Hierarchal Liturgy in Pakrac

The feast day of Venerable Martyr Eudocia was prayerfully celebrated on the Cheesefare Sunday, 14 March 2021 in the parish of Pakrac. His Grace Bishop Jovan of Slavonia celebrated the Holy Liturgy with the concelebration of protopresbyter-staurophor Djordje Teodorovic and deacon Milan Jovic in the presence of fathful people at the side chapel of the Annunciation of the Holy Mother of God. 

Cheesefare Sunday in Bitola

Cheesefare Sunday in Bitola
Cheesefare Sunday in Bitola
Cheesefare Sunday in Bitola
Cheesefare Sunday in Bitola

On Cheesefare Sunday, His Beatitude John, Archbishop of Ohrid and Metropolitan of Skopje served and held a sermon at the Stauropegic monastery of Saint John Chrysostom in Bitola. After the Liturgy a prayer for beginning of the Holy Quadragesima. 

Serbian Patriarch receives U.S. Ambassador

His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, received His Excellency Anthony Godfrey, the Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Serbia on 12 March 2021 at the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade. 

Ambassador Godfrey  on behalf of the United States of America congratulated His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch the enthronement to the throne of the primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church, wishing him good health and success in spiritual success in spiritual care for the faithful people entrusted to him. Serbian Patriarch Porfirije thanked him for the congratulations and good wishes, emphasizing that he appreciates Ambassador Godfrey's efforts to improve Serbian-American relations. 

Serbian Patriarch received the Ambassador of Russia

His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, received His Excellency Aleksander Botsan-Harchenko, the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Serbia at the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade on 11 March 2021.    

His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Porfirije and His Excellency Aleksander Botsan-Harchenko during the audience talked about historical and curre nt topics in relations between brotherly nations of Serbia and Russia with a goal to recognize directions of further development and the strengthening of their firm friendly relations.

Serbian Patriarch receives Apostolic Nuncio

His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch received His Excellency Archbishop Luciano Suriani, Apostolic Nuncio in the Republic of Serbia, at the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade on 12 March 2021.

His Holiness Patriarch wished a welcome to the Apostolic Nuncio, thanked for an honour  he showed him by attending his enthronement in the holiest throne of the primates of the Serbian Orthodox Church. Thanking for the audience, as well as the hospitality he enjoys in Serbia, Archbishop Suriani presented the Serbian Patriarch with a congratulatory message and a gift from His Holiness Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church.