Saint Menas

Pray to Saint Menas to regain lost faith, Bishop Varlaam urges on feast day

Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești, general secretary of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church, urged the faithful on Tuesday to pray to Saint Menas for the recovery of lost or weakened faith, during celebrations dedicated to the saint known for helping believers find lost objects. “First of all,” said Bishop Varlaam, “let…

Nov 12, 2025Aurelian 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

Photo Gallery: The patronal feast of St Menas – Vergu Church in Bucharest

The patriarchal auxiliary bishop Ieronim of Sinaia officiated the Divine Liturgy on Monday, November 11, 2019 at St Menas – Vergu Church in Bucharest, on the ocassion of its patronal feast. The holy relics of St Menas were placed in a baldachin next to the church for the pilgrims to venerate. At the end of…

Nov 15, 2019Raluca-Emanuela Ene