Saint Demetrius 2023

Patriarch Daniel: Saints correct people’s mistakes, strengthen ties between countries. Pilgrimage is not wasted time

Patriarch Daniel’s sermon on the feast of Saint Demetrius the New focused on the meaning of the relationship between saints and believers, in general, and on how devotion to the Protector of Bucharest has helped and still helps the Church and society. Numerous believers participated in the patronal feast of the Patriarchal Cathedral, with more…

Nov 1, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Holiness does not come and go away as worldly things do, Metropolitan of Veria says at Bucharest Patriarchal Cathedral

“Holiness is not something that comes and goes away as the worldly things do, disappearing soon and being lost. Holiness remains, illuminates and brings forth a fragrance”, the metropolitan of Veria said in his homily on the feast of Sant Demetrius the Myrrh-Gusher. His Eminence Metropolitan Panteleimon of Veria, Naousa, and Kampania presided over the…

Nov 1, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: Theotokos, Saints Demetrius are unquenchable torches to illuminate the lives of believers

At the reception ceremony of the holy relic of Saint Demetrius the Myrrh-Gusher and the wonderworking icon of Panagia Soumela, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel addressed the pilgrims, noting that the Theotokos and both Saints Demetrius are unquenchable torches who illuminate the lives of believers. Patriarch Daniel’s message to pilgrims at celebrations of Saint Demetrius the…

Oct 25, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Path of the Saints procession: Patriarch Daniel prays for pilgrims and people affected by war

At the end of Tuesday’s “Path of the Saints” procession, the relics of the Holy Great Martyr Demetrius the Myrrh-Gusher and the icon of the Mother of God Panagia Soumela from Greece arrived in Bucharest. The Patriarch of Romania welcomed them in a ceremony at the outdoor altar of the Patriarchal Cathedral. “We pray to…

Oct 25, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Right hand of Saint Demetrius the Myrrh-Gusher arrives in Bucharest for patronal feast

The right hand of the Holy Great Martyr Demetrius the Myrrh-Gusher of Thessalonica will join this year the festivities of Saint Demetrius the New, the Protector of Bucharest. This is the first time the two saints “meet” during this pilgrimage held at the Patriarchal Cathedral every year since 2008. As promised last year, Metropolitan Pantelimon…

Oct 23, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

2023 St Demetrius the New celebrations begin at dawn, first pilgrims venerate relics of Bucharest Patron Saint

The celebrations of Bucharest’s Patron Saint Demetrius the New began on Saturday morning when the Saint’s holy relics were taken out of the patriarchal cathedral and placed in an outdoor baldachin to facilitate access to pilgrims from across Romania. Although usually kept inside the patriarchal cathedral, the reliquaries with the relics of Saint Demetrius the…

Oct 21, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu