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Blessing families and school for the beginning of the school year

The address delivered by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, at the beginning of the new school year 2020-2021 for all pupils, parents and teachers in pre-university education …………7

Pastoral letters

Pastoral letter of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church for the first Sunday in the Lord’s Nativity fast 2020………….11

Christ’s humble love grants eternal life

Pastoral letter of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel for the feast of Lord’s Nativity …………….21

Events

Blessing for the new academic year

The address delivered by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, at the beginning of the new academic year 2020-2021……………………………………31

Awarding of prizes and vernissage of the exhibition for the National Contest „The Orthodox Icon – Light of the Faith” (9 September), Andrei Butu……………………………33

Anniversary of a decade from the consecration of the Episcopal
Cathedral of Caransebeș (12-13 septembrie) – Ștefana Totorcea, Gabriel Rădășanu………………41

Religious events dedicated to the Centennial celebrations of the re-establishment of Oradia diocese (19-20 September) – Andrei Butu, Gabriel Rădășanu………………………49

The 13th edition of the National Congress „Christ Shared to the Children” (28-30 September),

Vasile-Robert Nechifor…………..75

The 13th anniversary of the enthronement of His Beatitude Daniel as Patriarch of Romania (30 September),

Vasile-Robert Nechifor………..79

The General Assembly of „Filantropia” Federation of the Romanian Patriarchate (5-6 October),

Sorin Ioniţe………….87

Events dedicated to Blessed Demetrios the New, the Patron Saint of Bucharest (27 octombrie)

– Deacon Marinel Laurențiu Marcu……..91

Donate blood, save life! The blood donation campaign conducted by the Romanian Patriarchate (2014 – 2020) must intensify! – The Press Office of the Romanian Patriarchate………… 118

Te Deum officiated at the Patriarchal Cathedral on the National Day of Romania (1 December)

– Andrei Butu…………..120

Celebrating the name day of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania (17 December),

Andrei Butu, Ștefana Totorcea………125

The work agenda of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church (1 September – 31 December 2020) ……………..135

Studies

Liturgical aspects addressed by the Great Code of Law of Târgovişte

– Archimandrite Assoc. Prof. Vasile Miron…………..157

Romanian Orthodox Diaspora

Online Congress of the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of the United States of America (4-5 September),

Pr. Daniel Ene……………..177

The 11th edition of NEPSIS Congress of the Romanian Orthodox Metropolis of Western and Southern Europe (MOREOM) (25-27 September),

Iulian Dumitraşcu……………. 188

Romanian Orthodox church consecrated in Tokyo, Japan (3 November)

Vasile-Robert Nechifor…………………191

Congress of the Youth in the Romanian Orthodox Metropolis of the Americas (14-15 November),

Pompiliu Gîrlonța…………194

Orthodoxy in dialogue

Patriarchal Encyclical for the Protection of the Environment, 2020 -Address of His All-Holiness Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople – the New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch, on the beginning of the new liturgical year, 1 September 2020 – English-Romanian translation by Aurelian Iftimiu……………….201

Presentation visit to the Romanian Patriarchate of Her Excellency Ms Laurence Auer,

ambassador of France to Bucharest (16 November) – The Department for Church and Inter-Religious Relations and Romanian Ecclesiastical Communities Abroad……..208

A wise, conciliatory shepherd – Patriarch Irinej of Serbia

Message of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church,

for the funerals of Patriarch Irinej of the Serbian Orthodox Church, 22 November 2020…. 211

Restitutions

Christian Charity, Teodor M. Popescu………………..217