Patriarch
Serbian Patriarch receives Ambassador of Great Britain
24. March 2021 - 13:12
His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Porfirije received His Excellency Sian MacLeod, the Ambassador of Great Britain to the Republic of Serbia, in the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade, on 23 March 2021.
Patriarch Porfirije thanked Ambassador MacLeod for the visit and greetings regarding the election and the enthronement to the throne of the primates of the Serbian Orthodox Church. The Patriarch especially thanked for the work that the ambassador is investing in the improvement of relations between Serbia and Great Britain, emphasizing that the all-around development of Serbian-British relations especially strengthens the cordial relationship that traditionally exists between the Serbian Orthodox Church and the Anglican Church.
Serbian Patriarch received Minister of Youth and Sport
23. March 2021 - 21:54
His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch received Minister of Youth and Sport in the Government of the Republic of Serbia Mr. Vanja Udovicic in the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade on 23 March 2021.
Serbian Patriarch Porforije thanked minister Udovicic for the visit also emphasizing the necessity of encouraging and nurturing solidarity among the youth, especially in the difficult moments of the Covid-19 pandemic. Minister Udovicic thanked His Holiness Patriarch for the support that the Serbian Orthodox Church provides to young people who are facing numerous temptations, challenges and dangers in the modern world.
Sunday of Orthodoxy in the Saint Sava Cathedral in Belgrade
22. March 2021 - 16:50
Patriarch Porfirije: Freedom is in life which is in harmony with the will of God, and that means in harmony with all that is true and genuine nature.
His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch officiated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the crypt of the Saint Sava Cathedral in the Vracar district, in Belgrade, on Sunday of Orthodoxy, 21 March 2021. Their Graces Bishops Nikodim of Dalmatia and Stefan of Remesiana, Vicar of the Serbian Patriarch, as well archpriests Dragan Sovljanski and Ivan Strbacki, hierodeacon Sava (Bundalo) and protodeacon Mladen Kovacevic conceebrated. Reader Milos Stamenkovic read the Apostle.
The Patriarch's prayer for the victims of the March persecution and peace in Kosovo and Metohija
17. March 2021 - 16:46
After the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts, His Holiness Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church Mr. Porfirije conducted a memorial service for his holy predecessors, archbishops and Serbian patriarchs, as well as for the victims of the 2004 unrest in Kosovo and Metohija, in the Monastery of the Peć Patriarchate, on March 17, 2021.
- Today, in this holy Stauropegial Laura of Serbian patriarchs, the resting place of my holy predecessors – Serbian archbishops and patriarchs, who are not only witnesses to the existence of, but who were also patrons and creators of the highest European culture through which we ennobled the land of Kosovo and Metohija, we prayed for the souls of our brothers and sisters who suffered death in the March persecution seventeen years ago. We also remembered the suffering of forty years ago, when, also in March, the sleeping quarters of this monastery were burned down. What we see these days is that they are robbing and desecrating our temples. What can be our only answer? We will reconsecrate with prayer what has been desecrated, we will rebuild what has been burned and destroyed. And we will pray to God to give strength to those who remained in Kosovo and Metohija to persevere and build their lives in peace. We will also pray for the destroyers to stop destroying, the arsonists to stop burning, the robbers to stop robbing, because in those very churches we are praying for them, their neighbors and their children. Therefore, let us pray today for peace among all people who live in Kosovo and Metohija, regardless of their religion and nation, Patriarch Porfirije said.
Serbian Patriarch arrives to the Pec Patriarchate
15. March 2021 - 12:55
His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch arrived to the Pec Patriarchate, an ancient seat of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the afternoon on 14 March 2021(photo gallery).
His Holiness Patriarch was welcomed by abbess Haritina with the sisterhood and the clergy. After the doxology, Patriarch Porfirije venerated a miraculous icon of the Mother of God of Pec and holy relics of his predecessors archbishops and Serbian patriarchs.
During the first days of the Great Lent Patriarch Porfirije is in the Pec Patriarchate
15. March 2021 - 9:03
His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, accompanied by court monks, traveled to the Pec Patriarchate, the ancient seat of the Serbian Orthodox Church on 14 March 2021.
During the first three days of the Great Lent, which are spent in a prayer and with abstinence from any food and drink, His Holiness Patriarch will spend in his stauropegic laura.
