Serbian Orthodox Church

Great & Holy Saturday at Saint Steven's Cathedral

On the morning of Great & Holy Saturday, April 11th, 2015, the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy was held in commemoration of burial of Christ and His descent into Hades. His Grace Bishop Maxim concelebrated the Divine Liturgy with the Diocesan Deacon Zoran Aleksic and Rev. Norman Kosanovich. The choral responses were sung by the Cathedral Cantors led by V. Rev. Nicholas Ceko, the Cathedral Dean. The faithful who were present prayerfully participated in the Blessed Sabbath Service.

Great & Holy Friday at Saint Steven's Cathedral

On Great & Holy Friday, April 10th, 2015, His Grace Bishop Maxim, together with the clergy and faithful of Saint Steven's Cathedral solemly commemorated the sufferings of Christ, the mockergy, the crown of thorns, the scourging, the nails, and thirst, the vinegar and fall, the cry of the desolation, and all the Savior edured on the Cross.

The Feast of Our Lady Queen of Los Angeles

BRIGHT SATURDAY 
HIERARCHICAL DIVINE LITURGY 
& PAN-ORTHODOX CELEBRATION 10:00 AM

SAINT STEVEN'S SERBIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL 
1621 West Garvey Avenue, Alhambra, California

Join us for the 
AKOLOUTHIA
of our Sovereign Lady the Mother of God
Queen of the Angels 
(Los Angeles)

Join us for the AKOLOUTHIA (liturgical service) of our Sovereign Lady the Mother of God Queen of the Angels (Los Angeles).

Composed on the Holy Mountain of Athos by Athanasios, hieromonk of Simonopetra, Hymnographer of the Holy Great Church of Christ, at the pious request of the Most Reverend Bishop of Western America Maxim 2013.

CHRIST IS RISEN! INDEED HE IS RISEN!

His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Irinej officiated the Paschal Holy Hierarchal Liturgy at the Saint Sava Memorial Cathedral on Vracar in Belgrade at midnight.

The Paschal service was attended by President of the Republic of Serbia Mr. Tomislav Nikolic. Thousands of believers came to the Cathedral to welcome the Holy Fire, which this year, with the blessing of Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem and Serbian Patriarch Irinej was transferred from the holy city of Jerusalem to the Serbian capital.

Transfer of the Holy Fire from Jerusalem to Belgrade

The schedule of the following events regarding the Holy Fire:

·        welcome ceremony of the Holy Fire on 11 April 2015 at 7:30 PM at the Belgrade airport Nikola Tesla, where the press conference will be held,

·        the solemn welcome at the Saint Sava Cathedral in the Vracar District on 11 April 2015 at 11:00 PM, as well as the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy officiated by His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Irinej in Saint Sava Memorial Cathedral at midnight on 11 April 2015.

More information about this joyous event of the transfer of the Holy Fire from the Jerusalem’s Sepulcher church of the Resurrection of Christ to the Serbian capital you can get also by social networks:

The Holy Fire GOOGLE+          The Holy Fire FACEBOOK

as well as on the special page on our website: http://www.spc.rs/BlagodatniOganj

Annunciation at the Cathedral church in Belgrade

His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch served today, on 7 April 2015, on the feast day of the Annunciation, the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the Cathedral church of HolyArchangel  Michael in Belgrade.

The Patriarch was concelebrated by the clergy of the Cathedral church. Patriarch Irinej congratulated the feast-day to the congregation.