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Prayer before competition: Romania’s national bodybuilding and fitness team receive Archbishop Irineu’s blessing

Tuesday, before departing for the European Championship in Spain, His Eminence Archbishop Irineu blessed the Romanian National Bodybuilding and Fitness Team at Christ Pantocrator Monastery in Alba Iulia. Gabriel Toncean, the president of the Romanian Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness, headed the team. “Let’s say a young gymnast wants to compete in the Olympic games.…

May 4, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

In pictures: Maundy Thursday at the Patriarchal Cathedral. Blessing of the special Easter prosphora

On Maundy Thursday, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral, delivered a homily and blessed the special Easter prosphora called Pasti. Follow us on Instagram: @basilica.ro Photography courtesy of: Basilica.ro / Raluca Ene

Apr 21, 2020Raluca-Emanuela Ene

Why does this Muscovite artist make religious graffiti?

His creations appear in traditional places — on the walls of apartment blocks and under bridges, but they depict either Jesus or the Virgin Mary. A huge graffiti face of Jesus Christ appeared in Moscow in late October. It wasn’t the first and won’t be the last. It was painted on a bridge bearing by…

Jan 3, 2020Mihail Mere-Albe

Patriarch Daniel at ITO 2019: Young people are a blessing and joy to the society

Young people are a blessing and joy to the society With great spiritual joy, we address a word of blessing to you, young participants in Craiova, at the International Meeting of Young Orthodox (ITO), organised this year by the Archdiocese of Craiova. Because youth is, in this transient world, a symbol of the beauty of…

Sep 5, 2019Sorin Ioniţe

Photo Gallery: Patriarch Daniel blessed the foundation stone of a new church on Mt Bucegi

HB Patriarch Daniel blessed Saturday, September 15, 2018 the foundation stone of a new church that will be built on Mount Bucegi. Foto credit: Raluca Ene / Basilica.ro

Sep 25, 2018Raluca-Emanuela Ene

Patriarch Daniel blesses foundation stone of military church at Ministry of National Defence

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania blessed Friday, June 15, the foundation stone of a new military church that will be built at the Ministry of National Defence of Romania, in the presence of DefMin Mihai Fifor. Addressing those present, Patriarch Daniel spoke about how important it is to build a church for a specific…

Jun 25, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel blesses children residing in the orphanage of the Intercession Monastery in Moscow

After celebrating the Sunday Divine Liturgy, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania blessed the girls residing in the orphanage of the Intercession Stavropegic Monastery in Moscow. Following a religious and folk song concert performed by the choir of the orphanage on Dec. 3, His Beatitude appreciated the children and congratulated them for their effort. The…

Dec 8, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

In pictures: Patriarch Daniel blesses new church supply store of the Romanian Patriarchate

Thursday, Oct. 19, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel officiated the blessing service of a new church supply store named Sacred gifts, which was opened at Popești Leordeni, on the outskirts of Bucharest, belonging to the Workshops of the Romanian Patriarchate. Attendees included Their Graces Varlaam of Ploiesti and Ieronim of Sinaia, assistant bishops to the Patriarch,…

Oct 20, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

10 Patriarch Daniel reflections on peace as gift and blessing

When people lack peace in their soul or family when the society lacks peace, everything is disturbed, all are saddened, and all reach a state of confusion. Divine peace is the harmony built by the Holy Spirit in the human soul, causing self-observance, the observance of God’s love and the love of fellow people. Given…

Sep 21, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

In pictures: Patriarch blesses the restored iconography at St Nicholas Church in Bucharest

On Sunday, many faithful attended the blessing service of the restored iconography at St Nicholas and St Myron Church in Bucharest officiated by His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church. Addressing those present, Patriarch Daniel stressed the importance and the liturgical symbolism the iconography of a church has. His Beatitude recalled that during…

Sep 11, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

9 inspirational quotes from Patriarch Daniel on how to relate to creation

The entire creation is made for sanctification and blessing. This is why we, who are baptised in the name of the Most Holy Trinity, must behave in the world in such a way as to bless and hallow the place we live in and take good care of God’s creation. Do not deform creation, do…

Sep 1, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu