Liturgy and the memorial service to Prince Paul, Princess Olga and Prince Nikola Karadjordjevic at Oplenac
7. October 2012 - 9:39Karadjordje's poplar, the symbol of freedom and unity of one small nation which stood up before the eyes of all Europe to fight against one mighty and strong enemy, and today it is again the meeting place of all Serbs. In the church of Holy Great Martyr George at Oplenac in the presence of the royal family Karadjordjevic, lots of faithful people, the Holy Hiearchal Liturgy was served and the requiem for Prince Paul, Princess Olga and Prince Nikola. With the blessing of His Grace Bishop Jovan of Sumadija, the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy was served by Bishop Pahomije of Vranje and he was concelebrated by Bishop Irinej of Australia-New Zealand with many priests.
Bishop Ignjatije at Lepavina monastery
12. October 2012 - 9:16The feast day of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist, on October 6, 2012 was celebrated at the monastery Lepavina with the Holy Hiearchal Liturgy, which was served by His Eminence Metropolitan Jovan of Zagreb-Ljubljana and His Grace Bishop Ignjatije of Branicevo with the concelebration of archimandrite Gavrilo (Vuckovic), head of the monastery of Lepavine, hieromonk Vasilije (Srbljan), brother of the Lepavina holy family, presbyter Radovan Dimitric, parish of Koprivnica, presbyter Aleksandar Tarabic, parish of Velika Poganica, deacon Nenad Radakovic from Pozarevac and deacon Branimir Jokic from Zagreb.
Metropolitan Amfilohije visits Dominican Republic
12. October 2012 - 8:58His Eminence Archbishop of Cetinje and Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral kyr Amfilohije, bishop-administrator of the Diocese of Buenos Aires and South-Central American, visited from October 1-3, 2012 the Dominican Republic, regarding the organization of the church community of our Patriarchate in this Caribbean country.
Prayerful remembrance of defenders of Belgrade
11. October 2012 - 12:36Bishop Atanasije of Hvosno, vicar of His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch on Sunday with the concelebration of the priesthood of the church of Alexander Nevsky served the requiem for the defenders of Belgrade. That day on Dorcol, on the corner of Tsar Uros str. and Mile Alasa str., on the place where in 1915 Major Dragutin Gavrilovic commanded the defence of Belgrade, several hundred citizens gathered to prayerfully remember of these Serbian heroes who gave their lives for the defence of the Fatherland and Belgrade.
Bishop Atanasije serves in Umcari and blesses bells in Drazanj
10. October 2012 - 12:58On Sunday, October 7, 2012 in the village of Drazanj near Umcari a rite of blessing the bells for a newly built church devoted to Holy martyrs of Sebaste was served. Blessing of the bells was performed with the blessing and on behalf of His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch Bishop Atanasije of Hvosno with the concelebration of episcopal dean protopresbyter-staurophor Dragomir Ubiparovic, presbyter Aleksandar Mitrovic, Aleksandar Rajak, Dejan Todorovic, head of the church presbyter Goran Djukic, as well as deacon Dragan Tanasijevic and Darko Krstic.