The abbess of the Prodromita Monastery in Comandău received the rank of stavrophore to the patron saint of the settlementtranslated

Mother Abbess Valentina Cernea received on Sunday the rank of Stavrophora from His Holiness Father Andrei, Bishop of Covasna and Harghita, at the patron of the "Maica Domnului Prodromita" Monastery in Comandău, Covasna county.

The service was attended by believers from Comandău and the neighboring towns, who came to honor the icon of Our Lady Prodromită, the protector of the monastic settlement.

The liturgical answers were given by part of the congregation of the "Saint Hierarch Nicolae" Monastery in Miercurea Ciuc.

Icon of the Mother of God Prodromitsa Mother Abbess Valentina Cernea received the rank of Stavrophore from His Holiness Father Andrei, Sunday, July 12, 2026. Photo credit: Diocese of Covasna and Harghita In his sermon, His Holiness Father Andrei spoke about the icon of Our Lady of Prodromitsa, honored by the Romanian Orthodox Church on July 12.

The hierarch recalled that the icon was given to the Romanian Hermitage of Prodromus in the Holy Mount Athos and evoked the zeal of Saint Venerable Niphon, the first abbot of the hermitage, and Saint Nectarius the Prodromite.

His Holiness Father Andrei urged the faithful to attend the Holy Liturgy carefully and to put...