Patriarch Irinej: When We are close to God, then We are Children of God, and then We are Most Close to Each Other
Church of Serbia – 9/9/2020
His Holiness Irinej, the Serbian Patriarch, celebrated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the church of Saint Athanasius the Great in the suburb of Zemun, Plavi Horizonti, on 6 September 2020.
The Patriarch was concelebrated by protopresbyter-staurophor Bozo Bakajlic, Diocesan dean of Zemun-New Belgrade; presbyter AndjelkoDoder, principal of the church; archdeacon Stevan Rapajic and deacon Radomir Vrucinic, a teacher at the Theological Seminary of Saint Sava in Belgrade.
At the end of the Holy Liturgy, with the blessing of Patriarch Irinej, a rite of invocation of the Holy Spirit was served on the occasion of the beginning of the new school year. Thereafter the Patriarch delivered a sermon on gratitude and divine grace.
Prince Filip Karadjordjevic and Princess Danica prayerfully attended the event.
