In several Montenegrin cities, liturgies and prayers were held even today on the occasion of the adoption of the Law on Freedom of Religion.
In the Cetinje monastery, bishop Metodije served the prayer service.
The Rector of the Cetinje Theological Seminary, Gojko Perović, called on "the brothers who walked on other streets yesterday to join them in the fight for a better and just Montenegro".
"There is no prayer for us without you," said Perović.
He said that the first litia in Cetinje will be together with them.
"Since there have been people, there have always been special places and special days for praying to God. That is why Ivan Crnojević founded his state of Zeta on the stone of the Cetinje Monastery. knew what was whose. And even those who did not have assemblies and elections and constitutions, never dared to attribute church property to themselves. And if today we fight for our Montenegro and if we want it to be the best for us and the best laws rule in it , then we protest that today it occurred to someone to do something that no one has done before them, from the lords of Zeta and Montenegro. If someone says that these monasteries and churches are Montenegrin, we say that they are Montenegrin. And the same that's how we know they didn't fall from the sky. Only a crazy person thinks that history begins and ends with him," said Perović.
A group of citizens gathered across the street from the Cetinje Monastery, in Ćipur.
As their representatives said, they gathered to make sure that the agreement that there would be no litany would be respected.
There was a group of policemen between the monastery and the church on Ćipur.
The citizens peacefully dispersed both from the monastery and in front of the church on Ćipur.
In Cetinje, yesterday, a walk against the procession was held, which was announced in the organization of the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral (MCP).
The Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral also yesterday accepted the suggestion of the Police Administration and said that the processions on Cetinje will not be held for the time being.
Lities and prayers in protest against the Law on Freedom of Religion have been held on Thursdays and Sundays since Christmas.
Prayer and liturgy in Nikšić, Dimitrije: It is a great joy and love to come to the city of Saint Basil
After the prayer service in the church of St. Vasilij Ostroški, a liturgy was held in Nikšić, which, according to the organizers, was the most numerous so far.
Bishop Dimitrije of Zahum from Herzegovina addressed the assembled believers on the Square, who said that it is a great honor and blessing to be with the people in tonight's procession.
According to him, it is a great joy and love to come to the city of Saint Basil.
"I came here to learn something. You are the epistle of God, you are the epistle written not in ink and on paper, but you people of God, your faith, this church, here is the epistle written in the hearts of all of you. Whoever is smart and wise is silent and learn from this prophetic voice of God that is sent from your hearts. Those hearts of yours are a pledge of betterment, a pledge of our rebirth," said Dimitrije.
As he pointed out, with these processions, they want justice for all people of all ideological, national and religious affiliations.
"These are litigants that can only bring good to this country, so those who say they are against them are deceiving themselves, because this nation and you all testify that you are full of love and that you want everyone to enter the truth and joy of the Lord," he said. bishop of Zahum, Herzegovina.
Pljevlja: Pantić announced the most massive procession for Sunday ahead of "our greatest educator and teacher Saint Sava".
Several thousand citizens of Pljevlja took part in a procession through the streets of the city tonight, protesting against the adoption of the Law on Freedom of Religion.
The liturgy, which was attended by thousands of citizens, was led by the bishop of the Milešev eparchy, Atanasije Rakita.
Athanasius had previously served a prayer service in the Church of Saint Petka.
At the building of the Municipality of Pljevlja, priest Borivoje Pantić read today's announcement of the Episcopal Council in Montenegro.
Pantić announced the largest procession for Sunday ahead of, as he said, "our greatest educator and teacher, Saint Sava".
"After the prayer and liturgy, our church decided that on that day, since we were chased out of the temples in front of the church of St. Petka, we should make a solemn academy on the occasion of the celebration of St. Sava. We invite you to make that Sunday the most massive and that the blessing of St. Sava be not only with us who come to temples, but also with those who want to expel him from Montenegro," Pantić said.
The committee for the defense of the holy places called on the citizens to attend the processions in even greater numbers because, as stated in the announcement, "the fight for the defense of the holy places is not over and has only just begun".
"At any moment, we must be prepared for the fact that the government will try in every way to break up our ranks, which it has done so far without success. We must especially take care that there are more of us every night. Only through numbers and perseverance can we force a rebirth government to withdraw the discriminatory law that brought unrest and confusion to every Orthodox family and to the whole of Montenegro. The Serbian Orthodox Church has never been against anyone in its eight-century history, but throughout the ages it has been the protector of the disenfranchised people and a comforter in every trouble. The whole the city of Pljevlja was founded on monastery land, and instead of the state negotiating with the Church in the 21st century about the return of church property, the state decided to rob the Church of the only and most sacred thing left to it, namely the churches and monasteries," the announcement states. Committee.
The Pljevlja committee for the defense of the holy places called on the councilors of the ruling coalition in Pljevlja led by the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) to rise above party directives and stand with their people in the ranks to defend their Church.
"It is with regret that we received the information that you will not attend the session of the Pljevlja Municipality Assembly, which was convened at the initiative of the citizens regarding the Law on Freedom of Religion. Gentlemen, councilors from the ruling coalition, by this act you have shown that you are party slaves and that you stood up for those who fought with by the Church of Christ. With this act, you bring a curse on yourself and your families. We sincerely hope that this decision of yours on the boycott is not final and that some of you will attend the session on January 28 and by participating in the discussion stand in defense of the Serbian Orthodox Church," it is stated in announcement of the Pljeval committee for the defense of holy places.
Litija in Bar: "Montenegro and Serbia are one family"
Citizens and clergy of the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral came from Sutomore to Bar to join the procession in that city.
Part of the participants chanted "Montenegro and Serbia, that's one family" at the entrance to the bar.
Pejić: Metropolitan Amfilohije asked for only one amendment to be inserted into the law
The liturgy in Bijelo Polje, which this evening, after the prayer, left from the church of the holy apostles Peter and Paul to the church of St. Nicholas in Nikoljec, was joined by citizens who left this morning at 6.30:50 a.m. from the Bliškovo monastery, XNUMX kilometers from Bijelo Polje.
In addition to them, citizens arrived on foot from Majstorovina, Grančarevo, Zaton and other villages of the Bjelo Polje municipality.
Archpriest Zoran Bubanja, who led the procession from Bliškovo, said that "this is a great God-pleasing work of the believers of this region, who in this way express their sacrificial love for the Lord and their holy places".
"The believers have decided to undertake this great and demanding physical undertaking in honor of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, to whom we pray together to strengthen us to endure to the end in defense of our holy places," said Bubanja.
Archpriest Stavrophor Darko Pejić pointed out in his homily after the prayer service that the faithful will endure this trial, which is not a small one, together with the prayers of the Holy Mother of God.
"There is nothing worse than when someone does something in the name of the law. On the evening when this lawless law was adopted, Metropolitan Amfilohije asked for only one amendment to be inserted into that law, which would say that whoever wants to dispute the property of the church should do so first through the courts, and then to be registered with the owner or the holder of rights. And not, as provided by this law, for an institution under the administration of the Government, i.e. the cadastre, to register all property with the state, and then for the church to prove that this is not the case." , said Pejic.
He said that "if the state does not trust the courts, then what should we trust and whom should we listen to, except God?", reminding the words of the people who said "fear no one but God".
Litija in Berane and Andrijevica
Several thousand citizens of Beran, led by church dignitaries, walked in a peaceful procession from the city center to the Đurđevi stupovi monastery this Thursday as well.
As before, the police regulated traffic and allowed unimpeded passage at all intersections.
The liturgy was led by Nikola Knežević, dressed in the Montenegrin national costume, while behind him the citizens carried a large banner with the inscription "Berane is strong-willed to save the places of worship" which was a tricolor sign and the Montenegrin and Serbian coat of arms.
And in Andrijevica, around 2.000 citizens, carrying the banner "Samo sloga svetinje spasava", walked in a procession from the bridge on the Zlorečica river along the entire length of the town, to the temple in the park on Knjaževac, where the bishop Joanikije of Budimljansko-Nikšić offered a prayer service.
The liturgies in Berane and Andrijevica passed peacefully, only with shouts of "We don't give away the holy things."
Lithia and prayer also in Plužine
In Plužine, a prayer service was held in the church of St. John the Baptist, and after that a litany passed through the streets of the city led by the abbot of the Piva Monastery, Jeftimije Škuletić, the parish priest of Plužine, priest Miroslav Mihailović and the archimandrite of the Kyiv-Pochaev Lavra, Petar Petrić, accompanied by a large number of citizens.
Petrić said that the people in Montenegro, as well as in other countries where Orthodox believers live, have a task to "examine whether they are worthy of their ancestors", and they have been showing for days that they are.
He recalled the words, as he said, of the miraculous ruler and metropolitan of Montenegro, Njegoš - "blessed is he who lives forever, had plenty to be born".
"And only the one who is remembered and written in the book of life and in the mind of God can live forever," said Petrić and added that it depends on us whether we will be those whom Njegoš said that their traces reek of inhumanity.
"Life is short. Let us never allow ourselves to try to deceive God, to try to play with God, to be calculated. Let us always be what we should be, the church of God. By building sanctuaries, we build ourselves, by preserving the sanctuaries, we preserve ourselves," he said. Archimandrite.
Litija and in Herceg Novi
Clergy and citizens took part in the procession tonight in Herceg Novi as well.
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