Patriarch Porfirije ordained deacon Dr. Srboljub Ubiparipovic ito the rank of priest

On the feast of the Translation of the Relics of Saint Nicholas of Myra, 22 May 2021, His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, officiated  the Holy Hierarchall Liturgy with the concelebration of His Grace Bishop Irinej of Backa in the church of Saint Nicholas in Zemun. 

On this occasion, the Patriarch ordained deacon Srboljub Ubiparipovic, an associate professor at the Faculty of  Orthodox Theological of the University of Belgrade, to the rank of priest. Wishing the new messenger in the vineyard of the Lord to preach the Gospel of Christ to the faithful people of God as Saint Nicholas did,ванредног професора на Православном богословском факултету Универзитета у Београду, у свештенички чин. Пожелевши новом посленику у винограду Господњем да проповеда Јеванђеље Христово верном народу Божјем онако како је то чинио Свети Николај, the Patriarch pointed out: "We also pray to God that the grace he received in the act of this ordination will be his constant companion, that it will permeate his every thought throughout his life and that he will be embodied in everyday concrete deeds, so that his priestly service may be to him for the salvation and benefit of the Church''.

"The truth of Christ has no compromise and cannot be compared to the spirit of this world. One cannot court the spirit of this world just to be accepted from the outside. That truth exists in order for us to be transformed, and that transformation is realized by the grace of God, but also by our participation and cooperation with the grace of God. It seems, first of all, with our correct faith, and then with the life that should be a life of calm ", Patriarch Porfirije said.

At the end of the sermon, the Patriarch invited the faithful to take part in the liturgy on the occasion of the celebration of the Serbian capital, which will start at 7 pm from the  Ascension church  to the church of St. Sava in the Vracar district.

At the solemn Holy Liturgy, among concelebrants were Diocesan Dean of Zemun-New Belgrade protopresbyter-staurophor Bozo Bakajlic, protopresbyter-staurophor Dragomir Ubiparipovic, Dean of the Faculty of Orthodox Theology of the University of Belgrade archpriest Zoran Rankovic, priest Ivan Faranov, hieromonk Sava (Bundalo), newly ordained priest Srboljub Ubiparipovic and deacons Radomir Vrucinic, Miroslav Nikolic and Tomislav Krcmar. The choir of Saint Nicholas church was conducted by Svetozar Vujic.

After the Holy Liturgy, Patriarch Porfirije, in the presence of Bishop Irinej, the clergy and the faithful, blessed the slava gifts of the Arsić family and the dean of the Saint Nicholas church archpriest Drasko Tepavac and the sacred brotherhood.

Source: Radio Slovo ljubve