Six Decades since a Blessed Event in the History of the Relics of Venerable Saint Parascheva - the Generalization of Her Worship (October 1955 - October 2015)

Although the Romanian nation conceived, throughout time, numerous saints, their first canonization took place during the worthy to remember Patriarch Justinian Marina (1948-1977), in 1950. Together with the introduction in the calendar of Romanian saints, the generalization of worshipping the saints whose relics are in our country was decided. Among the saints whose worshipping was extended at the time, there was Venerable Saint Parascheva “the homely enlightener of Moldavia”, whose holy relics were brought to Iaşi in 1641, during the pious prince Vasile Lupu and the holy bishop and scholar Varlaam. The event of the proclamation of the generalization of St. Parascheva’s worship was held on the 14th October 1955, six decades ago, during the worthy to remember Metropolitan Sebastian Rusan (1950-1956), on the occasion of the dedication day, liturgical and spiritual event of exceptional importance. Both Romanian and foreign hierarchs, several priests, monks, nuns and faithful attended the event

Comparative Study Regarding Body Development in Turcana and F1 German Blackheaded x Turcana Yearling Ewes

Researches were carried out in a commercial sheep farm from Arad County, situated in western Romania. Yearling ewes, with their age ranging from 12 to 13 months were included in the trial. Two genotypes were considered, purebred indigenous Turcana (TA, n = 18) and F1 German Blackheaded x Turcana (GBT, n = 33) crossbreeds. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the effects that crossbreeding local Turcana sheep with the meat specialized German Blackheaded breed have on the body development of yearling ewes and their wool production traits. Results have shown that the GBT crossbreed gimmers had a significantly (p≤0.001) higher body weight, of 53.8 kg when compared with the TA purebreds, which had on average 45.0 kg. Wool production was significantly higher (p≤0.001) in TA yearling ewes when compared to their counterparts, while the length of the wool-staple was not influenced by genotype related factors (p>0.05). Results of the current study outlined that the GBT yearling ewes are more precocious when body weight is concerned, and this could lead to their introduction to reproduction starting with 12 months of age