Te Deum Service

Patriarch Daniel turned 74: Our birthday is an occasion to thank God for the gift of life

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel turned 74 on Tuesday. On this occasion, a thanksgiving service was celebrated at the Patriarchal Cathedral in the presence of the Patriarch and other state officials. The Te Deum service was officiated by Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești, who offered words of gratitude and appreciation for the Patriarch of Romania’s…

Jul 22, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

“Our participation in New Year’s celebrations should reflect eternal, not temporary values,” says Archbishop of Suceava

At the start of 2025, Archbishop Calinic of Suceava and Rădăuți emphasized a spiritual perspective on New Year’s celebrations, stating, “Our participation in New Year’s Eve should follow different coordinates and expectations than the temporary ones.” These guiding principles, he noted, are provided by Saint Paul: “Rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be…

Jan 1, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Photo Gallery: Te Deum service for the new ecclesiastical year at Patriarchal Cathedral – 2020

A Te Deum service was held at the Patriarchal Cathedral on Tuesday, September 1, 2020, officiated by Archimandrite Clement Haralam, the Grand Ecclesiarch, marking the beginning of the new ecclesiastical year. Photography courtesy of Basilica.ro / Raluca Ene Follow us on Twitter: @BasilicaPhotos

Sep 18, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel officiates Doxology marking 161st founding anniv. of Union of Romanian Principalities

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel Thursday officiated a Te Deum service at the patriarchal cathedral in Bucharest marking the 161st founding anniversary of the Union of the Romanian Principalities. On 24 January Romanians celebrate the 1859 Union of the Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia, which represented the first step towards the creation of the modern Romanian…

Jan 23, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

In pictures: First Te Deum Service on Romania’s National Day at the People’s Salvation Cathedral

His Grace Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Ieronim of Sinaia on Saturday, Dec. 1, officiated the first Te Deum service on Romania’s National Day inside the newly inaugurated Romanian People’s Salvation Cathedral, marking 100 years since the 1918 Great Union. Photo courtesy of Raluca Ene / Basilica.ro

Dec 1, 2018Raluca-Emanuela Ene

Te Deum Service and Wreath-Laying Ceremony in Honour of the Founders of the Union of 1859

The events dedicated to the 158th anniversary of the Union of the Romanian Principalities (1859) began Tuesday morning with the celebration of the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. Next, His Grace Varlaam of Ploiești, Assistant Bishop to the Patriarch, officiated Jan. 24 a Te Deum service at which the Patriarch of Romania…

Jan 25, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu