Talk about improving the cooperation of the Church with the Ministry of Justice
21. May 2021 - 20:41
His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, received Maja Popovic, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Serbia at the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade, on May 21, 2021.
The meeting discussed further improvement of the cooperation of the Serbian Patriarchate with the Ministry of Justice. To that end, the need for additional affirmation of free expression of religious teachings and beliefs, development of freedom of religion and coordinated cooperation of the Church with state bodies was pointed out. The necessity of joint engagement in order to protect the heritage of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Kosovo and Metohija, as well as the need to improve the social and material position of monasticism, was especially emphasized.
Patriarch Porfirije: We were created for the joy of life, and we achieve that only in Christ
13. May 2021 - 15:19
Patriarch Porfirije: Saint Basil of Ostrog showed us what is a goal and meaning of every man. That our goal is holiness. That is why, celebrating Saint Basil of Ostrog today, we find a simple word of God addressed to each of us, a word on how we can establish communion with God and make Him realistically present in our lives.
His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, officiated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the church dedicated to this great saint and the Wonderworker at Banjica on 12 May 2021, on the feast day of Saint Basil of Ostrog. His Grace, retired Bishop Konstantin concelebrated to the Patriarch.
Session of the Managing Board of the Library of the Serbian Patriarchate
15. May 2021 - 12:40
Session of the Managing Board of the Library of the Serbian Patriarchate, chaired by His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, was held in the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade, on May 14, 2021.
The Director of the Library of the Serbian Patriarchate, Dr. Zoran Nedeljkovic, submitted a report on the work of the Library in the past year, informing in detail about all professional activities and projects carried out in the Library of the Serbian Patriarchate, the work and performance of employees, as well as future activities. He also reported to the Holy Synod of Bishops on the completion of the work on the formation of the Memorial Room of Patriarch Pavle of blessed repose in the Rakovica Monastery.
Patriarch Porfirije: God is constantly with us, but we are often unaware of that fact
16. May 2021 - 13:24
On the feast day of Saint Athanasius the Great, 15 May 2021, His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, served the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the church dedicated to this great saint in Belgrade's suburb of Plavi Horizonti.
The Patriarch was concelebrated by Diocesan dean protopresbyter-staurophor Bozo Bakajlic, archpriest Milos Stojanovic and Vladan Simic, hieromonk Sava (Bundalo) and deacons Dragan Radic and Radomir Vrucinic.
Patriarch Porfirije served in Tuman Monastery
17. May 2021 - 8:42
His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, celebrated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the Tuman Monastery, on 16 May 2021, on the Sunday of Myrrh-Bearing Women.
The Patriarch was concelebrated by Their Graces Bishops Jovan of Sumadija, Bishop Ignatije of Branicevo and Ilarion of Timok, with the monastics and the clergy from many dioceses.
