The holy light in Jerusalem was brought to Romania. Is distributed in all churches in the country
The holy light came to Romania. It was brought from Jerusalem, on Saturday, April 19, 2025, by the Archimandrite Father Teofil Anăstăsoaie, and will be offered to the delegates of the dioceses present at the “Henri Coandă” International Airport.
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Around 19:00, the Holy Light was welcomed at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest by Patriarch Daniel. According to the Romanian Patriarchate, bringing the light from Jerusalem is a symbol of the unity of the Church and the Easter joy.
Subsequently, through the protopopiates, the eparchial centers will distribute the holy light to each parish within them, informed the Press Office of the Romanian Patriarchate.
And this year, the holy light will be carried, through a delegate of the Metropolitan of Moldova and Bucovina, from Bucharest to Chisinau, where it will be offered to the parishes of the Metropolitan Basarabia.
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“Bringing and offering the Holy Light from Jerusalem to all the parishes in the Romanian Patriarchate is, therefore, a testimony of the ecclesiastical unity, as well as a manifestation of the Easter joy shared on the occasion of the great feast of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ,” emphasizes the BOR.
Inaugurated by Patriarch Daniel in 2009, the tradition of bringing the Holy Light from Jerusalem on the Great Sabbath and in the Centenary Year of the Romanian Patriarchate, writes Agerpres.
The miracle of the Holy Light takes place annually on the Great Sabbath, between 12:30 and 14:30, during the Vespers service of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. It is believed that a flame descends from the sky and lights up the wool on the slab of the tomb, without being hot in the first minutes.
