Christian family

Patriarch Daniel calls Christian family an icon of God’s love in the world, praises family role during pandemic

In a message for the Sunday of Parents and Children (June 7), Patriarch Daniel emphasizes the fundamental role that the family played during the coronavirus pandemic. His Beatitude called the family “a natural environment for raising and educating children for life.” “During this period, the time spent by parents with their children was greatly appreciated,…

May 29, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel points to mothers of Three Holy Hierarchs as great models for family education

Given the Solemn Year of the pastoral care of parents and children in the Romanian Patriarchate, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel Thursday stressed that the Three Holy Hierarchs and Ecumenical Teachers received a perfect Christian education during childhood and offered their mothers as models for today’s mothers. During his sermon delivered January 30 at St Gregory…

Jan 31, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Holy Synod General Secretary officially announces solemn and commemorative themes for 2020

The New Year Day marked the beginning of the Solemn Year of Pastoral Ministry of Parents and Children and the Commemorative Year of Romanian Orthodox Philanthropists. Following the New Year Divine Liturgy presided over by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, the general secretary of the Holy Synod, His Grace Bishop Varlaam of Ploiesti, read out the…

Jan 2, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Ambrozie: Saint Constantine Brâncoveanu is an example for the Christian family

‘Saint Constantine Brâncoveanu is an example for the Christian family,’ Bishop Ambrozie of Giurgiu stressed during his homily on the eve of the feast of the Holy Brancoveanu Martyrs. The Holy Brancoveanu Martyrs and Saint Sophia Parish in Giurgiu was established in 2008. Leading the Great Vespers on Thursday, August 15, 2019, His Grace Bishop…

Aug 19, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Transylvania Metropolitan urges fasting, prayers for Christian family

His Eminence Metropolitan Laurentiu of Transylvania has urged the clergy within his jurisdiction to celebrate the Divine Liturgy and the Supplicatory Canon to the Theotokos daily on Oct. 1 – 7 ‘for the protection of Christian family and the future of our children’. His Eminence urged believers to join the priests in offering prayers and…

Sep 28, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Serbian Patriarch Irinej: ‘Family as a Holy Union is Increasingly Threatened and Ruined under Various Impacts of the Modern World’

Serbian Patriarch Irinej Sunday presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Holy Trinity Church of the Russian Orthodox Church’s representation speaking about family as a holy union and about the threats brought about by the modern world to the institution of family. On July 8, Orthodox Christians of the Slavic world celebrate Sts Peter and…

Jul 11, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel’s best messages on the family

On May 15 we mark the International Day of Families. From pieces of advice for newly-weds to signalling the existing threats to family, we provide you with some of Patriarch Daniel’s best messages to families. Profess the value of family life June 1, 2014 ‘In an increasingly secularised world, where family relations (between husband and…

May 15, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Christian Family is a Blessing of the Love of God for Humanity

On the International Children’s Day (June 1, 2016) and the Sunday of Parents and Children (June 5, 2016), the Patriarch of Romania addresses a message in which he points out the need to cultivate a harmonious relationship between parents and children: Christ is risen! The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church has declared the…

Jun 3, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu