Miraculous morning at Rakovica monastery

Miraculous morning at Rakovica monastery
Miraculous morning at Rakovica monastery
Miraculous morning at Rakovica monastery
Miraculous morning at Rakovica monastery

On Saturday, November 16th, on the feast of the Transfer of the relics of Holy Greatmartyr George, at Rakovica monastery the liturgical baptism of 80 pupils of Belgrade's primary and secondary schools was performed. Besides pupils, their parents and teachers were also baptized.

Liturgical gathering at Serbian Training Command in Nis

On Monday, November 18th, His Grace Bishop Dr Jovan of Nis visited  the Serbian Training Command in Nis and  at first consecrated the chapel  dedicated to Holy Great Martyr George, and then he served there the Divine Liturgy. 

The Bishop was concelebrated by diocesan dean of  Nis I and chief military priest of the Serbian Armed Forces Captain Sladjan Vlajic. Major General Milovan Simovic attended the Liturgy with associates and other members of the Serbian Training Command.

Trаnslation of the Relics of Saint George at Cathedral Church in Novi Sad

Trаnslation of the Relics of Saint George at Cathedral Church in Novi Sad
Trаnslation of the Relics of Saint George at Cathedral Church in Novi Sad
Trаnslation of the Relics of Saint George at Cathedral Church in Novi Sad
Trаnslation of the Relics of Saint George at Cathedral Church in Novi Sad

The capital city of the Diocese of Backa, Novi Sad, celebrated worthily its Patron Saint-day - the Trаnslation of the Relics of Saint George the Great martyr.

The feast day’s vigil service was celebrated by Archimandrite Sergije (Karanovic), brother of the monastery Rmanj, from the diocese of Bihac-Petrovac. On the very day of the feast His Grace Bishop Irinej of Backa celebrated the Divine Liturgy with the concelebration of arhimandrite Sergije and local priests at the Cathedral church of Saint George.

Four-year memorial service to Serbian Patriarch Pavle

On Friday, the 15th of October, 2013,  at Rakovica monastery, His Grace Bishop Andrej of Remesiana served the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy and the memorial service for Serbian Patriarch Pavle of the blessed memory, who reposed on that day in 2009.

Since the early morning the faithful people gathered in the Rakovica monastery, where, with the blessing of His Holiness Irinej, His Grace Bishop Andrej of Remesiana celebrated the Holy Liturgy with the concelebration of the local clergy. The Bishop held a sermon after the memorial service for Patriarch Pavle. A large number of believers and admirers of Patriarch Pavle attended this prayerful gathering.

Bishop Maxim’s Archpastoral Visit to the Synaxis of the Faithful in Seattle, WA

Bishop Maxim’s Archpastoral Visit to the Synaxis of the Faithful in Seattle, WA
Bishop Maxim’s Archpastoral Visit to the Synaxis of the Faithful in Seattle, WA
Bishop Maxim’s Archpastoral Visit to the Synaxis of the Faithful in Seattle, WA
Bishop Maxim’s Archpastoral Visit to the Synaxis of the Faithful in Seattle, WA

Bishop Maxim’s Archpastoral Visit to the Synaxis of the Faithful in Seattle, WA with, Seattle is in the top 5 rainiest U.S. cities by number of precipitations days, and it gets the least amount of annual sunlight of all major cities in the lower-48 states.  This city experiences moderate to heavy rain during the months of November, December, and January. However, during this last Archpastoral visit of His Grace our Bishop Maxim to his humble flock and parish dedicated to St. Sava, we had sunny and crisp weekend.