Feast day of Holy Archdecon Stephen in Cathedral church in Novi Sad

Feast day of Holy Archdecon Stephen in Cathedral church in Novi Sad
Feast day of Holy Archdecon Stephen in Cathedral church in Novi Sad
Feast day of Holy Archdecon Stephen in Cathedral church in Novi Sad
Feast day of Holy Archdecon Stephen in Cathedral church in Novi Sad

On the feast day of the Holy Apostle, Protomartyr and Archdeacon Stephen, 9 January 2018, His Grace Bishop Irinej of Novi Sad and Backa celebrated the Holy Liturgy at the Cathedral church in Novi Sad.

Bishop Irinej visits Florida

Bishop Irinej visits Florida
Bishop Irinej visits Florida
Bishop Irinej visits Florida
Bishop Irinej visits Florida

Christmas for Serbians is a family holiday, and the three Sundays prior to Christmas are dedicated to celebrating members of the family. The third Sunday before the Christmas is dedicated to children, the second to mothers and the first to fathers.

This year, children, mothers and fathers will be honoured on December 17, December 24 and December 31 respectively.

Bishop Maxim celebrates Christmas Eve in Salt Lake City

Оn Saturday, January 6, 2018, His Grace Bishop Maxim, together with neighboring clergy and many parishioners of the St. Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Church in Salt Lake City, celebrated Christmas Eve (Badnje Vece), the eve of the Nativity of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 

Following the beautiful Christmas Eve service,  everyone was ushered outside for the traditional lighting of the Badnjak, with each having the opportunity to break off a small twig to take to their own homes. 

The Patriarch serves at the church of Saint Basil of Ostrog

The Patriarch serves at the church of Saint Basil of Ostrog
The Patriarch serves at the church of Saint Basil of Ostrog
The Patriarch serves at the church of Saint Basil of Ostrog
The Patriarch serves at the church of Saint Basil of Ostrog

His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch celebrated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy at the church of Saint Basil of Ostrog on Bezanijska Kosa on 31 December 2017.

On Sunday, before the feast day of the Nativity of Christ, the Patriarch was concelebrated by protopresbyter-staurophors Savo Jovic, PhD; Bozo Bakajlic, Branko Mitrovic, Stojadin Pavlovic and Dragoslav Stikic, protodeacons Stevan Rapajic and Igor Davidovic and deacons Nemanja Radicevic and Igor Gracun. 

Patriarchal Liturgy at the church of Nativity of Mother of God in Zemun

On the second day of the feast day of the Nativity of the Lord and our Saviour Jesus Christ, 8 January 2018, when our Orthodox Church celebrates the Synaxis of the Mother of God, His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Irinej served the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy at the church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God in Zemun (photo gallery ).