Every year, on the third week of January (18 – 25 January), the Christian Churches from all over the world organise evenings of prayer for Christian unity. The theme of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity of 2012 is the text of the Holy Scriptures; “We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed” (1 Corinthians 15:51)
In Bucharest, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (18 – 25 January 2012) will go off according to the following programme:
- Wednesday, 18 January 2012, 17.00 hours, at “Saint Joseph” Roman Catholic Cathedral, 19 General Berthelot St.;
- Thursday, 19 January 2012, 17.00 hours, at “Mother of God” Greek Catholic church, in 39 Sirenelor St.;
- Saturday, 21 January, 17.00 hours, at “Saints Michael and Gabriel the Archangels” Armenian church in 43 Carol I Avenue;
- Sunday, 22 January 2012, every church will celebrate prayers for Christian unity within the framework of the ordinary services;
- Monday, 23 January 2012, 17.00 hours, at the Evangelical church in 2 Lutheran St.;
- Tuesday, 24 January 2012, 17.00 hours, at the Anglican church in 3 Arthur Verona St.;
- Wednesday, 25 January, 16.00 hours, at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Dealul Mitropoliei.
Patriarchate News
Anniversaries
17 May 1855 NICOLAE IVAN, Bishop of Cluj, was born in Aciliu, county of Sibiu
16 May 1898 Priest and professor of theology GALACTION LIVIU MUNTEANU was born in Cristian, county of Braşov
16 May 1859 Theology professor BADEA CIREŞEANU was born in Spineni, county of Olt
Memorials
18 May 1861 SOFRONIE MICLESCU, Metropolitan of Moldova, passed away at Slatina Monastery (buried at Neamţ)
18 May 1917 Bishop CALIST IALOMIŢEANU (baptised Constantin) passed away in Bucharest
17 May 2000 Metropolitan and historian NESTOR VORNICESCU (baptised Nicolae) passed away in Craiova






















