Serbian Patriarch celebrates his Patronal feast
14. April 2014 - 12:42
His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, served on the Saturday, Lazarus’ Saturday, the Holy Divinel Liturgy in Belgrade’s Cathedral Church. Today’s feast is also the slava (patron saint’s day) of Serbian Patriarch Irinej.
His Holiness was concelebrated by his Vicar Bishop Jovan of Ulpiana and many priests.
Lazarus Saturday at Monastery New Marcha
14. April 2014 - 11:12
His Grace Bishop Mitrophan of Eastern America officiated at the Divine Liturgy on Lazarus Saturday, April 12, 2014 at Monastery New Marcha in Richfield, Ohio. Bishop Sava, retired Bishop of Slavonia was also present. Concelebrating with His Grace, the bishop, at the Divine Liturgy were V. Rev. Stavrophor Vasilije Sokolovic, V. Rev. Milovan Katanic, Hieromonk Platon (Jovic), Rev. Milan Medakovic and Rev. Branislav Golic.
Lazarus Saturday is the Krsna Slava of Bishop Sava and Hieromonk Platon who, together, festively celebrated their Slava at Monastery New Marcha. Bishop Mitrophan blessed the Koljivo and cut the Slava Kolach following the liturgy. Afterwards the bishop blessed the palms and the led the faithful in procession around the church.
Clergy Confession in the Eastern Diocese for Cleveland , Washington and Pittsburgh Deaneries
14. April 2014 - 11:10
With the blessings of His Grace Bishop Mitrophan of Eastern America Clergy Confession for the Cleveland, Washington and Pittsburgh deaneries was held on Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Bishop Mitrophan was unable to attend as he had travelled to Zagreb to attend the funeral of His Eminence Metropolitan Jovan of Zagreb-Ljubljana, of blessed memory.
Officiating at the Presanctified Liturgy was His Grace Bishop Sava, retired Bishop of Slavonia. Concelebrating with the bishop were: Archimandrite Seraphim (Alavanja), Hieromonk Fr. Platon (Jovic), V. Rev. Stavrophor Dragoljub Malich, V. Rev. Stavrophor Rodney Torbic, V. Rev. Stavrophor Aleksandar Vlajkovic, V. Rev. Zivojin Jakovljevic and Rev. Christopher Rocknage.
Weekly Diocesan Bulletin - Sunday, April 13, 2014
12. April 2014 - 12:52
Source: Western American Diocese
Ambassadors visit Serbian Patriarch
11. April 2014 - 13:34
His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch received His Excellency Mr. Aleksander Chepurin, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Serbia at the Serbian Patriarchate on 11 April 2014.
The same day, Serbian Patriarch also met with H.E. Mr. Gordan Markovic, Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia, who expressed his condonelences to His Holiness on the occasion of passing away of Metropolitan Jovan of Zagreb-Ljubljana.
