Livno: Livno New Martyrs prayerfully celebrated
31. July 2020 - 10:33
The Holy Liturgy was celebrated on the occasion of the feast of the Holy Great Martyr Marina and of the memory of the martyrdom of innocent Serbs - old men, women and children and thrown by the Ustashes into a deep pit of Ravni Dolac. The worship took place in the chapel-memorial ossuary dedicated to the Holy New Martyrs of Livno on July 30, 2020.
Patron Saint-day of the church of Holy Archangel Gabriel in Belgrade
27. July 2020 - 9:57
On the occasion of church Patron Saint-day, His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch celebrated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the church of Holy Archangel Gabriel in Belgrade on 26 July 2020.
The Patriarch was concelebrated by diocesan dean of Belgrade One protopresbyter-staurophore Dr Vladimir Vukasinovic, dean of the Faculty of Orthodox Theology of the University of Belgrade presbyter Dr Zoran Rankovic, protonamesnik Goran Mitic, presbyter Dejan Vujic and protodeacon Milan Kovacevic in prayerful presence of the dean of the church protopresbyter-staurophor Ilija Smigic, the host of the slava Mr. Milovan, Mr. Haji Aleksandar and Mrs. Ljiljana Djurovic Habjanovic and the faithful people of the capital.
Humanitarian Aid of the Serbian Eastern American Diocese to the Serbian People in Kosovo and Metohija
28. July 2020 - 10:36
With the blessings of His Grace Irinej the Bishop of the Serbian Eastern American Diocese, the Department of Christian Education of the Serbian Eastern American Diocese SOC organized a humanitarian action to collect aid for the Serbian people in Kosovo and Metohija under the name "Let's warm their hearts.” During this humanitarian action, about 2,000 tons of goods were collected, including over 5,000 different clothing items for children, youth and adults. These are 131 packages with an estimated total value of over $23,000. In addition, $13,400 were raised.
The Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in Jasenovac Monastery
29. July 2020 - 21:22
The feast day of The Holy Martyrs Cyricus and Julitta, Saint Vladimir of Kiev and the Holy Martyrs of Velicko-Gornje Polimlje was prayerfully celebrated in Jasenovac Monastery on Tuesday, 28 July 2020.
With the sisterhood of this holy family and the clergy of the Diocese of Slavonia, His Grace Bishop Jovan of Pakrac and Slavonia celebrated the Holy Liturgy.
Day of Lamenting for the reversion of Hagia Sophia from museum to a mosque
28. July 2020 - 10:34
E. No. 397
July 20, 2020
TO ALL CLERGY AND MONASTICS;
TO ALL CHURCH-SCHOOL CONGREGATION EXECUTIVE BOARDS;
TO ALL MISSION PARISH COUNCILS AND MONASTERY ADMINISTRATIONS;
TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE DIOCESAN COUNCIL;
TO THE FEDERATION OF THE CIRCLES OF SERBIAN SISTERS: and
TO ALL FAITHFUL OF THE HOLY DIOCESE OF EASTERN AMERICA
Beloved Clergy, Monastics and Faithful,
His Holiness IRINEJ, Archbishop of Pech, Metropolitan of Belgrade-Karlovac, and our Serbian Patriarch in his “Appeal to Turkey” ( https://www.easterndiocese.org/news_200714_1 ), has boldly joined the world outcry over the reversion of Hagia Sophia, Ἁγία Σοφία, the Great Church of Holy Wisdom in Constantinople (presently, Istanbul), dedicated in 537 AD by Emperor Justinian the Great, from a museum to a mosque. In fact, this is now the fourth instance of a historic Byzantine church being reverted from a museum to a mosque in Turkey.
