Π£ Π½Π΅Π΄Π΅Ρ™Ρƒ 8. ΠΏΠΎ Π”ΡƒΡ…ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΠΌΠ° Π° Π½Π° Π΄Π°Π½ Π‘Π²Π΅Ρ‚ΠΎΠ³ ΠŸΡ€ΠΎΡ€ΠΎΠΊΠ° ИлијС, Епископ Π˜Ρ€ΠΈΠ½Π΅Ρ˜ српско-православнС Π•ΠΏΠ°Ρ€Ρ…ΠΈΡ˜Π΅ источноамСричкС началствовао јС Π‘Π²Π΅Ρ‚ΠΎΠΌ Π›ΠΈΡ‚ΡƒΡ€Π³ΠΈΡ˜ΠΎΠΌ Ρƒ Ρ†Ρ€ΠΊΠ²ΠΈ Π‘Π²Π΅Ρ‚ΠΎΠ³ Π•Π»Π΅Ρ„Ρ‚Π΅Ρ€ΠΈΡ˜Π° Π·Π° српску Π·Π°Ρ˜Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΈΡ†Ρƒ ΠŠΡƒΡ˜ΠΎΡ€ΠΊΠ°. 

ЊСговом ΠŸΡ€Π΅ΠΎΡΠ²Π΅ΡˆΡ‚Π΅Π½ΡΡ‚Π²Ρƒ Епископу Π³. Π˜Ρ€ΠΈΠ½Π΅Ρ˜Ρƒ саслуТивали су крстоносни-ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΡ‚ΠΎΡ˜Π΅Ρ€Π΅Ρ˜ Π–ΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡ˜ΠΈΠ½ ΠˆΠ°ΠΊΠΎΠ²Ρ™Π΅Π²ΠΈΡ›, ΡΡ‚Π°Ρ€Π΅ΡˆΠΈΠ½Π° Ρ…Ρ€Π°ΠΌΠ° Π‘Π²Π΅Ρ‚ΠΎΠ³ Π‘Π°Π²Π΅ Ρƒ ΠŠΡƒΡ˜ΠΎΡ€ΠΊΡƒ ΠΈ ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΡ‚ΠΎΡ’Π°ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΠΈ Милош Π–Π΄Ρ€Π°Π»ΠΈΡ› ΠΈ Јован Аничић.

Π’ΠΎΠΊΠΎΠΌ бСсСдС Епископ Π˜Ρ€ΠΈΠ½Π΅Ρ˜ јС Π³ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡ€ΠΈΠΎ ΠΎ СванђСлском Π΄ΠΎΠ³Π°Ρ’Π°Ρ˜Ρƒ ΡƒΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠΆΠ΅ΡšΠ° Ρ…Π»Π΅Π±ΠΎΠ²Π°. ΠŸΡ€Π΅Ρ‚Ρ…ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎ јС Π²Π»Π°Π΄ΠΈΠΊΠ° Π˜Ρ€ΠΈΠ½Π΅Ρ˜ истакао мисао Π’Π΅Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ³ ΠΈ Π‘Π²Π΅Ρ‚ΠΎΠ³ Апостола Павла ΠΈΠ· посланицС ΠšΠΎΡ€ΠΈΠ½Ρ›Π°Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ° Ρƒ којој Π³ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡ€ΠΈ ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ³ΡƒΠ±Π½ΠΈΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π΅Π»Π°ΠΌΠ° Ρƒ Π¦Ρ€ΠΊΠ²ΠΈ Π‘ΠΎΠΆΠΈΡ˜ΠΎΡ˜, која су сС дСшавала Ρƒ њСгово Π²Ρ€Π΅ΠΌΠ΅. По ΡšΠ΅ΠΌΡƒ, ΠΊΡ€ΡˆΡ‚Π΅ΡšΠ΅ нијС Ρƒ Павлово ΠΈΠΌΠ΅ ΠΈ Π½Π°Ρ€ΠΎΠ΄ Π‘ΠΎΠΆΠΈΡ˜ΠΈ Π½Π΅ ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠΏΠ°Π΄Π° ΠŸΠ°Π²Π»Ρƒ Π½Π΅Π³ΠΎ Господу, истакао јС Π²Π»Π°Π΄ΠΈΠΊΠ° Π˜Ρ€ΠΈΠ½Π΅Ρ˜. Π—Π±ΠΎΠ³ Ρ‚ΠΎΠ³Π° сС Π·Π°Ρ˜Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΈΡ†Π° Π½Π΅ смС Π΄ΡƒΡ…ΠΎΠ²Π½ΠΎ Π΄Π΅Π»ΠΈΡ‚ΠΈ Π½ΠΎ Ρ€Π°Π΄ΠΈ Π·Π°Ρ˜Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΈΡ‡ΠΊΠΎΠ³ Π΄ΠΎΠ±Ρ€Π°, којС јС Π‘Π²Π΅Ρ‚Π° Π¦Ρ€ΠΊΠ²Π° Π₯ристова, само Ρ…Ρ€Π°Π½Ρƒ, ΠΎΠΏΡˆΡ‚Π΅ Π±Π»Π°Π³ΠΎ ΠΈ Ρ‚Π°Π»Π°Π½Ρ‚Π΅ Π΄Π° Π΄Π΅Π»ΠΈ. Из Ρ‚ΠΎΠ³ Ρ€Π°Π·Π»ΠΎΠ³Π°, напомињС Π²Π»Π°Π΄ΠΈΠΊΠ° Π˜Ρ€ΠΈΠ½Π΅Ρ˜, Π₯ристос сС ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΎΠ»ΠΈΠΎ ΠΈ нијС отпустио Π½Π°Ρ€ΠΎΠ΄ Π²Π΅Ρ› Π³Π° јС Π·Π°Π΄Ρ€ΠΆΠ°ΠΎ Ρƒ својој Ρ†Π΅Π»ΠΈΠ½ΠΈ ΠΎΠΊΠΎ сСбС ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π΅Π»ΠΈΠΎ ΠΌΡƒ Ρ…Ρ€Π°Π½Ρƒ, ΠΈΠ·ΠΎΠ±ΠΈΠ»Π½ΠΎ Π³Π° Π½Π°Ρ…Ρ€Π°Π½ΠΈΠ²ΡˆΠΈ. Π₯Π»Π΅Π± јС, Π΄Π°ΠΊΠ»Π΅, ΠΏΡ€Π°ΠΎΠ±Ρ€Π°Π· Π₯ристовог Ρ‚Π΅Π»Π° којим сС ΠΎΡΠ²Π΅Ρ›ΡƒΡ˜Π΅ΠΌΠΎ ΠΊΠ°Π΄Π° сС ЊимС ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΡ‡Π΅ΡˆΡ›ΡƒΡ˜Π΅ΠΌΠΎ, Π·Π°ΠΊΡ™ΡƒΡ‡ΡƒΡ˜Π΅ Π²Π»Π°Π΄ΠΈΠΊΠ° Π˜Ρ€ΠΈΠ½Π΅Ρ˜.

На ΠΊΡ€Π°Ρ˜Ρƒ Π‘Π²Π΅Ρ‚Π΅ Π›ΠΈΡ‚ΡƒΡ€Π³ΠΈΡ˜Π΅ Епископ Π˜Ρ€ΠΈΠ½Π΅Ρ˜ ΡƒΡ‡ΠΈΠ½ΠΈΠΎ јС ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠ΅Π½ новопрСдстављСном слузи Π‘ΠΎΠΆΡ˜Π΅ΠΌ Π°ΠΊΠ°Π΄Π΅ΠΌΠΈΠΊΡƒ профСсору Π΄Ρ€ Π”ΠΈΠΌΠΈΡ‚Ρ€ΠΈΡ˜Ρƒ Π‘Ρ‚Π΅Ρ„Π°Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ›Ρƒ, који јС Ρ†Π΅Π»ΠΈ свој Π½Π°ΡƒΡ‡Π½ΠΈ ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡ‚ усмСрио Π½Π° ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΡƒΡ‡Π°Π²Π°ΡšΠ΅ православнС Ρ†Ρ€ΠΊΠ²Π΅Π½Π΅ ΠΌΡƒΠ·ΠΈΠΊΠ΅ – Π²ΠΈΠ·Π°Π½Ρ‚ΠΈΡ˜ΡΠΊΠ΅ ΠΈ старС словСнскС.

Bishop Irinej: The people of God belong to the Lord!

On the 8^th Sunday after Pentecost, and on the feast day of the Holy Prophet Elijah, Bishop Irinej of the Serbian Eastern American Diocese presided over the Divine Liturgy in the Church of St. Eleftherios for the Serbian Orthodox Community in New York City.

His Grace was assisted by the Protopresbyter-Stavrophor Zivojin Jakovljevic, Dean of Saint Sava Cathedral in New York, and Protodeacons Milos Zdralic and Jovan Anicic.

During his sermon, Bishop Irinej spoke about the gospel event of the multiplication of loaves. Previously, His Grace Bishop Irinej pointed out the admonition of the great and holy Apostle Paul from the Epistle to the Corinthians, in which he spoke about harmful divisions in the Church of God. As noted, Holy Baptism is not performed in Paul's name and the people of God do not belong to Paul but to God, Bishop Irinej pointed out. Therefore, the community must not be divided spiritually, but for the common good, which is the Holy Church of Christ, only to share food, other goods and talents. For that reason, Bishop Irinej notes, Christ prayed and did not release the people, but kept them together and distributed food feeding them abundantly. Bread is, therefore, the symbol of the body of Christ with which when we partake of Him sanctify ourselves, concludes Bishop Irinej.

At the end of the Divine Liturgy, Bishop Irinej served a small Memorial Service to the newly departed servant of God, Academician Professor Dr. Dimitrije Stefanovic, who devoted his entire scientific life to the study of Orthodox church music - Byzantine and Old Slavic.