Metropolitan Dimitrije served in Prebilovcitranslated

On the feast of the holy and pious, great and god-bearing Stefan Milutin, King of Serbia, His Eminence Metropolitan Dimitrije celebrated the Holy Liturgy in the Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Prebilovci, with the concelebration of priests Milan Stanjević and Igor Mastilović, and deacon Miloš Janjić.

After the Gospel was read, Metropolitan Dimitrije spoke, expressing the hope that the inn in Prebilovci, dedicated to the Holy King Milutin, will serve living people who desire a monastic life. He emphasized that the Holy King Milutin, Venerable Theoctistus and Venerable Jelena were a miraculous family, but not in their sinlessness, but in their ability to reconcile and repent. The longing for God, which He read in their hearts, did not remain hidden, but manifested itself through good deeds and charity.

Reminding that no one can enter the Kingdom of Heaven except through the door, which is in Christ, the Bishop taught that love is eternal life, because the Holy Trinity itself is an eternal community of love. Recalling the words of the elder Zosima, the Bishop explained that love is a work that requires endurance, not a fleeting feeling. It is never too late and nothing is lost while a man is alive, but it is necessary, just as a man takes care of his house and garden, to take care of...