{"id":319959,"date":"2021-05-25T15:03:12","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T12:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=319959"},"modified":"2021-05-25T15:03:12","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T12:03:12","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-may-17-23-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-may-17-23-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: May 17-23, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Please see below our photo selection from May 17-23, 2021: sunsets, young people dressed in national costumes and faithful participating to various Orthodox activities.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_319779\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-319779\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-319779 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"648\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-319779\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunset at Plumbuita Monastery. Photo: Afsar Amirabadi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_319809\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-319809\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-319809 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_2021.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-319809\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Young members of the ATOS Orthodox youth organization participate in a handicraft session at the Ethnography Museum in Vatra Dornei, learning to sew Romanian blouses. Photo: ATOS Suceava \/ Andrei Dumitriu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_319787\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-319787\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-319787 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/189060321_10160365785634796_2668876965755848926_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1369\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-319787\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Patriarch Teophilos of Jerusalem with the yopung people of the city of Reineh. Photo: Jerusalem Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_319785\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-319785\" style=\"width: 1248px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-319785 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/188273844_1169659843479862_8077933221198973412_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1248\" height=\"1872\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-319785\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Snapshot taken during the Divine Liturgy at Radu Vod\u0103 Monastery in Bucharest, Romania. Photo: Facebook \/ Radu Vod\u0103 Monastery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_319828\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-319828\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-319828\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/189913044_847030319497562_6250854568446061306_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-319828\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blossoming lilac with a church tower in the background (Russia). Photo: Instagram \/ Fr. Igor Palkin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_319814\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-319814\" style=\"width: 1536px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-319814\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/E2FpRfJWQAAVf3p.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-319814\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The &#8220;Dormition of the Mother of God&#8221; Church in Bucharest&#8217;s Titan neighbourhood seen from the near-by parking lot. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Aurelian Iftimiu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_319807\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-319807\" style=\"width: 1900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-319807 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Hram-Catedrala-Patriarhala-2021-192-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-319807\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A woman went to pay homage and offer flowers at the relics of the Holy Emperors Constantine and Helen. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_319801\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-319801\" style=\"width: 2500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-319801 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/detail20210522-VAR_2161-\u043e\u0431\u0440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1663\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-319801\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inside view of the dome of &#8220;Christ the Saviour&#8221; Cathedral in Moscow. Photo: Russian Patriarchate \/ Oleg Varov<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_319799\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-319799\" style=\"width: 940px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-319799 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Ascor.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"940\" height=\"627\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-319799\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ASCOR Ia\u0219i, a branch of the Romanian Orthodox Youth Organization, held a repetition for the 35 biblical workshop planned in the &#8220;ASCOR Caravan&#8221; project. The workshops are to be held in 35 villages of the Archdiocese of Ia\u0219i. Photo: Ailenii Catalina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_319805\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-319805\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-319805 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/HramCatedrala2021-45-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-319805\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Little girl praying to Holy Emperors Constatine and Helen. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_319783\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-319783\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-319783 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210521_194110-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1510\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-319783\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;The heavens declare the glory of God&#8230;\u201d Sunset near Dervent Monastery. Photo: Protosyncellus Sofronie Bobaru<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_319791\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-319791\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-319791 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/189330833_10159225378309158_4991007946528306775_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-319791\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Ecumenical Patriarch participated in the Vigil officiated for the feast of the Holy Emperors Constantine and Helen. Photo: Ecumenical Patriarchate \/ Nikos Papachristou<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_319793\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-319793\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-319793 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/189686835_324757569114476_5348572518377305570_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-319793\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">His Grace Benedict of Bistri\u021ba belssing a child in Mice\u0219ti, Cluj county. Photo: Marius Romil\u0103<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_319789\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-319789\" style=\"width: 1066px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-319789 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/189105584_3145186665717728_4739677855772014808_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1066\" height=\"1600\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-319789\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A nun praying during the Divine Liturgy officiated in the open air at Hurezi Monastery. Photo: Facebook \/ Archdiocese of R\u00e2mnic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_319797\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-319797\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-319797 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/190696110_1813154515531324_6227821154213321515_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-319797\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Bishop of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar offered little icons to the young people of Mesteac\u0103n, in the county of Maramure\u0219. Photo: Facebook \/ Diocese of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_319803\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-319803\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-319803 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/dst_9700.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-319803\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia offering the Holy Communion to a priest. Photo: Serbian Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_319795\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-319795\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-319795 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/190029383_180063527246994_8759585793420291719_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-319795\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Young people dressed in folk costumes at the historical patronal feast of the Dobric Monastery. Photo: Metropolis of Cluj, Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103laj \/ Darius Echim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_319811\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-319811\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-319811 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/PS-Ieronim-Caramidari-2021-12-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1500\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-319811\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">His Eminence Ieronim of Sinaia during the Divine Liturgy he officiated at Bucharest&#8217;s &#8220;C\u0103r\u0103midarii de Jos&#8221; Church. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/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\/CO-UpVppx7M\/?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\/CO-UpVppx7M\/?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<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Do you want to be featured in our weekly selection of photos?<\/strong><\/h2>\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><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Follow us on Twitter: @BasilicaPhotos<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Thank you for reading Basilica.ro!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please see below our photo selection from May 17-23, 2021: sunsets, young people dressed in national costumes and faithful participating to various Orthodox activities. 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