Great Friday at the Monastery of the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple

 In the evening on 30 April 2021, on Great Friday, His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch officiated the Matin service of the Great Saturday at the Monastery of the Entry of the Most Holy Mother of God into the Temple, in Belgrade. 

He was concelebrated by protopresbyter-staurophors Milovan Glogovac and Milisav Radojevic, hieromonk Sava (Bundalo) and deacon Vladimir Pekic, in the prayerful presence of Abbess Teofora, the sisterhood of the monastery and the faithful people. Divna Ljubojevic with the choir Melody sang responses. 

Holy and Great Friday in Cathedral church of Holy Archangel Michael

His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, officiated the Vesper service and the Epitaphion service in the Cathedral church of Saint Michael the Archangel in Belgrade on Holy and Freat Friday, 30 April 2021. 

The Patriarch was concelebrated by Archimandrite Serafim (Baltic), protopresbyter-staurophors Branko Topalovic and Djuro Skocic, archpriest Slavisa Popovic, hieromonk Sava (Bundalo), presbyter Arsen Milovanovic, protodeacons Radomir Percevic and Damjan Bozic, subdeacon Vladimir Jelic and reader Andrej Jelic. The choir of the First Bekgrade Singing Society sang responses, conducted by Radmila Bozovic. 

Patriarchal Pascha Encyclical 2021

The Serbian Orthodox Church to her spiritual children at Pascha, 2021

PORFIRIJE

By the Grace of God

Orthodox Archbishop of Pec, Metropolitan of Belgrade Karlovci and Serbian Patriarch, with all the Hierarchs of the Serbian Orthodox Church to all the clergy, monastics, and all the sons and daughters of our Holy Church: grace, mercy and peace from God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit, with the joyous Paschal greeting:

Christ is Risen!

Come, on this auspicious day of the Resurrection, Let us partake of the new fruit of the vine of divine gladness and of the Kingdom of Christ, praising Him as God unto the ages.
(Paschal Canon, Ode eight, the first troparion)

With these words, dear brothers and sisters, glorifying the Resurrection of Christ, the Church calls and gathers us to the pious paschal joy, the joy which surpasses and exceeds all of our earthly celebrations. The pious joy which the Lord has prepared for us is the joy of eternal Life, the eternal victory of Good over evil and the conquering of demons. The most wonderful John Chrysostom exclaimed in the festal delight: “Let no one today be afraid of death, for the Savior’s death has made us free: it is extinguished by Him Whom it had held captive, Hades is despoiled by Him Who has descended into Hades, by receiving His Body Hades has been embittered.”

Patriarch served in the Monastery of the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple

In the evening hours of April 29, 2021, on Holy Thursday, His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch officiated the service with the reading of twelve gospels in the monastery of Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple, in Belgrade.

He was concelebrated by protopresbyter-staurophors Milovan Glogovac and MIlosav Radojevic, hieromonk Sava (Bundalo), presbyter Cedomir Milosavljevic and deacon Vladimir Pekic, in prayerful presence of abbess Teodora, the sisterhood of the monastery, and the faithful people. 

On Holy and Great Thursday Patriarch Porfirije served in Ruzica Church

His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, served the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the Ruzica church at the Kalemegdan Fortress on Holy and Great Friday, 29 April 2021. 

His Holiness Patriarch was concelebrated by Chief Secretary of the Holy Synod of Bishops protopresbyter-staurophor Dr. Savo Jovic, Dean of the Faculty of Orthodox Theology of the University of Belgrade presbyter Dr. Zoran Rankovic, protodeacon Dr. Sava Milin, deacon Dr. Slavoljub Ubiparipovic, subdeacons Vladimir Jelic and Njegos Stikic, as well as readers Andrej Jelic and Pavle Jovanovic. 

Serbian Patriarch receives the Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to Montenegro

His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch received His Excellency Dr. Vladimir Bozovic, Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to Montenegro at the Serbian Patriarchate on 28 April 2021.

The key topic of the conversation between the Primate of the Serbian Church and Ambassador Bozovic was related to finding the best possible opportunities for improving relations and cooperation between the two fraternal states for the benefit of all peoples, churches and religious communities. - The Serbian Orthodox Church is committed to engaging in the establishment of full mutual trust, as well as the equal position and cooperation of all peoples in the region, and, to that end, expects the support of all regional state institutions, said Patriarch Porfirije.