{"id":313710,"date":"2021-04-02T15:57:41","date_gmt":"2021-04-02T12:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=313710"},"modified":"2021-04-02T15:57:41","modified_gmt":"2021-04-02T12:57:41","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-march-22-28-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-march-22-28-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: March 22-28, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Feast of the Annunciation brought joy to Orthodox Christians during this period when nature comes back to life. Here is our selection of pictures taken between March 22 and March 28, 2021.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_313460\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-313460\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-313460 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/161775841_925165984965753_111078409085837009_n-1024x768-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-313460\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bishop Prodromos of Toliara and South Madagascar visiting the hard-to-reach villages within the diocese. Photo: Orthodoxia News Agency<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_313482\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-313482\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-313482 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/M-parepa-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-313482\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunset at the Parepa Monastery in the Archdiocese of Bucharest. Photo: Hieromonk Benedict Rusu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_313480\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-313480\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-313480 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Iustin-parvu.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-313480\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tomb of Elder Justin P\u00e2rvu. Photo: Andreea Luca<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_313476\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-313476\" style=\"width: 917px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-313476\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/diaconia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"917\" height=\"683\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-313476\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chef Artyom Martirosov prepares pancakes for the homeless at the Orthodox Service &#8220;Mercy&#8221; &#8211; Russia. Photo: Diaconia.ru \/ Maria Lurie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_313486\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-313486\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-313486 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Pomenire-Haralambie-Balamaci-108-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-313486\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the Macedonian-Romanian community prepared pies to commemorate Father Haralambie Balamace and the Macedonian-Romanian martyrs in the Balkans. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_313478\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-313478\" style=\"width: 1458px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-313478 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/faaf4c49-bd7e-4c48-9f0b-25e6cb1c4c88.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1458\" height=\"1600\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-313478\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The moon shining over the cross on the church of R\u00e2me\u021b Monastery. Photo: Mariana C\u0103l\u0103ra\u0219u<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_313484\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-313484\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-313484 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/orsova.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1007\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-313484\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">St Anna &#8211; Or\u0219ova Monastery. Photo: Marginean Ana<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_313470\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-313470\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-313470 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/166180969_3413923732044985_7995867250880445558_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-313470\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spring makes its presence felt at Izbuc Monastery. Photo: Facebook \/ Izbuc Monastery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_313466\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-313466\" style=\"width: 1944px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-313466 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/165893994_4048844555159621_7748635747444257469_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1944\" height=\"1458\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-313466\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A call to prayer at Comana Monastery. Photo: Facebook \/ Comana Monastery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_313474\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-313474\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-313474 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Buna-vestire-2021-140-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-313474\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Believers in the courtyard of the Patriarchal Cathedral for the feast of the Annunciation. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_313462\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-313462\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-313462 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/164628152_1765358800310896_3326723915795360651_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"538\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-313462\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The young people from Ieud welcomed Assistant Bishop Timotei of S\u0103tmar at the patronal celebrations of the local church. Photo: Facebook \/ Diocese of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_313472\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-313472\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-313472 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Bulgaria.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"666\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-313472\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The representatives of the Metropolis of Sofia congratulated the women working at N. I. Pirogov University Hospital and the Military Medical Academy. Photo: Patriarchate of Bulgaria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_313468\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-313468\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-313468 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/165979527_3987158791343829_5121296030325054698_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1428\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-313468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A child holding an icon of the Mother of God at the &#8220;Prayer for Life&#8221; event, organized by the Civic Platform &#8220;Together&#8221; in Cluj-Napoca. Photo: Facebook \/ Metropolis of Cluj, Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103laj<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_313464\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-313464\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-313464 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/164743991_299867408230189_3360231627590734684_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-313464\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christ Patocrator at the main church of Techirghiol Monastery. Photo: Instagram \/ Techirghiol Monastery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-313458 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5c237434-52a7-46a6-8de3-98f433fbb52b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The University Church of St. Gregory Palamas in Bucharest celebrated its patronal feast on the second Sunday of Lent. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_313495\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-313495\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-313495\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ips_teofan_ps_veniamin_i_inculet_barnova_27_martie_2021_foto_flavius_popa_doxologia.ro_02_result.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-313495\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Metropolitan of Moldavia and Bukovina celebrated the Divine Liturgy together with the Bishop of Southern Bessarabia on the 103rd anniversary of the Union of Bessarabia with Romania. Photo: Doxologia \/ Flavius Popa<\/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\/CMtp7WkpOOl\/?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\/CMtp7WkpOOl\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Basilica News Agency (@basilica.ro)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/h4>\n<h1><strong>Do you want to be featured in our weekly selection of photos?<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>We would gladly include one of your photos depicting Orthodox life in our weekly selection. All you have to do is send the picture(s) you have taken to our email address [foto @ basilica.ro] along with a short description. Please mention WIP (Week in Pictures) in the email subject line. Please note that every WIP article will include photos taken in the previous week.<\/p>\n<p>Follow us on Twitter: @BasilicaPhotos<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for reading Basilica.ro!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Feast of the Annunciation brought joy to Orthodox Christians during this period when nature comes back to life. Here is our selection of pictures taken between March 22 and March 28, 2021. 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