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Myrrh-Bearing Women are models of courage, faith and piety, Patriarch Daniel says

The Myrrh-Bearing Women are enduring models of courage, faith and piety in the Church, Patriarch Daniel of Romania said on Sunday at the historic Chapel of St George the Great Martyr at the Patriarchal Residence. More than this, the Patriarch said, the Holy Myrrh-Bearing Women are also teachers of the Church through the very manner…

Apr 27, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Archbishop Varsanufie hails courage of Saint Menas: “He believed that without death, there is no resurrection”

On Monday, Archbishop Varsanufie celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the “All Saints” Chapel in Râmnicu Vâlcea, highlighting the life and profound conviction of Saint Menas the Great Martyr. The archbishop shared that Saint Menas “firmly believed that without death, there is no resurrection.” “Saint Menas was convinced that without struggle, there are no crowns; without…

Nov 13, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel praises women working in medical units in annual message on Sunday of Myrrhbearers

On the Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women, when the Church pays tribute to Christian Women, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania conveyed a message highlighting the courage of the Myrrhbearers, presenting them as role models for contemporary women. He expressed his gratitude to “all grandmothers, mothers, and sisters who have borne witness to Christ, the…

May 17, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

“Humility and courage, humility and hope,” Romanian Patriarch urges on Feast of St Demetrios the New

The Patriarch of Romania urged the thousands of pilgrims who attended the Divine Liturgy on the feast day of Bucharest Patron Saint Demetrios the New to have the humility and courage as the woman with the issue of blood, and to acquire humility and hope as Jairus. Offering his reflections on the gospel reading from…

Oct 28, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu