Holidays in The New Gracanica
17. January 2017 - 15:42
Aside from regular daily services the following are scheduled:
- 1/18 - Day of the Holy Cross: 8:00 - Royal hours, 9:00 - Liturgy of St. Basil and blessing of water, 5:00pm - Vigil
- 1/19 - Theophany: 10:00 - Liturgy and great blessing of water, 5:00pm - Vigil
- 1/20 - Saint John the Baptist: 10:00 - Liturgy, cutting of Slava breads before and after litugy
- 1/27 - Saint Sava: 9:00 - Liturgy
- 1/28 - Saint Sava celebration: 5:00pm - Vespers, children’s program in the hall
Christmas gift of the City of Nis to the City of Belgrade
17. January 2017 - 10:44
Children’s Choir in the crypt of St. Sava
With the blessing of His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, upon the invitation of the brotherhood of the Saint Sava Cathedral, a Christmas and New Year’s Concert of the Children’s Choir “Branko” from Nis was held in the crypt of the Memorial Cathedral of Saint Sava in the district of Vracar on Sunday, 15 January 2017.
National Day and Patron Saint-day of the Republic of Srpska
11. January 2017 - 10:01
Marking January 9th – National Day of the Republic of Srpska and its Patron Saint-day, Holy First Martyr and Archdeacon Stephen, began with the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the church of Christ the Saviour in Banjaluka officiated by His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch.
Their Graces Bishops Jefrem of Banjaluka, Hrizostom of Zvornik-Tuzla, Atanasije of Bihac-Petrovac and Grigorije of Zahumlje-Herzegovina cocelebrated. The Liturgy was attended by President of Republic of Srpska Mr. Milorad Dodik, Prime Minsuer of the Republic of Srpska Mrs Zeljka Cvijanovic with her ministers, Crown Prince Aleksandar and Princess Katarina Karadjordjevic, ministers in the Government of the Republic of Serbia, representatives of the political and public life anda great number of the faitful.
- photo gallery (photo: Strahinja Kragulj)
Service of supplications for the beginning of the New Year in Saint Sava Cathedral
16. January 2017 - 14:07
His Grace Bishop Arsenije of Toplica, Vicar Bishop of the Serbian Patriarch, celebrated on the 13th of January2016 thanksgiving service for the last year and the service of supplications for the forthcoming New Year marked according to the Julian Calendar in the Cathedral of Saint Sava in the district of Vracar.
After the service of supplication a traditional fireworks was organized on the Saint Sava plateau.
Christ's Nativity in the Orthodox Archdiocese of Ohrid
13. January 2017 - 15:44
On the feast-day of the Nativity of Christ His Beatitude Archbishop of Ohrid and Metropolitan of Skopje Jovan celebrated in the Stauropegial monastery of Saint John Chrysostom in Nizepolje, Bitola.
His Grace Bishop of Polog-Kumanovo and Locum Tenens of Debar-Kicevo Joakim celebrated the Holy Liturgy in Kumanovo, while His Grace Bishop of Bregalnica and Locum Tenens of Bitola Marko officiated in Stip. It was in Skopje that His Grace Bishop of Stobi and Locum Tenens of Strumica David celeb rated the festal Divine Liturgy. Christmas liturgies were performed aso in other churches of the Orthodox Archdiocese of Ohrid as well.
