Pilgrimage of Flowers, today, in the Capital! | Radio Bucharest FM – Radio Music Live Online

The Archdiocese of Bucharest organizes, today, the traditional Pilgrimage of Flowers.

The pilgrimage will start at the Radu Vodă Monastery. The participants will gather around 3:30 p.m., and at 4:15 p.m. they will leave on the following route: Mărăşeşti Boulevard, Dimitrie Cantemir Boulevard, Piața Unirii (East and North side), Saint Anton Church – Curtea Veche (4:45 p.m. – first stop) – Unirii Square (West side), Brâncovenească Crucea (17:15 – second stop), Bucuriei Hill.

The procession will end at the Patriarchal Cathedral around 17:45. There, the pilgrims will be welcomed by the Blessed Father Daniel, the Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church.

Time schedule:

* 14:30 – Vespers service at the Radu Vodă Monastery;

* 16:00 – at the Radu Vodă Monastery, the consecration of the willow branches will take place, which will then be offered to the believers present;

* 16:15 – departure in procession from the Radu Vodă Monastery to the Patriarchal Cathedral;

* 16:45 – stop at the Church of Saint Anthony – Curtea Veche, where the procession will be met by the priests and believers of this church;

* 17:15 – the procession arrives at the Brancoven Cross at the base of the Hill of Happiness (second stop);

* 17:45 – arrival at the Patriarchal Cathedral, where the pilgrims will be greeted by Blessed Father Daniel, the Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, who will consecrate the icon of the feast of “The Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem”, will say the prayer of blessing for the pilgrims and address a word of learning.

Car traffic will be restricted on the mentioned route. Drivers are advised to use the alternative route Bd. Dimitrie Cantemir – Pasaj Unirii – Piata Universităităi.

Orthodox Christians celebrate the Flowers on Sunday.
On this day, people go to church and carry willow branches. The twigs are consecrated and then placed at the icons or at the door of the house so that the home is protected all year round.
In villages, willows are also planted on fruit trees to help them bear fruit.

Among the Romanians, the willow replaces the olive and palm branches with which the Savior was greeted by Christians as a true king, upon entering Jerusalem.

Almost 1,800,000 people celebrate their name day on Florii.
Most of them are women, and the most common name is Florentina. Of the more than 600,000 men celebrated, most bear the name Florin or Viorel.