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Patriarch Porfirije: Our faith is the faith of the Evangelist Mark

Patriarch Porfirije: The Holy Apostle Mark wrote about God uncreated, about God without beginning and end, who, limiting himself to the human body, came among us not by chance, not for some adventurous motives, not because he had to, but because he came among us because he is essentially love. God who is love out of love created the whole world as the crown of the human world. God came into this world as love for our salvation.

On the occasion of the church Patron Saint-day, His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch,   served the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the church of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist Mark on Tasmajdan, on May 8, 2021, on St. Mark's Day.

Serbian Patriarch Porfirije: Let's build unity!

His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, served the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy with the concelebration of His Grace Bishop Nikanor of Banat, in the Cathedral church in Vrsac, on 6 May 2021, on the feast day of Holy Greatmartyr George.

At the end of the Holy Liturgy, Bishop Nikanor greeted His Holiness and presented him with the icon of Saint Teodor of Vrsac. Patriarch Porfirije thanked Bishop Nikanor and said in his sermon: - We need to build unity and be one in faith in Christ. Faith in the Resurrection of Christ, in the victory over death, over injustice, and in our victory over transience, has shaped our people from the earliest times. Orthodox Serbs lived with such faith. This shows that our people drew the meaning of their existence and strength in glorifying God, rejoiced in what they are to the same extent and when temptations arise in the areas where they live and knew that he was not alone, that God was with him and the Cross of Christ with him.

The best photo in Croatia in 2020: Patriarch in a ruined temple

The Patriarch said in the explanation of the award: "Natural forces, unlike human beings, do not choose their victims, neither by their social status, nor by religion,"

On the World Press Freedom Day, May 3, 2021, the Croatian Journalists' Association awarded annual prizes for the best journalistic achievements in 2020. The Nikša Antonini Award for the best newspaper photography was given to the extraordinary work of Boris Ščitar, the photographer of Pixell. The photo was taken on March 28, 2020, six days after the devastating earthquake that hit the Croatian capital.

Serbian Patriarch Porfirije visited Rakovica Monastery

 His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, visited the Rakovica Monastery where he venerated particles of the saint's relics, on 3 May 2021, on the feast day of Saint Nikolaj, Bishop of Zica and Ohrid. 

His Holiness was welcomed by Abbess Evgenija with the sisterhood. The Patriarch prayed to the sacred in monastery's churches of Saint Michael the Archangel, Saint Nicholas of Myra and the Dormition of the Mother of God, and then he sang an Easter troparion at graves of his predecessors patriarchs Dimitrije and Pavle.

Patron Saint-day of the church of Saint Nikolaj in Resnik

His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch celebrated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the church of Holy Bishop Nikolaj of Ohrid and Zica, on 3 May 2021, on Easter Monday and the day of prayerful remembrance on Saint Nikolaj, Bishop of Ohrid and Zica. 

Patriarch Porfirije with the homeless and sick children

His Holiness Porfitije, Serbian Patriarch,  spent the happiest holiday, Easter, first with the homeless with whom he had lunch together in the church soup kitchen, and after that he distributed packages to sick children at the University Children's Clinic "Tirsova".

• Patriarch Porfirije at a festive lunch with the homeless (photo) 
• Patriarch of Porphyry visits Tirsova (photo) 

In the yard of the church kitchen of the Religious Charitable Guardianship,  the Patriarch was welcomed at the table by 20 users, most of them homeless. “God loves us. And God has shown infinite love for the whole human race today… There is no excuse for discouragement, no excuse for any kind of giving up life, we all have phases of ups and downs… And this day shows, not only have we not lost hope, but that we have full of enthusiasm and confidence that we can be people who are joyful. Let joy be what our goal is. Next time we meet let's sing Serbian folk songs, also we can sing foreign songs," the Patriarch told them.