{"id":320633,"date":"2021-06-01T16:23:25","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T13:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=320633"},"modified":"2021-06-01T16:23:25","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T13:23:25","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-may-24-30-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-may-24-30-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: May 24 &#8211; 30, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Please find below snapshots of Orthodox life in our <em>Week in Pictures<\/em> feature for May 24 &#8211; 30, 2021.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_320419\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320419\" style=\"width: 1003px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-320419 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_1085-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1003\" height=\"1500\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-320419\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Young members of the Bucharest branch of Romania&#8217;s Association of Orthodox Students (ASCOR) participate in a prayer evening at St. Catherine Church, the chapel of Bucharest&#8217;s Orthodox Theology Faculty. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_320423\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320423\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-320423 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/panhgyris-osiou-ioanni-rwssou-27-5-2021-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-320423\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The feast of St. John the Russian on Evia Island, where his whole relics are kept. Photo: oir.gr \/ Dimitrios Petrogiannis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_320427\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320427\" style=\"width: 1900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-320427 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Sf-Ioan-Rusul-138-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-320427\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Children from Bucharest&#8217;s Br\u00e2ncu\u015fi Parish participated to the liturgy held on the day of St John the Russian, the patronal feast of this place of worship. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_320446\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320446\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-320446\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/porumbei.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"857\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-320446\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Father Juvenalius at the at the Midfeast of Pentecost. Photo: Rasophore Lavrentius<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_320417\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320417\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-320417 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FCtjoGFA.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1367\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-320417\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Easter pilgrimage of the Orthodox youth of Poland at the Holy Mount Grabarka. Photo: Orthodox Church of Poland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_320415\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320415\" style=\"width: 799px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-320415 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Bulgaria.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"799\" height=\"526\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-320415\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Liturgical procession in Prepolovenia with the Icon &#8220;Stanimashka\u201d from Bachkovo Monastery. Photo: Bulgarian Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_320444\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320444\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-320444\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/193150308_1897196507095751_7214929677781238468_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-320444\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Archbishop of Lower Danube took a walk in the midst of nature. Photo: Facebook \/ Archdiocese of Lower Danube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_320399\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320399\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-320399 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/191636544_3148810448688683_2673441820671739598_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-320399\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cudalbi Monastery from Gala\u021bi county, in eastern Romania, against the sunset. Photo: Facebook \/ Archdiocese of Lower Danube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_320403\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320403\" style=\"width: 1536px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-320403 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/192706498_2657556637876826_7317080930857637166_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-320403\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rain clouds over Moldovi\u021ba Monastery, a UNESCO heritage monument in northern Romania. Photo: Gabriel Drumea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_320448\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320448\" style=\"width: 705px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-320448\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/palkin-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"705\" height=\"1080\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-320448\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Portrait of Dean Valerian Krechetov of Moscow. Photo: Instagram \/ Fr. Igor Palkin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_320411\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320411\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-320411 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/194042844_4178251835567856_451888183256062162_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-320411\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The church of the Holy Prophet Elijah of Tishba in Nu\u0219eni, Bistri\u021ba-N\u0103s\u0103ud county, was consecrated in the presence of pilgrims. Photo: Metropolis of Cluj \/ Darius Echim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_320409\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320409\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-320409 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/193529532_1818623008317808_3906114275140566077_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"538\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-320409\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Young men on horseback participate in the blessing of the painting at the church in Sighetu Marma\u021biei &#8211; C\u00e2mpu Negru (Maramure\u0219 county in northern Romania). Photo: Facebook \/ Diocese of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_320413\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320413\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-320413 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Arges.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1991\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-320413\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An original view of the chapel of Curtea de Arge\u0219 Monastery. Photo: Mihail Oprescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_320421\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320421\" style=\"width: 1900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-320421 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/MIR_8161-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1900\" height=\"1267\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-320421\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploie\u0219ti among the faithful of the &#8220;Nativity of the Mother of God&#8221; Church in Bucharest. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_320405\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320405\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-320405 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/192879828_4178205892239117_8244435647680237852_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-320405\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In accordance with local tradition, Auxiliary Bishop Benedict of Bistri\u021ba was met at the Agrie\u0219 Parish in\u00a0 Bistri\u021ba-N\u0103s\u0103ud county \u2013 where he had formerly served \u2013 by traditionally-dressed young people and transported with a carriage. Photo: Facebook \/ Metropolis of Cluj, Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103laj<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_320429\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320429\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-320429\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/gradina_varatec_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-320429\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spring works in the vegetable garden of V\u0103ratec Monastery. Photo: Doxologia \/ Bogdan Bulgariu<\/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\/CPc6bSojnl7\/?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\/CPc6bSojnl7\/?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 find below snapshots of Orthodox life in our Week in Pictures feature for May 24 &#8211; 30, 2021. Last week\u2019s most-liked Instagram post: &nbsp; View this post on Instagram &nbsp; A post shared by Basilica News Agency (@basilica.ro) Do you want to be featured in our weekly selection of photos? 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