Serbian Orthodox Church

Patriarch Irinej at Mlaka: Serbs must not forget their victims, but they must forgive

His Holiness the Serbian Patriarch Irinej said at village of Mlaka, near Jasenovac, on April 22, 2018, that the Serbian people should not forget their victims, among whom more than 20.000 killed children at Mlaka and within the Ustasha system of the Jasenovac camp, but that the Christian people must forgive.

- The most innocent ones were killed here - children. This is a holy land, soaked with the blood of the Holy Martyrs of Jasenovac, said Patriarch Irinej after having  consecrated the restored church of the Holy Prophet Elijah at Mlaka and after having officiated the Divine hierarchal Liturgy. The Patriarch emphasized that it was important for the Serbian people to have a church at Mlaka resurrected.

Pakrac: Vigil Service in honor of the New Martyrs of Jasenovac

On the eve of the feast-day of the New Martyrs of the Jasenovac and on the occasion of the 73th anniversary of the breakthrough of the last Jasenovac prisoners, clergy and faithful people of Pakrac, Slavonia,  gathered in Pakrac on April 21, 2018 to celebrate a vigil service.

On that occasion, in the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity a festive evening service was officiated by His Grace Jovan Bishop of Pakrac-Slavonia, along Rev. Djordje Ostojic,  parish priest from Daruvar, and  deacon Milan Jovic.

Open House and Dedication in Oakland

Open House and Dedication at the St. George Serbian Orthodox Church in Oakland, California

The entire week following Easter is to be set aside by Orthodox Christians for the celebration of the Resurrection. According to the 66th canon of the Council in Trullo: “From the holy day of the Resurrection of Christ our God until New Sunday (i.e. Thomas Sunday) for a whole week the faithful in the holy churches should continually be repeating psalms, hymns and spiritual songs, rejoicing and celebrating Christ, and attending to the reading of the Divine Scriptures and delighting in the Holy Mysteries. For in this way shall we be exalted with Christ; raised up together with Him. For this reason on the aforesaid days that by no means there be any horse races or any other public spectacle”.

Lebanon Celebrates 102nd Slava

On April 15, 2018 and the day when our Church celebrates the Sunday of St Thomas (Antipascha), our Parish Church of the Holy Resurrection of Christ in Lebanon, PA, celebrated its 102 Annual Slava.

We were blessed to have in our midst our Bishop and Father, His Grace Irinej, who served the Divine Hierarchical Liturgy with our parish priest presbyter Borjan Vitanov, the V. Rev Father Christopher Rocknage, the parish priest from St. Nicholas in Steelton with his parishioners who sung during the service and deacon Milos Zdralich.

Meeting of the Managing Board of the Serbian Patriarchate Library

Meeting of the Managing Board of the Library of the Serbian Patriarchate, chaired by His Holiness Patriarch of Serbia Irinej, was held in the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade on April 17, 2018.

The director of the Library of the Serbian Patriarchate, Dr. Zoran Nedeljkovic, submitted a report on the work of the Library during the previous year, giving a survey in detail about all the professional activities and projects that are being performed in the Library of the Serbian Patriarchate, about the work and performance of employees as well as about the future activities that should be implemented.

A Joyous Pascha in Leander, Texas!

What a glorious and magnificent day God has created for our St. Luke Community! We joyously celebrated Christ’s Resurrection as one family! The incense-filled church, our faithful and guests, the angelic singing of our choir, delicious food, and wonderful children’s activities made this a very joyous Pascha for all! We rejoiced, and we were glad in the understanding that Christ has conquered death, and upon those in the tombs restored life!