Sunday, October 3, 2010

Metropolitan Mor Gregorious Gabriel Attends Enthronement of the Serbian Patriarch

October 3, 2010 News

Metropolitan Gregorious approaching the ceremonial Church. Archbishop of Church of Cyprus,His Beatitude Chrysostomos II walk behind. Inside the Church with Dignitaries and invited Guests Metropolitan Gregorious and Serbian President Tadic (President Looks at the Camera) Metropolitan Gregorious attending the most Holy Ceremony 3/10/2010 His Grace Metropolitan Gregorious Gabriel of Trivandrum(Diocese) represented the Indian Orthodox Church [...]

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Serbian Patriarch Enthroned In Kosovo Church Amid Tight Security

October 3, 2010 News

3/10/2010 Thousands of faithful Serbs gathered in the Kosovo town of Pec to attend the enthroning ceremony of the head of Serbia’s Orthodox Church, Patriarch Irinej. The 80-year-old Patriarch Irinej succeeded Pavle after his death in November 2009. The first part of the two-stage enthronement ceremony took place in Belgrade in January. The ceremony, attended [...]

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Snaps From the Patriarchy of Pec

October 3, 2010 News

Enthronement of His Holiness Irinej Serbian Patriarch – Snaps 3/101/2010 Source1: Source2:

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Enthronement Homily of His Holiness Serbian Patriarch, Kyr Irinej – The Patriarchate of Pech, 3 October 2010

October 3, 2010 News

By the Providence of God and as graciously deigned by the Holy Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church, I have been elected and today presented in the Sacred Throne of the Serbian Patriarchs. Having been led into the Throne which was established by the first autocephalous Serbian Archbishop and Enlightener Saint Sava, I [...]

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Anniversary Event At The Romanian Patriarchate: Three Years Of Patriarchal Service Of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel

October 3, 2010 News

On 30 September 2010, it is three years since the enthronement of His Beatitude Daniel as Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church. On 12 September 2007, in the evening, the Holy Synod validated the election of the 6th Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, in the person of His Eminence Daniel, Archbishop of Iasi and [...]

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Appeal From FOCUS North America

October 3, 2010 News

Beloved Readers “He took a little child and had him stand among them. Taking him in his arms, he said to them, ‘Whoever welcomes one of these little children inmy name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me’” (Mark 9:36-3, NIV). September is back-to-school time, and [...]

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FOCUS Orange County Food For Homeless Event 8-28-2010

October 3, 2010 News

FOCUS Orange County center provided almost 300 hamburgers and over 100 hot dogs for homeless families living in motels in Orange County on August 28, 2010. This event coincided with the giving out of some of the 350 backpacks collected by Orthodox churches through FOCUS Orange County. A group of student volunteers from California state [...]

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The head of the Georgian Church urged Georgians and Abkhazians to forgive Each Other

October 3, 2010 News

28/8/2010 Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II said that the war in Abkhazia in the early 1990′s was directed against the unity and brotherhood of Abkhazians and Georgians, and noted that they should forgive each other, because only in that their salvation. “The war in Abkhazia was actually not between Abkhazians and Georgians, and against [...]

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Armenian Church Outraged By Turkish Nationalist Prayer

October 3, 2010 News

2/10/2010 The Armenian Apostolic Church on Saturday expressed outrage at a Muslim religious service held in an Armenian holy site in eastern Turkey, calling it a serious blow to efforts to improve Turkish-Armenian relations. In a written statement, the church’s Mother See in the Armenian town of Echmiadzin strongly condemned the Turkish government for allowing [...]

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Enthronement of Serbian Patriarch Irinej

October 3, 2010 News

Enthronement of Serbian Patriarch Irinej on 3rd October 2010 Greetings to His Holiness Patriarch Irinej Many Years To His Holiness OBL News Service

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Patriarchate of Pec on the day before the Enthronement

October 3, 2010 News

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Communique of the Holy Synod of Bishops regarding the formal act of the enthronement of Serbian Patriarch Irinej

October 3, 2010 News

In preparation for the formal act of enthronement of His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch on October 3, 2010 in the Stavropegial Laura of the Serbian patriarchs – the Patriarchate of Pec, the Holy Synod of Bishops reminds firstly all Orthodox believers, but also the whole public that the enthronement is only a religious and a [...]

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Historic ceremony on foreign Soil

October 3, 2010 News

By FATOS BYTYCI, REUTERS Serbian Orthodox Church and political leaders gather on Sunday to enthrone a new patriarch to guide a religion embodying the spirit of Serbia, but the once a generation ceremony will take place on foreign soil in Kosovo. Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008, but many Serbs still see Kosovo and [...]

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THE ENTHRONEMENT CEREMONY TO START WITH A HOLY LITURGY

October 3, 2010 News

2/10/2010 Serbian Patriarch Irinej will be enthroned as the 45th patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the monastery of the Pec Patriarchate, in Kosovo-Metohija, on October 3. The ceremony will be identical to the one held in the Belgrade Orthodox Cathedral on January 23, a day after his appointment. Serbian President Boris Tadic will [...]

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Enthronement of Serbian Patriarch Prepared

October 3, 2010 News

2/10/2010 BELGRADE — Preparations for the ceremony of inauguration of Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church Irinej in Kosovo are in their final stage. It seems almost certain that Serbian President Boris Tadić will not be the only politician at the ceremony. Leader of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) Tomislav Nikolić and former Serbian Parliament [...]

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