bird flock flying over Chiajna Monastery. Photo: Valentin Iamandi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_300742\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-300742\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-300742\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/image.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"640\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-300742\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cSt Anthony the Great\u201d Monastery in Florence, Arizona. Photo: Mihaela Contra<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_300639\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-300639\" style=\"width: 758px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-300639 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/SfEcaterina2020-47-1-758x890.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"758\" height=\"890\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-300639\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A little girl participates in the commemoration office for the departed founders of Bucharest&#8217;s St Catherine Church. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_300633\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-300633\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-300633 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MF-Sf-Ecaterina-Paraclis-CMN-137-1-890x594.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"594\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-300633\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two years from the consecration of Romania&#8217;s National Cathedral were celebrated on November 25, 2020 at the National Cathedral Chapel. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_300625\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-300625\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-300625 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/athos_foto_silviu_cluci_6032-890x593.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"593\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-300625\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Panoramic view of Lake Skete on the Holy Mount Athos. Photo: Doxologia \/ Fr. Silviu Cluci<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_300631\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-300631\" style=\"width: 668px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-300631 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG-20201122-WA0003-668x890.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"668\" height=\"890\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-300631\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Journey to P\u0103trunsa Skete in V\u00e2lcea\u00a0 county. Photo: Mihail Stancu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_300613\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-300613\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-300613 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/127241970_1851138978368813_8339139665499447532_o-890x593.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"593\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-300613\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">End of military mission for Romania&#8217;s Air Force peace-keeping corps in Mali. The ceremony was held at Mihail Kog\u0103lniceanu Air Base in the county of Constan\u021ba. Photo: Air Force Staff \/ Bogdan Pantilimon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_300611\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-300611\" style=\"width: 762px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-300611 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/127084414_186606213181799_2196377507287579706_n-762x890.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"762\" height=\"890\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-300611\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pilgrim guest house at the Holy Trinity Monastery in Ljubovija, Serbia. Photo: Instragam \/ Simeon Milinovic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_300641\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-300641\" style=\"width: 593px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-300641 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/SfStelian2020-31-1-593x890.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"593\" height=\"890\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-300641\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A child acolyte honours St Stelyanos, protector of children, at the patronal feast of the Lucaci Church in Bucharest. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_300635\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-300635\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-300635 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Putna-890x593.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"593\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-300635\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The holy relics of St John the New of Suceava were prayerfully carried in procession through the Suceava county to ward off coronavirus disease. Here they reach Putna Monastery. Photo: Facebook \/ Putna Monastery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_300615\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-300615\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-300615 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/127674055_384224513018894_3878317428746827760_n-890x625.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"625\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-300615\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Aurora borealis<\/em> at Valaam Monastery, Russia. Photo: Instagram \/ Valaam Monastery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last week\u2019s most-liked Instagram post:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CIDfg4cpRDA\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CIDfg4cpRDA\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A post shared by Basilica News Agency (@basilica.ro)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Do you want to be featured in our weekly selection of photos?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We would gladly include one of your photos depicting Orthodox life in our weekly selection. 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