Hieromonk Nektary (Sokolov)
With the surgery that skillfully surpasses anything known to the mind of man, the Lord gradually removes from us the tumors of abomination and the metastases of filth, heals the glaucoma of ignorance and impassable stupidity, thus making us who we can and should become—citizens of the Heavenly City.
His Holiness Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia addressed the issue during the recent consecration of bells at the Church of St. John Vladimir in Belgrade’s Medaković District.
Thousands of Orthodox Christians gathered in procession in honor of St. Catherine, the patron saint of the Ural capital of Ekaterinburg, on her feast day on Saturday, December 7.
On Saturday, December 7, the Church of the Great Martyr Catherine in the Fields in Moscow celebrated its patronal feast and its 30th anniversary as the representation of the Orthodox Church in America to the Moscow Patriarchate.
A successful humanitarian campaign has delivered 240 New Year’s packages to Serbian children living in Kosovo and Metohija enclaves, with the Serbian Orthodox Church playing a key role in distribution through Draganac Monastery.