Pastorala Sfântului Sinod al Bisericii Ortodoxe Române la Duminica Ortodoxiei din Anul Domnului 2019
The Pastoral Letter of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church on the Sunday of Orthodoxy – 2019
Author(s): Author Not SpecifiedSubject(s): Pastoral Theology
Published by: Arhiepiscopia Bucureștilor
Keywords: Holy Synod; Sunday of Orthodoxy; Pastoral letter; iconography; devotional life;
Summary/Abstract: On the first Sunday of Lent, the Church celebrates the restoration of icons for use in services and private devotional life of Christians. On this occasion, thourgh this Pastoral Letter, the synodal fathers insisted on the role and effects of visual content, referring also to the benefits of iconography. In the same time, the letter reiterate that being Orthodox means not only formal affiliation to a religious institution but a way of life.
Journal: Glasul Bisericii
- Issue Year: 78/2019
- Issue No: 4-6
- Page Range: 21-28
- Page Count: 8
- Language: Romanian