Meeting with Serbian youth in the New Gracanica Monastery
23. Јул 2017 - 23:00
His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, visited children's summer camp in New Gracanica Monastery in the afternoon on 21 July 2017.
The Patriarch was accompanied by His Eminence Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegro and the Littoral and His Grace Bishop Longin of New Gracanica-Midwestern America.
Bishop Arsenije served in the church on Karaburma
24. Јул 2017 - 8:57
His Grace Bishop Arsenije officiated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy at the church of Synaxis of Serbian saints on Karaburma on 23 July 2017.
Patriarchal Liturgy in New Gracanica
24. Јул 2017 - 8:52
His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch celebrated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy at New Gracanica Monastery on 22 July 2017.
The service was prayerfully attended by His Eminence Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegro and the Littoral and His Grace Bishop Longin of New Gracanica-Midwestern America. After the Liturgy, His Holiness Irinej served a memorial service to Metropolitan Irinej of New Gracanica of blessed repose.
Patriarch served memorial service for late Serbian hierarchs
19. Јул 2017 - 10:39
His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, served memorial service for late Serbian bishops Hristofor, Firmilijan and Dionisije of blessed repose in the Saint Sava Monastery in Libertyville, ILL., USA, in the afternoon on 18 July 2017.
Biography of the newly-elected Bishop Atanasije of Milesheva
21. Јул 2017 - 18:56
His Grace Bishop Atanasije (Rakita), elected Bishop of Mileshevo, was born on 7 November 1957 in Janje near Sipovo.
His got the baptismal name Svetko. After finishing primary school in Babici, he absolved the Orthodox Theological Seminary at Krka monastery. He was tonsured in the same monastery as a graduate of the Seminary on 7 May 1977; ordained a deacon on 9 May and as presbyter on 18 December of the same year. He visited father Justin Popovic at Celije Monastery on 1 January r1978 and on 2 January he left for America, where he finished two intensive English language courses at the Cathedral of Learning in Pittsburgh. In September of the same year he enrolled the Saint Vladimir Orthodox Theological Academy in New York. His Professors were Alexander Schmemann and John Meyendorff, world-famous theologians. In September 1981 he began with a teacher’s career at the Krka Monastery Seminary. Two years later, in 1983, the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church transferred him to the St. Cyrill and Methodius Seminary in Prizren, where he was teaching eleven years, until 1994. There he got better acquainted with the then Bishop Pavle of Raska-Prizren, later Serbian Patriarch.
