Lazarus Saturday

Sts Elijah Iorest, Simeon Stephan and Sava Brancovic, metropolitans of Transylvania; St. Joseph the Confessor of Maramureș; Martyrs Pasikrates and Valentine; St. Elizabeth (Fish allowed)

Orthodox Calendar April 24 Saint Iorest the Confessor Saint Iorest the Confessor was born into a peasant family of Transylvania and received the name Elias in Baptism. He entered the Putna Monastery at an early age and was tonsured with the name Iorest. He made great progress in his spiritual life and was also a…

Apr 24, 2026Sorin Ioniţe

Bessarabian hierarchs back charity drive as Church and volunteers mobilise aid for vulnerable

Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia met on Saturday with teams involved in organising the 2026 “Meal of Joy” national charity campaign in the Republic of Moldova, highlighting philanthropy as an authentic expression of faith. He conveyed a message of blessing and gratitude to the Social Mission “Diaconia” of the Metropolis of Bessarabia, the Moldova Food Bank,…

Apr 8, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Great and Holy Wednesday (Matins); Apostle Herodion of the Seventy, and those with Him; Saint Celestine, Pope of Rome

Orthodox Calendar, April 8 Great and Holy Wednesday On Great and Holy Wednesday, the hymns of the Bridegroom Service remind us of the sinful woman who poured precious ointment on Christ’s head at Simon the leper’s house (Mt. 26:7). The disciples complained about the wasteful extravagance, for the myrrh could have been sold and the…

Apr 8, 2026basilica.ro

Patriarch Daniel: Raising of Lazarus prefigures Christ’s Resurrection and final judgment

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church delivered a message of spiritual renewal and hope to thousands of faithful gathered on Saturday afternoon for the Palm Sunday procession in Bucharest. Addressing pilgrims who took part in the annual event marking the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem, the Patriarch of Romania described Lazarus…

Apr 6, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel leads Palm Sunday Procession in Bucharest, calls it a moving confession of faith

“Palm Sunday Procession is prayer in procession and a gathering in motion,” His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel reminded the thousands of faithful who climbed the Patriarchal Hill on Saturday evening to commemorate the Lord’s Entry into Jerusalem. “This pilgrimage is a confession of faith in the crucified and risen Christ, but also an act of friendship…

Apr 14, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Divine Liturgy, Hymns on Lazarus Saturday chanted by Tronos Choir available on Spotify

Selected hymns from the Divine Liturgy and Lazarus Saturday chanted by the famous Tronos Choir of the Romanian Patriarchate are now available on Spotify. The Lazarus Saturday album includes two hymns in Arabic: ‘Having secretly received the command’ (Akathist to the Theotokos), and ‘My soul, my soul’ (kondakion in the Great Canon). The hymns chanted…

Mar 5, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu