Church Prescriptions
Days of fasting- Wednesdays and Fridays, except those marked otherwise
- The day before the Baptism of our Lord (Jan. 5)
- The Beheading of St. John the Baptist (Aug. 29)
- The Elevation of the Holy Cross (Sept. 14)
- The Great Lent (Mar. 2 - Apr. 18)
- The Apostles' Fast (Jun. 15 - 28)
- The Dormition Fast (31 Jul. - Aug. 14)
- The Nativity Fast (Nov. 15 - Dec. 24)
Days on which the Holy Liturgy is not celebrated (non-liturgical days)
- The Wednesday and Friday on the week before the Great Lent (Feb. 25 and 27)
- Monday and Tuesday during the first week of the Great Lent (Mar. 2 and 3)
- Great Friday (Apr. 17)
Weddings are not performed:
- On any fasting day
- On the day of Great Feasts, as well as the day before
- During the Cheesefare Week (Feb. 23 - Mar. 1)
- During the Great Lent (Mar. 2 - Apr. 18)
- During the Bright Week (Apr. 27 - May 3)
- During the Apostles' Fast (Jun. 15 - 28)
- During the Dormition Fast (31 Jul. - Aug. 14)
- During the Nativity Fast (Nov. 15 - Dec. 24)
- Between the Nativity Feast and the Baptism of our Lord (Dec. 25 - Jan. 6)
National Church Holidays
- Ascension of our Lord – Memorial Day (Jun. 28)
- Holy Apostle Andrew, the First Called – Protector of Romania (Nov. 30)
Days and legal holidays which are non-working
- Jan. 1 - 2
- May 1
- Apr. 19 - 20 (first and second Easter days)
- Jun. 7 and 8 (first and second Pentecost days)
- Aug. 15 (Dormition of the Theotokos)
- Dec. 1 (National Day)
- Dec. 25 - 26 (first and second Christmas days)
Important days and dates
- Sunday, May 17, The Family’s National Day
- Sunday, Jun. 7, Mother and Child Day
- Sept. 1, Environment Prayer Day
- Nov. 13, Bible Day
No weddings will be performed in 2010:
- On any fasting day
- On the day of Great Feasts, as well as the day before
- During the Cheesefare Week (Feb. 7 - 13)
- During the Great Lent (Feb. 15 - Apr. 3)
- During the Bright Week (Apr. 4 - 10)
- During the Apostles' Fast (May 31 - Jun. 28)
- During the Dormition Fast (Aug. 1 - 14)
- During the Nativity Fast (Nov. 15 - Dec. 24)
- Between the Nativity Feast and the Baptism of our Lord (Dec. 25 - Jan. 6)
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Patriarchate News
On 7 February 2012, “Lumina” newspaper, daily publication of the Romanian Patriarchate, celebrates seven years of uninterrupted appearance, seven years of Orthodox mission. The anniversary moment was marked in Europa Christiana room of the Patriarchate Palace in the presence of ...
On 7 February 2012, “Lumina” newspaper, the daily publication of the Romanian Patriarchate celebrates seven years of uninterrupted appearance. The first Christian daily newspaper of Romania and the only Orthodox one in the world, at present, came out on 7 ...
Message of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel at the Seventh Anniversary of „Lumina” Newspaper, Tuesday, 7 February 2012:
The anniversary of seven years since the publication of the first issue of “Lumina” newspaper is an occasion of thanksgiving God and of ...
On 5 February 2012, the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost, the evangelical pericope of Saint Luke the Evangelist, chapter 18, lines 10-14, the example of the tax collector and of the Pharisee was read in all the places of worship of ...
Today, 4 February 2012, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel chaired, in his capacity of Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Bucharest, the annual meeting of the Eparchial Assembly of the Archdiocese of Bucharest, held in the Synodal Room of the Patriarchal Residence. ...
Today, at 8.30 hours, His Grace Varsanufie Prahoveanul, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest celebrated the Te Deum service, assisted by a group of priests and deacons, in the presence of the members of the Eparchial Assembly of the ...
In this time of severe cold weather in most regions of the country, the Romanian Patriarchate urges the clergy and faithful from parishes and monasteries to help, together with the departments of social assistance of the eparchies and with the ...
The Press Office of the Archdiocese of Bucharest, informs us:
Saturday, 4 February 2012, the annual working session of the Archdiocese of Bucharest will be held in the Synodal Room of the Patriarchal Residence, under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Daniel, ...
Anniversaries
25 February 1769 The future metropolitan Lupu Dionisie was born in Blăjani, county of Buzău
24 February 1908 the future Archbishop Nica Antim (baptised Alexandru) was born in Bogzeşti, county of Orhei (today in the Republic of Moldova)
23 february 1807 Bishop Blajevici Teoctist, abbotat at Dragomirna Monastery, future metropolitan of Moldova Was born in Tişăuţi, County of Suceava,
Memorials
9 february 1950 Bishop Hilarion Mircea of Bacau passed away at Roman
7 February 1902 Passed away in Sibiu, priest Cristea Nicolae
6 february 1945 Theology professor Popescu-Prahova Nicolae passed away in Bucharest
