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Troparul Înălțării Domnului

„Înalțatu-Te-ai întru slavă, Hristoase, Dumnezeul nostru, bucurie făcând ucenicilor, cu făgăduința Sfântului Duh, încredințându-se ei, prin binecuvantare, ca Tu ești Fiul lui Dumnezeu, Izbăvitorul lumii!”

Troparul Pogorârii Sfântului Duh (Rusaliile)

"Binecuvantat esti, Hristoase, Dumnezeul nostru, Cela ce preaintelepti pe pescari ai aratat, trimitandu-le lor Duhul Sfant, si printr-insii lumea ai vanat, Iubitorule de oameni, marire Tie!"

Directive for Pentecost

The Stages for Opening the Parish Church, June 7, 2020

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Dispozitie privind Rusaliile

Etapele de deschidere a Bisericilor 7 Iunie, 2020

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Sfântul Sinod, la 1 mai 2020 (Dispoziție Sinodală: Către o redeschidere a Bisericilor noastre), a îmbunătățit etapele enumerate în Ghidul federal al SUA (consultați, de asemenea, și recomandările statului canadian privind ridicarea măsurilor de sănătate publică). Procesul de redeschidere a bisericilor parohiale ale Episcopiei se va desfășura în concordanță cu etapele stabilite de către guvernul federal (SUA) și cel canadian. Modelul este preluat, în principiu, din Ghidul Federal American privind „Redeschiderea Americii”. În conformitate cu responsabilitatea noastră arhierească, am precizat ceea ce am considerat a fi o măsură adecvată în funcție de componența și nevoile eparhiei noastre unice, formată din parohii prezente în șapte (7) provincii canadiene și douăzeci și șapte (27) de state din SUA. ( continuare)

Trump Calls On States To Reopen Places Of Worship Immediately

President Trump said Friday that state governors should allow churches, synagogues, mosques and other houses of worship to reopen immediately.

In brief comments at the White House, Trump said houses of worship are "essential places that provide essential services." Churches have faced restrictions for gatherings and ceremonies as public health officials worked to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Some have chafed at the restrictions.

Trump said governors should allow the houses of worship to reopen "right now for this weekend." The president threatened that if they don't, "I will override the governors," he said, adding, "In America, we need more prayer, not less."

"These are places that hold our society together," he said.

It's not clear what authority Trump has to override states who wish to keep houses of worship closed. White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany didn't elaborate on what action Trump would take if governors didn't direct churches and other places of worship to open, calling those situations hypothetical.

"We can all hope that this Sunday, people are allowed to pray to their gods across this country," she said.

Revision of the Directives of

March 17 & April 2

May 15, 2020

Blessing to Celebrate the Divine Liturgy

TO ALL PARISH CLERGY 

Reverend Father:

Let us review some statements from our earlier Directives.

	“Today we reflect on the terrible pandemic which overshadows the entire world and our own Nations. We are called on by government and medical advisors to act in defense of our families and neighbors by temporarily restricting gathering together.

Although some official sources indicate what we might do, the responsibility remains with us” what we decide to do. There is not, nor probably will not be for a longer period of time, a “safe” number for meetings, no “safe” number of individuals.” (April 2 Directive). Details here

Pastorala de Paști a +Arhiepiscopului Valerian din anul 1953

Iubiți credincioși,

Sfânta Scriptură ne spune că, după suferințele pe care Mântuitorul le-a răbdat pentru neamul omenesc pe Golgota, trupul Său sfânt a fost așezat într-un mormânt nou și deasupra lui soldații au prăvălit o piatră mare, ca nimeni să nu poată ajunge la El. A treia zi după această punere în mormânt, un grup de femei, care veniseră cu Iisus din Galileea, pentru a-și arăta dragostea și încrederea în El, au pregătit miresme și s-au dus la cimitir ca să ungă cu ele trupul Domnului.

Inima lor era plină de îngrijorare. Ele, care veniseră cu Iisus Învățătorul și care credeau că El este cu adevărat Fiul lui Dumnezeu, fuseseră martore la chinurile de pe cruce și văzuseră cum Dumnezeu Omul fusese răstignit și îngropat. Uitând profețiile, femeile acestea erau pline de întristare. Ele se vor fi întrebat: cum a fost oare posibil ca Cel care a venit să mântuiască lumea să se lase răstignit? Răsunau și în urechile lor cuvintele tâlharului care a zis, hulind împotriva Mântuitorului: „Nu ești Tu, oare, Mesia? Mântuiește-te pe Tine Însuți și pe noi” ( continuare).

How the Coronavirus "Covid 19" affected the Church in the whole world

On January 28, 2020, the EU Presidency decided to activate the EU's Integrated Crisis Response Organization (IPCR). That is the EU's entity for crosssectoral crisis coordination at the highest level. At that time this International Forum officially announced that the entire world is witnessing a rapid spread of a virus disease called SARS-CoV-2, called Corona virus Disease, abbreviated as the "COVID-19".
His Eminence Archbishop +Nathaniel by a letter dated March 17, 2020, announced the members of ROEA's parishes and missions that "we are witnessing a terrible pandemic that has taken over the world, including our own country ... therefore, we are all urged to avoid any meetings ... including the meetings within the parishes and missions of: liturgical, administrative and social nature, at least until March 31, 2020.
On April 2, 2020 His Eminence Archbishop Nathaniel sent to all ROEA's parishes and missions a Archipastoral Directive Letter giving guidance to the priests and faiothful regarding the Holy and Great Lent of the 2020 Feast of the Resurrection of the Lord, stating that ALL THE CHURCHES AND MISSIONS WILL STAY CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC DURING THE HOLY LENT, HOLY PASSION WEEK, THE HOLY RESURRECTION, THE BRIGHT WEEK until ST. THOMAS SUNDAY (April 26, 2020), which means, the whole month of April 2020. It is for the first time in the history of the Episcopate, and in the vast majority of Christian Churches around the world, when the Holy Churches are closed for the Great Feasts-Days related to the Feast of the Holy Resurrection of the Lord.

Archpastoral Directive for Great Paschal Fast and Pascha 2020

Locations - If the church and parish house are on the same campus, the determined, blessed services may be celebrated by the priest with only family members who are living permanently in the parish house. There is to be no access to anyone else. Church doors must be closed during and after services; recommended health precautions must be taken.

If the priest must drive to the church, services may not be conducted by him in the church for the reason of re-locating from place to place. He may serve in his home.

Broadcasting Services

The services blessed to be served may all be broadcast through appropriate social media according to the experience and knowledge of the priest.

Home: Remember, if you do not know how to do this, you may not invite someone into your home to do this.

Church: If you are blessed to serve in the church, accordingly as above, the same applies -- you may not call anyone to help set up a broadcasting system.

Holy Services

• Pre-sanctified Liturgies (as prescribed) cannot be celebrated because of closure of the churches based on civil directions. The Great Canon may be said on a day other than Thursday, April 2.
  

• The Akathist to the Mother of God may be recited on Friday, April 3.
  

Lazarus Saturday

• No Divine Liturgy for Lazarus Saturday.

• Vespers may be celebrated in church/home only according to the above.
  

Entrance into Jerusalem/ Palm Sunday

• No Divine Liturgy for this Sunday.

• Matins: Bridegroom services may be celebrated on all days pre-scheduled.
  

Great and Holy Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday

• No Pre-Sanctified Liturgy (of course there is no Lamb from any previous Divine Liturgy). Vesperal part of the Pre-sanctified with readings may be served as blessed above.
  

Great and Holy Wednesday

• Holy Unction: A modified service may be said without the sanctification of oil. The Introductory prayers, scriptural readings and perhaps appropriate prayers may be said. A short homily, relevant to the present condition of the world crisis and the frailty of our fallen human nature may be appropriate.
  

Great and Holy Thursday

• No Divine Liturgy. At a future, joyful time, the preparation of the Eucharist for  the sick can be celebrated.

• Matins: “12 Gospels” may be served as indicated above.
  

Great and Holy Friday

• Vespers of the “Removal of the Body from the Cross” may be served as above.
  In the house, perhaps a crucifix on a table would be appropriate and sufficient.
  Matins with “Lamentations” may served as above. No external procession.
  

Great and Holy Saturday

• The Midnight Office (if usually celebrated).
  

• Matins may be done only in the church with no external procession.

• There is no Divine Liturgy served; not in the church nor in the house.

• Vespers of Pascha may be celebrated within the church as above or in the house, as above.
  

Bright Week

• Paschal Matins may be served as indicated above.

We will issue further directives as time requires.

+NATHANIEL, A sinner in repentance 
Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America
A Diocese of the Orthodox Church in America

Very Reverend Father Catalin Dan Mitescu fell asleep in the Lord on March 21, 2020, in California, due to complications of Alzheimer ’s disease.

Father Catalin was born on May 2, 1938, in Bucharest, Romania, the only child of Stefan and Daniela Mitescu. The family immigrated to Canada in 1948. Father Catalin graduated from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, with a degree in engineering. He served for six months as a Guide in the Canadian Pavilion of the Brussels World’s Fair in 1958.

Fr. Catalin received his Doctorate in Physics in 1965 from the California Institute of Technology (Cal Tech) and was hired by Pomona College, Claremont, California, where he taught as a professor of Physics for 47 years until his retirement from the school in 2011. He was co-author of Physical Hydrodynamics, a classic work on fluid dynamics.

Father Catalin came from a long line of priests, from father to son, ending with his great-grandfather, Priest Ion Mitescu, who served at the church of Sf. Nicolae Domnesc in Iasi. Encouraged by Father Florian Galdau, a longtime friend of the family (Parish Priest of St. Dumitru, NY), and Father Richard Grabowski, his parish priest (Holy Trinity, Los Angeles), Father Catalin followed the Episcopate’s late vocations program as well as that of the OCA Diocese of the West. He was ordained by Archbishop Valerian (Trifa) to the Holy Diaconate in July 1980, at the Vatra Congress... (whole biography)