humble love

Patriarch Daniel’s Message for Holy Pascha: Humble, merciful love is stronger than sin and death

In a video message for Holy Pascha 2025, Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church reflected on the deep spiritual significance of Pascha, emphasizing that it is not merely a historical commemoration, but a living experience of Christ’s love, sacrifice, and victory over death. Recalling the Last Supper, His Beatitude explained that Jesus Christ instituted…

Apr 18, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

All what Christ has performed was from His humble love for the salvation of humankind, Patriarch Daniel says on Good Friday

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel officiated the Service of the Lamentations of the Lord on 14 April 2017 at the Patriarchal Cathedral. Together with His Beatitude served His Grace Varlaam of Ploiesti, Assistant Bishop to the Patriarch. Patriarch Daniel addressed the faithful present with a homily in which he focused on the spiritual symbolism of the…

Apr 15, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: Humble love towards others and helping our neighbours represent the path to salvation

This Sunday’s Gospel presents us the humility, which should be desired by the Lord’s disciples in order to acquire salvation. The main teaching of the gospel is the following: through humility one can accede from deadly sin to life giving holiness, said His Beatitude, Patriarch Daniel on 2 April 2017. During his sermon, given at…

Apr 4, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: Christ values the faith and the humble love of those who are helping the sick

The Gospel passage read on the Second Sunday of the Great Lent dedicated to Saint Gregory Palamas shows that forgiveness of sins is the starting point for recovering from illness, the Romanian Patriarch said March 12. In his homily delivered at the Chapel of the Patriarchal Residence, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel pointed out the spiritual…

Mar 13, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu