CUPRINS/Contents The Christian family – an icon of God’s love in the world
The address delivered by His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, for the Sunday of Parents and Children, 7 June 2020….. 7
Events
The Myrrh-Bearing Women – epitomes of courage and faith in times of hardship
The address delivered by His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, for the Sunday of Myrrh-Bearing Women,
3 May 2020……………………………………………………………….. 11
Message addressed by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel to Her Majesty Margareta, Custodian of the Romanian Crown, on the National Day of the Monarchy (10 May) ……………………………….. 13
Spiritual exhortation in times of pandemic
Address of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, in the context of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, 12 May 2020………………. 14
Celebrating the historical patronal feast of the Patriarchal Cathedral (21 May)
Deacon Marinel Laurențiu Marcu, Bogdan Gabriel Rădășanu……17
His Eminence Pimen , Archbishop of Suceava and Rădăuți, reposed in the Lord
His Grace Damaschin Dorneanul, Vicar Bishop of the Archdiocese of Suceava and Rădăuți 24
The Romanian Patriarchate has provided over 4.3 million Euro as financial aid for the Covid-19 crisis (28 May)
Ștefana Totorcea……………………………………………… 49
300 years since the relics of the Holy Martyr Prince Constantin Brâncoveanu were retrieved
The address delivered by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, commemorating 300 years since the relics of the Holy Martyr Prince Constantin Brâncoveanu were brought to „St George the New“ Church in Bucharest, 12 July 2020……………… 54
The 30th anniversary of the Romanian Orthodox Christian Students’ Association (ASCOR) (19 July)
Andrei Butu……………………………………… 58
Consecration of a new building of „Family” Social-Cultural Centre in Pantelimon town, Ilfov county (21 July)
Vasile-Robert Nechifor………………………………….. 65
The 69th anniversary of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church (22 July)
Deacon Marinel Laurențiu Marcu………………………………….. 69
His Eminence Calinic, enthroned as the new archbishop of Suceava and Rădăuți (26 July)
Cătălin Acasandrei, Bogdan Gabriel Rădășanu…………………… 88
The work agenda of the Patriarch of Romania
The work agenda of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church (1 May – 31 August 2020)….. 115
Studies
The worship places established, restored and endowed by the Holy Prince Constantin Brâncoveanu
Archimandrite Assoc. prof. Vasile Miron……………………………. 133
Romanian orthodox Diaspora
The new Ambassador of Romania to Israel visited the headquarters of Romanian Patriarchate’s Representation in Jerusalem (17 June)
Gheorghe Anghel……………………………………………………. 155
The 12th anniversary of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (30 June)
Ștefana Totorcea……………………………………………………… 158
His Grace Atanasie of Bogdania, Vicar Bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Italy, decorated by the President of Romania (10 August)
Sorin Ioniţe…………………………………………………. 162
Responsibility, hope and solidarity during the pandemic
The address of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel on the Sunday of Romanian Migrants, 16 August 2020………. 165
Orthodoxy in dialogue
The Romanian Patriarchate endorses maintaining the current status as a museum of „Hagia Sophia” basilica in Constantinople (8 July)
Ștefana Totorcea………………………. 169
CROCEU communique on „Hagia Sophia”: The effort to erase its Christian origins is deplorable and dangerous (27 July)
Ștefana Totorcea………………………………………….. 171
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew thanked His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel for solidarity concerning „Hagia Sophia” Basilica (3 August)
Aurelian Iftimiu……………………………………….. 175
Restitutions
Pedagogical tenets in the writings of Saint John Chrysostom
Prof. dr. Dumitru Fecioru………………………….181
