Rite of supplications for the suffering Serbian Church in Montenegro
15. May 2020 - 23:03
Upon the blessing of His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, a rite of supplications to the Holy Mother of God for the support to bishops, clergy and faithful people of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro was served in the crypt of the Saint Sava Cathedral, Belgrade, on the 14th of May 2020.
The prayer of supplication (moleben) to the Most Holy Mother of God was served by His Grace Bishop Stefan of Remesiana, Vicar Bishop of the Serbian Patriarch, with the concelebration of protopresbyter-staurophor Petar Lukic and the brotherhood of the church of Saint Sava itself..
Episcopal Council Serbian Orthodox Church In North, Central And South America
15. May 2020 - 19:18St. Sava Monastery, Libertyville, Illinois, May 14, 2020
COMMUNIQUE
The Episcopal Council of the Serbian Orthodox Church in North, Central and South America expresses concern over the heightened situation in Montenegro. The joint struggle against the coronavirus and rejection of all things, which included also the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro, has shown that peace and order can reign in this country. The recent celebration of the feast of St. Vasilije at the Ostrog Monastery, when the prayerful presence of the people was permitted, was a good example of cooperation between the state and the Church.
Annual Memorial Service for Prince Alexander Pavlov
15. May 2020 - 13:49
On the Feast Day of St. Basil of Ostrog, March 12, 2020, at the request of Their Royal Highnesses Princess Barbara, Prince Dushan and Princess Valerie, His Grace Bishop Irinej of Eastern America, following the Divine Liturgy in the Episcopal Residence in New Rochelle, NY, celebrated the fourth annual Memorial Service for HRH Prince (Knez) Alexander Pavlov Karadjordjevic.
Bishop Joanikije of Budimlye-Niksic arrested
13. May 2020 - 8:28
Tonight, on the feast-day of St. Basil of Ostrog, on May 12, 2020, after a long discussion, the Montenegrin police handed in a summons at the Parish Home in Niksic, around 10 pm, and tried to forcibly bring Bishop Joanikije of Budimlye-Niksic together with nine other priests to the Security Center in Niksic.
The intention of the police was to humiliate the eminent Hierarch of the Church of God in a way that they wanted to take him to the Security Center in a vehicle for criminals, popularly known as marica, which the Bishop dignifiedly refused and to the great displeasure of the gathered people (several thousands of supporters) went on foot to the Security Center, accompanied by some priests, whom the police also intended to detain.
By treating religious officials in this way, in this case the Hierarch of the Church of God and the clergy of the Niksic Cathedral, the police are demonstrating unprofessionalism, thus trying to provoke citizens and the faithful and jeopardize peace and stability in Montenegro.
Source: Diocese of Budimlye-Niksic
The Sunday of the Paralytic in Bitola
12. May 2020 - 21:36
On the Sunday of the Paralytic, His Beatitude John, Archbishop of Ohrid and Metropolitan of Skopje, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Stavropegial Monastery of St. John Chrysostom in Bitola, Macedonia.
