CUPRINS NR. 1/2020 - Revista Biserica Ortodoxă Română

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CUPRINS / CONTENS

2020 – Solemn Year of Pastoral Care for Parents and Children and Commemorative Year of Romanian Orthodox Philanthropists……………………………… 7

Pastoral letters

Pastoral letter of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church for the Sunday of Orthodoxy 2020……….. 15

Love has vanquished death – Pastoral letter of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel for the Holy Easter………….25

Events

Watchnight service celebrated at the Patriarchal Cathedral on New Year’s Eve (2019-2020) – Andrei Butu ………….. 35

The year 2020 declared „Solemn Year of Pastoral Care for Parents and Children” and „Commemorative Year of Romanian Orthodox Philanthropists” (1 January) – Mihail Mere-Albe…………… 41

The 10^th edition of the Festive Session „European Synchronies of Romanian Culture” dedicated to the National Culture Day (15 January) – Archdeacon Ştefan Sfarghie……………… 51

Events dedicated in Bucharest to the 161^st anniversary of the Union of Romanian Principalities (23 January) – Iulian Dumitraşcu…………………… 61

The Union of Romanian Principalities, celebrated at Iași (24 January) – Gheorghe Anghel…………………………… 72

15 years of uninterrupted publication of „Lumina” Newspaper of the Romanian Patriarchate (6 February) – Vasile-Robert Nechifor……………………….. 78

Archimandrite Benedict Vesa ordained Vicar-Bishop of the Archdiocese of Vad, Feleac and Cluj (23 February) – Oana Rusu, Gabriel Rădășanu……………………………….. 86

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel attends the awarding of the European Prize „Coudenhove-Kalergi” to President Klaus Iohannis (4 March) – Tudor Călin Zarojanu…………………. 103

The Sunday of Orthodoxy celebrated at the Patriarchal Cathedral (8 March) – Archdeacon Ştefan Sfarghie…………………….. 107

Church life during the pandemics. Encouragement offered by His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church – Bogdan-Gabriel Rădășanu………………. 114

Tha saints, protectors of Romania during the pandemics – Bogdan-Gabriel Rădășanu………….. 132

The 135th anniversary of the recognition of the autocephaly of the Romanian Orthodox Church (25 April) – Sorin Ioniţe……………… 142

The work agenda of the Patriarch of Romania

The work agenda of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church (1 January – 30 April 2020)………………………. 149

Studies

The “common cup” prayer in the Byzantine ritual of the Mystery of Matrimony (a historical-liturgical analysis) – Deacon lecturer Nicolae Preda………. 175

The origin, history and significance of the epigonation – Deacon PhD student Vlăduț-Iulian Roșu……………………….. 188

Romanian orthodox Diaspora

Proceedings of the Eparchial Assembly and the Congress of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Italy (EORI) (4 February) – Sorin Ioniţe………. 201

Orthodoxy in dialogue

Message of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (18-25 January)…………….. 207

Presentation visit to the Romanian Patriarchate of His Excellency Mr Arthur Mattli, the newly-appointed ambassador of Switzerland to Romania (5 February)

THE PRESS OFFICE of the Romanian Patriarchate 209

Presentation visit to the Romanian Patriarchate of His Excellency Sufyan S. Qudah, the newly-appointed ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to Romania (6 February)

THE PRESS OFFICE of the Romanian Patriarchate 212

The meeting of Primates and representatives of Local Orthodox Churches – Amman, Jordan (26 February) – Basilica News Agency……………. 215

Message addressed by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel to His All-Holiness Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople – the New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch, on his 80th anniversary (29 February)……. 221

Call to prayer, solidarity and responsibility during the pandemics (3 April) – The Consultative Council of Religious Denominations in Romania … 223

Restitutions

Marriage – a Holy Mystery of the Church and a juridical institution of the State – Iorgu D. Ivan………………. 229