Archive for November 16th, 2009

Thousands of Serbs Pay Homage to their Beloved Patriarch (2009-11-16)

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The Serbian Orthodox Church announced that the funeral of Patriarch Pavle will be held on Thursday in the Rakovica Monastery.

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Medvedev sends Serbs condolences over Patriarch Pavle’s Death (2009-11-16)

16/11/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has expressed condolences to his Serbian counterpart Boris Tadic over the death of Serbian Orthodox Patriarch Pavle, the Kremlin said Monday.
Patriarch Pavle, elected to head the Serbian Orthodox Church in 1990, died Sunday at 95 of cardiac arrest during his sleep after having been hospitalized for two years in the Belgrade [...]

Citizens pay their respects to Patriarch Pavle (2009-11-16)

Belgrade, Nov 16, 2009 – A large number of citizens have been paying their respects to the late Serbian Patriarch Pavle since yesterday evening at the Cathedral Church of Archangel Michael in Belgrade, where his body is displayed in an open coffin.
At the entrance to the church, where church dignitaries are constantly holding prayers over [...]

Russian Orthodox wants joint traditional front with Catholics (2009-11-16)

17 November 16th, 2009
Archbishop Hilarion Alfeyev, the Russian Orthodox Church’s top official for relations with other churches, has been busy this past week putting his revived church’s stamp on the world Christian scene. Over the weekend, he urged Catholics and Orthodox to join forces to defend their traditional version of Christianity. His comments, made during [...]

OBL Pays Homage to His Holiness Pavle (2009-11-16)

His Holiness Patriarch Pavle of Serbia – Ever Living Memories!!!

OBL News Service

Biography of the 44th Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church (2009-11-16)

November 15, 2009
His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Pavle was born Gojko Stojčević on September 11, 1914 to a farmer family in the village Kućanci in the county of Donji Miholjac, in Slavonia. He finished primary school in his native village and junior high school in Tuzla. He graduated from the Fourth Men’s Gymnasium in Belgrade and [...]

Archbishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk leads inauguration of Paris Orthodox Seminary (2009-11-16)

Archbishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk led the inauguration of the Paris Orthodox Seminary on 14 November 2009, the Day of Sts Cosmas and Damian the Unmercenery Physicians.
The festivities began with the Divine Liturgy celebrated by Archbishop Hilarion assisted by Archbishops Gabriel of Comana (Patriarchate of Constantinople), Innokenty of Korsun and Antony of Borispol and Bishops Ambrose [...]

The Eastern European Orthodox Church (Nelson) Hosts Historic Event (2009-11-16)

The Eastern European Orthodox Church (Nelson) is pleased to invite you to a historic event.
ON-Sunday 22nd November 2009
AT-The Nelson Cathedral
AT-6pm
Please bring a plate of food for a shared meal to follow
It will be our pleasure to be presenting to The Nelson Cathedral a large Orthodox Icon of Jesus Christ for all the people of [...]

Patriarch’s funeral on Thursday in Rakovica Monastery (2009-11-16)

BELGRADE, Nov 16. (Tanjug). His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Pavle will be buried on Thursday, November 19, in Rakovica Monastery, Bishop Irinej of Backa stated Sunday after the session of the Holy Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC).
According to him, the explicit wish of Patriarch Pavle was to be buried in the Belgrade monastery Rakovica.
Bishop [...]

OBL Statement on Demise of the Serbian Patriarch (2009-11-16)

16/11/09
Dear All
On behalf of the Supreme Chancellery of the OBL Forum, I extend my sincere condolence on demise of the Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church His Holiness Pavle.
His Holiness Pavle can be considered as one of the most important Hierarchs who practiced True Orthodox Spirituality. His Holiness was a great Patriot who loved [...]

His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr Expressed Condolence on Death of Serbian Orthodox Church Primate (2009-11-16)

THE HOLY SYNOD
OF THE SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH
On behalf of the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church we extend our sincere condolence on death of the Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
His Holiness Patriarch Pavle was one of the most prominent First Hierarchs of the Church of Serbia, who combined profound theological scholarship with high [...]

Statement of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on the Repose of Patriarch Pavle of Serbia! (2009-11-16)

It is with profound regret that we learned today of the repose in the Lord of our brother Patriarch Pavle of Serbia. After holding a memorial service at the conclusion of this evening’s Vespers on the occasion of the feast of St. Matthew the Apostle and Evangelist, we entreated the Lord with all our heart [...]

Communique regarding the funeral of Patriarch Pavle of Serbia of Blessed Repose (2009-11-16)

His Grace Bishop Irinej of Bachka on behalf of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church, after the extraordinary session on the Sunday evening at teh Patriarchate court informed the public about a few details regarding the requiem service of Patriarch Pavle of blessed repose. Bishop Irinej of Bachka said that the [...]

Serbia begins official mourning for Patriarch Pavle (2009-11-16)

Mon, Nov 16 2009
Serbia began three days of official mourning on November 16 2009 for Pavle, Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church, whose death was announced by the church the day before.
Pavle, who was 95, became the head of the church in 1990 but since 2007 had not been carrying out his duties because of [...]

Serbian Orthodox Patriarch Dies (2009-11-16)

BBC News
The head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Pavle, has died in Belgrade, the Church has announced.
The patriarch, 95, became leader of the Church in 1990. He was admitted to the city’s military hospital two years ago.
Though he reportedly suffered from heart and lung conditions, the Church did not specify the cause of death.
Most [...]

Patriarch of Serbia reposed in the Lord (2009-11-16)

On November 15, 2009, at 10.45 at the Military Medical Academy in Belgrade, after receiving the Sacrament, Archbishop of Pec, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovac , Patriarch Pavle of Serbia reposed in the Lord.
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* God Grant Him Many Years! (2009-11-16)

Self-Ruled Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
We faithful of the Antiochian Archdiocese offer our prayers and love to His Eminence Metropolitan PHILIP, our Father and Chief Shepherd, on his name’s day (Saturday, November 14th + St. Philip the Apostle).
Click here to read the biography of Metropolitan Phillip
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Clergy Wives Weekend a Success! (2009-11-16)

Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
Beautiful fall weather greeted approximately 70 wives of clergy from many jurisdictions on the weekend of November 5-7 at Antiochian Village in Ligonier, Pennsylvania for what was hopefully the 1st Annual Clergy Wives Weekend. Wives of priests, deacons and seminarians from 17 states and one Canadian province gathered to [...]

Pochaiyv Theotokos Icon Returns to Ukraine (2009-11-16)

Ukrainian Orthodox Church
The wonderworking icon of the Mother of God of Pochayiv stayed in Moscow on November 4-15. Initially it stayed at the central exhibition hall Manezh (during the work of the 8th church-public exhibition forum “Orthodox Rus” – on the day of people’s unity”).
Since November 8 the shrine was taken to the [...]

UOC Primate conferred church distinction on the rector of the church where the honorable hand of St. Dimitry of Rostov is kept (2009-11-16)

Ukrainian Orthodox Church
On November 11 His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr received the rector of St. Michael the Archangel in the village of Polonky, Chernihiv region, archpriest Volodymyr Khvost.
For the work in the church filed Metropolitan Volodymyr marked father rector with the Order of the Holy Hierarch Dimitry (Tuptalo), Metropolitan of Rostov. [...]