Patriarch of Serbia: “Let us keep Christ at the center of our lives”

“Let us keep Christ at the center of our lives. Let us put Him first, because if we place Christ first in our lives, in our hearts, then everything will fall into place,” said Serbian Patriarch Porfirije during the Divine Liturgy he led on 14 October 2026, on the feast of the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos, at the Church of Saint Sava in the New Kalenić Monastery, in the Wallaroo area near Canberra, Australia.

The choir of the Cathedral Church of Saint George in Cabramatta, Sydney, under the direction of Presbytera Jelena Čečez, lent the service particular splendor.

The Patriarchal Divine Liturgy at the monastery church dedicated to Saint Sava, at the New Kalenić Monastery, was another link in the chain of gatherings to the glory of God. These confirm the strong unity and the communion of prayerful love that characterize the Serbian people on the fifth continent.

In his sermon, Patriarch Porfirije recalled the words “Lord, it is good for us to be here,” which the Apostle Peter addressed to the Lord Jesus Christ at His Transfiguration on Mount Tabor. These words express the feelings that arise in a person who is in holy places, such as those which the Serbian diaspora…