The Holy Archangels make up the eighth angelic flesh of the nine known and serve God incessantly, communicating to His people His will. Sacred Scripture and Holy Tradition testify to the continuing relationship of heavenly powers with men and reveal the name of seven Archangels: Michael, Gabriel, Rafail, Uriil, Salatiil, Iegudiil, and Varahil, to which …
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The name Dimitrie (the church version) or Dumitru (the popular version) comes from the ancient Demétrios, and it also talks about the ability to take on, keep, and renew Christianity, which takes in and adds everything good from the old world. Dumitru is, along with a few others, one of those names that was widely …
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Saint Demetrius, the Venerable from Basarabi, whose Holy Relics are in the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, is celebrated on the 27th of October. Although not known when Pious Dimitrie lived, we know it was born in the village of Basarabi, south of the Danube, during Vlach-Bulgarian Empire, founded by brothers Peter and Asan (XIII century). Finding …
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367 years since the relics of Saint Paraskeva are located in Iasi, the Feast of October 14 has an extraordinary significance for the Romanian, hundreds of thousands of believers came to worship at the shrine they know “more useful”. Those who come to “Pious” – as her friends call her – ask her to solve …
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Saint Parascheva of Iasi, Thrace (Saint Petka) or Saint Parascheva the New, as it is known, lived in the tenth century. It is important to know and note that there are two more holy slaves with this name: St. Parascheva of Rome (2nd century) and Saint Paraschevi of Iconium. Daughter of wealthy parents who owned …
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The honor of the Holy Cover dates back to the 5th century, when the Cover (the mafion), the Belt and the Shirt (the tunic) of the Virgin Mary reach Constantinople. According to tradition, the Cover and the Belt were found in the tomb of the Holy Virgin of Ghetsimani Garden, when the tomb for the …
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The Protection of the Mother of God is the celebration of the Church in memory of the appearance of the Mother of God in the church of Vlaherne. On October 1, 911, this church was observed in order to save the fortress that was besieged. At four o’clock in the morning, the Mother of God …
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Feast of the Exaltation of the Precious and Life-giving Cross of the church year represents a key point, which they are linked, as the feast of the Resurrection of Christ, more liturgical celebrations and ordinances. The importance of the Holy Cross, symbol of Sacrifice Saviour Church, his Bride, was highlighted from the time the Apostles …
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