PEACE FROM GOD! CHRIST IS BORN!
On 7 January 2015, the joyous feast day of the Nativity of the Lord – Christmas, His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, officiated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy at the Cathedral church of Holy Archangel Michael in Belgrade.
The solemn feast day’s service, besides a lot of faithful people, was also attended by President of the Republic of Serbia Mr. Tomislav Nikolic, Crown Prince Aleksandar Karadjordjevic and Princess Katherine, First Vice President of the Government and Foreign Minister Mr. Ivica Dacic, Minister of Justice Mr. Nikola Selakovic, representatives of the state and city authorities, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Belgrade Mr. Stanislav Hocevar and representatives of traditional Churches and religious communities, members of the diplomatic corps, as well as people from cultural and public life of the Serbian capital.
Christmas Enclyclical of His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Irinej and all bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church was read by protopresbyter-staurophor Petar Lukic, head of the Belgrade’s Cathedral church.
In a prayerful presence of His Grace Bishop Arsenije of Toplica, who had officiated the Liturgy in the Saint Sava Cathedral at midnight, His Holiness was concelebrated by clergy of the Archbishopric of Belgrade-Karlovac, while the First Belgrade Singing Society and the Children’s choir of the Cathedral church sang responses. The holy service was broadcasted live by Radio Televison of Serbia.
