The Serbian Patriarch visited Serbian settlements Orahovac, Velika Hoca and Zociste

His Holiness the Serbian Patriarch Irinej visited Orahovac, where he celebrated the Holy Liturgy in the church of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos on April 14, 2019.

A visit to Velika Hoca followed, where both the old and the young welcomed joyously their Patriarch accompanied by Bishop Teodosije, in the church-yard of the Holy Archdeacon Stefan. The girls in the costumes gave them lilac bouquets and offered bread and salt. The Patriarch addressed the gathering, expressing his joy at meeting them, and directed a word of encouragement.

The Patriarch then visited the Decani wine store  and the wine store of the Petrovic family, after which he headed towards Zociste.

The Serbian Patriarch Irinej arrived in the monastery of Visoki Decani on April 13, 2019 (photo gallery)

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His Holiness the Serbian Patriarch Irinej arrived in the morning of April 14, 2019, in Orahovac, the first in a series of enclaves that will be visited as part of his Archpastoral visitation to the Serbian people in Kosovo and Metohija, TV Hram announced. In the presence of quite a number of faithful people, the Patriarch officiated the Holy Liturgy in the Orahovac church of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos, with the concelebration of Bishop Teodosije and clergy of the Diocese of Raska-Prizren. Seminary pupils of the Theological School in Prizren enhanced the worship with their young voices. After Orahovac, His Holiness is going to visit Velika Hoca and Prizren on the same day. 

His Holiness was welcomed by His Grace Bishop Teodosije of Raska-Prizren and Monastery Abbot Sava with the brotherhood of this ancient monastery.

After a day spent with faithful in the Pec Patriarchate and the city Pec, Patriarch Irinej arrived in Visoki Decani on April 13, 2019. The high Church dignitary was welcomed by Bishop Teodosije and Archimandrite Sava with his brotherhood.

The Patriarch on his side welcomed a large number of faithful as well as some Japanese tourists who showed great respect towards the Patriarch and to the Serbian people, being enthusiastic about the unexpected meeting.

After paying s prayerful homage to the relics of the Holy King Steven of Decani, His Holiness delivered a sermon to the monks and believers about the importance of the Decani monastery, which for centuries had testified to the true faith of Christ the Lord.

The Patriarch made a short walk within the Monastery church-yard, talked with monastic brotherhood and attended the vesper service.

Patriarch Irinej visited the Metropolis church in Peć, Metochia

His Holiness the Serbian Patriarch Irinej celebrated the Holy Archhierarchal Liturgy in the Pec Patriarchate on the Saturday of 13th of April 2019.

The Right Reverend Teodosije, Bishop of Raska-Prizren, concelebrated as well Archpriest-staurophor Stojadin Pavlovic, Editor of the TV Hram, and clergy of the Diocese of Raska-Prizren, with the participation of the sisterhood of the monastery and a large number of faihful from that region.

His Holiness Patriarch Irinej has been paying a four-day archpastoral visitation to Kosovo and Metohija in order to spiritually strengthen his faithful people and deliver them an archpastoral message during these Lenten days as well as to encourage them to stay and survive in those areas.
The Patriarch spent most of this day with the faithful who had come to offer common prayers in the worship in, according to Patriarch’s words, the greatest Serbian sanctuary. He expressed a great joy at seeing many children among the faithful too.

The Serbian Patriarch received in the Pec Patriarchate high school pupils from Gracanica, Priluzje, Laplje Selo and Gušterica with whom he discussed the significance of their education, urging them to be ready to take over the rudder by which to lead one day the Serbian people on Kosovo and Metochija.
The Serbian Patriarch and Bishop Teodosije of Raska-Prizren made a walk along the Pec city streets and on that occasion visited a renovated church – Metropolia that had been destroyed in the March pogrom eight years ago.

Serbian Patriarch Irinej on Kosovo and Metohija

His Holiness the Serbian Patriarch Irinej arrived in the Pec Patriarchate on April 12, 2019.

His Holiness the Patriarch was welcomed by the Right Reverend Teodosije, Bishop of Raska and Prizren, and Monastery abbess Haritina with her sisterhood. The Patriarch will celebrate Liturgies in the Pec Patriarchate as well as in Visoki Decani and visit the renovated church in city of Pec and returnee villages and some Serb enclaves on Kosovo and Metohija.

Liturgy of the Annunciation and commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the death of St. Justin Popovich at Ćelije Monastery

On the Annunciation, the Serbian Orthodox Church commemorated the 40th anniversary of the death of St. Justin Popovich

The Hierarchical Divine Liturgy celebrated on April 7, 2019 at Ćelije Monastery, where St. Justin served for more than three decades, gathered a large number of faithful from different regions. 

40th Anniversary since the Blessed Repose in the Lord of St. Justin (1979 - 2019)

In Christianity truth is not a philosophical concept nor is it a theory, a teaching, or a system, but rather, it is the living theanthropic hypostasis—the historical Jesus Christ (John 14:6).

Before Christ men could only conjecture about the Truth since they did not possess it. With Christ as the incarnate divine Logos the eternally complete divine Truth enters into the world. For this reason the Gospel says: “Truth came by Jesus Christ” (John 1:17).