Lazarus Saturday in Los Angeles - Bishop's Slava

Palm Sunday Saturday in Los Angeles

Construction of hydropower plants on the Moraca undoubtedly endangers Monastery Moracha

”Construction of hydropower plants on the Moraca undoubtedly would endanger the Monastery Moracha which has immense cultural - historical significance," which is the attitude of the most participants in the roundtable on" Hydropower plants and vulnerability of the Monastery Moracha.” The meeting was held on Thursday March 25, 2010, organized by the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral, at the hotel "Bambis" in Podgorica, on the occasion of the announcement of a construction of large hydropower plants on the river Moraca.

Patriarch Irinej of Serbia celebrated Patron Saint's Day

In the Cathedral church of St. Michael the Archangel in Belgrade on the occasion of the Patron Saint's Day of His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia, on Lazar's Saturday, March 27, 2010 Patriarch of Serbia served the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy with the concelebration of Their Graces Bishop Vasilije of Zvornik-Tuzla and Bishop Longin of Nova Grachanica-Midwestern America, nine protopresbyters-staurophors, two presbyters, three protodeacons and two deacons. Pontifical holiday was enhanced with prayerful chanting of the First Belgrade Singing Society. In an inspired sermon, Bishop Lavrentije of Shabac reminded the all present of this unique holiday. On the Holy Liturgy a great deal of the faithfull partook of the Holy Bread, among whom the majority were children.

Lazarus Saturday in St. Marko Church in Belgrade

His Grace Vicar Bishop Atanasije of Hvosno, on behalf of His Holiness Patriarch of Serbia, served the holiday vesper service on the eve of a great Christian feast day of the Entrance of Our Lord Jesus Christ in Jerusalem - Palm Sunday in the St. Marko church with the concelebration of the priesthood of this holy church. Following the consecration of willow branches there was a holiday procession around the church.

Notice regarding Holy Archangels Monastery near Prizren

For failing to acknowledge and accept the decisions of the Patriarch and the Holy Synod, (monastery) administrator Benedikt and the monks of Holy Archangels Monastery near Prizren (the five or six of them, because some are constantly moving from monastery to monastery without anyone's blessing) have been placed by the (diocesan) Bishop Administrator, in accordance to the canonical tradition of the Church, under the ban of religious service and Communion for forty days (until the Holy Assembly of Bishops in May).

Since the chapel of the monastery is dedicated to St. Lazarus of the Four Days and celebrates on Lazarus Saturday, and people came earlier with a couple of buses for the patron saint's day, Father Aleksandar Našpalić, the parish priest of Prizren, was instructed to go to the monastery on Saturday and serve Holy Liturgy. However, administrator Benedikt and the monks would not allow Father Naspalic to serve, boasting, "We are punished" and "There will be no Liturgy!" By such conduct these rebels want to provoke an outcry from the uninformed people and thus, in fact, are only making their situation worse, while increasing Bishop Artemije's responsibility before the Holy Synod and the Assembly, taking into account the fact that he remains their spiritual leader and could urge them to obey the Church but, unfortunately, this is something he is not doing.