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St Mavra of Ceahlău Mountain; Virginmartyr Pelagia; Venerable Monica

Orthodox Calendar, May 4 St. Mavra of the Ceahlău Mountain Schema-nun Mavra of Mount Ceahlău lived toward the end of the seventeenth century, being a native of a village in the Bistrița Valley, not far from Ceahlău, in Moldavia, in present-day Romania. Having received the blessing of her parents, she departed at the age of…

May 4, 2026basilica.ro

Midfeast of Pentecost; Martyr Isidore of Chios; Hieromartyr Therapontus, Bishop of Cyprus (Fish allowed)

Orthodox Calendar, May 14 Holy Martyr Isidore of Chios He lived during the III Century on the Island of Chios, and was a native of Alexandria. During the first year of rule of the emperor Decius (249-251) there was issued an edict to make a census of all those capable to serve in the armies…

May 14, 2025basilica.ro

1,500-year-old ‘Christ, born of Mary’ inscription discovered in Israel

A 1,500-year-old Greek inscription bearing the name “Christ, born of Mary” was unearthed in northern Israel, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced, The Jerusalem Post reports. The archaeologists discovered the inscription engraved at the entrance of an impressive building from the Byzantine or early Islamic period, featuring mosaic pavements decorated with a geometric design. The…

Feb 12, 2021Gheorghe Anghel

Basilica Photos. The beauty of childhood in Christ

“Children are faces of light cultivated through faith and love,” Patriarch Daniel notes. This can be better observed when children are there where they have to be – in the church – close to God and His Saints so that they may gain a holy life. On the International Children’s Day, we’ve made a selection…

Jun 1, 2019Sorin Ioniţe

Patriarch Daniel performs Great Blessing of Waters. ‘Today we re-experience the Great Mystery of Christ’s Baptism in the Jordan River’

At the end of the Great Blessing of Waters on Saturday, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel told the faithful that the feast of the Theophany ‘reveals the renewal or the update of Christ’s Baptism, but also the renewal of the Baptism of each and every one of us.’ Speaking about the rite of the Great Blessing…

Jan 8, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel on Theophany: Eternal life begins in this world when we unite with the Holy Trinity through Baptism

Romanian Patriarch Daniel addressed the faithful present at the Patriarchal Cathedral for the Divine Liturgy on the Feast of the Theophany, Jan. 6 that life in the Heavenly Kingdom begins on earth once with Holy Baptism. ‘Eternal life begins in this world when we unite through the grace of Holy Baptism with the Eternal Father,…

Jan 8, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Eldress Theophania, abbess of the Intercession Monastery: Saint Matrona brings all to the faith in Christ

Before presenting His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel with the icon of Saint Matrona of Moscow, Stavrophore Eldress Theophania, the abbess of the Intercession Monastery, gave a speech in which she expressed her joy for the Divine Liturgy celebrated for the first time in history by a Romanian Patriarch at this monastery, stressing the quick help that…

Dec 8, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: The Mother of God is the example of preparation for the reception of Christ in our souls

In his Tuesday homily delivered at the Divine Liturgy, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel urged the faithful to follow the example offered by the Mother of God as for the preparation to receive Christ in their souls and homes. On the Feast of the Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy Theotokos, His Beatitude Daniel,…

Nov 21, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Kirill addresses Romanian people: ‘Your piety is a witness that Romanian Orthodoxy is flourishing today’

Homily by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia during the Divine Liturgy celebrated on the feast of Saint Demetrius the New, 27 October 2017. Your Beatitudes, Your Eminences and Your Graces, Reverend fathers, beloved brothers and sisters,   Today we commemorate Venerable Demetrius Basarabov, the heavenly protector of the city of Bucharest, and during…

Oct 27, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

In pictures: ‘The mystery of Christ’s resurrection is hidden in the Holy Cross,’ Patriarch Daniel says

‘The mystery of Christ’s resurrection is hidden in the Holy Cross,’ Patriarch Daniel said Thursday in his homily delivered at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, explaining the unalterable tie between Christ, His Cross and His Resurrection. On the Feast day of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, celebrated the…

Sep 15, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarchate of Jerusalem | Patriarch Theophilos celebrates Divine Liturgy on Mount Tabor (VIDEO)

On Saturday, 6th/19th August 2017, on the feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, His Beatitude Theophilos, Patriarch of Jerusalem, officiated Vespers in the evening and the outdoor midnight Vigil. Concelebrants for the divine services included: Metropolitan Ieronymos of Mouanza in Tanzania – Patriachate of Alexandria, Metropolitan Timotheos of Bozra – Patriachate of Jerusalem, Metropolitan…

Aug 24, 2017Andrei Pau