{"id":326719,"date":"2021-07-27T17:24:05","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T14:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=326719"},"modified":"2021-07-27T17:24:05","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T14:24:05","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-july-19-25-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-july-19-25-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: July 19 &#8211; 25, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Orthodox life continues its rhythm through the scorching heat of summer. Prayer moments and service participation along with neighbourly love are still part of every Orthodox believer&#8217;s life.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_326342\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-326342\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-326342 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cas.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"720\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-326342\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The newly built church at the &#8220;St Ioan Casian&#8221; Monastery in Dobrogea. Photo: Andreea Georgiana Chi\u021bescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_326324\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-326324\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-326324 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/365273.p.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"380\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-326324\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A priest blesses with holy water the firemen&#8217;s trucks in the state of Ohio, US, on the feast of the Holy Prophet Elija. Photo: Orthochristian.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_326379\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-326379\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-326379\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/219402858_10158154228667927_3737271863145525031_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-326379\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The &#8220;Holy Virgin &#8211; Joy of All Who Sorrow&#8221; Cathedral in San Francisco. Photo: Facebook \/ Thomas Soroka<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_326367\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-326367\" style=\"width: 828px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-326367 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"828\" height=\"1104\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-326367\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Divine Liturgy moment at the &#8220;St George &#8211; Clo\u0219ca&#8221; Skete in the county of Constan\u021ba on the feast of Venerable Seraphim of Sarov. Photo: Leontie Protos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_326326\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-326326\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-326326 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/219325507_5878606342181627_6358158205901466332_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-326326\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Radio host Daniel Buzdugan admiring an Orthodox fresco in the city of Ia\u0219i, Romania. Photo: Facebook \/ Daniel Buzdugan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_326328\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-326328\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-326328 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/220403661_2914822575456776_6633314574349276297_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-326328\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On the 70th anniversary of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, artist Cristian Leana made his portrait out of 720 Rubik cubes. Photo: Instagram \/ Cristian Leana<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_326338\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-326338\" style=\"width: 1400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-326338 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Aniversare-PF-215-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-326338\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A <em>Te Deum<\/em> service was officiated on Patriarch Daniel&#8217;s 70 anniversary day. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_326332\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-326332\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-326332 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/221187868_2281593691989819_8497304401780641277_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-326332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Creative workshop at the youth camp organized at Robaia Monastery, Arge\u0219 county. Photo: Facebook \/ Archdiocese of Arge\u0219 and Muscel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_326348\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-326348\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-326348 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-326348\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunny day at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Ia\u0219i. Photo: Florin Postolache<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_326350\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-326350\" style=\"width: 1450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-326350 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/original_ceremonie_de_decorare_a_preafericitului_parinte_daniel_patriarhul_bisericii_ortodoxe_romane_22_iulie_2021_019.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1450\" height=\"816\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-326350\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Klaus Iohannis awarded the Patriarch of Romania the highest order of the Romanian state, <strong>the <\/strong>National Order of the Star of Romania with the rank of Collar. Photo: The Presidential Administration<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_326346\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-326346\" style=\"width: 8256px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-326346 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/felicitare.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"8256\" height=\"5504\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-326346\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A priest in the city of Timi\u0219oara, in Western Romania, received an original anniversary card from the faithful. Photo: Achirei Adrian Marius<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_326356\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-326356\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-326356 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/techirghiol-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1459\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-326356\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The wooden church from Techirghiol Monastery is being restored, starting with the roof. The church was brought from the Royal Domain in Sinaia, where King Michael I of Romania prayed in it once. Photo: Str\u00e2mbeanu Mihail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_326352\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-326352\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-326352 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Putna-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-326352\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prayer moment during the Divine Liturgy at the summer altar of Putna Monastery. Photo: Pr. Ilie Prelipceanu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_326340\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-326340\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-326340 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ASTRA-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-326340\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Romanian Bishop Macarie of Northern Europe inaugurated a traditional house brought from his native village, Spermezeu. The house belonged to his grand-grandparents and it was donated by the hierarch to the Astra Village Museum in Sibiu. The hierarch donated another traditional house to the Village Museum in Bucharest, which was also inaugurated last week. Photo: Ionu\u021b Vasile<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_326360\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-326360\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-326360 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/218102122_885753995359351_7698039633886865091_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-326360\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Double rainbow over the National Cathedral in Bucharest. Photo: Gabriel Drumea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_326330\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-326330\" style=\"width: 638px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-326330 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/220424934_1861890437324398_4187535637898346194_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"638\" height=\"960\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-326330\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A child looks at Bishop Iustin&#8217;s pectoral cross. Photo: Facebook \/ Diocese of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_326362\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-326362\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-326362 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/E61yH-NWQAEw6F0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-326362\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An icon of the Venerable Saints Raphael and Partenius from Agapia\u00a0 pe ecranele was projected on the screens of a commercial centre in Bucharest. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Aurelian Iftimiu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_326336\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-326336\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-326336 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/224055889_1476054862747286_4831302483266432962_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1406\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-326336\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Metropolitan of Cluj (right) consecrated the church of the &#8220;St Mary Magdalene&#8221; Monastery in Oar\u021ba de Sus, his native village. Photo: Metropolis of Cluj \/ Darius Echim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_326344\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-326344\" style=\"width: 2500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-326344 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/detail20210721-PAL01096-\u043e\u0431\u0440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1666\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-326344\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A young artist is sketching portraits of the clerics during service. Photo: Russian Patriarchate \/ Igor Palkin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_326334\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-326334\" style=\"width: 2022px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-326334 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/221977488_4404617109582362_4185946181000048655_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2022\" height=\"1137\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-326334\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Monks tending the bee hives. Photo: Comana Monastery \/ Drago\u0219 Grigore<\/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\/CRnqNAlrElN\/?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\/CRnqNAlrElN\/?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>Follow us on Twitter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/basilicaphotos\">@BasilicaPhotos<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thank you for reading Basilica.ro!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Orthodox life continues its rhythm through the scorching heat of summer. Prayer moments and service participation along with neighbourly love are still part of every Orthodox believer&#8217;s life. 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