{"id":391338,"date":"2022-09-19T19:09:36","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T16:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=391338"},"modified":"2022-09-19T19:13:12","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T16:13:12","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-september-12-18-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arhiva.basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-september-12-18-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: September 12 &#8211; 18, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, the Day of the Firefighters and other Christian Orthodox events were captured through the photo lens between September 12 and 18, 2022: please see our latest Week in Pictures photo selection.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_391233\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-391233\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-391233 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mormantul-sf-iosif-isihasul.-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-391233\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Divine Liturgy celebrated at St joseph the Hesychast&#8217;s grave in Nea Skiti, Mount Athos, on September 12, 2022. Photo: Antonio C\u00eerdei<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_391241\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-391241\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-391241 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/procesiune-sfanta-cruce-2022-12-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-391241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Faithful participate in the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross at Bucharest&#8217;s &#8220;St Basil the Great \u2013 Victoria&#8221; Parish, which included a procession entitled &#8220;The Way of the Holy Cross, Ladder to Heaven\u201d, organized on September 13, 2022. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca-Emanuela Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_391255\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-391255\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-391255\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/troita.-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-391255\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cross at &#8220;Ceau\u0219 Radu&#8221; Church in Bucharest on the feast day of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, September 14, 2022. Photo: Mariana Stanc\u0103<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_391265\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-391265\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-391265\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/elpidofor-mare-tineri.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"851\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-391265\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Young people from New Jersey, US, tried to recover the crosses thrown into the ocean by the Greek Archbishop of America. Photo: GOA \/ Dimitrios Panagos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_391223\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-391223\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-391223 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/hram-Biserica-sf-vasile-victoriei-167-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-391223\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A believer honours the Holy Cross at the patronal feast of a church on Bucharest&#8217;s Calea Victoriei street, September 14, 2022. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_391215\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-391215\" style=\"width: 1267px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-391215 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/colocviu-parintele-sofian-boghiu-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1267\" height=\"1900\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-391215\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bucharest&#8217;s Antim Monastery hosted the colloquium &#8220;Father Sofian, Soul Iconographer\u201d, on September 14, 2022, the 20-year anniversary of Archimandrite Sofian Boghiu&#8217;s blessed repose. Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca-Emanuela Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_391235\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-391235\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-391235 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/patriarhul-ecumenic-condoleante-regina.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"540\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-391235\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Ecumenical Patriarch signed the Condolences Book for Queen Elizabeth II at the British Embassy in Istanbul, on September 14, 2022. Photo: Ecumenical Patriarchate\/ Nikos Papachristou<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_391229\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-391229\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-391229 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/manastirea-sapanta-peri.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-391229\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">S\u0103p\u00e2n\u021ba &#8211; Noul Peri Monastery in the northern-Romanian county of Maramure\u0219, on the day of its patronal feast, September 14, 2022. Photo: Facebook \/ Episcopia Maramure\u0219ului \u0219i S\u0103tmarului<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_391221\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-391221\" style=\"width: 1365px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-391221 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/hram-manastirea-rasca.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1365\" height=\"2048\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-391221\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The local faithful participated in the patronal feast of the &#8220;Exaltation of the Holy Cross\u201d Monastery in R\u00e2\u0219ca, Suceava county, flowers and basil bouquets in hands, on September 14, 2022. Photo: Archdiocese of Suceava and R\u0103d\u0103u\u021bi \/ Irina Ursachi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_391257\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-391257\" style=\"width: 1367px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-391257 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/caraiman.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1367\" height=\"2048\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-391257\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Caraiman Monastery celebrated its patronal feast on September 14, 2022. Photo: Alexandru Paraschiv<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_391245\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-391245\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-391245 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sf-iosif-cel-nou-de-la-partos.-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-391245\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On September 15, 2022, the Metropolitan Cathedral in Timi\u015foara honoured its spiritual patron, Holy Hierarch Joseph the New of Parto\u015f, former metropolitan of Banat Photo: Stela Pl\u0103mad\u0103<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_391225\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-391225\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-391225 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ips-Casian-pompieri.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-391225\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">His Eminence Casian, Bishop of Lower Danube, marked the Day of the Firefighters with the firefighters from the city of Gala\u021bi. Photo: Archdiocese of Lower Danube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_391237\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-391237\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-391237 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/polonia-ortodoxie.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-391237\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Interna\u021bional Orthodox Music Festival in Poland, on September 15, 2022. Photo: Orthodox Church of Poland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_391227\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-391227\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-391227 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mama-si-fica-rugaciune-moaste-iosif-cel-nou.-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-391227\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A mother prays with her little girl at the holy relics of St Joseph the New, former metropolitan of Banat. Photo: Snejana \u021aaran<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_391247\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-391247\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-391247 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sf-nichifor-leprosul.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-391247\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">St Nikephoros the Leper&#8217;s house in Sirikari, the Island of Crete. Photo: Katia Tsimblaki\/ope.gr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_391243\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-391243\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-391243 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/scrisori.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"1600\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-391243\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Letter When Nobody&#8217;s Listening&#8221; by Juvenalie Vasiu, a book for holiday. Photo: Ruxandra Tufeanu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_391267\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-391267\" style=\"width: 1366px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-391267\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/bulgaria-cruce.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1366\" height=\"2048\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-391267\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">His Grace Polycarpus, Auxiliary Bishop of Sofia, blessed a 36-metre high iron cross on the eve of St Sofia&#8217;s feast, September 17, 2022. Photo: Bulgarian Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_391231\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-391231\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-391231 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/monah-toaca.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-391231\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Monk playing the semantron at Comana Monastery in the county of Giurgiu, Romania, on September 18, 2022. Photo: Comana Monastery \/ Drago\u0219 Grigore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_391217\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-391217\" style=\"width: 2016px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-391217 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/curcubeu-sfintire-cluj.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2016\" height=\"1512\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-391217\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A rainbow appeared during the consecration of the &#8220;Holy Prophet Elijah of Thesbe&#8221; Church in B\u0103i\u0219oara, the county of Cluj, Romania, on September 18, 2022. 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