Sermon of Patriarch Daniel in the Holy Emperors Constantine and Helen Church in Sinassos
31. May 2009 - 13:13
LOVE FOR IMPERISHABLE BEAUTY
AT THE CAPPADOCIAN FATHERS
While travelling as pilgrim to Cappadocia, our thoughts focus on the origin of the Philokalia, on its first authors, Saints Basil the Great (+379), and Gregory the Theologian (+389), who gathered the most beautiful texts from Origen's work under this title. Thus, in the course of time, they created a series of collection of theological, ascetic and moral writings aiming at the love for the imperishable spiritual beauty acquired by deliverance from selfish passions and by cultivating virtue, through the spiritual sight of beings spiritually and unceasing prayer.
The Visit of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel at the Museum of Anatolian Culture in Turkey's Capital
31. May 2009 - 13:09His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel has visited today, May 30, 2009, the Museum of Anatolian Culture located in Turkey's capital, Ankara. The delegation of the Romanian Patriarchate was guided by His Excellency Ioan Pascu, Romania's Ambassador to Turkey. From this location, the envoys of the Romanian Patriarchate, led by His Beatitude, left for the homeland of St. Basil the Great, reaching Cappadocia at 1 p.m.
Source: www.basilica.ro
Vesper Celebrated in Sinassos
31. May 2009 - 13:05The delegation of the Romanian Patriarchate, led by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, has reached today, May 30, 2009, Cappadocia, at around 1 p.m. His Holiness Bartholomew I, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, and His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, have assisted at the Vespers celebrated in the Holy Emperors Constantine and Helen Church in Sinassos (Mustafapaşa). The service was celebrated by Right Rev. Cipran of Campina, Patriarchal Vicar Bishop, starting at 5:30 p.m. The two Patriarchs have addressed sermons to those present.
Source: www.basilica.ro
Sermon of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, delivered at the Holy Liturgy celebrated with His Holiness Bartholomew I,
31. May 2009 - 23:02Sermon of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, delivered at the Holy Liturgy, Sunday, 31 May 2009, in Cappadocia:
THE HOLY FATHERS - DEFENDERS OF
ORTHODOX FAITH AND OF THE CHURCH UNITY
On the first Sunday after the Great Feast of the Ascension of the Lord, the Orthodox Church decided to commemorate the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council, in 325. The theological-spiritual meaning of the celebration of the 318 Holy Fathers, who came to the city of Nicaea at the call of Holy Emperor Constantine is that the teaching of faith on Christ, the Lord, and on the Holy Trinity is established on the basis of the Holy Scriptures and of the Apostolic Tradition, only by the Church in its fullness, represented through the voice and common expression of her bishops all over the world. Thus, the Church does this work of fixing the dogmas and interpretation of the Orthodox faith through the mysterious inspiration of the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Truth, namely the Spirit of Christ, the Lord, the One Who from the Pentecost day forward has never left the Church He established through His sending into the world by God the Father at the Son's request.
Speech of Patriarch Daniel delivered in the Hall of the Throne of the Patriarchal Residence in Constantinople
29. May 2009 - 12:59
Your Holiness,
Your Eminences and Your Graces,
Your Excellencies,
Reverend monks and fathers,
Beloved faithful,
He is Risen Indeed!
First of all, we would like to thank Your Holiness for the welcome speech and nice appreciations, which greatly honour us, and which we consider as being addressed not to us, personally, but especially to the Romanian Orthodox Church, the Church born through the preaching of Saint Andrew the Apostle, which, by the mercy and grace of God, we serve as Patriarch.
