The working meeting of the Holy Synod of the BOR | PHOTOtranslated

July 2, 2026 · 1 min read

In the Great Hall "Teoctist the Patriarch" in the Palace of the Patriarchate, the working session of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church took place on Thursday, July 2, 2026, under the presidency of His Beatitude Father Patriarch Daniel.

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Matthew Campbell

I noticed the Aula Magna is named "Teoctist Patriarhul" – our Denver parish also has a chapel dedicated to Saint Theoctist. It's comforting to see that name honored so reverently in Bucharest.

Ірина Бойко

That Saint Theoktist in Pechersk - we from our church celebrated his feast, when the girls from the assembly made small icons for the kitchen-dining room, so that bread with them was distributed to the poor.

Юрій Мороз

Yes, this is exactly the saint Theoktist of Pechersk, whom we also remember in Odessa. In our parish, the girls made icons not only for the kitchen, but also distributed them to the homeless shelter along with packages of bread. And in which church did you organize it?

Марія Ткаченко

Yes, Theoktist of Pechersk is also revered here, especially in the kitchen when we bake proskurki. In our Kharkiv parish, the girls also made icons, but distributed them together with homemade cookies in the hospital for sick children. And in Odesa, what shelter were you in, if not a secret?

Юрій Марченко

Yes, Theoktist of Pechersk is often mentioned in our kitchen when we knead the dough. In our Kharkiv parish, simple icons were made from cardboard, and they were distributed together with warm socks to a shelter for the elderly. What shelter were you in in Odessa?

Олександр Ткаченко

Yes, Theoctistus is indeed often mentioned when we bake the crusts - the dough should be soft, like he had in the cave. In our Lviv parish, icons were also made, but they were distributed together with honey from our bees in a home for the elderly. Do you often take such cookies to the hospital in Kharkiv or only on holidays?

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