Patron Saint-day of the monastery of Saint Basil of Ostrog in Bijeljina
13. May 2021 - 14:17
The Patron Saint-day of the monastery of St. Basil of Ostrog in Bijeljina was marked on May 12, 2021 with the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy, which was served by Their Graces Bishops Fotije of Zvornik-Tuzla and Heruvim of Osijek-Polje and Baranja.
They were concelebrated by abbot of the Ozren Monastery Archimandrite Gavrilo (Stevanovic), abbot of the Precious Cross Monastery Archimandrite Nektarije (Tesic), Diocesan dean of Bijeljina protopresbyter-staurophor Ljubo Bogdanovic, parish priest of the church of Saint George in Bijeljina protopresbyter-staurophor Ziko Micanovic, protodeacon Bogdan Stjepanovic and deacon Vojislav Nikolic, in a prayerful presence of the head of this holy monastery abbess Matrona, the sisterhood of the monastery, clergy and the believers.
Saint Sava Cathedral receives The Lucy G. Moses Award from The NY Landmarks Conservancy
11. May 2021 - 23:27
“Lucy G. Moses Awards - Тhe Oscars of preservation” – Peg Breen, President of the New York Landmark Conservancy)
For the past 31 years, the New York Landmarks Conservancy presents the Lucy G. Moses "Preservation Award" to approximately 10-12 projects in the five boroughs of New York City that demonstrated excellence in the restoration, preservation, or adaptive use of historic buildings, streetscapes, and landscapes that preserve commercial, residential, institutional, religious, and public buildings. For the year 2020, the Serbian Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Sava was one of twelve honored with this award.
Patron Saint-day of the chuch of Saint George in Budapest
11. May 2021 - 9:25
On Saint Thomas Sunday, 9 May 2021, the Patron Saint-day of Saint George the Greatmartyr and Victory-Bearer was celebrated in Budapest.
His Grace Bishop Lukijan of Buda and Administrator of Timisoara celebrated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy with the concelebration of protonamesnik Radovan Djordjevic (priest of the Diocese of Zica), priest Ljuba Milisavic and Zoran Zivic, hieromonk Varnava Knezevic and deacon Stefan Milisavic.
Patriarch Porfirije: Let us forgive all those who hate us with the Resurrection of Christ
2. May 2021 - 19:22
His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, served the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the of Saint Sava Cathedral in the Vracar district, on May 2, 2021, on Easter.
Easter Liturgy in Saint Sava Cathedral (photo gallery)
The Patriarch was concelebrated by Archimandrites Serafim and Prokopije (Tajar), protopresbyter-staurophors Dr. Savo Jovic, Professor Dr. Vladimir Vukasinovic and Professor Dr. Dragan Protic, Dean of the Faculty of Orthodox Theology, Archpriest Professor Dr. Zoran Rankovic, archpriest Nenad Stefanovic, Hieromonk Sava (Bundalo), protodeacon Mladen Kovacevic, Deacon Radomir Vrućinić and subdeacons Vladimir Jelic, Njegoš Stikic and Dejan Nakic.
Patriarch Porfirije with the homeless and sick children
2. May 2021 - 22:02
His Holiness Porfitije, Serbian Patriarch, spent the happiest holiday, Easter, first with the homeless with whom he had lunch together in the church soup kitchen, and after that he distributed packages to sick children at the University Children's Clinic "Tirsova".
- Patriarch Porfirije at a festive lunch with the homeless (photo)
- Patriarch of Porphyry visits Tirsova (photo)
In the yard of the church kitchen of the Religious Charitable Guardianship, the Patriarch was welcomed at the table by 20 users, most of them homeless. “God loves us. And God has shown infinite love for the whole human race today… There is no excuse for discouragement, no excuse for any kind of giving up life, we all have phases of ups and downs… And this day shows, not only have we not lost hope, but that we have full of enthusiasm and confidence that we can be people who are joyful. Let joy be what our goal is. Next time we meet let's sing Serbian folk songs, also we can sing foreign songs," the Patriarch told them.
