Serbian Orthodox Church

Holy and Great Thursday at Cathedral church of Holy Michael the Archangel

Holy and Great Thursday at Cathedral church of Holy Michael the Archangel
Holy and Great Thursday at Cathedral church of Holy Michael the Archangel
Holy and Great Thursday at Cathedral church of Holy Michael the Archangel
Holy and Great Thursday at Cathedral church of Holy Michael the Archangel

On Holy and Great Thursday Serbian Patriarch Irinej celebrated the Holy Liturgy  with the concelebration of local clergy at the Cathedral church in Belgrade. His Grace Bishop Andrej of Remesiana and the faithful of the Serbian capital attended the service.

Bishop Teodosije of Raska-Prizren in Jerusalem

Bishop Teodosije of Raska-Prizren has undertaken a pilgrimage in the Holy Land, where he is going to participate in celebrations of the Feast of Resurrection of Christ.

On Lazarus Saturday the Bishop visited Bethany, where he concelebrated to Patriarch Teophilos of Jerusalem during the Divine Liturgy celebrated in the church built on the place of  Lazarus’ home. In the afternoon the Bishop and many pilgrims in the Holy city participated in the solemn procession from Bethphage to Jerusalem in memory of the triumphal entry of Christ into Jerusalem. On Palm Sunday Bishop Teodosije concelebrated during the Divine Liturgy celebrated by His Beatitude Patriarch Teophilus of Jerusalem in the great church of the Resurrection of Christ.

Russian high distinctions to Serbian Patriarch Irinej

His Holiness Irinej celebrated on Palm Sunday, the feast dedicated to the Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem , the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy at Belgrade’s Cathedral church. The Patriarch was concelebrated by many priests of the Archbishopric of Belgrade-Karlovci. Children’s choir of the First Belgrade Ensemble sang responses.

After the Holy Liturgy Serbian Patriarch Irinej received a delegation of the Orthodox Military Mission led by Mr. Igor Jevgenyevich Smikov, the head of the Mission and advisor to the head of the Russian Church Outside Russia (ROCOR).

Serbian Patriarch celebrates his Patronal feast

His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, served on the Saturday,  Lazarus’ Saturday, the Holy Divinel Liturgy in Belgrade’s Cathedral Church. Today’s feast is also the slava (patron saint’s day) of Serbian Patriarch Irinej.

His Holiness was concelebrated by his Vicar Bishop Jovan of Ulpiana and many priests.