Christmas Liturgy at the Cathedral Church in Belgrade

His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch served today, on the feast day of the Nativity of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, the Divine Liturgy in Belgrade's Cathedral Church.

Patriarchal Nativity Encyclical 2011

The Serbian Orthodox Church
to her spiritual children at Christmas, 2011

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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 Christmas greeting:

Peace from God! Christ is Born!

“But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son…”
Gal. 4:4

With the genealogy of Jesus Christ, “the Son of David, the Son of Abraham” (Matthew 1:1), dear brothers and sisters, begins the Gospel of Christ, God’s blessed and joyous news to mankind.

On this day of the joyous Feast of the Nativity of Christ all Christian hearts throughout the world are filled with the song of the angels of God, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men”. (Luke 2:14) This Day is a great joy for the entire world “for there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord”. (Luke 2:11)

Memorial service held for the victims of the Curug raid

The memorial service was served on January 4, 2012 in the church of the Ascension of the Lord in Curug to the new martyrs of Curug and to all who suffered in the 1942 raid.

Slava of the Diocese of Zahumlje-Herzegovina

Saint Ignatius of Antioch (Theophorus) - the slava of the Diocese of Zahumlje-Herzegovina and His Grace Bishop Grigorije, was celebrated on January 2, 2012 in the monastery of Herzegovina's Gracanica with the Divine Liturgy which was led by Bishop Joanikije of Budimlje-Niksic with the concelebration of the hosts Bishop Grigorije and Bishop Atanasije.

Ambassador of Belarus at the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade

Patriarch at the Ascension Church

His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch served on Sunday, January 1 the Divine Liturgy in the Ascension Church in Belgrade. With the chanting of the choir of this church more priests and deacons served. Patriarch gave the Holy Communion to many believers among those were mostly children, and after that he held a sermon.