Warm welcome of the Patriarch of Serbia in Ljubljanatranslated

Ljubljana solemnly welcomed His Beatitude the Patriarch of Serbia, Mr. Porphyrios, yesterday September 12, 2026, in the Holy Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius. The solemn eulogy in the Holy Church, which has graced the capital of Slovenia for nine decades, was attended by several hundred believers, including the Theophilist Bishops of Pagrats and Slavonia Mr. Ioannis, Mr. Alexius of Hvosno, Mr. Nikona of Ienopolis and Buenos Aires, South and Central America and the Bishop of the Diocese of Zagreb and Mr. Kirillou of Ljubljana, who extended a warm welcome to the Primate of the Orthodox Church in Serbia.

Immediately afterwards, His Beatitude objected and stated:

" Today I feel truly blessed because the Lord brought my humility here in the city of Ljubljana, in the church community of Ljubljana, to meet with all of you. Of course, as Primate of our local Serbian Orthodox Church, I feel very blessed wherever I go, wherever our people are and wherever I can pray with the Orthodox faithful of our Church, but I feel special joy when I come to the areas of the Diocese of Zagreb and...