PM attends liturgy in Belgrade, his deputy in Kosovo

Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarch Irinej is on Tuesday morning serving Christmas liturgy at the Cathedral Church in Belgrade, in the presence of PM Ivica Dačić.

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Tuesday, 07.01.2014.

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BELGRADE Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarch Irinej is on Tuesday morning serving Christmas liturgy at the Cathedral Church in Belgrade, in the presence of PM Ivica Dacic. Along with the believers gathered for the ceremony, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Belgrade Stanislav Hocevar and representatives of the Islamic Community of Serbia are also in attendance. PM attends liturgy in Belgrade, his deputy in Kosovo On Monday evening, the patriarch blessed badnjak (ceremonial oak log) in front of St. Sava's Temple, and then served Christmas Eve liturgy. "Christmas Eve is our universal holiday, an old holiday that we have inherited from our ancestors who had their own symbols and signals, from before they were Christians," Irinej said as he addressed about 500 people gathered at the temple. The patriarch said that badnjak was "a solid wood with great zeal and strong flame," whose light should fill all with love for themselves, their loved ones, and all other people. In Kosovo, Orthodox, Julian calendar Christmas ceremonies are attended at the Gracanica monastery by First Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, Minister without Portfolio Aleksandar Vulin, and Defense Minister Nebojsa Rodic. Also present were all elected mayors from the Srpska election ticket, its officials, local leaders of the Serb Progressive Party and the Socialist Party of Serbia, as well as representatives of international organizations and the EULEX mission in Kosovo. Beta reported that Vucic would address journalists after the liturgy service. The road from Pristina to Gracanica was "under the strict control" of the Kosovo police starting early this morning, according to the news agency. Christmas Eve in front of St. Sava's Temple (Tanjug) Beta

PM attends liturgy in Belgrade, his deputy in Kosovo

On Monday evening, the patriarch blessed badnjak (ceremonial oak log) in front of St. Sava's Temple, and then served Christmas Eve liturgy.

"Christmas Eve is our universal holiday, an old holiday that we have inherited from our ancestors who had their own symbols and signals, from before they were Christians," Irinej said as he addressed about 500 people gathered at the temple.

The patriarch said that badnjak was "a solid wood with great zeal and strong flame," whose light should fill all with love for themselves, their loved ones, and all other people.

In Kosovo, Orthodox, Julian calendar Christmas ceremonies are attended at the Gračanica monastery by First Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić, Minister without Portfolio Aleksandar Vulin, and Defense Minister Nebojša Rodić.

Also present were all elected mayors from the Srpska election ticket, its officials, local leaders of the Serb Progressive Party and the Socialist Party of Serbia, as well as representatives of international organizations and the EULEX mission in Kosovo.

Beta reported that Vučić would address journalists after the liturgy service.

The road from Priština to Gračanica was "under the strict control" of the Kosovo police starting early this morning, according to the news agency.

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