On Wednesday August 15/28, 2019, the Patriarchate celebrated the commemoration of the Dormition of Theotokos in all reverence and brilliance at Thetokokos’ Tomb in Gethsemane. According to the typikon order and the Status Quo of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, at the Church of the Dormition of Theotokos above and around Her Tomb, Vespers was held…

Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze congratulated Georgian people on Virgin Mary Day from Sioni Cathedral in Tbilisi. “Georgia is the country allotted to Virgin Mary. For centuries, Georgians have had special love and faith of Virgin Mary. Starting May of 2019, we officially celebrate this great orthodox event. When making the decision, we felt full…

CNN writes about Katskhi pillar located in western Imereti region. Nathan Kay, author of the article describes the church as “a natural limestone monolith that towers more than 130 feet, or 40 meters, into the air and on top of which stands what is probably the world’s most isolated, and most sacred, churches.” “The Katskhi…

Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude, Ilia II delivered holy liturgy at Sioni Cathedral in Tbilisi on the occasion of Virgin Mary Day and congratulated the Georgian believers on this great religious holiday. “The God bestowed Georgia with a heavy cross to carry. But at the same time, God gave us the strength…

His Grace Bishop Stefan of Remesiana, Vicar of the Serbian Patriarch, celebrated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the monastery Rakovica on the feast day of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God, 28 August 2019. He was concelebrated by protopresbyter-staurophor Dr Sava Jovic, Ignjat Tovarevic, Caslav Marinkovic, Jovan Blagojevic and Jeremija Starovlah, protopresbyter…

On Sunday, August 25-26, 2019 four Bishops of the Serbian Patriarchate visited St. Sava Jackson. Bishop Maxim from Los Angeles with his guests Bishop Sergije of Bihać-Petrovac, Bishop Dimitrije of Zahumlje, Herzegovina and the Littoral, and Bishop David of Stobi (Archdiocese of Ohrid), visited Saint Sava Church in Jackson, California to venerate the relics of…

A great feast day of Most Holy Mother of God was celebrated in ancient shrines in Mrtvica and Korbevcu. On the Eve of the feast day of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God, on 27 August 2019, His Grace BIshop Pahomije of Vranje served the Vigil service in the monastery in the…

Cain, where’s your brother? With this began the history of the human race on earth, namely with a brother’s murder. A murder of a brother in your life! A man will be so helpless in the midst of his machines, so poor and frightened! He will applaud his war machines as they once applauded heroes!…

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