Patrijarh Porfirije razgovarao je danas u Patrijaršijskom dvoru u Beogradu sa članovima Organizacionog odbora za obeležavanje stradanja Srba u Srednjem Podrinju i Birču tokom ratnih sukoba od 1992. do 1995. godine i tom prilikom istakao da narod koji pamti svoje žrtve ostaje u neotuđivoj zajednici i sa Bogom i sa istinom.
Patrijarh je, na sastanku održanom u susret godišnjici stradanja 3.267 Srba u Srednjem Podrinju i Birču, istakao da je sećanje na postradale neodvojivo od duhovnog života crkve.
"Molitveno pamćenje 3.267 nevino postradalih srpskih mučenika se ne odnosi na prošlost, već predstavlja živu odgovornost prema budućnosti i čini gradivnu jedinicu temelja istinskog mira među ljudima", istakao je Porfirije.
Predstavnici Organizacionog odbora su patrijarha upoznali sa detaljima završnih priprema za ovogodišnje obeležavanje stradanja Srba u Srednjem Podrinju i Birču, saopštila je SPC.
Predočivši Patrijarhu predlog programa molitvenog sabranja koje će biti održano 4. jula 2026. godine u Bratuncu pod pokroviteljstvom najviših institucija Republike Srpske, članovi Odbora su naglasili da je podrška Srpske Pravoslavne Crkve i Patrijarha srpskog lično od nemerljivog značaja za sve poduhvate koji se odnose na očuvanje sećanja na postradale.
Sastanku su prisustvovali arhijerejski namesnik zvorničkiprotojerej-stavrofor Miloš Zekanović, arhijerejski namesnik srebreničko-podrinjski protojerej-stavrofor Dušan Spasojević, načelnik opštine Bratunac i predsednik Organizacionog odbora Lazar Prodanović, gradonačelnik Zvornika Bojan Ivanović, načelnik opštine Milići Marko Savić, načelnik opštine Osmaci Radan Savić i šef Kabineta Patrijarha srpskog protojerej Đorđe Stojisavljević.
(Telegraf.rs/Tanjug)
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Bias read (Center): The article presents a neutral account of a lighthearted moment involving a religious leader without overt ideological framing. It focuses on the event itself and includes a religious quote, but does not take a stance on any political or controversial issue.
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Bias read (Center): The article reports on a religious commemorative event and quotes the Patriarch's views without taking a stance or using biased language. It focuses on the cultural and spiritual significance of remembrance rather than making political claims.
N1 SrbijaIndependentCenter7 days agoThe head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Porfirije, stated that some people did not have good intentions when interpreting the arrival of 'a river of people' to pay homage to the Belt of the Virgin Mary. He emphasized the need to pray for those individuals so that God might forgive them and bring them to the knowledge of truth and justice. During a service at the Church of Saint Simeon the Myrrh-Gusher in New Belgrade, he warned that carrying hatred towards God leads to spiritual death. He urged believers to overcome their anger and resentment through Christ's love and faith, asking🙏
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