Patriarch

Patriarch Porfirije: Let us forgive all those who hate us with the Resurrection of Christ

His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, served the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the of Saint Sava Cathedral in the Vracar district, on May 2, 2021, on Easter.

Easter Liturgy in Saint Sava Cathedral (photo gallery)

The Patriarch was concelebrated by Archimandrites Serafim and Prokopije (Tajar), protopresbyter-staurophors Dr. Savo Jovic, Professor Dr. Vladimir Vukasinovic and Professor Dr. Dragan Protic, Dean of the Faculty of Orthodox Theology, Archpriest Professor Dr. Zoran Rankovic, archpriest Nenad Stefanovic, Hieromonk Sava (Bundalo), protodeacon Mladen Kovacevic, Deacon Radomir Vrućinić and subdeacons Vladimir Jelic, Njegoš Stikic and Dejan Nakic. 

Patriarch Porfirije: Already today we are participating in the resurrection from the dead, already today we are participating in Life!

His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch officiated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the side chapel of Saint John the Theologian at the Faculty of Orthodox Theology of the University of Belgrade on 1 May 2021, on Great Saturday. 

The Patriarch was concelebrated by Archimandrite Prokopije (Tajar), Dean of the Faculty of Orthodox Theology archpriest Dr. Zoran Rankovic, hieromonk Sava (Bundalo), protonamesnik Dragan Popovic, presbyter Borisa Sanjic, deacon Radomir Vrucinic and Vladimir Antic, subdeacons Vladimir Jelic and Njegos Stikic. 

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.