Patriarch Daniel calls for prayer and practical support for families at Bucharest pilgrimage

“Our encounter here and now with St Demetrius the New and St Elizabeth of Pasărea, through the veneration of their holy relics, shows us that God is at work in every generation and continually calls people to holiness,” His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel told participants in Saturday’s Way of the Saints procession in Bucharest.

His Beatitude welcomed the crowds of pilgrims at the outdoor altar of the Patriarchal Cathedral, together with Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishops Varlaam of Ploiești and Paisie of Sinaia, and Assistant Bishop Timotei of Prahova of the Archdiocese of Bucharest.

The procession began from two locations.

The first group departed from the Patriarchal Cathedral, carrying the relics of St Demetrius the New and St Demetrius the Myrrh-Gusher, and followed this route: Patriarchal Cathedral – Patriarhiei Street – Regina Maria Boulevard – the foot of Patriarchate Hill (Unirii Square).

The second group departed from St Spyridon the New Metropolitan Cathedral, carrying the relics of St Nectarios, Sts Constantine and Helen, and St Elizabeth of Pasărea , following Bibescu Vodă Street to the foot of Patriarchate Hill (Unirii Square).

The two groups of pilgrims met at the…