Dioceses

Chapel of Rebra-Parva Monastery dedicated to St Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia

The chapel of Rebra-Parva Monastery in Bistrița-Năsăud county was dedicated to Saint Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia during a ceremony held last week by His Eminence Metropolitan Andrei of Cluj. Saint Porphyrios, who was canonized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate in 2013, was included in the local calendar of the Romanian Orthodox Church through synodal resolution in 2017.…

Dec 12, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Ignatie offers antidote to lack of self-control, a sin that grinds and divides society

During the Vespers for the feast of Saint Nicholas held at Simila Parish, His Grace Bishop Ignatie spoke about the lack of self-control as one of the sins that grind and divide society today. Bishop Ignatie said that Saint Nicholas is called a man of God and a teacher of self-control. “People no longer manage…

Dec 11, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Funeral service for Elder Ephraim to be held on December 11

The funeral service of Elder Ephraim, who fell asleep in the Lord on Sunday morning, will be held at St. Anthony’s Greek Orthodox Monastery in Arizona on Wednesday, December 11, Orthodox Times reports. Elder Archimandrite Ephraim (Ioannis Moraitis – June 24, 1927) was an archimandrite and former abbot of Philotheou Monastery on Mount Athos, spiritual…

Dec 10, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Bishop urges new abbot of Cernica Monastery to be zealous and loving as predecessor Saint George

On December 3, marking the feast day of one of Cernica Monastery’s Saints, the Assistant Bishop Timotei of Prahova enthroned Protosyncellus Vasile Parjol as new abbot of the monastery. The enthronement ceremony took place after the festive Divine Liturgy. In his speech, Bishop Timotei of Prahova urged the new spiritual leader of the monastic community…

Dec 10, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan Iakovos of Mytilene meets with Greek community in Tulcea

His Eminence Metropolitan Iakovos of Mytilene on Sunday met with the Greek community in Izvoarele, a village in the eastern county of Tulcea. It has become a tradition for the Metropolitan of Mytilene as well as for other officials from Lesvos to visit Romania and meet with members of the Greek community in Tulcea every…

Dec 3, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Venerable Anatolie Tihai: Romanian missionary to Japan commemorated at Balti

Bishop Antonie of Balti last Thursday officiated a memorial service for Archimandrite Anatolie Tihai at the Nativity of the Lord Church in the city of Balti, Republic of Moldova, marking the 126th anniversary of the repose of this important Romanian Orthodox missionary to Japan. Venerable Anatolie was born in 1838 in the village Tărăsăuţi in…

Dec 2, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop of Maramures: Intensify good deeds during Nativity Fast. God gave us, let us give in return!

‘We are during the Nativity Fast, a sacred time, during which the first Sunday gospel readings relate about the danger of wealth, about the fact that it is not enough to combine fasting with prayer,’ His Grace Bishop Justin of Maramures said during his homily last Sunday. ‘We need to do many good deeds, especially…

Nov 29, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Elder Arsenie Boca commemorated at Prislop Monastery on 30th anniversary of repose

Fr. Arsenie Boca, one of the most prominent Romanian elders of the 20th century, reposed in the Lord on November 28, 1989. It was recently announced that he is being considered for canonization by the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church. In the meantime, he was prayerfully commemorated Thursday at Prislop Monastery in Silvașu…

Nov 29, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan of Banat donates winter clothing to patients in psychiatric facilities

Approximately 1,000 winter clothing items were offered by Metropolitan Ioan of Banat for patients with psychiatric disorders at the Psychiatric and Safety Measures Hospital in Jebel and the Psychiatric Hospital in Gătaia. According to the website of the Metropolis, His Eminence visited the patients last week. On Nov. 13, Metropolitan Ioan also visited the Pentru…

Nov 19, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Visarion of Tulcea calls for prayer and good deeds in Nativity Fast message

His Grace Bishop Visarion of Tulcea is calling on the faithful to pray and perform good deeds during the Nativity Fast. In this year’s Nativity Fast message, the Orthodox Bishop of Tulcea invites believers to unite the liturgical life with Christian philanthropy, thus demonstrating to be brothers and sisters in Christ. ‘The Church urges us…

Nov 19, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Husi Bishop says we should be addicted to the Bible like we are to our smartphones

‘It would be wonderful if the dependence on the word of God were at least directly proportional to the addiction to our smartphone,’ wrote Wednesday His Grace Bishop Ignatie of Husi on his Instagram account marking the Bible Day. He stressed that we are in ‘the age of word inflation,’ an inflation which lacks the…

Nov 14, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu