AN EVENING OF DIPLOMACY AND DEVOTION: CONSUL GENERAL OF REPUBLIC OF SERBIA CELEBRATES PATRONAL FEAST
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On Friday, October 31, 2025, in New York, Consul General of the Republic of Serbia, Vladimir Bozovic, PhD, celebrated his family's Patron Saint’s Day (Slava), honoring Saint Luke the Apostle and Evangelist.

His Grace, the Right Reverend Irinej, Bishop of Washington-New York and Eastern America, also attended the ceremonial reception. In his inspiring remarks, he emphasized the profound significance of the Orthodox Church, the Orthodox faith, and the preservation of the Serbian tradition of Slava as the most beautiful expression of community and spirituality.

During his speech, Consul General Bozovic highlighted that Saint Luke is a symbol of spiritual strength, faith, and hope, and that Orthodoxy forms the foundation of Serbian identity, connecting Serbs wherever they live.

The celebration was attended by numerous Consuls General, including representatives from South Africa, Romania, Slovakia, the Philippines, Bulgaria, Peru, Greece, and Georgia. Special recognition was given to Maia Bartaia, Consul General of Georgia and Chair of the Committee of the Society of Foreign Consuls in New York, who extended sincere congratulations to the host and emphasized the importance of cultivating cultural values within diplomatic circles.

Among the distinguished guests were Gloria Star Kins, editor of Society & Diplomatic Review, who, in her inspiring remarks, underscored the importance of spiritual and cultural ties among nations, John Catsimatidis, the well-known Greek-American businessman and friend of the Serbian community, Katie Igen from the Office of Foreign Missions NYC, who offered warm words of support, and Bogdan Tesovic, President of the Serbian Club in New York.

Solemn moments were further enriched by artistic performances, including a dance by Japanese artist Kanami Kusajima and a violin interpretation by Dr. Yevgeniy Dyo, a Korean-born artist from Kazakhstan. Their performance combined tradition and contemporary art in a moving and elevated manner, showing how music and movement can bridge all cultural differences.

As Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe aptly noted at the end of the evening,
"Everyone in life needs a Serbian best friend" —and this event was precisely that: demonstrating how Serbian tradition, faith, and hospitality bring people of different cultures together in a spirit of respect, understanding, and genuine friendship.

The celebration of the Patronal Saint at the residence of Consul General Bozovic once again stood as a testament to the deep connection between faith, family, and culture, representing Serbia as a country that passes on its spiritual and cultural heritage in the most dignified way, building bridges of friendship around the world.


Π“Π΅Π½Π΅Ρ€Π°Π»Π½ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠ½Π·ΡƒΠ» Π Π΅ΠΏΡƒΠ±Π»ΠΈΠΊΠ΅ Π‘Ρ€Π±ΠΈΡ˜Π΅ Ρƒ ΠŠΡƒΡ˜ΠΎΡ€ΠΊΡƒ прославио Kрсну славу

Π£ ΠΏΠ΅Ρ‚Π°ΠΊ, 31. ΠΎΠΊΡ‚ΠΎΠ±Ρ€Π° 2025. Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π΅, Ρƒ ΠŠΡƒΡ˜ΠΎΡ€ΠΊΡƒ јС Π³Π΅Π½Π΅Ρ€Π°Π»Π½ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠ½Π·ΡƒΠ» Π Π΅ΠΏΡƒΠ±Π»ΠΈΠΊΠ΅ Π‘Ρ€Π±ΠΈΡ˜Π΅ Π΄Ρ€ Π’Π»Π°Π΄ΠΈΠΌΠΈΡ€ Π‘ΠΎΠΆΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ› са својом ΠΏΠΎΡ€ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡ†ΠΎΠΌ, супругом Π’ΠΈΠ΄ΠΎΠΌ ΠΈ сином Јованом, прославио ΡΠ²ΠΎΡ˜Ρƒ крсну славу, Π‘Π²Π΅Ρ‚ΠΎΠ³ апостола ΠΈ Ρ˜Π΅Π²Π°Π½Ρ’Π΅Π»ΠΈΡΡ‚Ρƒ Π›ΡƒΠΊΡƒ.

Π‘Π²Π΅Ρ‡Π°Π½ΠΎΠΌ Π²Π΅Ρ‡Π΅Ρ€ΡšΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΡ˜Π΅ΠΌΡƒ ΠΏΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠΌ славС присуствовао јС ΠΈ ЊСгово ΠŸΡ€Π΅ΠΎΡΠ²Π΅ΡˆΡ‚Π΅Π½ΡΡ‚Π²ΠΎ Епископ Π’Π°ΡˆΠΈΠ½Π³Ρ‚ΠΎΠ½ΡΠΊΠΎ-ΡšΡ˜ΡƒΡ˜ΠΎΡ€ΡˆΠΊΠΈ источноамСрички Господин Π˜Ρ€ΠΈΠ½Π΅Ρ˜, који јС Ρƒ свом Π½Π°Π΄Π°Ρ…Π½ΡƒΡ‚ΠΎΠΌ Π³ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡ€Ρƒ истакао Π΄ΡƒΠ±ΠΎΠΊΠΈ Π·Π½Π°Ρ‡Π°Ρ˜ славС, православнС Π²Π΅Ρ€Π΅ ΠΈ ΠΎΡ‡ΡƒΠ²Π°ΡšΠ° српскС Ρ‚Ρ€Π°Π΄ΠΈΡ†ΠΈΡ˜Π΅, Π½Π°Ρ€ΠΎΡ‡ΠΈΡ‚ΠΎ ΠΊΠΎΠ½Ρ‚ΠΈΠ½ΡƒΠΈΡ€Π°Π½ΠΈΠΌ Π³Π΅Π½Π΅Ρ€Π°Ρ†ΠΈΡ˜ΡΠΊΠΈΠΌ обСлСТавањСм славС ΠΊΠ°ΠΎ најлСпшСг ΠΈΠ·Ρ€Π°Π·Π° Π·Π°Ρ˜Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΈΡˆΡ‚Π²Π° ΠΈ духовности ΠΈ Π²Π΅Π·Π΅ ΠΏΡ€Π΅Π΄Π°ΠΊΠ° ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡ‚ΠΎΠΌΠ°ΠΊΠ°.

Π—Π°Ρ…Π²Π°Π»ΠΈΠ²ΡˆΠΈ сС свим присутнима Π½Π° доласку Ρ‚ΠΎΠΊΠΎΠΌ свог Π³ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡ€Π° Π³Π΅Π½Π΅Ρ€Π°Π»Π½ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠ½Π·ΡƒΠ» Π΄Ρ€ Π’Π»Π°Π΄ΠΈΠΌΠΈΡ€ Π‘ΠΎΠΆΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ› истакао јС Π΄Π° јС Π‘Π²Π΅Ρ‚ΠΈ Π›ΡƒΠΊΠ° симбол Π΄ΡƒΡ…ΠΎΠ²Π½Π΅ снагС, Π²Π΅Ρ€Π΅ ΠΈ Π½Π°Π΄Π΅, Ρ‚Π΅ Π΄Π° јС православљС Ρ‚Π΅ΠΌΠ΅Ρ™ ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π½Ρ‚ΠΈΡ‚Π΅Ρ‚Π° српског Π½Π°Ρ€ΠΎΠ΄Π°, који нас ΠΏΠΎΠ²Π΅Π·ΡƒΡ˜Π΅ Π³Π΄Π΅ Π³ΠΎΠ΄ Π΄Π° ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΠΈΠΌΠΎ, Π½Π΅ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠΎΠ»Π΅Π±Ρ™ΠΈΠ²ΠΎΠΌ Ρ™ΡƒΠ±Π°Π²Ρ™Ρƒ ΠΏΡ€Π΅ΠΌΠ° ΠšΠΎΡΠΎΠ²Ρƒ Ρƒ срцима Π½Π΅Π³ΡƒΡ˜ΡƒΡ›ΠΈ наш Π΄ΡƒΡ…ΠΎΠ²Π½ΠΈ ΠΈ Π½Π°Ρ†ΠΈΠΎΠ½Π°Π»Π½ΠΈ ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π½Ρ‚ΠΈΡ‚Π΅Ρ‚ Π΄Π°Π»Π΅ΠΊΠΎ ΠΎΠ΄ нашС ΠΎΡ‚Π°ΡŸΠ±ΠΈΠ½Π΅.

ΠŸΡ€ΠΎΡΠ»Π°Π²ΠΈ су присуствовали Π±Ρ€ΠΎΡ˜Π½Π΅ ΠΊΠΎΠ»Π΅Π³Π΅, Π³Π΅Π½Π΅Ρ€Π°Π»Π½ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠ½Π·ΡƒΠ»ΠΈ, ΠΈΠ· ΠˆΡƒΠΆΠ½Π΅ АфрикС, Π ΡƒΠΌΡƒΠ½ΠΈΡ˜Π΅, Π‘Π»ΠΎΠ²Π°Ρ‡ΠΊΠ΅, Π€ΠΈΠ»ΠΈΠΏΠΈΠ½Π°, БугарскС, ΠŸΠ΅Ρ€ΡƒΠ°, Π“Ρ€Ρ‡ΠΊΠ΅, Π ΡƒΡΠΈΡ˜Π΅ ΠΊΠ°ΠΎ ΠΈ прСдсСница Π”Ρ€ΡƒΡˆΡ‚Π²Π° страних ΠΊΠΎΠ½Π·ΡƒΠ»Π° ΠΈΠ· ΠŠΡ˜ΡƒΡ˜ΠΎΡ€ΠΊΠ° ΠΈ Π³Π΅Π½Π΅Ρ€Π°Π»Π½ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠ½Π·ΡƒΠ» Π“Ρ€ΡƒΠ·ΠΈΡ˜Π΅. ΠŸΡ€Π΅Π΄ΡΡ‚Π°Π²Π½ΠΈΡ†Π° Π‘Ρ‚Π΅Ρ˜Ρ‚ Π΄Π΅ΠΏΠ°Ρ€Ρ‚ΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ‚Π°, ΡˆΠ΅Ρ„ΠΈΡ†Π° ΠΊΠ°Π½Ρ†Π΅Π»Π°Ρ€ΠΈΡ˜Π΅ ОЀМ ΠΈΠ· ΠŠΡƒΡ˜ΠΎΡ€ΠΊΠ°, ΠšΠ΅Ρ‚ΠΈ ИгСн.

ΠœΠ΅Ρ’Ρƒ ΡƒΠ³Π»Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΈΠΌ гостима Π±ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ су ΠΈ Π“Π»ΠΎΡ€ΠΈΡ˜Π° Π‘Ρ‚Π°Ρ€ Кинс, ΡƒΡ€Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΈΡ†Π° Society & Diplomatic Review, која јС својим инспиративним Π³ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡ€ΠΎΠΌ подсСтила Π½Π° Π·Π½Π°Ρ‡Π°Ρ˜ Π΄ΡƒΡ…ΠΎΠ²Π½ΠΈΡ… ΠΈ ΠΊΡƒΠ»Ρ‚ΡƒΡ€Π½ΠΈΡ… Π²Π΅Π·Π° ΠΌΠ΅Ρ’Ρƒ Π½Π°Ρ€ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠΌΠ°, ΠΊΠ°ΠΎ ΠΈ Џон ΠšΠ°Ρ†ΠΈΠΌΠ°Ρ‚ΠΈΠ΄ΠΈΡ, ΠΏΠΎΠ·Π½Π°Ρ‚ΠΈ Π°ΠΌΠ΅Ρ€ΠΈΡ‡ΠΊΠΎ-Π³Ρ€Ρ‡ΠΊΠΈ бизнисмСн ΠΈ ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΡ˜Π°Ρ‚Π΅Ρ™ српскС Π·Π°Ρ˜Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΈΡ†Π΅, ΠΊΠ°ΠΎ ΠΈ Π‘ΠΎΠ³Π΄Π°Π½ Π’Π΅ΡˆΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ›, прСдсСдник Брпског ΠΊΠ»ΡƒΠ±Π° Ρƒ ΠŠΡƒΡ˜ΠΎΡ€ΠΊΡƒ.

Π‘Π²Π΅Ρ‡Π°Π½ΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΡ˜Π΅ΠΌΡƒ присуствовали су ΠΈ студСнти са ΡƒΠ½ΠΈΠ²Π΅Ρ€Π·ΠΈΡ‚Π΅Ρ‚Π° ΠΈΠΎΠ½Π°, ΠšΠΎΠ»ΡƒΠΌΠ±ΠΈΡ˜Π°, ΠŠΡ˜ΡƒΡ˜ΠΎΡ€ΠΊ, ΠΈ Π€ΠΎΡ€Π΄Ρ…Π°ΠΌ.

ПосСбни Ρ‚Ρ€Π΅Π½ΡƒΡ†ΠΈ Π±ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ су ΠΎΠ±ΠΎΠ³Π°Ρ›Π΅Π½ΠΈ ΠΈ ΡƒΠΌΠ΅Ρ‚Π½ΠΈΡ‡ΠΊΠΈΠΌ наступима, плСсом јапанскС ΡƒΠΌΠ΅Ρ‚Π½ΠΈΡ†Π΅ Канами ΠšΡƒΡΠ°Ρ˜ΠΈΠΌΠ΅ ΠΈ виолинском ΠΈΠ½Ρ‚Π΅Ρ€ΠΏΡ€Π΅Ρ‚Π°Ρ†ΠΈΡ˜ΠΎΠΌ Π΄Ρ€ ЈСвгСнија Π‚Π°, ΡƒΠΌΠ΅Ρ‚Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ° ΠΊΠΎΡ€Π΅Ρ˜ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ ΠΏΠΎΡ€Π΅ΠΊΠ»Π° ΠΈΠ· ΠšΠ°Π·Π°Ρ…ΡΡ‚Π°Π½Π°, нСкадашњСг Π‘ΠΎΠ²Ρ˜Π΅Ρ‚ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ савСза. ΠŠΠΈΡ…ΠΎΠ² наступ јС спојио Ρ‚Ρ€Π°Π΄ΠΈΡ†ΠΈΡ˜Ρƒ ΠΈ саврСмСну умСтност Π½Π° Π΄ΠΈΡ€Ρ™ΠΈΠ² ΠΈ ΡƒΠ·Π²ΠΈΡˆΠ΅Π½ Π½Π°Ρ‡ΠΈΠ½, ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·ΡƒΡ˜ΡƒΡ›ΠΈ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΎ ΠΌΡƒΠ·ΠΈΠΊΠ° ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΡ€Π΅Ρ‚ ΠΏΡ€Π΅ΠΌΠΎΡˆΡ›ΡƒΡ˜Ρƒ свС ΠΊΡƒΠ»Ρ‚ΡƒΡ€Π½Π΅ Ρ€Π°Π·Π»ΠΈΠΊΠ΅.

Како јС Π½Π° ΠΊΡ€Π°Ρ˜Ρƒ Π²Π΅Ρ‡Π΅Ρ€ΠΈ Π»Π΅ΠΏΠΎ ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Ρ‚ΠΈΠΎ ΠΊΠ½Π΅Π· ΠœΠ°Ρ€ΠΈΠΎ-Макс Π¨Π°ΡƒΠΌΠ±ΡƒΡ€Π³-Π›ΠΈΠΏΠ΅, „свако Ρƒ ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡ‚Ρƒ Ρ‚Ρ€Π΅Π±Π° јСдног српског Π½Π°Ρ˜Π±ΠΎΡ™Π΅Π³ ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΡ˜Π°Ρ‚Π΅Ρ™Π°“ – Π° овај Π΄ΠΎΠ³Π°Ρ’Π°Ρ˜ јС ΡƒΠΏΡ€Π°Π²ΠΎ Ρ‚ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π°ΠΎ: Π΄Π° српска Ρ‚Ρ€Π°Π΄ΠΈΡ†ΠΈΡ˜Π°, Π²Π΅Ρ€Π° ΠΈ гостопримство ΡΠΏΠ°Ρ˜Π°Ρ˜Ρƒ Ρ™ΡƒΠ΄Π΅ Ρ€Π°Π·Π»ΠΈΡ‡ΠΈΡ‚ΠΈΡ… ΠΊΡƒΠ»Ρ‚ΡƒΡ€Π° Ρƒ Π΄ΡƒΡ…Ρƒ ΠΏΠΎΡˆΡ‚ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡšΠ°, Ρ€Π°Π·ΡƒΠΌΠ΅Π²Π°ΡšΠ° ΠΈ искрСног ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΡ˜Π°Ρ‚Π΅Ρ™ΡΡ‚Π²Π°.

ΠšΡ€ΡΠ½Π° слава Ρƒ Ρ€Π΅Π·ΠΈΠ΄Π΅Π½Ρ†ΠΈΡ˜ΠΈ Π³Π΅Π½Π΅Ρ€Π°Π»Π½ΠΎΠ³ ΠΊΠΎΠ½Π·ΡƒΠ»Π° Π΄Ρ€ Π’Π»Π°Π΄ΠΈΠΌΠΈΡ€Π° Π‘ΠΎΠΆΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ›Π° Ρ‚Π°ΠΊΠΎ јС још јСдном постала свСдочанство Π΄ΡƒΠ±ΠΎΠΊΠ΅ Π²Π΅Π·Π΅ ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠ΅Ρ’Ρƒ Π²Π΅Ρ€Π΅, ΠΏΠΎΡ€ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡ†Π΅ ΠΈ ΠΊΡƒΠ»Ρ‚ΡƒΡ€Π΅, ΠΏΡ€Π΅Π΄ΡΡ‚Π°Π²Ρ™Π°Ρ˜ΡƒΡ›ΠΈ Π‘Ρ€Π±ΠΈΡ˜Ρƒ ΠΊΠ°ΠΎ Π·Π΅ΠΌΡ™Ρƒ која својС Π΄ΡƒΡ…ΠΎΠ²Π½ΠΎ ΠΈ ΠΊΡƒΠ»Ρ‚ΡƒΡ€Π½ΠΎ наслСђС прСноси Π½Π° Π½Π°Ρ˜Π΄ΠΎΡΡ‚ΠΎΡ˜Π°Π½ΡΡ‚Π²Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ˜ΠΈ Π½Π°Ρ‡ΠΈΠ½, Π³Ρ€Π°Π΄Π΅Ρ›ΠΈ мостовС ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΡ˜Π°Ρ‚Π΅Ρ™ΡΡ‚Π²Π° ΠΌΠ΅Ρ’Ρƒ Π½Π°Ρ€ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠΌΠ° ΠΈ Π΄Ρ€ΠΆΠ°Π²Π°ΠΌΠ° ΡˆΠΈΡ€ΠΎΠΌ свСта.


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