"Biografiile" Sfantului Maxim Marturisitorul si contextul istoric al epocii sale

Author(s): Vicențiu Românu / Language(s): Romanian Issue: 01-03/2017

In modern Romanian theology, Father Dumitru Stăniloae is the first theologist who started capitalizing, by their precious translations and comments, for almost half a century, on a part of the theological and spiritual works of the great Byzantine and erudite monk of the 7th century in the person of Saint Maxim the Confessor, thus ranging under the neopatristic trend, dedicated to the „maximology” commenced during the first half of the 20th century. Within the four tomes of maximian works, the Romanian theologist casts some light on the sizes and profound significances of the confessor monk Maxim’s thinking in relation to contemporary theology, however, concerning Their life, the scholared Romanian theologist compiles short biographic notes.

"Foaia Diecezana" - 130 de ani de aparitie

Author(s): Constantin Cilibia / Language(s): Romanian Issue: 01-03/2017

The Diocesan Sheet magazine, through the articles printed, enjoys an even greater popularity within believers, priests, not only from the Caransebeș Bishopric, but the entire country. The editorial team consists of church, but also laic personalities with a good theological preparation. It is led by our inexhaustible Bishop, Dr. Lucian Mic, of Caransebeș, who is undertaking great efforts for the magazine to appear periodically and in exquisite graphic conditions. From what we have seen so far, the Diocesan Sheet magazine is highly appreciated, not only within the Caransebeș Bishopric, the Banat Mitropoly, but also within the Romanian Patriarchy. We see its presence everywhere, thus confirming that it complies with current requirements and exigencies.

"Regulamentul autorităților canonice-disciplinare și al instanțelor de judecată ale Bisericii Ortodoxe Române". Contribuția Arhiepiscopiei Timișoarei.

Author(s): Cosmin Panturu / Language(s): Romanian Issue: 01-03/2016

As for matters of internal discipline, our Church has applied, in time, canonical provisions from modern Romania imbedded with norms foreseen in Disciplinary Court and Trial Regulations in 1926 and 1949. They have been issued by the church authority in compliance with Laws of Cults and Church Statuses in 1925 and 1948-1949. The 1949 Regulation was updated several times and was still enforced until 2015. A number of 17 sense and shape provisions present in this article have been acknowledged from amendments brought by the Timişoara Archbishopric.

"Sophia" Discourse from Antiquity to Christianity

Author(s): Yevhen Kharkovshchenko / Language(s): English Issue: 56/2019

Sophia doctrine was evolved in European philosophical and religious creativity and was developed in the pre-Christian period (Socrates, Parmenides, Plato), was represented in Gnosticism (Valentinus) and Neoplatonism (Plotinus), in the writings of prominent theorists of Christianity – the Fathers of the Church (Athanasius the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, Macarius the Great, Gregory the Theologian), the ancient teachers of Christianity (Hilarion, Klim Smoliatich). The doctrine of Sophia, The Wisdom of God is shown in the Proverbs of Solomon Biblical Book, and also in the non-canonical books of the Old Testamentum – Solomon’s Wisdom and the Jesus’ the son of Syrah Wisdom. The Sophia doctrine as mysterious wisdom is described in Kabbalah. It was also reflected in the temple architecture and iconography of the Orthodox East, in the wider use of it at the spiritual and moral level. This doctrine has got a systematic form represented by the doctrine of sophiology in medieval mysticism (M. Eckhart, J. Böhme, E. Swedenborg), and “philosophy of unitotality” (V. Solovyov, S. Bulgakov, P. Florensky). These periods of the Sophia doctrine’s development are inherent in such ideas as a natural philosophy’s theme of understanding the world as the integration, anthropological doctrine of the relationship between nature and the absolute, the existence of God in its close association with the world.

"Избави ме од нечистоте дела мојих..."

Author(s): Vesna O. Marković / Language(s): Greek, Ancient (to 1453),Serbian Issue: 1/2019

Romanos the Melodist, the greatest poet of Eastern Church, inspired by metric forms of Syrian spiritual literature created the most perfect Byzantine poetic genre – a Kontakion. This is a highly complex literary form which belongs to tonal and syllabic versification, with a distinctive metric scheme. A Kontakion is characterized by vivid description of biblical events, with plenty of extremely dramatized situations and well-developed monologues and dialogues. The parts which depict human character, passions and suffering are particularly impressive. However, the implications and messages of a Kontakion are not dark, but optimistic, owing to the fact that they are oriented towards human salvation through faith in Jesus Christ, repentance and hope for forgiveness. Romanos the Melodist’s hymns possess deep inner duality and apart from inspiring and motivating, they clarify, interpret and teach. As a knowledgeable and skillful interpreter of Holy Scripture, he gives an excellent exegesis through his heroes’ lines. The translated and analyzed Kontakion in this writing is one of the most successful and poetic Roman’s Kontakia. It is a masterpiece in respect of perfect metric units with a refrain and regular rhyme.

"Със светиите упокой, Христе"

Author(s): January Dzhangozov / Language(s): Bulgarian Publication Year: 0

The main points in the report highlights the relationship between the living and the dead, between the private and the common prayer, and the unity of the Church. The private prayer for the dead occurs spontaneously, since it is an act of the love for your own, and from there it flows into the common prayer, because the Church has always helped its members by praying for the dead during the holy Divine Liturgy. The other main focus is the merciful sacrifice to God as it is stated, in the symbol of faith, upon the terrible and glorious Second Coming of Our Lord Jesus Christ

(De) Constructing Sanctity. Josaphat Kuntsevych and the “Reversed” Historiography of Iosif Semashko

Author(s): Norbert Morawiec / Language(s): English Issue: 4/2021

The article presents the phenomenon of “reversed” interpretation of Jozaphat Kuntsevych's martyrdom in the writings of a Uniate hierarch, Iosif Semashko. The article conducts an analysis of epistemologically understood metaphors created by him before and after his conversion to Orthodoxy.

(Hiper)produkcija čuda i čudesnih dela: značenja narodnih i crkvenih interpretacija i njihov značaj za proces desekularizacije u Srbiji

Author(s): Lidija Radulović / Language(s): Serbian Issue: 4/2012

Over the last 20 years, miracles and miraculous acts have been an important part of the multi-layered process of desecularization in Serbia. The Serbian Orthodox Church is trying to revitalize orthodoxy as interpreted by the church and draw in as many believers as possible. At the same time, the folk orthodox variant of Christianity is being revitalized among the faithful, mostly through populist interpretations with elements of folk religion. This paper analyzes the public production of miracles in Serbia based mostly on material drawn from the media, but also on personal testimonies of informants who have witnessed such events.

(РЕ)СЕМАНТИЗАЦИЈА БОГОЈАВЉЕЊА НА НЕРИ У КОНТЕКСТУ ПЕРЦЕПЦИЈЕ ПОГРАНИЧЈА

Author(s): Smiljana Đorđević Belić / Language(s): Serbian Issue: 6/2020

The study examines the current practice of celebrating Theophany on the Nera River (January 19th on the on Calendar of the Serbian Orthodox church marks the day Jesus Christ was baptized in the River Jordan by John the Baptist), based on field surveys conducted in Poljadija (Romania, settlements Langovet / Lugovet (Romanian: Câmpia), Zlatica (Rom. Zlatiţa) and Sokolovac (Rom. Socol)). Namely, a ritual procession was (re)established there since 1990: after the liturgy, a religious procession proceeds to Nera, where a priest performs the sanctification of the river; swimming for the Holy Cross became part of the ritual praxis as well; apart from the inhabitants of the borderland villages, Sokolovac (Romania) and Vračev Gaj (Serbia), church dignitaries and representatives of political institutions also take part in the ritual. The first part of the paper offers an overview of the basic historical data related to the Serbian community in Romania in recent history, as a basis for a better understanding of the historical events and realia mentioned by the interlocutors in their Theophany-related discourse. The second part reviews the ethnographic descriptions of the Theophany celebrations in this area dated before 1990, as well as commented transcripts of field interviews. The third segment appraises the functions of the Theophany on Nera as a topic in public discourse (local media and newsletters of the Serbian minority in Romania, Serbian media, including web portals aimed at a wider audience, the Facebook page Theophany on Nera, as well as content from other social networks). Finally, the concluding chapter views the current practice in an ideologicalhistorical context (retraditionalization in post-socialist societies, homogenization of national identities, etc.), in the context of the “spectacularization” of rituals, and in the context of border studies. The boundary thus proves to be a stratified, layered and processual phenomenon in the interlocutors’ view, and the real (rethought) ritual and customary practice (now institutionalized and “spectacularized”) of celebrating Epiphany on the Nera also takes on new meanings: it is no longer merely a ritual in the realm of traditional culture, but also a way of publicly manifesting the common (ethnic and cultural) identity of Serbain communities on both sides of the border, having become not only cultural symbolic capital but a form of potentially political symbolic capital as well.

,,IATĂ NE ÎNTOARCEM CĂTRE NEAMURI...” (F. AP. 13, 46). ASPECTE PREMERGĂTOARE PRIMEI CĂLĂTORII MISIONARE A SFÂNTULUI APOSTOL PAVEL

Author(s): Vasile Doru Fer / Language(s): Romanian Issue: 01-03/2019

The present study addresses a topic of interest not only for newtestamentary theology but also for other related theological disciplines. In the contemporary context, the reminder of the missionary framework is imperative, given that the Apostle Paul, appealing to his disciple and associate Timothy, urged him to preach the word, persevering with time and without time (cf. II Timothy 4:2) such a vivid exhortation nowadays too. The Book of Acts provides us with the most comprehensive information about the vast ministry of preaching the Gospel of Christ to the Gentiles, and the Gentiles who are covered by the darkness of unbelief have thrilled to the message brought by the missionary preachers of the teaching of Christ. Not having much opportunity, the Apostle Paul, along with the other collaborators who formed the missionary group on the first missionary journey, Barnabas and John Mark, through the preaching, will succeed in transforming the pagan world into a people of the righteous. Actually, the missions of St. Paul the Apostle will be a particularly important element that will change the future of mankind, becoming the voice of the hopelessness hope. Though he considered himself the least importanat among the Apostles, he will consecrate himself as an Apostle of the Gentiles. He not only proclaimed the Gospel to them, but always tried by his presence, and when he failed, he kept trying, through his epistles, to return to the midst of those he converted, in order to keep alive and unaltered the doctrine of Christ. The versatility of the paulin genius left its mark forever on the teaching of the Church. Therefore, if an analysis of his missionary journeys is desired, it must be done in different ways. The devotion with which he had fulfilled the 36 Altarul Banatului mission entrusted to him has to be emphasized, regardless of the missionary journeys analysis. Although the present study only considers the preliminary aspects of the first missionary journey and not an exhaustive presentation in its entirety, we will find that the perspective and missionary work among the Gentiles as well as the formation of the first missionary group are landmarks that require a special attention.

1870-2018. Russia and the Balkans. The Case of the Unbuilt Orthodox Church in Cetinje, Montenegro

Author(s): Miloš Stanković / Language(s): English Issue: 6/2018

The process of the creation of the national states in the Balkans in the 19th century was followed by the political reforms and revitalization of church life, that had been suppressed in the Ottoman period. During the 19th century, Serbs, Greeks and Bulgarians, in different periods, have staged uprisings, waged independence wars, gained autonomy, then sovereignty, and were internationally recognized. During their liberation fight, these countries have been supported by the great European powers, above all by Russia, whose assistance was particularly directed towards Bulgaria, the Principality of Serbia and the Principality of Montenegro, aiming to emancipate the Balkan Christians. Following the 1876 – 1878 wars, the 1878 San Stefano Treaty and the Berlin Treaty, the Balkan countries were recognized as fully sovereign states.

1882 — Anul Aparitiei Revistei „Candela” a Mitropoliei Bucovinei

Author(s): Justinian-Remus Cojocar / Language(s): Romanian Issue: 01+04/2017

The history of the religious-literary journal „Candela” begins in 1882, when the worthy of remembrance Silvestru Morariu Andrievici was Archbishop of Cernăuți and Metropolitan of Bukovina and Dalmația (1880-1895). „Candela” was the official church journal of the Metropolitan of Bukovina reaching every village, city, parochial and city library and institution. On the 8th (20th) of April 1882, the Metropolitan Silvestru Morariu Andrievici issued The Circular and The Regulations for the religious literary Journal of Cernăuți. He sent the two documents, on the 17th (29th) of April 1882 (entrance number 30) for publication in Foaia Ordinăciunilor a Consistoriului arhiepiscopal în afacerile Arhidiecezei ortodoxe orientale a Bucovinei, no. 4, year 1882. As an official bulletin of The Orthodox Church in Bukovina, „Candela” was to give prestige to the diocese and identity to the Church and the Romanians in Bukovina.

2017 – Anul omagial al unităţii de credinţă şi de neam şi Anul comemorativ al făuritorilor Marii Uniri de la 1 Decembrie 1918

Author(s): Patriarhul Daniel / Language(s): Romanian Issue: 1/2018

2019 – Anul comemorativ al patriarhilor Nicodim Munteanu și Iustin Moisescu și al traducătorilor de cărți bisericești în Patriarhia Română

Cuvântul de deschidere

Author(s): Daniel Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church / Language(s): Romanian Issue: 10-12/2019

Address at the opening of the works of the Autumn Pastoral-Missionary Conference of Clergy of the Archdiocese of Bucharest, Bucharest, November 11-12 2019, Great Hall of the National Children's Palace, with the theme „2019 – the Commemorative Year of Patriarchs Nicodim Munteanu and Iustin Moisescu and the Church book translators in the Romanian Patriarchy”.

2019 – Anul satului românesc și al patriarhilor Nicodim Munteanu și Iustin Moisescu

Author(s): Patriarhul Daniel / Language(s): Romanian Issue: 1/2019

Hotărârea Sfântului Sinod al Bisericii Ortodoxe Române privind declararea anului 2019 ca „Anul omagial al satului românesc (al preoţilor, învățătorilor şi primarilor gospodari) şi Anul come¬morativ al patriarhilor NICODIM MUNTEANU şi IUSTIN MOISESCU şi al traducătorilor de cărţi bisericești” în Patriarhia Română, adresată ierarhilor și eparhiilor ortodoxe române din țară și străinătate.

2020 – Anul omagial al pastorației părinților și copiilor și Anul comemorativ al filantropilor ortodocși români

Author(s): Daniel Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church / Language(s): Romanian Issue: 10-12/2020

Raising children and young people in the Christian spirit is a special challenge, especially in contemporary society, where the Christian family lives in a secularized and spiritually confusing world, facing trials such as poverty, unemployment, alcohol, infidelity, divorce, migration etc. In 2020, "Commemorative Year of the Romanian Orthodox Philanthropists", the Romanian Orthodox Church aims to identify and promote the example of those who, over time, have supported spiritually and materially the social-philanthropic activity of the Church, as well as highlighting the role of Christian philanthropy as a main coordinate of the cultural and social activity of the Church.

2021 – Anul omagial al pastorației românilor din afara României și Anul comemorativ al celor adormiți în Domnul; valoarea liturgică și culturală a cimitirelor

Author(s): Daniel Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church / Language(s): Romanian Issue: 4-6/2021

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church proclaimed 2021 The Solemn Year of pastoral care of Romanians abroad, Commemorative Year of the reposed in the Lord. The two themes, homage and commemorative, highlights two essential coordinates, priority in the life and pastoral-missionary activity of our Church.

22. летња школа црквеног појања „Корнелију у спомен“

Author(s): Milica Andrejević / Language(s): Serbian Issue: 2/2014

330 de ani de la tipărirea Liturghierului Sfântului Mitropolit Dosoftei, la Iaşi, 1679

Author(s): Lucian Vasile Petroaia / Language(s): Romanian Issue: 1/2008

The author eulogistically depicts the personality of a Moldavian clergyman of high rank, the Metropolitan Bishop Dosoftei. The Romanian Orthodox Church canonized Dosoftei, as a result of his devoted liturgical service and of his fruitful activity of cultivating the Romanian language and culture. He kept the line with the efforts to promote Romanian language as a language of cult; he is deemed as the founder of the Romanian liturgical jargon. The case study takes the shape of a bibliographical and theological exegesis of the Missal printed at Iaşi, in 1679, and considered as the first complete edition in Romanian language of a fundamental liturgical book. Later on, the Missal printed by Dosoftei was widely used by the Romanian Orthodox Church in its practices.

380 de ani de la aducerea la Iaşi a moaştelor Sfintei Cuvioase Parascheva

Author(s): Tudorel-Constantin Rusu / Language(s): Romanian Issue: 2/2021

On 12 and 13 June 2021, the Archdiocese of Iaşi celebrated 380 years since the translation of Saint Paraskevi’s relics from Constantinople to the capital of Moldavia. The holy relics were a gift from the Ecumenical Patriarchate to Prince Vasile Lupu of Moldavia, and were laid with great honours in the beautiful, newly-built church of „The Three Holy Hierarchs” Monastery. On this anniversary, the Vigil service was officiated on 12 June and the Holy Liturgy was celebrated on 13 June at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Iaşi and the „Three Holy Hierarchs” Monastery. The services were celebrated by the two hierarchs of Iaşi Archdiocese – His Eminence Teofan, Archbishop of Iaşi and Metropolitan of Moldavia and Bukovina, and His Grace Nichifor Botoșăneanul, Vicar Bishop of the Archdiocese of Iaşi. Two more hierarchs co-celebrated the Holy Liturgy officiated on 13 June at the Metropolitan Cathedral: His Grace Damaschin Dorneanul, Vicar Bishop of the Archdiocese of Suceava and Rădăuți, and His Grace Emilian Crișanul, Vicar Bishop of the Archdiocese of Arad. His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, sent a congratulatory message on this anniversary, entitled „Saint Paraskevi «the swift helper» is a great gift to the Romanian people”. On 12 June, in the Gothic Hall of „The Three Holy Hierarchs” Monastery were organized a symposium and an exhibition of books, icons and vestments of Saint Paraskevi. The symposium was organized by „Dumitru Stăniloae” Faculty of Orthodox Theology in Iaşi, and the exhibition was created by „Dumitru Stăniloae” Library, the Metropolitan Cathedral and the „Resurrectio” Centre for Conservation and Restoration of Christian Art Patrimony. The exhibition was open for the public for a week after the vernissage. In honour of this anniversary, „Doxologia” Publishing House of Iaşi Archdiocese announced the publication of two new books: „New considerations on the translation of Saint Paraskevi’s relics to Iasi”, coordinated by Bogdan Brânză, and a mini-album entitled „380 years since the translation to Iaşi of Saint Paraskevi’s relics”.Over these two days, the faithful could venerate the reliquary containing Saint Paraskevi’s relics, set in the Metropolitan Cathedral in Iaşi.