Patriarch Irinej: Christ is our greatest treasure

 His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, celebrated on 29 January 2017, on the feast-day of the Precious Chains of Holy Apostle Peter, the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the church of Saint Parasceve at Cukaricka Padina, Belgrade

Clergy of the Archdiocese of Belgrade-Karlovac concelebrated to the Patriarch, in presence of a lot of faithful people and children. At the beginning of the Divine service His Holiness laid in the church some particles of the relics of Holy Great-martyr George, a precious gift of the brotherhood of the Saint Paul Monastery on Mount Athos.

At the end of the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy, the Patriarch blessed a newly built chapel for burning of candles. Thereafter, a ceremony of handing in high Church distinctions to meritorious citizens was performed: Patriarch Irinej presented the Order of Holy King Milutin to Mr. Andrej Krstov, Mr. Mladen Stijovic and Mr. Vojkan Tomasevic, “for their unselfish dedication, invested effort and a great financial contribution to the construction of the chapel and of a new parish house of Saint Parasceve’s church”.