Serbian Orthodox Church

Entry of Mary into the Temple in the 14th century church at Lipljan, Kosovo-Metohia, Serbia

On the feast of the Entry of Mary into the Temple, His Grace Bishop Theodosije of Raska-Prizren served the Holy Archhierarchal Liturgy with the concelebration of the dean of the Pristina Bishop’s Deanery protopresbyter-staurophor Svetislav Trajkovic and priests of that Deanery.

The celebration took place in the church dedicated to the Entry of Mary into the Temple dating from the 14th century.

Celebration of the feast of Entry of Virgin Mary in Karlovac

On the feast-day of Entry of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Eucharistic gathering at the Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Karlovac was presided over by Bishop Gerasim of Karlovac, Croatia, with concelebration of protopresbyter-stavrophor Radoslav Andjelic, presbyter Darko Dugonjic, and Deacon Budimir Kokotovic.

Prior to the commencement of the Holy Liturgy, the Bishop promoted Mr. Slobodan Muljaić, ecclesiarch of the Cathedral of Karlovac, into the rank of reader and hypodeacon.

Monasteries Drenca and Veluce celebrated their patron – Entry of Mary into the Temple

His Grace Bishop David of Krusevac participated prayerfully in the all-night vigil service in the Convent of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Veluce, near Krusevac, Serbia.

The all-night vigil service was officiated in the winter chapel of that monastery in the prayerful participation of the proto-presbyter-staurophors Dragi Veskovac and Jovan Spasojevic, presbyters Miroljub Simeunovic and Milutin Mihajlovic, proto-deacon Andrija Jelic, deacons Stefan Djurdjevic and Nikola Vujovic, abbes of the monastery Teodora and her sisters, members of the monastery choir and many faithful.

Patron Saint-day of TV "Hram"

On December 4, 2019, the TV channel "Hram" celebrated for the first time its Patron Saint-day (Slava),  the Entry of the Most Holy Mother of God into the Temple

His Holiness Irinej,  Serbian Patriarch, broke the slava cake in the presence of His Grace  Bishop Stefan of Remesiana , Director of the Office for Cooperation with Churches and Religious Communities Dr. Mileta Radojevic, President of Vracar Municipality Dr. Milan Nedeljkovic, employees and guests.

The visitors paid a great interest in the exhibition at the Museum of the SOC

Due to the great interest of visitors to the exhibition Eight Centuries of Art under the auspices of the Serbian Orthodox Church, the Museum of the Serbian Orthodox Church will be open on Saturday and Sunday, December 7-8, 2019, from 10am to 3pm. Admission is free.

Abortus is the hardest sin, this is a murder!

His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch served the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the monastery of the Entry of the Most Holy Mother of God in Belgrade, on the occasion of the slava of this Belgrade's holy shrines on 4 December 2019.

The Patriarch was concelebrated by Archimandrite Sava from Decani Monastery, Archimandrite Mardarije from Great Poganovo Monastery, Archimandrite Serafim from Monastery of Rajinovac, Hieromonk Evgenije from Rakovac Monastery, protopresbyter-staurophor Dragomir Sando, Stojadin Pavlovic, Milovan Glogovac i Milosav Radojevic, presbyter Bojan Ninkovic, protodeacon Damjan Bozic and deacon Vladimir Rumenic with the prayerful presence of the sisterhood of the monastery.