– Source: Mediabiro – Believers of the Montenegrin Orthodox Church (MOC) celebrated Christmas Eve today in the afternoon on main Cetinje Square by laying Christmas Eve Oak on fire. Traditionally, the first Christmas Eve Oak was brought by the representatives of Bajice. On behalf of that brotherhood, Niko Martinović, with messages of peace, told those gathered to especially greet the unwavering […]
My dear Montenegrins in Montenegro and abroad,dear citizens and dear friends In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, I greet you with the most beautiful Christian greetings CHRIST IS BORN ! INDEED, HE IS BORN ! Since the Montenegrin people embraced Christianity, Christmas has been celebrated with special respect in Montenegro. Today, the […]
In the time o struggle with a serious illness that threatens humanity, Christmas Eve and Christmas, our happiest holiday, light and holiness of the soul, restores hope for a new victory of good, in strength and faith of Christ’s covenant, for love and harmony among people and among the nations, for the eternal flame of goodness, which warms and illuminate ways. […]
This year, the Montenegrin Orthodox Church will celebrate Christmas Eve and place on fire the Christmas Oak (Badnjak) in the organization of local church committees, but without greater public presence. Believers should celebrate Christmas Eve only in the presence of family and loved ones. We appeal to all citizens to adhere to the measures signed by the National Coordination Body due […]
The discrimination, persecution and disqualification that the Montenegrin Orthodox Church (MOC) has been struggling with for almost 30 full years in the real world has now been experienced in the virtual world as well. If you type the term “Montenegrin Orthodox Church” on your favorite search engine, you will get information, in all languages, that it is an “NGO”, ie. non-governmental […]
The Elevation of the Holy Cross – Day of the Cross On this day, two events related to the Holy Cross of Christ are celebrated: first, the discovery of the Holy Cross on Golgotha, and second, the return of the Holy Cross from Persia back to Jerusalem. Visiting the Holy Land of St. Empress Jelena decided to seek the Holy Cross […]
In the sermon held after the holy liturgy, the vicar bishop of the Montenegrin Orthodox Church, Boris, said that for the first time in so many years, the holy liturgy was served in the temple of the Holy Transfiguration on Ivanova korita (Eng. Ivan’s troughs). Addressing the gathered believers, he said that the priests of the Montenegrin orthodox church (MOC) served […]
(Interview for CdM) CdM: For Christmas Day, the media missed one very interesting fact, and that is the paradigm of our divisions. Two rituals, one in front of the monastery, and the other in front of the court, were led by two Bojovićs. Is it true that you and Bishop Kirilo of the Serbian Orthodox Church are close relatives? Bishop Boris: […]