Annunciation

Metropolitan Petru celebrates Annunciation in Chișinău, ordains priest for Ungheni parish

His Eminence Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia celebrated the Feast of the Annunciation on Monday—according to the unrevised Julian calendar—at the Church of “Saint John Jacob” in Chișinău’s Ciocana district. Fr. Anatolie Goncear, parish priest of the “Three Holy Hierarchs” Church in Chișinău, delivered the sermon during the Divine Liturgy, emphasizing the importance of a humble…

Apr 10, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

The Month for Life: Romanian diocese offers gifts to new mothers for feast of Annunciation

To celebrate the Annunciation as the Christian Mothers’ Day, the Archdiocese of Sibiu offered gifts to mothers at the Maternity Ward of the County Hospital. The event was organized by the Filantropia Ortodoxă Sibiu Association and the Social-Philanthropic Department of the archdiocese, both coordinated by Fr Adrian Roman. The gifts consisted of diapers and hygiene…

Apr 1, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

25 pro-life quotes from Patriarch Daniel

As the feast of the Annunciation approaches, when we celebrate the mystery of the Incarnation of the Saviour in the womb of the Virgin Mary and take part in the marches for life organised in many places in Romania and the Republic of Moldova, Basilica.ro presents 25 pro-life quotes from Patriarch Daniel: “Giving birth to…

Mar 18, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

Bishop Varlaam on the feast of the Annunciation: Floods of bad news come day and night. Let us rejoice today!

“In this world, we live in, floods of bad news come day and night: pandemics, death, poverty, wars, crisis and so on. So let us rejoice today!” urged the patriarchal auxiliary bishop Varlaam of Ploiești on the Feast of the Annunciation. “We Christians must rejoice unceasingly for two thousand years because there is no better…

Apr 1, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel lauds March for Life: It encourages birth, helping families and young pregnant girls

“Especially on this day of the Annunciation, we appreciate and ask for God’s blessing for all families and especially for families that give birth to children,” said the Patriarch of Romania, who lauded the pro-life manifestations in his sermon delivered on Thursday, March 25, 2021, at the chapel of the Patriarchal Residence. For this reason,…

Mar 29, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Ambrozie of Giurgiu celebrates Divine Liturgy at Romanian Skete Prodromos

His Grace Bishop Ambrozie of Giurgiu celebrated the All-night vigil and the Divine Liturgy at the Romanian Skete of the Honourable Forerunner on Mount Athos on the feast of the Annunciation according to the Julian unrevised calendar. In his homily, the bishop spoke about the spiritual beauty of monastic life, stressing the feats of monks…

Apr 12, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch of Romania: The Mother of God is the Protrectress of mothers. If we continue with abortion, we will perish as a nation

During his homily on the Feast of the Annunciation, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel stressed that the Mother of God is the Protrectress of all mothers and warned that if abortions continue to take place in Romania ‘we will perish as a nation’. ‘If we, the Romanian people, continue with (performing) abortions, which sum up to…

Mar 26, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel on the Feast of Annunciation: The Mother of God is a loving and prayerful Protectress of the entire world

The beginning of the incarnation of the Son of God is the beginning of the deification of man, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel said during his homily delivered on the Feast of the Annunciation. On 25 March 2017, the Patriarch of Romania attended the Divine Liturgy celebrated at St Gregory the Enlightener Chapel of the Patriarchal…

Mar 27, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

March for Life 2017: Help the Mother and the Child! They Depend on You!

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church, during its working session of 9 February 2017, blessed the initiative of the Students for life Association to organise the seventh national edition of the March for Life. The event will take place on the Feast of the Annunciation, 25 March 2017. This year’s edition of the…

Mar 21, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

The Romanian Patriarch at the Old Princely Court Church on the Feast of Annunciation

Apr 14, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu