The Voice † of St. George

Summer2018

St. George Serbian Orthodox Western American Diocese of the in North & South America Table of Contents:

3. Father Bratso’s Letter to the Parish. 4. Communique of the Holy Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church. 7. Upcoming Pilgrimages.

9. and Metohija: Between a Brutal Reality and a Normative Sanctity. By Bogoljub Sijakovic. 14. Morava news by Cristina Dukovich. 13. St. George Calendar of Events

16. St. George Parish News 18. On Second Commandment by Saint Ignatius (Brianchaninov). 22. Zoe means life! Our Christian Initiative.

23. Our Graduates. 24. Из Америке до Кајмакчалана. Above: Father Velimir and Father Bratso serving Top right: Icon of (6/28), which will be celebrated on 6/24 26. Become a Festival Volunteer & Sponsor Front page: Pascha/Easter Service at 27. Manastiri Skadarskog jezera Diocesan Bishop: The Right Rev. Bishop Priredio: Predrag Grozdanić. Dr. Maxim (Vasiljevic) 29. Глас Цркве да се даље чује by Никола Diocesan website http://westsrbdio.org Ивановић ______Photography: Reader Radomir 30. Wish List for St. George Serbian Editors: Father Bratso, Ana Sedy, N. Valenti Orthodox Church. Mail your materials to Natalia Valenti at 31. Church 2018. [email protected]

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Sava. St. of children spiritual and

of empathetic concern, while those those while concern, empathetic of teers as servants of the Lord. Yes, I am am I Yes, Lord. the of servants as teers that we are true disciples of the Lord Lord the of disciples true are we that

mobile devices reported higher levels levels higher reported devices mobile I personally look at our volun- our at look personally I the Orthodox Church and and Church Orthodox the – God of

had conversations in the absence of of absence the in conversations had growth. our the path that leads to the True Church Church True the to leads that path the

The research shows that people who who people that shows research The many other parishes. It also assures assures also It parishes. other many a way will we be able to show others others show to able be we will way a

face communication. communication. face - to - face and ters truly distinguishes our parish from from parish our distinguishes truly Let us work together, for only in such such in only for together, work us Let

that we are losing personal encoun- personal losing are we that munity in action and fellowship. This This fellowship. and action in munity . . judgment same the in and mind same

ing each week, etc. The negatives are are negatives The etc. week, each ing have experienced the life of our com- our of life the experienced have perfectly joined together in the the in together joined perfectly being

what services and events we’re hav- we’re events and services what your friends to work with you, they they you, with work to friends your vision with each other in unity of faith faith of unity in other each with vision

members of our community, know know community, our of members idea! Two thumbs up! By inviting inviting By up! thumbs Two idea! coworkers and friends, to share this this share to friends, and coworkers

fect is that we are able to let you, you, let to able are we that is fect you at our events. That is a fantastic fantastic a is That events. our at you I invite you all, my dear dear my all, you invite I

and negative effects. The positive ef- positive The effects. negative and brought your friends to work with with work to friends your brought

call my call; God’s

electronic devices. This has positive positive has This devices. electronic recognize that some of you have have you of some that recognize

cial media and communication via via communication and media cial of our ministry. Let me point out and and out point me Let ministry. our of etc. Fathers, Holy

living. We rely more and more on so- on more and more rely We living. Our volunteers are a vital part part vital a are volunteers Our (mysteries), reading of the Bible and and Bible the of reading (mysteries),

us as a product of our modern way of of way modern our of product a as us addressed. be to need that er, participation in the sacraments sacraments the in participation er,

Challenges however, come to to come however, Challenges could be more underlying problems problems underlying more be could dom of God. This encompasses pray- encompasses This God. of dom

cal. overwhelming strain of tasks or there there or tasks of strain overwhelming vision is our procession into the King- the into procession our is vision

and activities, both social and liturgi- and social both activities, and caused by lack of proper training, training, proper of lack by caused me in fulfilling all other tasks. This This tasks. other all fulfilling in me

terms of spiritual education, outreach, outreach, education, spiritual of terms term. This could be be could This term. - long the for there is only one vision that guides guides that vision one only is there

God, we continue our ministries in in ministries our continue we God, term involvement but not much much not but involvement term - short me, as an Orthodox Christian priest, priest, Christian Orthodox an as me,

face some challenges. By the glory of of glory the By challenges. some face of volunteers. Often times, we have have we times, Often volunteers. of complished certain things in life. For For life. in things certain complished

St. George are growing, but we also also we but growing, are George St. bles, serving, cooking, etc. are in need need in are etc. cooking, serving, bles, vision of various people that have ac- have that people various of vision

We too as local community of of community local as too We simple tasks, such as setting up ta- up setting as such tasks, simple Often, I hear talks about the the about talks hear I Often,

ous challenges. challenges. ous

work at various events that we have; have; we that events various at work

vision Our

was growing, but also was facing vari- facing was also but growing, was community is finding volunteers to to volunteers finding is community

deeply cared for this community that that community this for cared deeply sion. Another challenge for our our for challenge Another

ion with God and each other. St. Paul Paul St. other. each and God with ion swers but above all, prayer and a vi- a and prayer all, above but swers Lord the of servants for

on living and experiencing commun- experiencing and living on ment, dialogue, questions and an- and questions dialogue, ment, looking am I scarce; are Volunteers

church calling them to work together together work to them calling church Christ. This requires growth, engage- growth, requires This Christ.

unheard!

members of the Corinthian local local Corinthian the of members in the grace and knowledge of Jesus of knowledge and grace the in

is unimportant, no suggestions are are suggestions no unimportant, is

Corinth, wrote these words to the the to words these wrote Corinth, pel of Christ, to help each other grow grow other each help to Christ, of pel

No concern is too small, no question question no small, too is concern No

tiles and the founder of the church in in church the of founder the and tiles royal priesthood, to proclaim the Gos- the proclaim to priesthood, royal

Feel free to reach out to me. me. to out reach to free Feel

St. to the Gen- the to apostle the Paul St. thodox Christians, as members of the the of members as Christians, thodox

life, communication life, past. the in visited haven’t ried out. We function as baptized Or- baptized as function We out. ried

Biblical approach to community community to approach Biblical and eat lunch with someone you you someone with lunch eat and presence, but it is function to be car- be to function is it but presence,

habit and sit down at a different table, table, different a at down sit and habit stance just to be fulfilled by mere mere by fulfilled be to just stance

Sunday, may I suggest to change that that change to suggest I may Sunday, (council) is not a position and inactive inactive and position a not is (council)

son at the same table Sunday after after Sunday table same the at son committee, organization or board board or organization committee,

Instead of sitting with the same per- same the with sitting of Instead membership and membership on any any on membership and membership

‘break the bread’ and eat together. together. eat and bread’ the ‘break Contrary to belief, our parish parish our belief, to Contrary

gy, we should all head to the hall to to hall the to head all should we gy,

function. a are (councils) boards

this challenge. After the Divine Litur- Divine the After challenge. this

and positions on committees and and committees on positions and

important opportunity in overcoming overcoming in opportunity important

Our membership in the community community the in membership Our

thy. Our Sunday luncheons are a very very a are luncheons Sunday Our thy.

Lord! our of servants more need we empa- of levels lower reported device

looking for the servants of the Lord, Lord, the of servants the for looking mobile a of use the with conversing

same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together together joined perfectly be you that but you, among divisions no be there that and thing, same

“Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the the speak all you that Christ, Jesus Lord our of name the by brethren, you, with plead I “Now

judgment same the and mind same the in be we That

PARISH THE TO LETTER BRATSO’S FATHER

COMMUNIQUE OF THE HOLY ASSEMBLY OF BISHOPS OF THE SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH

The public communiqué of the Holy Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Ortho- dox Church from their regular meeting held at the Patriarchate of Pec monastery and on April 29 – May 10, 2018

The regular meeting of the Assem- mission of the Serbian Orthodox at the end of the 19th and the dawn bly of Bishops of the Serbian Ortho- Church in the contemporary world, of the 20th century, in Kosovo and dox Church began on April 29, 2018 filled with both great spiritual chal- Metohija, and they are the follow- at the Patriarchate of Pec monas- lenges and temptations but also ing: tery with the joint serving of the ho- great possibilities for work on the ly hierarchical Divine Liturgy and spiritual renewal of the people.  Grigorije of Pec, a monk at Mon- the invocation of the Holy Spirit and astery Pec, as Hieromartyr, whose continued at the Serbian Patriar- The most crucial decision was the liturgical commemoration will be chate in Belgrade, under the presi- decision of establishing new feast celebrated January 22/February 7; dency of His Holiness Serbian Patri- days in the calendar of the Serbian  Vasilije, a baker from Pec, as a arch Irinej. Participating in the As- Orthodox Church, which in turn, martyr, whose feast will be celebrat- sembly were all diocesan hierarchs means in the calendar of the Ortho- ed April 29/May 12, of the Serbian Orthodox Church. dox Church as a whole. Namely, the  Bosiljka Rajicic from the town of Assembly unanimously decided to Pasjana near Gnjilana, as a martyr, At the beginning of the meeting the canonize, add to the assembly of whose podvig will be commemorat- Patriarch addressed all the hier- saints, three individuals who, be- ed October 13/26, archs in attendance with introduc- cause of their firm commitment to tory remarks in which he pointed to their faith in Christ were killed by and those who suffered with them. the essential issue in the life and the Arnauts during the Turkish rule With the official liturgical glorifica-

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demographic catastrophe; Albani- catastrophe; demographic

suffering brotherly love, with the the with love, brotherly suffering and work mosaic the on sembly

ravages at all sides threatening a a threatening sides all at ravages

Reports were presented to the As- the to presented were Reports - co in solidarity, full its presses

smaller towns; the white plaque plaque white the towns; smaller

In this context, the Assembly ex- Assembly the context, this In

tion, and the number of faithful, in in faithful, of number the and tion, Archdiocese of Ohrid. of Archdiocese

there is a drastic decline in popula- in decline drastic a is there Church". dox canonical the register to refusing

problems among the dioceses: dioceses: the among problems dom of religion and conscience in in conscience and religion of dom the schismatic "Macedonian Ortho- "Macedonian schismatic the

that there are more and more more and more are there that the issue of resolving the status of of status the resolving of issue the free- and rights human on vention

general consensus of the Assembly Assembly the of consensus general canonically involve themselves in in themselves involve canonically con- international an violated have

garding all of these issues. It is the the is It issues. these of all garding Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Macedonia of Republic Yugoslav Patriarchate to unlawfully and un- and unlawfully to Patriarchate

work. Decisions were rendered re- rendered were Decisions work. senseless initiative of the Bulgarian Bulgarian the of initiative senseless former the of authorities the that

bishops and their archpastoral archpastoral their and bishops we have been one by God, and the the and God, by one been have we - stating Strasbourg in Rights Human

tents of the reports of the diocesan diocesan the of reports the of tents Council of the European Court of of Court European the of Council until recently recently until - whom with Church,

Herzegovina, as well as the con- the as well as Herzegovina, actions of the Romanian Orthodox Orthodox Romanian the of actions Grand the of decision final the

the Armed Forces of Bosnia and and Bosnia of Forces Armed the the unfortunate exception of the the of exception unfortunate the welcomes also Assembly The relics.

Services in the Serbian Army and and Army Serbian the in Services the spirit of unity and love, with with love, and unity of spirit the holy great these venerate might

for Jasenovac and the Religious Religious the and Jasenovac for Soviet Russia, that our faithful faithful our that Russia, Soviet Orthodox Churches are faultless, in in faultless, are Churches Orthodox

Church, the assembly Committee Committee assembly the Church, geon and confessor of the faith in in faith the of confessor and geon Orthodox Church with the sister sister the with Church Orthodox

service of the Serbian Orthodox Orthodox Serbian the of service ropol and Crimea, the Blessed Sur- Blessed the Crimea, and ropol that the relations of the Serbian Serbian the of relations the that

ics of Saint Luke, Bishop of Simfe- of Bishop Luke, Saint of ics The Assembly is pleased to note note to pleased is Assembly The

Athos, and the wonderworking rel- wonderworking the and Athos,

tity. at Vatopedi Monastery on Mount Mount on Monastery Vatopedi at

Montenegrinism as a national iden- national a as Montenegrinism Most Holy , which is kept kept is which Theotokos, Holy Most

Serbian people trying to impose impose to trying people Serbian ture, of the Precious Veil of the the of Veil Precious the of ture,

cising constant pressure on the the on pressure constant cising ment of the arrival, in the near fu- near the in arrival, the of ment

deic, while at the same time exer- time same the at while deic, also greets joyously the announce- the joyously greets also

("Montenegrin"!) sect of Miras De- Miras of sect ("Montenegrin"!) dignified manner. The Assembly Assembly The manner. dignified

ing the insignificant insignificant the ing commemorated in a prayerful and and prayerful a in commemorated

Niksic, favor- Niksic, - Budimlje of Diocese of the Archdiocese of Ohrid be be Ohrid of Archdiocese the of

tenegro and the Coastlands and the the and Coastlands the and tenegro this year the 1,000th anniversary anniversary 1,000th the year this

legitimate Metropolitanate of Mon- of Metropolitanate legitimate the Assembly decided that during during that decided Assembly the

criminatory campaign against the the against campaign criminatory will be marked in 2019 and 2020, 2020, and 2019 in marked be will

state apparatus is conducting a dis- a conducting is apparatus state Serbian Orthodox Church, which which Church, Orthodox Serbian

affairs in , where the the where Montenegro, in affairs independance (autocephaly) of the the of (autocephaly) independance

Particularly alarming is the state of of state the is alarming Particularly tion of the 800th anniversary of the the of anniversary 800th the of tion

the Diocese of Vranje (Bosiljgrad). (Bosiljgrad). Vranje of Diocese the the preparations for the celebra- the for preparations the

Bulgarian circles act similarly in in similarly act circles Bulgarian In hearing the reports regarding regarding reports the hearing In

ulation of Eastern ; certain certain Serbia; Eastern of ulation

speaking pop- speaking - Vlach the and Vlachs region. same the in Hoca Velika

ization of the the of ization - Romanian of project of town Serbian the and Orahovac

ethnophylitism and the political political the and ethnophylitism News the “Dobrocinstvo“, agencies near Zociste in Vrace Svete and

they are doing in the framework of of framework the in doing are they pilgrimage the “Covekoljublje“, Monastery Decani Visoki visited

of Timok and Branicevo, which which Branicevo, and Timok of Church Orthodox bian hierarchs the Monastery, Pec at bly

order of the Church in the Diocese Diocese the in Church the of order Ser- the of foundations benevolent Assem- the of meeting the During

their actions against the canonical canonical the against actions their the Metohija, and Kosovo for tion 2018. 10, May , Saint of ics

propagandists are intensifying intensifying are propagandists Founda- the Board, Administrative rel- the of Burning of day feast the

Vranje (Presevo); the Romanian Romanian the (Presevo); Vranje Patriarchate the Synod, Holy the on Vracar, on Sava St. of Church the

tohija but also in the Diocese of of Diocese the in also but tohija of work the on education, Christian at work, its crowned Assembly the

cations not only in Kosovo and Me- and Kosovo in only not cations on Vracar, on Sava Saint of Church people, our among martyrs these

an extremists continue their provo- their continue extremists an Memorial the of beautification of proclamation public and tion

martyred sister Church in Ukraine, attention to the sanctity of mar- Frankfurt and all of Germany; hier- exposed to the harshest persecu- riage and families and confirmed omonk Dimitrije (Radjenovic), ab- tion by the current regime in Kiev. its decision from last year to estab- bot of Monastery Duzi, was elected lish a special committee at the Ho- bishop for the Diocese of Zahumlje The Assembly took into considera- ly Synod that would deal with this and Hercegovina; abbot Heruvim tion all proposals, remarks and issue, as well as the Committee on (Djermanovic) of the Daljska Vodi- amendments that were received in bioethics and ecology. ca Monastery was elected Bishop regards to the draft of the new of Osijek and Baranja; the current of the vicar of Dioclea, Bishop Serbian Orthodox Kirilo (Bojovic), was Church and decided elected Bishop of Bue- that all the hierarchs nos Aires and South should submit their America; Archiman- comments on the drite Stefan (Saric), draft to the Holy Syn- dean of the Church of od no later than No- St. Sava on Vracar, was vember 1 of the cur- elected vicar bishop to rent year, in order the patriarch with the for the Assembly title bishop of Remezi- Commission for the jan; Archimandrite Constitution to take Metodije (Ostojic), ab- them into considera- bot of Cetinje Monas- tion and for the As- tery, was elected vicar sembly to make a to Metropolitan of declaration on this Montenegro and the topic next year. Coastlands, with the title bishop of Dioclea; It was also noted that Archimandrite Isihije relations with the (Rogic), of Kovilj Mon- Roman Catholic astery, was elected vic- Church, the Refor- ar bishop to the Bishop mation Churches and of Backa, with the title bishop of ecumenical organizations are cor- Distinguished member of the As- Mohacki. rect and constructive, which, un- sembly, Bishop of Banja Lu- fortunately, does not apply to rela- ka, was awarded by the Assembly The term has ended in the Holy tions with the Croatian Bishops' with the Order of the Holy King Synod for the following members: Conference, in which, in spite of Milutin. Bishop Fotije of Zvornik-Tuzla and the well-intentioned bishops who Bishop Justin of Zicha, who remain act in the spirit of the Second Vati- In place of Bishop Jovan of as alternates. Per the suggestion of can Council, there exists, unfortu- Sumadija, Bishop Ilarion of Timok Serbian Patriarch Irinej elected in nately, a good number of openly was elected for relations between their place are Bishop Jovan of pro-Ustasha oriented bishops and the Church and the Serbian Army, Sumadija and Bishop Irinej of Ustasha rhetoric. The Assembly particularly regarding the issue of Backa. hopes that the former will first ex- religious services in the army. ert greater influence on Croatian Submitted by Bishop of Backa Irinej Spokesman of the Serbian Orthodox Church Roman Catholic faithful over the The Assembly filled vacant dioces- es. The current Bishop of Zahumlje latter. Above: Исус Христос Спасител и and Hercegovina, Bishop Grigorije, животодавец 1394 година, црква на The Assembly dedicated special was elected for the Diocese of манастирот Св. Перображение во с.

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10,000 people. people. 10,000

2019! in open be To church. the for elements tectural

. The church is designed to hold hold to designed is church The dome. working together to create the mosaics & other archi- other & mosaics the create to together working

260 feet including the cross atop the the atop cross the including feet 260 sian Academy of Arts. Russian & Serbian artists are are artists Serbian & Russian Arts. of Academy sian

area of 39,000 sq. ft., and a height of of height a and ft., sq. 39,000 of area weight of 11 tons, was created in the studio of the Rus- the of studio the in created was tons, 11 of weight

dox churches in the world, with a floor floor a with world, the in churches dox St. Sava’s Church. The icon of the Ascension, with a a with Ascension, the of icon The Church. Sava’s St.

St. Sava’s is one of the largest Ortho- largest the of one is Sava’s St. the donation of $4,400,000 for the adornment of the the of adornment the for $4,400,000 of donation the

on on agreement an signed Serbia and Russia 2016, In

their faith. their

to educate the Serbian people in in people Serbian the educate to

stayed in Studenica and continued continued and Studenica in stayed

ence: political and religious. Sava Sava religious. and political ence:

quired both forms of independ- of forms both quired

mocanon). Thus the ac- Serbs the Thus mocanon).

Zakonopravilo (St. Sava's No- Sava's (St.

In the same year Sava published published Sava year same the In

who was then in exile at . Nicaea. at exile in then was who

arch Manuel I of , Constantinople, of I Manuel arch

was given autocephaly by Patri- by autocephaly given was

bishop of the Serbian church, and and church, Serbian the of bishop

crated in 1219 as the first Arch- first the as 1219 in crated

Serbian Church. He was conse- was He Church. Serbian

ning of the real formation of the the of formation real the of ning

tain in 1218, marking the begin- the marking 1218, in tain

Sava returned to the Holy Moun- Holy the to returned Sava

monastery in 1217. in monastery

"King of All Serbia" in the Z ic a a ic Z the in Serbia" All of "King

Rome, crowning his older brother brother older his crowning Rome,

brought the regal crown from from crown regal the brought

them the Z ic a monastery. Sava Sava monastery. a ic Z the them

churches and monasteries, among among monasteries, and churches

Serbia in 1207, founded several several founded 1207, in Serbia

Sava returned to to returned Sava renaissance.

vated, marking the beginning of a a of beginning the marking vated,

site of , which they reno- they which Hilandar, of site

religious center at the abandoned abandoned the at center religious

and his father Simeon founded a a founded Simeon father his and

os as Sava (Sabbas) in 1192. Sava Sava 1192. in (Sabbas) Sava as os

took monastic vows at Mount Ath- Mount at vows monastic took

Serbian prince Rastko Nemanjic Nemanjic Rastko prince Serbian

Church Orthodox Serbian the

800 years of autocephaly of of autocephaly of years 800

Athos Mount

Pilgrimage to Serbia and and Serbia to Pilgrimage

2019:

Russia

Pilgrimage to Alaska and and Alaska to Pilgrimage

2020:

BRATSO FATHER WITH PILGRIMAGES UPCOMING

KOSOVO IS NOT JUST GEORGRAPHY, KOSOVO IS OUR JERUSALEM.

“Kosovo is not just geography, Kosovo is our Jerusalem, our hallowed ground, everything that grew its roots in the Serbian history and culture; all of our most sacred is there and these people, who were many in Kosovo and Metohija, did not leave on their own volition, but instead they were forced to do so... And this pressing force had been present for a long time – this struggle had been going on for more than a hundred years and, unfortunately, the powers that be have taken under their wing those who contributed to this. The church is doing everything to draw attention to the situation in Ko- sovo and Metohija in its encounters with representatives of other churches. ” (Patriarch Irinej)

ПРОФ. ДР БОГОЉУБ докторску тезу из филозофије Београду на предметима из ШИЈАКОВИЋ одбранио је 1989. године на области философије. Филозофском факултету Богољуб Шијаковић рођен је у у Сарајеву. Од јесени 2000. до краја 2002. био Никшићу 6. августа 1955. године. је министар вјера у Влади СР Дипломирао је и магистрирао Редовни је професор на Југославије, а од јула 2008. до филозофију на Филозофском Православном богословском марта 2011. министар вјера у факултету у Београду, а факултету Универзитета у Влади Републике Србије.

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specific moments. Then, in order order in Then, moments. specific

order for us to understand the the understand to us for order f militarily strengthening the Kos- the strengthening militarily f о rate issues of which each has many many has each which of issues rate

we need to suppress any attempt attempt any suppress to need we in consideration into take must ty consists of many important sepa- important many of consists

and security issue. In that sense, sense, that In issue. security and complexi- This tradition). national meaning it it meaning – Complex solvable.

cance of Kosovo in the church the in Kosovo of cance a very serious and real military military real and serious very a - quently often appears to be unre- be to appears often quently

osovo and Metohija is is Metohija and osovo К security). signifi- (the sanctity normative monolithic problem, and subse- and problem, monolithic

the basic assumption of complete complete of assumption basic the the and province) Serbian this in ing that for us this is a unique and and unique a is this us for that ing

should be sought (of course, under under course, (of sought be should Albanians rebellious the of ally an mean- – Unique state. Serbian and

eign Affairs, but a unique solution solution unique a but Affairs, eign as NATO by Metohija and Kosovo problem for the Serbian people people Serbian the for problem

cially not by the Minister of For- of Minister the by not cially of capture military (a reality brutal resents a unique and very complex complex very and unique a resents

state we are crucified between a a between crucified are we state community of ), espe- Athos), Mount of community ality of Kosovo and Metohija rep- Metohija and Kosovo of ality

models (not even the monastic monastic the even (not models and people a as Kosovo of problem The current complex historical re- historical complex current The

there is no need to present any any present to need no is there the Confronting vitality. national

reality complex A

ganic issue of Serbian state and and state Serbian of issue ganic Orthodox Church. In addition, addition, In Church. Orthodox

terms of property of the Serbian Serbian the of property of terms do. not must one what know or- an or: organism, national and

tural and historical heritage and in in and heritage historical and tural to important very is it do should state Serbian of issue vital a is sovo

in terms of Serbian and world cul- world and Serbian of terms in one what know not does one when Ko- reason this For sustainability.

integrity in its ability of self of ability its in integrity portant and open church question, question, church open and portant Thus, power. our in not are ing -

al integrity and sovereignty but but sovereignty and integrity al Metohija there is an extremely im- extremely an is there Metohija mak- decision for necessary ments

not only in the sense of a territori- a of sense the in only not ed around Kosovo. In Kosovo and and Kosovo In Kosovo. around ed ele- the of many because simply

Vidovdan certainly fall; fall; certainly Vidovdan (Serbian identity) is largely orient- largely is identity) (Serbian do, to what saying than suggestion – integrity

Testament of Kosovo and ethics of of ethics and Kosovo of Testament awareness of the Serbian people people Serbian the of awareness each disqualifying easier much is it

the normative sphere in which the the which in sphere normative the - self religious and cultural now, admit should I Brussels. and

understanding is determined in in determined is understanding refer to the fact that the historical, historical, the that fact the to refer London Washington, by confirmed

sense that Serbian self Serbian that sense in all ways. It is quite legitimate to to legitimate quite is It ways. all in and projected is Albanians met -

and integrity: integrity: and is capital and needs to be activated activated be to needs and capital is Kos- of bastion the for Albanians”, the in - identity

is an issue of elementary identity identity elementary of issue an is this legal fact fact legal this – state” “factual the and Serbs between “agreement

Serbian state the status of Kosovo Kosovo of status the state Serbian UN Resolution 1244. Regardless of of Regardless 1244. Resolution UN some through resolved is problem

For the Serbian people and the the and people Serbian the For Serbian state underwritten by the the by underwritten state Serbian The issue. complex this of ments

tegrity and the sovereignty of the the of sovereignty the and tegrity ele- structural the all with tion

portant aspect is the territorial in- territorial the is aspect portant confronta- a in sought be should

now being forced. Namely, an im- an Namely, forced. being now significance) rational a have

ized relationship” for which we are are we which for relationship” ized also they since “emotions” exclude

called “comprehensive normal- “comprehensive called - so not does (which answer prudent

vision of the the of vision our formulate might A sobriety). of expression an not is

so an expertise analysis, that we we that analysis, expertise an so fate with (gambling normativity of

ject not only of the political but al- but political the of only not ject pressure the under out played be

the Kosovo issue must be the sub- the be must issue Kosovo the nothing” or “all that nor duration!)

stances. The structural moments of of moments structural The stances. long by characterized are nomena

is possible in the given circum- given the in possible is phe- (historical never” or “now

ally in detail and then resolve what what resolve then and detail in ally problem Kosovo the resolve reality

lem, we need to explain it structur- it explain to need we lem, of pressure the under that not and

to deal with such a complex prob- complex a such with deal to reply, a formulate and problem

Day” Judgment of site the Kosovo, “O Wreath): (Mountain’s Njegos

Sijakovic Bogoljub By

. . Sanctity Normative a and Reality Brutal a Between Metohija: and Kosovo

-met Albanians and to seek guaran- time. For this we need determina- able to realize this vital priority tees from international institu- tion, readiness and persistence, unless it recognize the independ- tions. Any action from the Serb precisely those qualities that must ence of the occupied part of its ter- side would be unreasonable and be possessed by the one who de- ritory. Serbia should allegedly de- would strengthen the Albanian fac- fends his life and the freedom and cide on this freely and inde- tor in the region, because this fac- dignity of his neighbors, ideals for pendently, while it is in fact black- tor has clearly proven to us un- which the realization does not re- mail (and that is "credible" because friendly. It is impossible to circum- quire any additional legitimacy. it comes after a violent military vent the numerous economic is- Where there is a struggle for free- change in the legal order and the sues in Kosovo and Metohija: dom (recognition and unification) factual situation). usurped property (private, church, people do not need any special jus- This blackmail is undertak- state), investments and loans at the tification and explanation. en by the countries that are au- expense of Serbia, energy, natural “Normalization” as ac- thors of the Security Council Reso- resources, resources, trade, com- ceptance of abnormal cir- lution 1244, with which are con- munications. "Kosovo" as a Serbian cumstances firmed the principles of the sover- and international problem is also a eignty and territorial integrity of complex legal issue, and in Kosmet The reference framework of our the SFR of , that is, the there is a countless list of unre- discussion and reflections on the Republic of Serbia, and this after solved legal issues of the expense topic of Kosovo and Metohija con- Serbia was effectively prevented of Serbs (usurpation from all kinds tains as a moment of pressure to from exercising effective control of property to the bare existence). the attitude of the Euro-Atlantic over the territory and population Not only due to the fact that the structures that Serbia's member- on the temporarily occupied part ethical aspects of the law are irre- ship in the European Union (which of its territory. With Resolution ducible, but also because tradition- is officially a foreign policy priority 1244 the guarantor of the sover- ally Serbs see Kosovo as a moral of Serbia) is conditioned by a eignty and territorial integrity of issue. After all, it is a matter of ele- "legally binding document" be- Serbia in Kosovo and Metohija be- mentary civilization not accepting tween Serbia and the Pristina ad- came the United Nations, but the violence to have priority over law ministration of Albanian sepa- main actors of the new situation and justice. All this puts us in front ratists , a document that is the re- and the authors of that Resolution of the question of trans- sult of the "normalization process" have disabled and mocked this generational responsibility - his- and which represents a "full nor- guarantee. Thus, it is about vio- torical responsibility before the malization of relations" between lence as a contradiction to justice past and for the future. Therefore, Serbia and Kosovo Albanian. It and subsequently it is not just when a "comprehensive normaliza- goes on to point out that Serbia is about the defeat of Serbia, but the tion of relations" is sought, these not required to express a formal defeat of justice. It is consequential and many other issues should be "recognition of the independence" then that the power that suspends included, and there is no sense in of Albanian Kosovo in a legally justice would proceed with black- talking about "normalization" if binding agreement. However, the mail in order to legalize the conse- justice has been suspended and terms "legally binding document" quences of violence. Therefore, it priority given to might. and "full normalization of rela- should be noted that everything Serbs in Kosovo and Meto- tions" not only mean the that is happening in Kosovo and hija should build a legitimate self- "recognition of independence" of Metohija is happening in extraordi- governing form (this could be the the temporarily occupied territory nary circumstances of the foreign "community of Serb municipali- (recognition from Serbia is sought occupation, and foreign occupa- ties") and legalize their own au- because it is its occupied territory), tion, by definition, must be treated thentic interests similar to those of rather these terms conceal that a as temporary regardless of the Albanian separatists who have re- blackmail is in question: inasmuch length of time. It is this state of af- alized their interests with the help as membership in the European fairs (the presence of foreign of foreign assistance, and this Union, for vital reasons, is a priori- troops occupying the territory of should be done by us at a suitable ty to Serbia, then Serbia will not be Kosovo and Metohija) that results

THE VOICE OF ST. GEORGE † SpringSummer 2018 10 in the inability of the executive defeat, whose accomplice would free and responsible people. Re- power of the Republic of Serbia to become Serbia itself. Only then garding Kosovo and Metohija, implement the constitution and would the defeat of law receive its many normative issues are pre- law in that territory. Now, Serbia is legitimacy on whose back would be sented before us, which, as individ- asked to recognize its own damag- the defeat of Serbia. When people uals and as a community, must be es as a consequence of the "right of do not know what they should do, taken into account. These issues the mightier" as its own interest. then they must know what they are legal, moral, traditional, valua- All others who have recognized should by no means do: in no way ble, and they are all essential for "Kosovo" have actually recognized or form should the legalization of the identity of the Serbian people, their policies and their interests, the forcible seizure of Kosovo and for their self-understanding and hence themselves, and therefore Metohija be recognized. Recogniz- self-assertion and they have an ac- that is not a true recognition. It is, ing it in any form we would give up tive function in the building up of in fact, an ex-post recognition of the rights and duties of (self) de- the state and society. the already achieved intention to fense, meaning we endanger our The awareness that we be- seize a part of Serbian territory. own integrity and identity. long to a particular historical com- The violently established state of Normativity munity and that our responsibility affairs is not valid until the one up- is trans-generational and the on whom violence was committed As it is not realistic that we can awareness of the moral unity of does not give their consent. That is now enter the battlefield, it is im- historical time (which we cannot precisely why in the normative perative that we never and under renounce) are the foundation of sense Serbia’s recognition is of the no circumstances leave the norma- our historical responsibility (and most importance, but for Serbia it tive field - the field of justice and also an ethic of historical responsi- would be recognition of its own morals, ideals and the values of bility). Historical responsibility re-

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requires that in concrete situa- tolerance and generosity, which in suffering (namely the experience tions it has its own position, its fact are the ethics of a Christian of historically surviving suffering, own perspective as an orientation culture, and therefore the ethics of the historical experience of border in space and time. In general, in Sacrifice. situations, victory and the defeat, order to be oriented in space and glory and destruction) time man builds himself a mental The Vidovdan sacrifice testifies have an epistemic mean- (cognitive) map of reality; our rep- to a total and radical realism ing as they enable the un- resentations of reality are so func- derstanding of history. tional, they are purposeful. This which confronts us with the Hence the hermeneutical perspective(ism) does not mean brutal concretization of histo- significance of the suffer- staying in its provincial attitudes ry. Sacrifice is the sublimation ing people for the under- (in a closed and non- standing of history, inas- communicative identity), nor leav- of history. much as we are able to ing oneself to an allegedly pleas- observe historical events ing, integrated generality, whose from the perspective of sacrifice. The historical truth is neither context we have absolutely no de- logical nor universal, but is an Truth from the perspective cision of (to be integrated into the event and unique. The event of ex- of Sacrifice as a subject is essen- European Union is presented as alted sacrifice has the significance tially different from the truth from being attached to an infusion in a of the presence of holiness and the perspective of violence that safe incubator) . Perspective(ism) gives meaning to the history; it be- seeks a victim as an object. Vio- implies the will and the ability to comes the truth of historical time. lence by stigmatization constructs make ones position relevant, to Readiness for sacrifice of course a sacrifice as an object and thus universalize one’s perspective, does not imply a glorification of rationalizes its actions and demon- namely to make it so that the other sacrificing as value in itself, for the izes the sacrifice and thus conceals "must" take it into account. value of the sacrifice is in its purity the sacredness of the sacrifice. It Historical responsibility and purpose. The meaning and conceals its own nature: contem- and the integrity of historical time purpose of history must be the sal- porary Violence, as a moderniza- (our roundtable is entitled vation and improvement of life tion of barbarism and new absolut- "Kosovo and Metohija: yesterday, otherwise what would remain ism, uses a myth-creating justifica- today, tomorrow") suggest that we would be the frivolous duration of tion of violence by constructing are bound to historical events. The physical time. Kosovo’s Vidovdan guilt. The stigmatization of the courage and responsibility of his- and Jasenovac are unique para- Serbian people as an attempt to torical existence obliges us to an digms of sacrifice which allow us annul its identity and impose guilt axiomatic decision that Kosovo to understand events as our histo- on it as a means of dominance, the and Jasenovac are an important stigma that we felt on our skin ry. and irreplaceable part of our iden- during the last civil war and was tity, which no one can take away What history is for one people often used as anti-Serbian propa- from us, - unless we give it away. is what they see in their own histo- ganda from the time of WWI, is ac- The axiomatic significance of im- ry. Our view of our own history tually a technique by which the portant historical events is that allows us not only to endure the marked object (the Serbian nation) they give us a valuable orientation brutality of history, but also to un- is first pushed out of the field of and supportive points with which derstand and accept history. For morality, and then is expelled from we see the supra-historical mean- the Serbian people who are small the field of law: one who is dis- ing. On the foundation of the hero- in number but want to be great in qualified as a moral being is por- ic and sacrificial Vidovdan of Koso- character history is already a suf- trayed as being subjected to unjust vo, the ideals of the Vidovdan eth- fering because of that reason. Sac- violence. ics were built, namely justice and rifice is the most important memo- Therefore in Kosovo and humanity, self-sacrifice and suffer- rial that illuminates that which has Metohija we need to defend nor- ing, repentance and forgiveness, happened in history. Sacrifice and mativity - law instead of violence,

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2017 Srpska, Matica Tomorrow”. and

it has the power to produce the the produce to power the has it sa- a is myth The from. freed be to

“Kosovo and Metohija: Yesterday, Today Today Yesterday, Metohija: and “Kosovo

that which is sacred to us and thus thus and us to sacred is which that needs one ballast phantasmagoric roundtable the at Presentation

and Metohija, we need to defend defend to need we Metohija, and and archaic an of terms in "myth"

Kosovo. Kosovo. and disparagingly as the Kosovo Kosovo the as disparagingly and axiom of the sociality. So, in Kosovo Kosovo in So, sociality. the of axiom

tity based on the temptations of of temptations the on based tity pret the the pret sacred, which are evidenced in the the in evidenced are which sacred, banally Testament Kosovo

ened in our national and state iden- state and national our in ened without the value categories of the the of categories value the without inter- to impermissible is It

nothing, but: each day strength- day each but: nothing, identity. one’s forgetting of quence normative structure of a society society a of structure normative

We must not: postpone and do do and postpone not: must We ing. Individuals cannot produce a a produce cannot Individuals ing. conse- dramatic the has - identity

favorable than twenty years ago). ago). years twenty than favorable these traditions are socially bind- socially are traditions these of nullifying the fact in is which -

the future (today is already more more already is (today future the need of being released from history history from released being of need and ethical traditions, therefore therefore traditions, ethical and

pared for a favorable moment in in moment favorable a for pared sphere which comes from religious religious from comes which sphere a Producing memory. and memory

ence. We must be decisive and pre- and decisive be must We ence. origin is in the moral and religious religious and moral the in is origin of deformation of techniques

the meaning of our historical exist- historical our of meaning the memory as well as to discover the the discover to as well as memory not created by the state but that its its that but state the by created not

the power to produce the norm and and norm the produce to power the sumption of the state and society is is society and state the of sumption and memory social of structures

sacred to us and therefore is has has is therefore and us to sacred value system as a normative as- normative a as system value the research to is awareness - self

Kosovo and Metohija that which is is which that Metohija and Kosovo myths in general, tells us that the the that us tells general, in myths historical and knowledge torical

the right that we are defending in in defending are we that right the prerequisite of today's critical his- critical today's of prerequisite fractures. The Kosovo myth, like like myth, Kosovo The fractures.

We need to explicitly emphasize emphasize explicitly to need We ("condemnation of memory"). A A memory"). of ("condemnation date identity through historical historical through identity date

hija and the Albanian weakened. weakened. Albanian the and hija of selected points in memory memory in points selected of reality and to preserve and consoli- and preserve to and reality

strengthened in Kosovo and Meto- and Kosovo in strengthened imposed on us as an extinguishing extinguishing an as us on imposed tional character to the historical historical the to character tional

The Serbian factor should be be should factor Serbian The cial plan, a structural amnesia is is amnesia structural a plan, cial spond in accordance with the na- the with accordance in spond

Serbian conflicts. conflicts. Serbian - inter and flicts tion in the future. Before, on a so- a on Before, future. the in tion need for orientation in order to re- to order in orientation for need

sion, to inexhaustibly fruitless con- fruitless inexhaustibly to sion, awareness of the past and orienta- and past the of awareness Serbian people which satisfies the the satisfies which people Serbian

Serbian society into general confu- general into society Serbian necessary because of the collective collective the of because necessary sense of historical existence of the the of existence historical of sense

ble and would additionally lead the the lead additionally would and ble ty in the course of history, is also also is history, of course the in ty hold for the normativity and the the and normativity the for hold

which, in principle, are unaccepta- are principle, in which, points of support of national identi- national of support of points , is a vowed foot- vowed a is , testament Kosovo

interest to undertake procedures procedures undertake to interest awareness, as concern for the the for concern as awareness, the the is that myth, Kosovo The

ognized in any form. It is not in our our in not is It form. any in ognized knowledge and historical self historical and knowledge history. in orientation for tional -

ing of Kosovo and Metohija be rec- be Metohija and Kosovo of ing memory as a premise of historical historical of premise a as memory meaning, which becomes opera- becomes which meaning,

the legalization of the violent seiz- violent the of legalization the tivity is memory. Historical Historical memory. is tivity bearable historical event into into event historical bearable

moral, spiritual). In no way should should way no In spiritual). moral, requirements for defending norma- defending for requirements existential) of the dramatic and un- and dramatic the of existential)

cultural, economic, historical, legal, legal, historical, economic, cultural, stead of future illusions. One of the the of One illusions. future of stead transformation (epic, historical, historical, (epic, transformation

bia (territorial, military, church, church, military, (territorial, bia his destiny. The Kosovo myth is a a is myth Kosovo The destiny. his in- tradition kidnapping, of stead

all issues concerning Serbs and Ser- and Serbs concerning issues all nation, just as man's character is is character man's as just nation, in- justice lies, of instead truth

lengthy process that must include include must that process lengthy myth is even the fate of a a of fate the even is myth

understood as a complex and and complex a as understood the the history, and customs its

worse than recognition!) should be be should recognition!) than worse myths of a nation determine determine nation a of myths

of relations" (this is the same or or same the is (this relations" of the other way around: the the around: way other the

ment on the overall normalization normalization overall the on ment that creates its myths, but but myths, its creates that

essary. The "legally binding agree- binding "legally The essary. was not history of a nation nation a of history not was

ly, patiently and for as long as nec- as long as for and patiently ly, of a society. For Schelling it it Schelling For society. a of

and then resolved them persistent- them resolved then and to make sense in the history history the in sense make to

plained on the structural elements elements structural the on plained The myth has the function function the has myth The

sovo and Metohija should be ex- be should Metohija and sovo norms of social behavior. behavior. social of norms

The complex problem of Ko- of problem complex The ty, establishes and explains explains and establishes ty,

evident normative in socie- in normative evident -

Conclusion

holiness and thus builds self builds thus and holiness

character. brings life social in myth a

norm and meaning of our historical historical our of meaning and norm events, sacred of story cred

MORAVA NEWS by Cristina “Duki” Dukovich

Dear Friends and Supporters: and after the show starting at Please keep Morava in your Morava is finishing off their 4pm. We hope to see you all and thoughts and prayers as we begin 2017-2018 season with a BANG!!! appreciate our parish’s continued our sum- th st Over the last few months we have support. Folklore, friendship, great mer tour June 20 to July 1 . We performed at Kalemegdan’s Folk- food, dancing, lively music, and have an amazing trip that includes fest in Los Angeles, Avala’s fantastic drinks…… what more performances in Belgrade with Kolofest in San Marcos, St. Ste- could you ask for! Talija Art Co, Ivanjica, and Budva. ven’s Kolobration in Alhambra, For those of you who at- Our itinerary is jam packed with and traveled to Phoenix, Arizona tended, donated, and supported visits to Kalemegdan, , Os- for their “Pholkfest” weekend. our “Walking in a Winter Ko- trog Monastery, Bay of Kotor, and loland” Charity dinner and concert to name a few. We are We are also excitedly pre- in February thank you from the honored to have an audience with paring for our own 31st Annual his holiness, Serbian Patriarch Ir- Summer Folkfest where we will bottom of our hearts. This is a spe- cial event that Morava hosts and it inej. We are also excited to be cele- have local Southern California brating the marriage of one of groups and honored guests, Ste- means a lot to be able to give back to our Serbian Community your dancers, Marina Skendz ic to van Sinđelic from Kitchener, On- Matjaz Vogrinec .You can bet if it is tario, Canada. through our love and passion for folklore. I am pleased to announce a Morava trip it includes a couple Mark your calendars for that Morava was able to raise stops at some local wineries along the way. Morava’s 31st Annual Summer $2000 to support Lifeline Humani- Folkfest tarian Organization at this event. A special thank you to our This organization, led by HRH dedicated sponsors who have Saturday, June 2nd at 6 pm Princess Katherine of Serbia, pro- helped out throughout our 2017- St George Serbian Orthodox vides vital medical care to or- 2018 season: Rick Quinn of Opolo Church phans, elderly, and all those suf- Vineyards, Westpac Wealth Part- fering in Serbia. On behalf of Mo- ners, St George Church Board, and The concert will begin at rava Folklore Ensemble, thank you our fabulous Morava Moms. We 6pm and dinner is served before again for making this event a suc- look forward to next season and cess! your continued support.

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cal Ensemble. I am continuously continuously am I Ensemble. cal

YOU! LOVE we and hearts our

will be the director of Morava’s Vo- Morava’s of director the be will

ship, thank you from the bottom of of bottom the from you thank ship,

play a major role in Morava and and Morava in role major a play

who danced under your leader- your under danced who

baton to me. She will continue to to continue will She me. to baton

On behalf of all the dancers dancers the all of behalf On

from her position and passed the the passed and position her from

brila Undheim has stepped down down stepped has Undheim brila for. her repay ever to able

most of us in Morava will not be be not will Morava in us of most Do- director, fantastic a as years

be life changing. It is a gift that that gift a is It changing. life be 7 After Ensemble. Folklore Morava

our community together and can can and together community our for transition of year a been has

ers have as well. Folklore brings brings Folklore well. as have ers this know you of many As end. the

that I have purposefully left until until left purposefully have I that ships and I know my fellow danc- fellow my know I and ships

I have built life long friend- long life built have I you thank big one is There

[email protected] States. United tion.

Ensemble Folklore Morava Director, premiere folklore groups in the the in groups folklore premiere applica- member a for me contact

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ested in joining Morava, please please Morava, joining in ested folklore family and one of the the of one and family folklore

sionate young adults into a true true a into adults young sionate inter- is know you anyone or you pozdrave, Tople

tration for all ages. As always, if if always, As ages. all for tration slightly awkward, extremely pas- extremely awkward, slightly

to come in August regarding regis- regarding August in come to break! funny, of group a transformed and

Please look for more information information more for look Please for all of you after our summer summer our after you of all for vision a had She Morava. of cess

begin Thursday September 14 September Thursday begin out this season strong and dancing dancing and strong season this out suc- the into put to continues and . th

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SAINT GEORGE PARISH NEWS

ksana Germain, daughter of Deacon Paul tria in hopes of continuing her studies for her gradu- and Djakonitsa Natalija Germain, graduated ate degree in the same places where Mozart and Bee- on May 20, 2018 from Eastman School of thoven lived and worked. Oksana will miss the local Music, University of Rochester, NY with a Church family at the Protection of the Mother of God OBachelors Degree in Piano Performance. After four and her college friends, but looks forward to a new years of intense study and many hours in the practice chapter. She thanks everyone for all of the support rooms, she gave her senior recital to much applause and prayers from her family at St. George! and thanksgiving to God. As one of the top music con- servatories in the world, Eastman provided a healthy Photos above: Senior Recital at Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music; Oksana with her teacher Nelita True, Oksana & sister Kaja. challenge that raised her level of playing to a high de- Below: Celebration with local Church friends, students & Professors gree. She will be taking what she has learned to Aus-

THE VOICE OF ST. GEORGE † Spring 16 Baby Luna was born to Srdan & Baby Danilo was born to Petar and Olivera Dorde and Marija Petrovic were blessed with a Isidora Dragic on 11.27.2017. Jovanovic. He is Jovan & Anetta Plamenac second child. On March 10, 2018, their bundle and Velimir & Mira Jovanovic’s grandson. of joy was born and named Marko.

Bishop Longin and Branko at Mon. Krka

“True Love for One’s Neighbor Is

Based on Faith in God” ON SECOND COMMANDMENT Saint Ignatius (Bryanchaninov)

What could be more beautiful than love for one’s neighbor? To love is holiness-to hate is suffering. All the law and the prophets can be condensed into love for God and for one’s neighbor (Matthew 22:40).

Love for one’s neighbor is a daughter in law against her mother How far has our nature fall- path which leads to love for God: in law: And a man’s foes shall be en! The one who can fervently love therefore Christ willed to be they of his own house- his neighbor by nature must un- clothed mysteriously in each of hold (Matthew 10:34-36). naturally coerce himself to love our neighbors, and God in Christ The fall has submitted the him as the Gospel commands he (John 1). heart to the dominion of the blood, should. Do not think, most beloved broth- and by means of the blood, the do- F iery natural love is easily er, that the commandment to love minion of the ruler of this world. turned into depravity and into un- one’s neighbor was very near to The Gospel frees the heart from peaceable hatred (2 Kings 13:15). our fallen hearts: the command- this captivity and this violence and Natural love was also expressed ment is spiritual, but flesh and brings it under the guidance of the by the dagger. Our natural love is blood overpowered our hearts; covered with such sores! And the commandment is new, but how painful is the sore of passion our hearts are old. Our natural upon it! The heart which is pos- love was damaged in the fall; we sessed by passion is capable of need to mortify it-Christ orders any injustice, of any lawlessness, this-and take holy love towards if only to satisfy its morbid love. our neighbor and love in Christ “A false balance is abomination to from the Gospel. the Lord; but a just weight is his The characteristics of the delight” (Proverbs 11:1). new man must be completely Natural love can only give new; no old characteristic suits that which is earthly to its be- him. Love that comes from the loved; it does not consider that stirring of the blood and fleshly which is heavenly. It is at war emotions has no merit in the against Heaven and the Holy sight of the Gospel. Spirit; because the Spirit requires And what merit could it the crucifixion of the flesh. It is at have, when he swears to give his war against Heaven and the Holy soul for the Lord when under Spirit: because it is under the di- the inflaming of the blood, and rection of the evil, the unclean within a few hours, he swears that Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit teaches and dead spirit. he does not know Him (Matthew us to love our neighbor in holi- Let us come to the Gospel, 26:33-74)? The Gospel rejects love ness. Love, when stirred up and most beloved brother, let us look which depends on the stirring of nourished by the Holy Spirit, is a in this mirror! Looking into it, let the blood and from the emotions fire. The fire of natural, fleshly us cast off the old garment, in of the heart of flesh. The Gospel love, damaged by the fall, is which we were clothed by the fall says: Think not that I am come to quenched by this fire (The Ladder and let us put on the new garment, send peace on earth: I came not to of Divine Ascent, Rung 15, Chap- which has been prepared for us by send peace but a sword. For I am ter 3). “He who says, that he can God. The new garment is Christ. come to set a man at variance have one love and the other, de- “For as many of you as were bap- against his father, and the daugh- ceives himself,” said holy John Cli- tized into Christ have put on ter against her mother, and the macus (Rung 3, Chapter 16). Christ” (Galatians 3:27). The new

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righteousness and and righteousness

of the flesh, its its flesh, the of

The wisdom wisdom The

man. of

is the fleshly state state fleshly the is

its, whose domain domain whose its,

and the fallen spir- fallen the and

to flesh and blood, blood, and flesh to

which submits you you submits which

own fleshly state, state, fleshly own

rulers are your your are rulers

fulfilment. These These fulfilment.

themselves to this this to themselves

bornly oppose oppose bornly

of your heart stub- heart your of

pel: then the rulers rulers the then pel:

ments of the Gos- the of ments

fulfil the command- the fulfil

When you come to to come you When

this. with

many are satisfied satisfied are many

Unfortunately, Unfortunately, tear me away from those whom I I whom those from away me tear

your love: do you really love them? them? love really you do love: your

high morality which they contain. contain. they which morality high stances will come, they will forcibly forcibly will they come, will stances

courageous! Look at the objects of of objects the at Look courageous!

with pleasure and marvel at the the at marvel and pleasure with death will come, other circum- other come, will death

before you! You still need to be be to need still You you! before

the commandments of the Gospel Gospel the of commandments the “Whether I wish it or not, not, or it wish I “Whether

But the struggle remains remains struggle the But

It is not enough just to read read to just enough not is It them!”

enemies. towards

mandments in deed. in mandments

of the earth and I am nothing to to nothing am I and earth the of

very sweet rapture of spiritual love love spiritual of rapture sweet very

Christ, to fulfil all of these com- these of all fulfil to Christ, haps, I will disappear from the face face the from disappear will I haps,

heart: you will feel suddenly the the suddenly feel will you heart:

us. Strive, you who wish to follow follow to wish who you Strive, us. ones in some way; tomorrow, per- tomorrow, way; some in ones

action of grace will come into your your into come will grace of action

for whatsoever he has done against against done has he whatsoever for earth, I can be of use to my loved loved my to use of be can I earth,

and weeping. And unexpectedly the the unexpectedly And weeping. and

hate us and to forgive our neighbor neighbor our forgive to and us hate Today I still wander about the the about wander still I Today

Lord; ask for it by constant prayer prayer constant by it for ask Lord;

curse us, to do good to those who who those to good do to us, curse creation without any significance. significance. any without creation

victorious. Ask for victory from the the from victory for Ask victorious.

our enemies, to bless those who who those bless to enemies, our Thine, Lord, and who am I? A weak weak A I? am who and Lord, Thine,

hope for victory: God cannot but be be but cannot God victory: for hope

Gospel commands us to pray for for pray to us commands Gospel - tell God about them: “They are are “They them: about God tell

16:24). When the Lord is with you, you, with is Lord the When 16:24).

which directly oppose love. The The love. oppose directly which

attached to your very heart? very your to attached (Matthew (Matthew himself deny him let

wrath, censure and all things, things, all and censure wrath,

which seem to have grown grown have to seem which If any man will come after me, me, after come will man any If ples:

Gospel, cast off enmity, rancour, rancour, enmity, off cast Gospel,

them. The Lord said to His disci- His to said Lord The them. the objects of your love, love, your of objects the

tle. Firstly, being guided by the the by guided being Firstly, tle.

rifice you will not be able to fulfil fulfil to able be not will you rifice

How can you renounce renounce you can How

(Romans 13:14), says the Apos- the says 13:14), (Romans of”

mandments. mandments. Without such sac- such Without

bliss. highest the is which love, holy there- lusts the fulfil to flesh, the

carry out the Gospel com- Gospel the out carry

able to receive spiritual love, pure, pure, love, spiritual receive to able for provision not make and Christ,

Sacrifice everything to to everything Sacrifice the impurity of sin, you become become you sin, of impurity the Jesus Lord the on ye Put “ Christian.

off fleshly love, which is defiled by by defiled is which love, fleshly off Himself. Lord the a for possible is vestment This

loved ones, but so that, having cast cast having that, so but ones, loved by led Gospel, the by led courage, Spirit. blessed - all the of action the

der to deprive you of love and of of and love of you deprive to der with struggle unseen the continue by Christ, of qualities the in clothed

renouncement from you, not in or- in not you, from renouncement But them. defend you that benefits, are Christians garment. this about

the legislator of love, requires this this requires love, of legislator the corruptible other and honor your Lord the said 24:49) (Luke high”

them? Renounce them. The Lord, Lord, The them. Renounce them? drop not do you that demand its on from power with endued be

Is your heart really attached to to attached really heart your Is spir- fallen the of righteousness the shall Ye “ Spirit. Holy the is garment considered my own, and they in- sion. When your heart is in captiv- honor him. deed are not my own. They were ity, this is a sign of a mad, sinful What have I to do with fire, not in their essence mine; there passion. Holy love is pure, free and with hell! The image of God is cast was some sort of relationship be- entirely in God. It is the action of there by the judgement of God: it is tween me and them; being de- the Holy Spirit, which affects the my task to retain honor for the im- ceived by this relationship, I called heart according to the measure of age of God, and by this to keep my- them and recognized them as my its purity. Cast off enmity, cast off self from hell. Honor the blind, the own. If they were really just mine, passions, renounce fleshly love, leper, the one who has damaged they would have always continued obtain spiritual love, “depart from faculties, the infant and the crimi- to belong to me.” “The creations evil and do good”(Psalm 34:14). nal and the pagan, as the image of belong to the Creator alone: He is Honor your neighbor as an Image God. What are their frailties and their Lord and God. My Lord, I give of God, an honor which is in your shortcomings to you! Keep a watch to Thee what is Thine: I wrongly heart, unseen by others and evi- on yourself, so that you have no and vainly attributed them to my- dent only to your conscience. Your shortcomings in love. self.” actions will mysteriously corre- Honor Christ within the It is better for them to be spond to your spiritual disposition. Christian, Who said to instruct us God’s. God is eternal, everywhere Honor your neighbor and make no and will say once more when de- present, almighty; there is no end difference for age, sex or class and ciding our eternal lot: “Inasmuch as to his goodness. He is the most gradually holy love will begin to ye have done it unto one of the least faithful Helper and Protector of the appear in your heart. The cause of of these My brethren, you have done one who belongs to Him. this holy love is not flesh and it unto Me” (Matthew 25:40). In God gives of His own to man: and blood, nor the attraction of the relating to your neighbors, retain men become man’s own for a time, feelings- it is God. in your memory this saying of the by the flesh, yet they become his Those who are deprived of Gospel, and you will become a eternally by the spirit, when God the glory of Christianity are not companion in love for your neigh- deigns to give this gift to man. deprived of another glory, which bor. The companion in love to their True love for one’s neighbor is was received at creation: they are neighbor enters by this into love based on faith in God: it is in God. the image of God. If the image of for God. “That they may all be one, said the God is to thrown into the fire of For if you think that you love God, Lord of the world to His Father: as terrible hell; even there, I must still but you have an unpleasant atti- thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they may also be one in us” (John 17:21). Humility and devotion to God slay fleshly love. This means Tina Marin with her that it lives by self-regard and granddaughter unbelief. Do whatever you Arijana Christina can that is beneficial and what the law allows for your loved ones; but always hand them up to God, and your blind, fleshly, uncontrollable love will gradually become spiritual, reasoned and holy. If your love is a law- less passion, then cast it off, like something which is dis- gusting. When your heart is not free, this is a sign of a pas-

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pride. and delusion spiritual of

avoid the dark forests and pitfalls pitfalls and forests dark the avoid

the complex path of spiritual life, to to life, spiritual of path complex the

check our direction as we traverse traverse we as direction our check

tians a compass by which we can can we which by compass a tians

sian Saint left to Orthodox Chris- Orthodox to left Saint sian

nineteenth century. This great Rus- great This century. nineteenth

the greatest patristic writers of the the of writers patristic greatest the

1867) stands out as one of of one as out stands 1867) - (1807

St.Ignatius Brianchaninov Brianchaninov St.Ignatius

Dockray

Nicola Nicola by Russian from Translated

gates of the kingdom of heaven. of kingdom the of gates

the resurrection and through the the through and resurrection the

love for God, through the gates of of gates the through God, for love

entering into it, you will enter into into enter will you it, into entering

itual love for your neighbors: by by neighbors: your for love itual

er! Seek to reveal in yourself spir- yourself in reveal to Seek er!

the building of love. Beloved broth- Beloved love. of building the

our neighbor is the foundation of of foundation the is neighbor our

love (1 John 4:16) 4:16). Love for for Love 4:16). 4:16) John (1 love

infinite: because the infinite God is is God infinite the because infinite:

ment. Attainment in love for God is is God for love in Attainment ment.

which there is no end to attain- to end no is there which

which there is no perfection and for for and perfection no is there which

neighbor is within love of God, of of God, of love within is neighbor

neighbor. Perfect love for our our for love Perfect neighbor.

ty is within perfect love for our our for love perfect within is ty

The perfection of Christiani- of perfection The

(1 John 3:14). John (1 death” in

that loveth not his brother abideth abideth brother his not loveth that

because we love the brethren. He He brethren. the love we because

have passed from death unto life, life, unto death from passed have

that we we that “ more once Theologian

,” says the the says ,” know We “ Spirit: Holy

of the renewal of the soul by the the by soul the of renewal the of

al love for one’s neighbor is a sign sign a is neighbor one’s for love al

The manifestation of spiritu- of manifestation The

21).

- 4:20 John (I also” brother his love

from him, that he who loveth God God loveth who he that him, from

liar… This commandment have we we have commandment This liar…

God, and hateth his brother, he is a a is he brother, his hateth and God,

“I love love “I Theologian: the John holy

says says say,” man a If “ delusion. - self

heart: then you are in sorrowful sorrowful in are you then heart: tude to even one person in your your in person one even to tude

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Spain). (Madrid, Europe to trip

Mary and Avery Avery and Mary Velimir and Mira Jovanovic on their recent recent their on Jovanovic Mira and Velimir

D.C. Washington, in

Mary plans to apply to law schools in the fall. the in schools law to apply to plans Mary

June as an editorial assistant at National Geographic Geographic National at assistant editorial an as June

beating out 500 candidates, and will start working in in working start will and candidates, 500 out beating

partment library. partment

Avery got her "dream job", job", "dream her got Avery Writing. Travel for prize

ment which bound and stored her thesis in the De- the in thesis her stored and bound which ment

Avery also won 1st place in the college's college's the in place 1st won also Avery History.

her High Honors from the Political Science Depart- Science Political the from Honors High her

Departmental Distinction in in Distinction Departmental of honor highest ment's

tutional and legal status of Native Americans earning earning Americans Native of status legal and tutional

the National Zoo and received the History Depart- History the received and Zoo National the

Mary wrote her 150 page senior thesis on the consti- the on thesis senior page 150 her wrote Mary

sis was funded by a fellowship for original research at at research original for fellowship a by funded was sis

Award for Excellence in Native American Studies. Studies. American Native in Excellence for Award

Her senior the- senior Her term. a for Rome in as well as term, a

dent in Political Science, as well as the Anthony Aveni Aveni Anthony the as well as Science, Political in dent

faculty. Avery studied Japanese and lived in Kyoto for for Kyoto in lived and Japanese studied Avery faculty.

the Herbert J. Storing Memorial Award to the top stu- top the to Award Memorial Storing J. Herbert the

by the reviewing reviewing the by Exemplary of designation a garnered

At the Honors Day Convocation, Mary was awarded awarded was Mary Convocation, Day Honors the At

Her sophomore writing portfolio portfolio writing sophomore Her Carleton. at Center

an for four years and a writing tutor at the Writing Writing the at tutor writing a and years four for an Court.

Avery was the Editor for the Carletoni- the for Editor the was Avery society. honor Supreme US the at interned and student law - pre

the highest national national highest the Kappa, Beta Phi into initiated was a as Fellowship Golden the awarded was Mary NY.

Avery Avery Minnesota. in College Carleton at class her of in University Colgate from honors) highest (the Laude

Avery Naughton Naughton Avery Naughton Mary also graduated in the top 5% 5% top the in graduated also Cum Summa graduated

colleges. respective their from graduated each Mrja Millie of granddaughters

and Naughton Pamela of daughters Naughton, Avery and Mary

Naughton Avery and Mary GRADUATES: OUR

Из Америке до Кајмакчалана за почаст деди ратнику после једног века

обронцима планине Ниџе Петалино подно Кајмакчалана у напасају своја стада... Македонији, пронађен споменик мом деди Ђури! Вест ме је После сто година чекања запрепстила, паралисала, откивена је истине о смрти просто зато што цео један век ратника Ђуре. Часно је положио наша фамилија живи са једним свој живот у крвавим окршајима јединим обавештењем из битке за Кајмакчалан пред тадањих поратних година да је тријумфални пробој Солунског он умро у Церској бици 1914. фронта и победоносни крај године?! Међутим, госпођа Под редним бројем 1315 на Великог рата. Читав век касније, Танасијевић отколонила је све маленом војничком гробљу код прошлог месеца, у дану сумње, када је сутрадан послала цркве у некадашњем селу подсећања на 99. годишњицу фотографију споменика, на коме Петалино подно Кајмакчалана, пробоја Солунског фронта, пред се сасвим јасно види име налази се гроб са обележјем пронађеним гробом поклонила презиме и занимање мог деде: ратника 7. пука Српске војске - му се унука Мирослава, „због те Ђура Каћурић Ковач VII Пука, Ђуре Каћурића, са заведеним вести“ стигла са другог емотивно нам сведочи о свом датумом упокојења 17. континента, чак из Сан Диега у открићу Мирослава Б. Каћурић. фебруара 1918. године. Век Америци. после тога, пред његовом Ту почетну неверицу, каже, хумком храбром деди Неким заменило је гушење у сузама, поклонила се и свећу му усудом, како када је у трену схатила да је њен запалила његова унука вели у деда Ђура прошао највећу и Мирослава Б. Каћурић, која је за емотивној најгору ратну голготу српског ту почаст стигла чак из Сан исповести, народа и сва страдања војске Диега у Калифернији, САД. Мирослави се све до крваве Кајмакчаланске посрећило да битке. Према оскудној архивској „сазна ту и документацији, споменик Ђури претужну, али - Боже, мој деда је часно Каћурићу, „ковачу Седмог пука, и херојску положио свој живот за из вароши Беград“, подигнут је судбину“ свог деде. Сва у грчу, ослобођење своје отаџбине 17. на поменутом гробљу - „округ потпуно неспремна да прими Фебруара 1918, а да то, нико Битољски, рег Мориховски, тако потресну вест, признаје да читав један век није знао. општина Будимирска, село јој је требало пар дана да дође к Неможе се ни замислити какав Петалино, код цркве...“ себи од суза... Но, истовремено је то бол у срцу и души... Каква била је одлучна да ће отићи на рана се отвори истог трена... Обележје је пронађено његов гроб, чак иако живи у Сан Рана која не зараста... А, опет... захваљајући ангажману конзула Диегу, Калифорнија, САД. истовремено и нека неописива Амбасаде Србије у Скопљу радост због сазнања да има Љиљане Танасијевић. Гроб је - Отпочело је, сасвим гроб, споменик, да се зна где је пронађен зајваљујући једном неочекивано 16. јуна, позивом скончао и где му је остало место времешнијем Мариовцу, госпође Љиљане Танасијевић, под сунцем!- поносна је унука пореклом из тог краја, али козула Амбасаде Србије у ратника Ђуре. чобанима који на врлетним Скопљу и вешћу да је у селу

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подигоше. Слава им! Слава подигоше.

удовац, са двојицом малолетних малолетних двојицом са удовац,

у мом животу! Време је је Време животу! мом у

сабораца, који му тај споменик и и споменик тај му који сабораца,

Ђура се у Београду као као Београду у се Ђура

истовремено најлепши тренутак тренутак најлепши истовремено

деде и његових другова другова његових и деде

који ће остати као најтужнији и и најтужнији као остати ће који

ходочашће достојно патњи мог мог патњи достојно ходочашће

Мирослава. каже

пољубим његово уклесано име, име, уклесано његово пољубим

је било лако, не би ни било било ни би не лако, било је

на тај дан уручен у Београду, Београду, у уручен дан тај на

сам могла да загрлим споменик и и споменик загрлим да могла сам

А, у повратку сам помислила: да да помислила: сам повратку у А, -

Св. Ђорђе Ђорђе Св. Ђурђиц. Документ му му Документ Ђурђиц. – И, коначно... тај тренутак. Када Када тренутак. тај коначно... И, -

– фамилије његове славу крсну

“ лако! најмање ни било није што

16. новембар 1897. узео је за за је узео 1897. новембар 16.

- деде мог гроб и гробље мало

пријем у српско држављанство, држављанство, српско у пријем

допремо до места где се налази налази се где места до допремо

озваничен озваничен “ сведочанством „

трагао заједно са нама да да нама са заједно трагао

као Русин. Дан када је је када Дан Русин. као

горским планинским путевима и и путевима планинским горским

народности његових родитеља родитеља његових народности

Апостоловског који нас је возио возио је нас који Апостоловског

(у то време у Аустроугарској) по по Аустроугарској) у време то (у

дивног, драгог човека Томета Томета човека драгог дивног, „

Ђура Каћурић рођен је у Тителу, Тителу, у је рођен Каћурић Ђура

Не заборавља ни ни заборавља Не “. Свенчеве

предане сараднице Елене Елене сараднице предане деце. четворо пут животни

споменика, уз помоћ вредне и и вредне помоћ уз споменика, које је отхранила и извела на на извела и отхранила је које

чишћењу гробаља, гробова, гробова, гробаља, чишћењу бедну инвалиднину од од инвалиднину бедну “ добила „

залагање на проналажењу, проналажењу, на залагање где му кости почивају. Бака је је Бака почивају. кости му где

некадашњем селу Петалино. селу некадашњем за огромно огромно за „ Ђуровићу кустосу и рана што му се ни гроб незна и и незна гроб ни се му што рана

Ниџе. Ка Кајмакчалану и, и, Кајмакчалану Ка Ниџе. подно Кајмакчалана. Захвалност Захвалност Кајмакчалана. подно заувек. Остала је болна болна је Остала заувек. – истина

према планинским беспућима беспућима планинским према планинским пределима Ниџе Ниџе пределима планинским у фамилији прихваћено као као прихваћено фамилији у

експедиција „ Битољу, српских ратника расутим по по расутим ратника српских кренула је “ бици. И, то је, како вели, код свих свих код вели, како је, то И, бици.

Српском војничком гробљу у у гробљу војничком Српском гробовима и споменицима споменицима и гробовима њен супруг Ђура умро у Церској Церској у умро Ђура супруг њен

пробоја Солунског фронта, на на фронта, Солунског пробоја материјала за Монографију о о Монографију за материјала обавестили да је је да обавестили “, време поратно

обележавања 99. годишњице годишњице 99. обележавања на прикупљању вредних вредних прикупљању на у то ратно или или ратно то у „ Јелисавету, баку

- свечаности Танасијевић, која посвећено ради ради посвећено која Танасијевић, званичног Јосиповић открива да су њену њену су да открива Јосиповић

Београда 15. септембра. После После септембра. 15. Београда велику захвалност конзулу конзулу захвалност велику Мирослава Каћурић Каћурић Мирослава

Допутовала је у Битољ из из Битољ у је Допутовала фамилије Каћурић, истиче истиче Каћурић, фамилије истине Откриће

У своје и име остале остале име и своје У

Мирослава. Мирослава. Захвалност

рату у Битољу успела сам, каже каже сам, успела Битољу у рату бесмртни, поручила је је поручила бесмртни,

гробља палих у Првом светском светском Првом у палих гробља посетити. неће више увек живети. Јер, хероји су су хероји Јер, живети. увек

Мирослава, знајући да га никада никада га да знајући Мирослава, војничког Српског кустоса била порука мог деде, са којом ћу ћу којом са деде, мог порука била

тешка срца изрекла је је изрекла срца тешка Ђуровића, Зорана Танасијевић, чинила бесмртним! То је за мене мене за је То бесмртним! чинила

души и нека у миру почивају, почивају, миру у нека и души конзула ангажовању је по митологији, богове и хероје хероје и богове митологији, по је

лежали. Нека им је свима покој покој свима је им Нека лежали. захваљујући само опет А, завршило се на реци Ахерон, која која Ахерон, реци на се завршило

све његове саборце који су ту ту су који саборце његове све Кајмакчалану. на Слободе Капија На крају... 30. септембра септембра 30. крају... На -

све нас, његове потомке, али и за за и али потомке, његове нас, све легендарна отворила се мене За -

Крфу. граду за то сам Учинила гроб. прелијем пресудна. била је

Меморијалној Српској Кући у у Кући Српској Меморијалној вином и окадим тамјаном и људи добрих помоћ беспућа, због

херојима, Плавој гробници, као и и као гробници, Плавој херојима, свећу упалим хумку, пред дођем мисију", немогућу „ на личило

Маузолеју палим српским српским палим Маузолеју му да је Дочекао се! завршио почетка с заиста то све је иако

посетом острву Видосу и и Видосу острву посетом - самовања век један Читав гробом, дединим за трагање

настављено је одласком на Крф, Крф, на одласком је настављено споменик. његов на руку ставила и гробље војничко далеко

Мирославе Б. Каћурић Каћурић Б. Мирославе сам када обасјало, сунце је га да то на одлазак и Македонију

ходочашће ходочашће “, изненадно такође као томе: о сведоче фотографије у долазак за договору

сасвим непланирано и и непланирано сасвим „ Битоља, ове И љубави. вечној и Светлости у биографија, и фотографија

Убрзо после повратка из из повратка после Убрзо у једно као ја и Ђура деда драги докумената, размени

јунака стазама ходочашћу На мој само смо стало...постојали и преписци интензивној У

сведочи Мирослава, убрзо је избио рат и Ђура 1912. одлази Our first struggle is this: на зов отаџбине. Оставља жену to reduce the passions са петоро нејачи и више га нико and to conquer them en- није ни чуо ни ведео. Јелисавета се више није удавала, „остала је tirely. удовица, мучича се сама као црв Our second task is to ac- у кори да их прехрани и изведе на пут“. И, успела је, како вели, quire the virtues, and сви су стасали у пристојне, not allow our soul to be Ђура се у Београду као удовац, са поштене и поштовање људе. empty and idle. двојицом малолетних синова – Добривојем и Владимиром, жени Зато сада отриће истине после The third stage of the са Јелисаветом Радосављевић. У 100 година чекања представља spiritual journey is том браку добијају четири сина – нешто драгоцено што се увек не први је умро као беба, затим се може описати. Мирослави као watchfully to preserve 1906. родио Мирославин отац једне од најстаријих у фамилији the fruits of our virtues храброг претка деда Ђуре, Божидар, две године касније and our labors. Александар и 1910. Миодраг. посрећило се да коначно посети његов гроб и ода му почаст. St. Theodoros the Great Ascetic Како по породичном предању BECOME A FESTIVAL SPONSOR & VOLUNTEER Dear Stewards, Parishioners Please, consider helping us by thing to sell and would like to rent and Friends: volunteering and becoming a a table at our market, please con- The San Diego Serbian Festival sponsor. tact us at 619-276-5827. First 2018 is scheduled for Saturday, The San Diego Serbian Festival come, first served! There is lim- ited space available. October 13th. We are contacting committee will be comprised of you today asking you to mark your the following sub-committees: Please give these items thoughtful calendar and plan on participating Publicity, Kitchen, Set up, Clean up, consideration. The key to success in any way you can. Tents, Carnival/Kids zone, Barbe- of any fund raising event is the un- Your help in terms of the prepara- que, Bar tickets, Entrance tickets, derwriting of costs. You can make tion work prior to the Festival or Church bookstore, Serbian Market, a difference today by calling our the day of the Festival and spon- and Security. This year we would church office 619-276-5827. sorship and advertising are all like to have all these sub- Please make checks payable to St. great opportunities to demon- committees in place and in addi- George Church and mail to: strate your love and care for St. tion we would like to train an extra San Diego Serbian Festival 3025 Denver Street, George parish and our Serbian cul- chairperson for each committee. San Diego, CA 92117 ture and heritage. This will enable us to efficiently complete each task. Please, plan on Thank You and God bless You! The San Diego Serbian Festival is a attending our organizational meet- great opportunity for our parish to ing that will soon be scheduled Rev. Bratislav Bratso Krsic come together and share our Or- and announced. Deacon Paul Germain thodox Faith, culture, heritage and Parish Council/Church Board beautiful church grounds with our The Mala Pijaca (Serbian market) San Diego and Southern California will take place this year with out- neighbors. side vendors. If you have some-

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like hramova podignutih u vreme vreme u podignutih hramova like

Bogorodiče - kula masivna , konak ,

svog doba u je evo Starč prelomljenim svodom, s to su od- su to s svodom, prelomljenim

. . Sv črkva trolisna građena

zija, jednobrodne osnove sa blago blago sa osnove jednobrodne zija,

. ivopisana ž

skladno je kompleksa sastavu

iznad vrata. Crkva je malih dimen- malih je Crkva vrata. iznad

bila nekada je da ukažuju maltera

U . godine . 1417 i . 1404 ižmeđu

1440. godine, kako stoji uklesano uklesano stoji kako godine, 1440.

Tragovi . kubetom sa trikonhosa -

binu žaduž svoju je podigao

za svoj mauzolej Jelena Bals ic ic Bals Jelena mauzolej svoj za

trolista oblik ima Crkva . ostrvu na

Đurđevič III a Bals , ke Bes od

posvec enu Bogorodici, podigla je je podigla Bogorodici, enu posvec

ivio ž vrijeme to u je koji , Makarija

no juž , niku Morač ostrvu Na

velikim zvonikom. Manju crkvu, crkvu, Manju zvonikom. velikim starča žaslugom godine . 1378

tena. napus i pripratom prostranom kupolom, i . 1376 ižmeđu a ič Bals Đurđa

Starc evo, dok su ostala dva i dalje dalje i dva ostala su dok evo, Starc sa građevini jednobrodnoj prateč im prateč vrijeme u objektima

krajem XIV veka. Radi se o vec oj oj vec o se Radi veka. XIV krajem konaka z ivot se vratio u manastir manastir u vratio se ivot z konaka Sagrađena i konakom sa žajedno je

nim povrs inama. Nakon obnove obnove Nakon inama. povrs nim a l a t s a n e j a d e t , c i s l a B - c i v o r i m i . . goriči evoj Starč na Bogorodiče

da je njen ktitor bio Đurđe II Strat- II Đurđe bio ktitor njen je da sac uvani tragovi na njihovim zid- njihovim na tragovi uvani sac . . Sv črkva je Krajini u ostrvima

nema, ali je moguc e pretpostaviti pretpostaviti e moguc je ali nema, bile su z ivopisane, o c emu svedoc e e svedoc emu c o ivopisane, z su bile na binama žaduž kim ič bals

podataka o gradnji starije crkve crkve starije gradnji o podataka Sve crkve iz perioda Bals ic a a ic Bals perioda iz crkve Sve među hram Najstariji

mlađe, Sv. Bogorodice. Preciznih Preciznih Bogorodice. Sv. mlađe, pijom.

. vijeka log pros krajem je

starije posvec ene Sv. Đorđu i i Đorđu Sv. ene posvec starije ogradom sa monumentalnom ka- monumentalnom sa ogradom

Revitaližovan . ježera Skadarskog

sastoji se od dve crkve, crkve, dve od se sastoji Beški trvu Manastir je opasan kamenom kamenom opasan je Manastir

oblasti u manastira ina več

Manastir podignut na os- na podignut Manastir rija i visoka kula sa c etiri sprata. sprata. etiri c sa kula visoka i rija

kao , stanju evnom rus u bio i

Podgoric anina. Podgoric sac injavaju zgrada konaka, trpeza- konaka, zgrada injavaju sac

dugo i opustio rano je nik Morač

s tampara Boz idara Vukovic a Vukovic idara Boz tampara s crkve, manastirski kompleks kompleks manastirski crkve, -

crkve nalazi se grob poznatog poznatog grob se nalazi crkve . črkviče male ostači su uvani oč Pored ktitor. njegov i bio e, moguc

visokim zidom sa kapijom. Ispred Ispred kapijom. sa zidom visokim ostrva koti oj najvis Na . ostrvima je, koji III, e Bals povelji u godine , ,

i pomoc nih objekata. Opasan je je Opasan objekata. nih pomoc i rodice. Prvi put se pominje 1417. 1417. pominje se put Prvi rodice.

Manastir Starcevo Manastir

se sastoji i od zgrada konaka konaka zgrada od i sastoji se

crkve, manastirski kompleks kompleks manastirski crkve,

centralnom kupolom. Pored Pored kupolom. centralnom

jednobrodna građevina sa sa građevina jednobrodna

Manastirska crkva je manja manja je crkva Manastirska

nazvano Starc eva gorica. gorica. eva Starc nazvano

na ostrvu po kome je ono ono je kome po ostrvu na

moguc e, kao isposnik z iveo iveo z isposnik kao e, moguc

starca Makarija koji je, je, koji Makarija starca

manastira vezuje se za za se vezuje manastira

1378. godine. Osnivanje Osnivanje godine. 1378.

između 1376. i i 1376. između Starčevu na

na manastira ostalih odbranu Bogo- Sv. crkvom sa ostrvu nom je podignut gorodice

ža ila služ Tophali na pirgom istoime- na podignut je Moračnik Bo- Uspenju enom posvec crkvom

nim snaž njim obliž sa je koja , kulu Manastir latnost. sa manastir Najstariji

visoku ima nik Morač , arhipelagu de- ka prepisivac tenzivna niku. Morac i ki Bes

krajinskom u manastira in- odvijala njemu u se da i buduc evu, Starc – jezera Skadarskog ma

nižu u Poslednji . manastir Zete, ivotu z duhovnom u ulogu ostrvi- na manastira voslavnih

uje okruž koji žid se e protež ajnu znac igrao je ka Bes manastir pra- podizanju po i ostalog između

, , kapije ulažne od lijevo i Desno i evu, Starc no Slic . ic Bals Jelene je poznata Zetom, vladavine svoje

. . kulu už prostorija jedna i pirg grob i nalazi se crkvi a.U Crnojevic vreme za a, ic Bals Dinastija

Grozdanić Predrag Priredio:

jezera Skadarskog Manastiri

aktivnog ž ivota bio žnač ajan prepisivač ki čentar. Požnati črnogorski s tampar iž XVI vijeka, Bož idar Vukovič Podgorič anin testamentom je ižražio ž elju da ovdje bude sahranjen. Več u XVII vijeku gube se pisani tragovi o sudbini manastira.

Devedesetih godina pros log vijeka nakon revitaližačije, Starč evo je prvi manastir na ovim prostorima kojem je vrač en duhovni ž ivot.

Nedaleko od Starc eva nalazi se os- trvo Bes ka (Brezovica), kojim dominira manastir sa dvije crkve na otvorenom platou. Vec a posvec ena Sv.Đorđu, zaduz bina je Đurđa II Sračimirovič a Bals ič a, s Manastir Beska kraja XIV vijeka. Manju, Bogo- pripratom i visokim trodjelnim rodic inu crkvu podigla je 1439. žvonikom. Jelenina žaduž bina Sjeverožapadno, už kamenjar vidne godine Đurđeva z ena Jelena Bals ic , jednobrodni je hram u kojem je se rus evine starog konaka, gdje se kc erka srpskog kneza Lazara. židno slikarstvo oč uvano u manjim nekada odvijala aktivna fragmentima. prepisivač ka djelatnost. Osnova črkve Sv. Đorđa je trolist sa

2018 SERBIAN ORTHODOX NATIONAL YOUTH CONFERENCE Dear Parishioners, I wish to inform you all about the Annual Youth Conference scheduled for June 20th - 24th, in Cleveland, Ohio. The Youth Conference is for high school students. For those interested in going, please, contact me as soon as possible at: [email protected] or 619-276-5827. Fr. Bratso Krsic LIVING MY FAITH IN TODAY’S SOCIETY

HOST PARISH INFO: ST SAVA SERBIAN ORTHODOX , 6306 BROADVIEW ROAD, PARMA, OHIO 44134

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петогодишњем малишану. У центру центру У малишану. петогодишњем

подигла је над синовљевим гробом гробом синовљевим над је подигла

Ивановић Никола

пиштољ и ритуално пуцао у главу главу у пуцао ритуално и пиштољ

цркву Успенија Пресвете Богородице Богородице Пресвете Успенија цркву

дворишту своје куће, извадио извадио куће, своје дворишту

Србе. По народном предању манастирку манастирку предању народном По

Милошу Петровићу, који се играо у у играо се који Петровићу, Милошу

децембра 1371. године ту и сахрањен. сахрањен. и ту године 1371. децембра војници дигли оружје да бране бране да оружје дигли војници

комшија пришао је петогодишњем петогодишњем је пришао комшија

боравио и умро цар Урош, који је је који Урош, цар умро и боравио заустављен тек када су амерички амерички су када тек заустављен

Церница крај Гњилана. Албанац, Албанац, Гњилана. крај Церница

познат по томе што је у њуму њуму у је што томе по познат Црногораца 2004. године, који је је који године, 2004. Црногораца

износи драстичан примјер из села села из примјер драстичан износи

Уроша из 14. вијека, који је био био је који вијека, 14. из Уроша посебно за погрома Срба и и Срба погрома за посебно

Ринашите италијанске новинар

добро очувани манастир Светог Цара Цара Светог манастир очувани добро послије Кумановског споразума, а а споразума, Кумановског послије

на купалишту, Марилина Веко, Веко, Марилина купалишту, на

разорен и донедавно релативно релативно донедавно и разорен

имало је еруптичне размере размере еруптичне је имало

калашњикова покошена српска дјеца дјеца српска покошена калашњикова

Немањиће, па је тако до темеља темеља до тако је па Немањиће,

отјерани су. Етничко чишћене чишћене Етничко су. отјерани

Гораждевцу, када су рафалима из из рафалима су када Гораждевцу,

средњовијековну државу и и државу средњовијековну

заборав. Тамо више нема Срба, Срба, нема више Тамо заборав.

Послије злочина у у злочина Послије ” забринутост. “

подсјећало на српску српску на подсјећало

Неродимље је пало у у пало је Неродимље

безбједности изразио је је изразио безбједности

сравнила са земљом све што је је што све земљом са сравнила

трочлану породицу Столић. Савјет Савјет Столић. породицу трочлану

империји.

Богородице (15. вијек). ОВК је је ОВК вијек). (15. Богородице

Приштине убили повратнике, повратнике, убили Приштине

Отоманској Отоманској прве српске школе у у школе српске прве Урошу и цркве Светог Николе и Свете Свете и Николе Светог цркве и Урошу

на свиреп начин у Обилићу краз краз Обилићу у начин свиреп на

вијека и манастир посвећен Светом Светом посвећен манастир и вијека обележје обележје – згради оронулој на плочу,

дјеца. Тако су 5. Маја 2003 Албанци, Албанци, 2003 Маја 5. су Тако дјеца.

Црква Светих Арханђела, а крајем 14. 14. крајем а Арханђела, Светих Црква - спомен и такође, сам, Снимио

убиства, гдје нису била поштеђена ни ни поштеђена била нису гдје убиства,

Неродимљу су саграђени манастир и и манастир саграђени су Неродимљу море. Егејско и Вардар слиједи

злочини према повратницима, повратницима, према злочини

њему је Урошевац добио име. У У име. добио Урошевац је њему рукавац улива се у рјечицу Лепанац, Лепанац, рјечицу у се улива рукавац

обезбијеђена не би се десили многи многи десили се би не обезбијеђена

државе налазио од 1355. године и по по и године 1355. од налазио државе Морава, Дунав и Црно море. Јужни Јужни море. Црно и Дунав Морава,

Да је безбједност безбједност је Да

Немањић, који се на челу српске српске челу на се који Немањић, у ријеку Ситницу, слиједи Ибар, Ибар, слиједи Ситницу, ријеку у

питања.

окончао и цар Урош, последњи последњи Урош, цар и окончао рукавац тече према сјеверу, улива се се улива сјеверу, према тече рукавац

Косово. Безбједност је питање свих свих питање је Безбједност Косово.

Неродимљу је 1371. године живот живот године 1371. је Неродимљу изворишту рачва у два рукавца. Један Један рукавца. два у рачва изворишту

се врате Срби који су напустили напустили су који Срби врате се

боравио краљ Стефан Дечански. У У Дечански. Стефан краљ боравио јединствен случај у Европи. Она се у у се Она Европи. у случај јединствен

Безбједност за све грађане и позив да да позив и грађане све за Безбједност

и умро. У њуму је једно вријеме вријеме једно је њуму У умро. и по бифуркацији ријеке Неродимке је је Неродимке ријеке бифуркацији по

прва изјава након именовања: именовања: након изјава прва

који је ту, у Неродимљу, 1321, године године 1321, Неродимљу, у ту, је који Географски феномен познат познат феномен Географски

Косову. Остаје за памћење његова његова памћење за Остаје Косову.

столовао и српски краљ Милутин, Милутин, краљ српски и столовао

именован за команданта Кфора на на Кфора команданта за именован школа у оквиру Отоманске империје. Отоманске оквиру у школа

је мали, добро утврђен град, у коме је је коме у град, утврђен добро мали, је

пуковник америчке војске Ник Дучић Дучић Ник војске америчке пуковник године формирана је прва српска српска прва је формирана године

Неродимљу, крај Урошевца постојао постојао Урошевца крај Неродимљу,

задовољством примили вест да је је да вест примили задовољством селу Неродимљу крај Урошевца 1863. 1863. Урошевца крај Неродимљу селу

У другој половини 13. вијека у у вијека 13. половини другој У

Срби су са нескривеним нескривеним са су Срби бифуркације ријеке Неродимке. У У Неродимке. ријеке бифуркације

Немањића. династије из владалац

репортажу о феномену феномену о репортажу - фото

као срце српске државности. државности. српске срце као Урошевцу умро је последњи последњи је умро Урошевцу

Одлобођење Одлобођење дневнику сарајевском

културно наслеђе, посебно Косово Косово посебно наслеђе, културно историјским знаменитостима. У У знаменитостима. историјским

српско село, снимио сам и објавио у у објавио и сам снимио село, српско

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WISH LIST FOR ST. GEORGE ORTHODOX SERBIAN CHURCH

St. George’s Wish List is a list of items above and beyond our annually budgeted items that our various Minis- tries “wish” for to further God’s work. If you wish to gift an item on the list please contact Fr. Bratso Krsic ([email protected], (o) 619-276-5827, (c) 619-316-2362) or Kate Thickstun, president of the Parish Council/Church Board ([email protected]). Fr. Bratso and the Parish Council/Church Board have agreed unanimously that any or all of the items on this list, given joyfully to our parish will further Christ’s work and the mission of our parish.

Building and Grounds Fellowship & Mission General donations to the Capital Campaign “Continuing Donations of food for weekly Bible Study our Legacy” to help maintain and continue the renova- Donations for mission (e.g. “Circle of 100”) tion of the church’s facilities and grounds (finishing pa- tio cover, A/C in the hall and church, heating in the Good Samaritan Fund church and hall, expansion of the hall for library, confer- Donations to this fund will help those in need in our own ence room, classrooms, etc.) parish and also those outside of our community (e.g. IOCC, Painting of the fence around our church property. Kosovo and Metohija and other countries and areas with greatest need). Improvement of our landscape Equipment & Tools Upgrading and/or adding additional outside lighting on Used or new truck (half-ton) Church building Tool set ($200) Repairing the playground for children. Gas blower ($300) General cleanup and repair (there is always something Laptop computer ($1200) that needs to be repaired or cleaned). Personnel Choir Office volunteers New choir members (Kate Thickstun, our choir director Outreach committee and all choir members eagerly welcome everyone to join them; Our choir functions to its fullest potential when all Undesignated Gifts choir members sense their place within the Church as a Undesignated monetary gifts to the Church’s work - both vocation to be taken seriously). large and small - may be made at any time. The Parish Coun- Children’s Ministry cil/Church Board will put such gifts to use in the areas of greatest need. Sunday School Teachers (especially for high school stu- dents; young adult ministry) Note: This certainly is not an exhaustive list of what is needed; therefore, suggestions are always welcome. Donations to help fund Sunday School Ministry pro- grams (field trips, retreats, camps, etc.) and renovation Thank you! of classrooms.

WELCOME MIXER 31ST ANNUAL SUMMER FOLKFEST BEACH PARTY June 1st at 7:30pm Saturday, June 2nd at 6 pm June 3rd at 12 pm St. George Parish Hall St. George Parish Hall Pacific Beach in front of Admission FREE Dinner served 4—6 pm and 8—10 pm Lahaina’s on the Board- A la Carte Food Admission $15.00 A la Carte Dinner $15.00 walk AFTER PARTY FOLLOWING CONCERT!

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Church Office Staff & Volunteers Church Slava ______PARISH PRIEST V. Rev. Protopresbyter Bratislav Krsic Email: [email protected] PARISH DEACON Rev. Deacon Paul Germain CHURCH BOARD PRESIDENT Kathryn Thickstun VICE-PRESIDENTS Dorde Petrovic & Velimir Jovanovic TREASURER: Milos Belcevic SECRETARY: Jeff Nicholas Schrandt MEMBERS-AT-LARGE Vojkan Popovic, Vladimir Kezic, Dorde Petrovic, Simona Trifunovic, Kira Anthofer, P. Lisa Krsic STEWARDSHIP CO-CHAIRMEN Zeljko Milasinovic, Andrew Marin AUDITING BOARD Miro Copic,Vesna Jovanovic, Dusanka Klacar TUTORS/VESTRYMEN Milos Lukic, George Skaljac, Nebojsa Rajkovic, Miro Copic, Radovan Borovic, Constantine Criss Dizick S.S.S. St. GEORGE CHOIR Velimir Jovanovic, President Kathryn Thickstun, Director CIRCLE OF SERBIAN SISTERS KOLO CO-PRESIDENTS Jadranka Bozinovska & Sladjana Mellos MORAVA FOLKLORE ENSEMBLE Dobrila Undheim, Cristina Dukovich, Jovana Duric FINANCIAL SECRETARY Maja Topalovic PARISH OFFICE ASSISTANT Natalia Valenti

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Troparia to the Holy Trinity

Suddenly the Judge shall come, and the deeds of each shall be revealed: but with fear we cry out in the mid- dle of the night: Holy, holy, holy art thou, O God. Through the Theotokos have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy (12 times).