{"id":334980,"date":"2021-09-22T19:27:54","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T16:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=334980"},"modified":"2021-09-22T19:35:25","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T16:35:25","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-september-13-19-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-september-13-19-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: September 13 – 19, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

The sunshine is best reflected by the Holy Cross, when it is elevated by the Orthodox faithful in September. Or at least so it looks in the photos received via email from our readers between September 13 and 19.<\/b><\/p>\n

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Metropolitan Lauren\u021biu of Ardeal blessed the renovated Chapel of the Communications, Information Technology and Cyber-Defense School in the city of Sibiu. Photo: Metropolis of Ardeal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Start of the new school year at the \u201eAnnunciation\u201d Kindergarten of the Romanian Patriarchate was filled with the children’s emotion. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ribale Wehb\u00e9 from Lebanon sang at the “Holy Hierarch Dionisie Erhan” organized by the Sascut \u2013 Schineni Parish in Bac\u0103u county. Photo: Facebook \/ Vasile \u021aoiu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A 28-year old Pole working for the Holy Mount Athos’ Great Lavra was baptized Orthodox in the sea. Photo: Orthodoxia News Agency<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Tronos Byzantine Music Group sang at St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary in the American state of New York. Photo: St. Vladimir\u2019s Orthodox Theological Seminary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Parinting workshop at the Podu Bro\u0219teni Parish in Coste\u0219ti Deanery. Photo: Archdiocese of Arge\u0219 and Muscel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Fairytale view of the P\u0103trunsa Skete. Photo: \u0218tefan Florea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Blessing of the faithful during the Divine Liturgy at Bucharest’s Radu Vod\u0103 Monastery. Photo: Facebook \/ Radu Vod\u0103 Monastery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Girl kissing a cross at “St Nicholas” Skete in the southern-Romania county of Giurgiu. Photo> Miruna Arsene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Nuns sing at the patronal feast of P\u0103tr\u0103u\u021bi Monastery, in the county of Suceava. Photo: Archdiocese of Suceava and R\u0103d\u0103u\u021bi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Rural bliss by the Caraiman Monastery chapel. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Simona Chivu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Child plays the semantron at Comana Monastery. Photo: Facebook \/ Comana Monastery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Faithful participate in the patronal feast of S\u0103p\u00e2n\u021ba – New Peri Monastery. Photo: Diocese of Maramure\u0219\u00a0 and S\u0103tmar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The gate of the \u0218inca Veche Skete. Photo: Juganaru Alexandru<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Metropolitan Cathedral in Timi\u0219oara honoured its patron saint: Holy Hierarch Iosif the New of Parto\u0219, Metropolitan of Banat. Photo: Stela Pl\u0103mad\u0103<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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His Grace Varlaam of Ploie\u0219ti blesses the faithful at the patronal feast of the St. Basil \u2013 Victoria Church. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Holy Cross was taken out to be honoured by the faithful at the “Room 4 Hospital” turned into an Orthodox Chapel at the former communist political prison of Pite\u0219ti. Photo: Vu\u021ban Vasile-Liviu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Holy Cross put on a lectern to be honoured by the faithful on the Elevation of the Holy Cross in “St Demetrios the Myrrh-gusher” Church of Horodnic de Sus, in the county of Suceava. Photo: Alexandru Lungoci<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Acolyte participates in the Divine Liturgy officiated by His Eminence Andrei, Metropolitan of Cluj, at the consecration of the church in Boteni, Cluj county. Photo: Metropolis of Cluj, Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103laj \/ Darius Echim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A priest teaches a child to pray “to the little angels”. Photo: M\u0103d\u0103lina Cimpoeru<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The feast of the Elevation of the Holy Cross at the “Holy Emp. Constantine and his mother Helen – Straja II”, of the Archdiocese of Suceava and R\u0103d\u0103u\u021bi. Photo: Fr. Constantin Oprea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The feast of the Elevation of the Holy Cross at the Chapel of the National Cathedral in Bucharest. Photo: Gabriel Drumea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Nun Ioana from Cornu Monastery preparing the vigil lights for the icon of the Mother of God. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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