Serbian Orthodox Church
Serbian Patriarch Irinej in monastery Podlastva
28. September 2019 - 12:32
His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patrarch, was welcomed at the Podlastva Monastery by thousands of faithful gathered to celebrate jubilees: 800 years of the autocephaly of the Serbian Orthodox Church and 1500 years of the monastery of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Podlastva.
His Holiness Patriarch was officially welcomed on September 27, 2019 at the Grbalj monastery of Podlastva near Budva, where doxology and evening service were held in the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Great celebrations of the Serbian Church in Buenos Aires
28. September 2019 - 12:00
The Hierarchal LIturgy was celebrated by Metropolitan Jacob of Buenos Aires and All Argentina of the Patriarchate of Antioch, Metropolitan Ignatious of Argentina and South America of the Moscow Patriarchate, Bishop John of Caracas and South America of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad and the host of the gathering, Bishop Kirilo of Buenos Aires and Central-South America (phоto gallery).
On Saturday, 21 September 2019, on the great feast day of the Church of Christ - the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God, in the cathedral church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God in Buenos Aires a great event was organized on the occasion of the celebration of the great jubilee - the 800th anniversary of the proclamation of the autocephally of the Serbian Church, as well as the church Patron's Saint-day and the proclamation of the church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God as the place of the cultural significance for the city of Buenos Aires by the City Assembly of Buenos Aires.
Patriarch Irinej celebrated in Cathedral Church
28. September 2019 - 10:18
His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch celebrated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the Cathedral church of Holy Archangel Michael in Belgrade on 27 September 2019, on the feast day of the the Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross. (photo gallery).
The Patriarch was concelebrated by protopresbyters-staurophors Branko Topalovic and local priests of this church, and in the prayerful presence of the people of the capital.
The Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God - Slava KSS Akron, OH
26. September 2019 - 9:57
Magnificent and prayerful, as it is fitting for the Feast of the Nativity of the Mother of God, the glorious Slava celebration of the Kolo Circle of Serb Sisters was celebrated at the Church of the Holy Martyr St. Demetrius in Akron.
With the blessing of our Archpastor, His Grace Bishop Irinej, and under the spiritual guidance of the Fr. Proto Dragan Goronjic, members of the Kolo Circle of Serbian Sisters, just like every year, as in this year 2019, with all their strength, spiritual and physical, they focused on organizing their Slava.
Testament church of Abba Justin consecrated in Monastery Celije
24. September 2019 - 11:54
Jubilees in honor of Venerable Father Justin: 125 years sincehis birth and 40 years since his repose, were celebrated by consecration of a three-altar church dedicated to Saint Sava, Saint Justin the Martyr and Saint Mary the Egyptian, erected according to a testament of Abba in Monastery of Celije, where he had served to God for three decades.
The rite of consecration and the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy was officiated by Their Eminences and Graces hierarchs: Amfilohije of Montenegro and the Littoral, Marko of Berlin and Germany (Russian Church Abroad), Irinej of Backa, Pahomije of Vranje, Jovan of Sumadija, Teodosije of Raska-Prizren, David of Krusevac, Heruvim of Osek-Polje and Baranja, Isihije of Mohacs, retired Bishop Jovan of Nis, retired Atanasije of Zahumlje-Herzegovina and the host, Diocesan Bishop Milutin of Valjevo.
Saint Joanikije the Lawgiver Judicial Reception
24. September 2019 - 10:49
On September 16th, 2019, the Serbian Bar Association of America-SBA celebrated its Patronal Feast Day - Slava, St. Joanikije the First Serbian Patriarch, at the Sheraton Grand Chicago.
His Grace Bishop Irinej of Eastern America, with the blessings of His Grace Bishop Longin of New Gracanica-Midwestern America, presided over the Service of the Blessing of the Festal Bread and Wheat, assisted by Protopresbyter-Stavrophor Srdjan Veselinovic of Chicago. His Grace congratulated all gathered and spoke about their Patron Saint and the Orthodox understanding of the etymological meaning of law in light of discernment, truth and judgment. He also spoke of the good work that the Honorable Congressman Ted Poe did, among all else, as co-chairman of the Congressional Serbian Congress for the commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the raising of the Serbian Flag over the White House in 2018.
