Patriarch Irenaeus of Serbia during the liturgy on the day of the Transfiguration of the Lord touched one of the most painful points from the political and spiritual point of view – the problems of Kosovo and Metohija.
“I can not but say a few words about Kosovo, about our blessed land, our Jerusalem, which is most endangered than ever in history.” About our shrines in Kosovo and Metohija, from the Pec Patriarchate, Decan, Gracanica, and many other shrines – there are 1300 such places in Kosovo and Metohija “.
“For thousands of years, the Serbian people have lived in Kosovo and Metohija, built Orthodox holy places there, decorated them, and the strongmen of this world want to take it away from us, as they have already occupied.”
The patriarch called on Serbian Orthodox believers to pray for the preservation of Kosovo and Metohija and the existing temples and churches.