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Thousands flock to venerate Bucharest Patron Saint Demetrius the New

Source: Basilica News Agency

October 30, 2018

Thousands of believers flocked to venerate Bucharest’s Patron Saint Demetrius the New at the patriarchal Divine Liturgy presided over by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel last Saturday, October 27.

Concelebrants for the Divine Liturgy included several Romanian hierarchs, but also Metropolitan Naum of Ruse as representative of Bulgaria, St Demetrius’s homeland, and Bishop Qais of Erzurum on behalf of the Antioch Patriarchate.

In his homily, the Patriarch of Romania pointed to the life of St Demetrius the New and that of St Callinicus of Cernica, whose holy relics joined the festivities in Bucharest.

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10/31/2018

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Thousands of believers took to the streets of Bucharest on Thursday carrying in procession the reliquaries containing the holy relics of two Protector Saints of Bucharest, Venerable Demetrius the New and Saint Callinicus of Cernica, the first saint glorified by the Romanian Orthodox Church.

The Feast of St. Demetrius the New – Protector of Bucharest, at the Romanian Patriarchate

The Feast of St. Demetrius the New – Protector of Bucharest, at the Romanian Patriarchate

The Feast of St. Demetrius the New – Protector of Bucharest, at the Romanian Patriarchate

The Feast of St. Demetrius the New – Protector of Bucharest, at the Romanian Patriarchate
In his sermon the Romanian Patriarch spoke of the veneration of saints. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel underlined the fact that “when we venerate relics of saints, we do not honor bones, as mistakenly believe unprepared, uninformed and ill-intentioned people, but we meet the saint whose relics are placed in front of us.”

Pilgrimage on the Feast of St. Demetrius the New, Protector of Bucharest, October 23-28, 2015

Pilgrimage on the Feast of St. Demetrius the New, Protector of Bucharest, October 23-28, 2015

Pilgrimage on the Feast of St. Demetrius the New, Protector of Bucharest, October 23-28, 2015

Pilgrimage on the Feast of St. Demetrius the New, Protector of Bucharest, October 23-28, 2015
The pilgrimage organized each year by the Romanian Patriarchate and the Archbishopric of Bucharest on the feast of St. Demetrius the New, Protector of Bucharest (celebrated on October 27th), will last from October 23 to 28, 2015.