{"id":342748,"date":"2021-11-23T15:07:36","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T13:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=342748"},"modified":"2021-11-23T15:14:11","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T13:14:11","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-november-15-21-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-november-15-21-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: November 15 \u2013 21, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week’s photos illustrate the joy of fasting. From children’s smiles to serene monastic faces or beautiful late autumn landscapes, joy was present everywhere.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Graffiti representing former Patriarch Pavle of Serbia and Metropolitan Amfilohjie of Montenegro on a street in Belgrade. Photo: Mondo \/ Stefan Sojanovic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bishop Macarie of Northern Europe distributing short prayer ropes to the children of the Romanian Orthodox Aalborg parish in Denmark. Photo: Facebook \/ Diocese of Northern Europe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A mother holding her child during the Divine Liturgy at Bucharest’s \u0218erban Vod\u0103 Church. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Monastic tonsure service for two young novices at Diacone\u0219ti Monastery. Photo: Archdiocese of Roman and Bac\u0103u<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Schema-nun Emanuela of V\u0103ratec Monastery has recently celebrated her 100th anniversary. Photo: Doxologia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Metropolitan Cathedral in Timi\u0219oara seen by the Ambassador of Israel to Romania. Photo: Facebook \/ David Saranga<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Reliquary icon of Venerable Cosma, Proestos of the Holy Mount Athos, at St George – Clo\u0219ca Skete, in the county of Constan\u021ba. Photo: St George – Clo\u0219ca Skete<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew officiated the Divine Liturgy at the Athens Cathedral. Photo: Ecumenical Patriarchate \/ Nikos Papachristos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The feast of the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple at the Archdiocesan Cathedral of Suceava. Photo: Archdiocese of Suceava and R\u0103d\u0103u\u021bi \/ Irina Ursachi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Putna Monastery dressed in autumn colours. Photo: Facebook \/ Putna Monastery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sunlight enters through the windows of the Lazaret Church in the city of Bac\u0103u. Photo: Mihaela Ignat Popa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lipni\u021ba Monastery in the county of Constan\u021ba, on the morning of the patronal feast of the Holymartyr Dasius of Durostorum. Photo: Protosyncellus Sofronie Bobaru<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“I set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the covenant between Me and the earth” (Genesis 9:13). Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Aurelian Iftimiu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“I know we shall die, but how much beauty” is the message on the memorial cross commemorating Christian poet Daniel Turcea at Cernica Monastery, near Bucharest. Photo: Magdalena Boboc<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sunrays piercing the fog at Sihla Monastery, near the cave where Venerable Teodora led her ascetic struggles. Photo: Simona-Elena B\u00e2zgan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Faithful dressed in folk costumes at the new wooden church of the Romanian Orthodox Parish of Orbassano, near Turin, Italy. Photo: Mihai Bursuc<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia holding two kids in His Beatitude’s arms. Photo: Serbian Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The first day of the Nativity Fast marked in a calendar belonging to a faithful woman from Belgium. Photo: Alexandra Iliescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Nun waiting to receive the Holy Communion at Bucharest’s M\u0103gureanu Skete. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Autumn landscape at Comana Monastery. Photo: Comana Monastery \/ Dragos Grigore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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