Holy New Martyrs of Kragujevac, pray God for us!
23. October 2019 - 15:10
His Grace Bishop Jovan of Sumadija celebrated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in front of the church of Sts New Martyrs of Kragujevac in Sumarice district on the occasion of 78 years since shooting more than two hundred citizens of Kragujevac by German occupation forces.
In the honor and glory of Sts New Martyrs of Kragujevac, pupils of the Theological Seminary of St. John Chrysostom sang responses. Bishop Jovan blessed slava loaf with Jovan Aleksic, founderr of the Sumarica church. His Grace also served with the clergy and faithful people the acathist to the Holy New Martyrs in front of the V3 monument. The event took place on the 21st October, the day when the school children with their teachers were shot.
Order of Saint Sava handed in to Momir Krsmanovic
23. October 2019 - 12:55
His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, awarded writer Momir Krsmanovic with the Order of Saint Sava at a solemn reception at the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade on 22 October 2019.
The event was attended by members of the Holy Synod of Bishops: His Eminence Metropolitan Hrizostom of Dabar-Bosnia and Their Graces Bishops Irinej of Backa, Jovan of Sumadija and David of Krusevac.
Visual-Literary Exhibit "Serbian Orthodox Church 800 Years (1219-2019)”
23. October 2019 - 8:26
”Serbian Orthodox Church 800 years (1219-2019)”
In commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of the Autocephaly of the Serbian Orthodox Church (1219-2019), His Grace The Right Reverend Irinej, Bishop of Eastern America, The Serbian Orthodox Church, has given his Archpastoral blessings for the Department of Christian Education of the Eastern American Diocese, in cooperation with the Society for the Cultivation of Tradition and Culture of Valjevo, to present a visual-literary exhibit “Serbian Orthodox Church 800 Years (1219-2019)” in all church-school congregations of the God-protected Eastern American Diocese, from November 1st , 2019 until June 14th, 2020.
Feast Day of Sts. Sergius & Bacchus the Martyrs in Sremcica
21. October 2019 - 10:10
His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, celebrated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the church of Holy Trinity in Sremcica on the feast day of Saints Sergius and Bacchus the Martyrs, on 20 October 2019. (phоzo gallery).
He was concelebrated by dean of the church protopresbyter-staurophor Miroslav Stikic and other local priests.
Holy Father Our Pajsije, the Patriarch of Pec
18. October 2019 - 9:41
His Grace Bishop Joanikije of Budimlje-Niksic served the Holy Liturgy in the monastery of the Patriarchate of Pec on the feast day of Saint Pajsije (Janjevac), Serbian Patriarch, on 16 October 2019.
Bishop Joanikije held a sermon regarding Saint Pajsije and his life and deeds.
