Christmas Message of the Bishop of New Gracanica-Midwestern America, His Grace Longin
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“И ΡƒΡˆΠ°Π²ΡˆΠΈ Ρƒ ΠΊΡƒΡ›Ρƒ видјСшС Π΄ΠΈΡ˜Π΅Ρ‚Π΅ са ΠœΠ°Ρ€ΠΈΡ˜ΠΎΠΌ ΠΌΠ°Ρ‚Π΅Ρ€ΠΎΠΌ њСговом, ΠΈ падошС ΠΈ поклонишС ΠΌΡƒ сС, ΠΏΠ° ΠΎΡ‚Π²ΠΎΡ€ΠΈΠ²ΡˆΠΈ Ρ€ΠΈΠ·Π½ΠΈΡ†Π΅ својС ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠ½Π΅ΡΠΎΡˆΠ΅ ΠΌΡƒ Π΄Π°Ρ€Π΅: Π·Π»Π°Ρ‚ΠΎ, Ρ‚Π°ΠΌΡ˜Π°Π½ ΠΈ ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠΈΡ€Π½Ρƒ”(ΠœΡ‚ 2, 11)

ΠŸΡ€Π΅ вишС ΠΎΠ΄ Π΄Π²Π΅ Ρ…ΠΈΡ™Π°Π΄Π΅ Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π°, Π²ΠΎΡ’Π΅Π½ΠΈ Π·Π²Π΅Π·Π΄ΠΎΠΌ, Π΄ΠΎΡ’ΠΎΡˆΠ΅ ΠΌΡƒΠ΄Ρ€Π°Ρ†ΠΈ са Π˜ΡΡ‚ΠΎΠΊΠ° Π΄Π° сС ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ»ΠΎΠ½Π΅ НоворођСном Π¦Π°Ρ€Ρƒ. Они су ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠ·Π²Π°Π½ΠΈ ΠΈΠ· Π΄Π°Π»Π΅ΠΊΠΈΡ… ΠΊΡ€Π°Ρ˜Π΅Π²Π° Π΄Π° Π±ΡƒΠ΄Ρƒ ΠΌΠ΅Ρ’Ρƒ ΠΏΡ€Π²ΠΈΠΌΠ° који Ρ›Π΅ ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠ½Π°Ρ›ΠΈ ΠœΠ΅ΡΠΈΡ˜Ρƒ, Који сС Ρƒ ΡΠΌΠΈΡ€Π΅ΡšΡƒ Ρ€ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠΎ Ρƒ ΡΠΊΡ€ΠΎΠΌΠ½ΠΎΡ˜ ΠΏΠ΅Ρ›ΠΈΠ½ΠΈ. Π”ΠΎΡˆΠ°Π²ΡˆΠΈ Ρ‚Π°ΠΊΠΎ, ΠΎΠ½ΠΈ су сС ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ»ΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΏΡ€Π΅Π΄ Њим са Ρ™ΡƒΠ±Π°Π²Ρ™Ρƒ ΠΈ Π΄ΠΈΠ²Ρ™Π΅ΡšΠ΅ΠΌ, ΡΠ°Π²Ρ€ΡˆΠ΅Π½ΠΎ Ρ€Π°Π·ΡƒΠΌΠ΅Π²Π°Ρ˜ΡƒΡ›ΠΈ Π΄Π° јС Онај ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π° су ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠ½Π°ΡˆΠ»ΠΈ уистину Π±ΠΈΠΎ ΠΏΡ€Π°Π²ΠΈ Π¦Π°Ρ€ ΠΌΠΈΡ€Π°. 

Π Π°Π΄ΡƒΡ˜ΠΌΠΎ сС Π·Π°Ρ‚ΠΎ ΠΈ ΠΌΠΈ, Π΄Ρ€Π°Π³Π° Π±Ρ€Π°Ρ›ΠΎ ΠΈ сСстрС, сада ΠΊΠ°Π΄Π° ΠΏΠΎΠ·Π΄Ρ€Π°Π²Ρ™Π°ΠΌΠΎ НоворођСног Π₯риста, ΠΊΠ°ΠΎ ΡˆΡ‚ΠΎ су сС Ρ€Π°Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π»ΠΈ ΠΌΡƒΠ΄Ρ€Π°Ρ†ΠΈ ΠΏΡ€Π΅ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π°! ΠžΡΡ‚Π°Π²ΠΈΠΌΠΎ ΠΈΠ·Π° нас ΠΈΡΠΊΡƒΡˆΠ΅ΡšΠ° ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΡ‚Π΅ΠΊΠ»Π΅ Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π΅ ΠΈ ΠΎΡ‚Π²ΠΎΡ€ΠΈΠΌΠΎ наша срца БпаситСљу – нашој јСдиној ΠΈ ΠΈΡΡ‚ΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡ‚ΠΎΡ˜ Π½Π°Π΄ΠΈ ΠΈ ΡƒΡ‚Π΅Ρ…ΠΈ. Π’ΠΎΠΊΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΡ€Π΅Ρ‚Ρ…ΠΎΠ΄Π½Π΅ Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π΅, сви смо ΠΌΠΈ ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΡˆΠ»ΠΈ ΠΊΡ€ΠΎΠ· ΠΈΠ·Π°Π·ΠΎΠ²Π΅ ΠΈ ΠΈΡΠΊΡƒΡˆΠ΅ΡšΠ° са Ρ‚Ρ€Π΅Π½ΡƒΡ‚Π½ΠΎΠΌ пандСмијом. ΠœΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΈ су Π±ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠΌΠΎΡ€Π°Π½ΠΈ Π΄Π° остану ΠΊΠΎΠ΄ ΡΠ²ΠΎΡ˜ΠΈΡ… ΠΊΡƒΡ›Π° ΠΈ Π΄Π° сС Ρ‡Π°ΠΊ ΡƒΠ·Π΄Ρ€ΠΆΠ΅ ΠΈ ΠΎΠ΄ одласка Ρƒ својС Ρ…Ρ€Π°ΠΌΠΎΠ²Π΅. Оно ΡˆΡ‚ΠΎ смо сматрали Π½Π°Ρ˜Π½ΠΎΡ€ΠΌΠ°Π»Π½ΠΈΡ˜ΠΈΠΌ ΠΈ Ρƒ ΠΎΠΊΠ²ΠΈΡ€Ρƒ нашСг Π»ΠΈΡ‡Π½ΠΎΠ³ ΠΎΠ΄Π»ΡƒΡ‡ΠΈΠ²Π°ΡšΠ° (ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΎ ΠΈ ΠΊΠ°Π΄Π° Ρ›Π΅ΠΌΠΎ Ρƒ Π½Π΅Ρ‡Π΅ΠΌΡƒ учСствовати) Π±ΠΈΠ»ΠΎ Ρ˜Π΅ ΠΎΠ΄ΡƒΠ·Π΅Ρ‚ΠΎ ΠΎΠ΄ нас, ΡΡ‚Π²Π°Ρ€Π°Ρ˜ΡƒΡ›ΠΈ Ρ‚Π°ΠΊΠΎ Ρƒ нашим ΡΠ²Π°ΠΊΠΎΠ΄Π½Π΅Π²Π½ΠΈΠΌ ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡ‚ΠΈΠΌΠ° узнСмирСност, Π±Ρ€ΠΈΠ³Ρƒ ΠΈ нСсигурност. И ΠΏΠΎΡ€Π΅Π΄ Ρ‚ΠΎΠ³Π°, Π½Π΅ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅ΠΌΠΎ Π΄Π° постанСмо ΠΌΠ°Π»ΠΎΠ΄ΡƒΡˆΠ½ΠΈ, Π½ΠΈΡ‚ΠΈ Ρ‚Ρ€Π΅Π±Π° Π΄Π° ΡΡ‚Ρ€Π°Ρ…ΡƒΡ˜Π΅ΠΌΠΎ ΡˆΡ‚Π° ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅ сутра Π΄Π° сС Π΄ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈ. Π£ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ‚ΠΎ Ρ‚ΠΎΠ³Π°, Ρ‚Ρ€Π΅Π±Π°Π»ΠΈ бисмо са чврстом снагом ΠΈ Π²Π΅Ρ€ΠΎΠΌ Π΄Π° ΠΈΠ΄Π΅ΠΌΠΎ Π½Π°ΠΏΡ€Π΅Π΄ са ΠΏΠΎΠ²Π΅Ρ€Π΅ΡšΠ΅ΠΌ Ρƒ Π‘ΠΎΠ³Π°, Ρ‡ΠΈΠ½Π΅Ρ›ΠΈ ΠΎΠ½ΠΎ ΡˆΡ‚ΠΎ јС Π½Π΅ΠΎΠΏΡ…ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎ Π΄Π° бисмо Π·Π°ΡˆΡ‚ΠΈΡ‚ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ сСбС ΠΈ Π΄Ρ€ΡƒΠ³Π΅, истоврСмСно ΠΈΡΡ‚Ρ€Π°Ρ˜Π°Π²Π°Ρ˜ΡƒΡ›ΠΈ Ρƒ нашој Π΄ΡƒΡ…ΠΎΠ²Π½ΠΎΡ˜ Π±ΠΎΡ€Π±ΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΈΠ΄Π΅ΡšΡƒ ΠΊΠ° Π₯ристу. 

Π‘Ρ‚ΠΎΠ³Π°, Π΄Ρ€Π°Π³ΠΈ ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΡ˜Π°Ρ‚Π΅Ρ™ΠΈ, Ρƒ ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΠΌ Ρ‚Π΅ΡˆΠΊΠΈΠΌ Π²Ρ€Π΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ°, ΠΏΠΎΠ·ΠΈΠ²Π°ΠΌΠΎ вас Π΄Π° ΡƒΡ‡ΠΈΠ½ΠΈΠΌΠΎ ΠΈΡΡ‚ΠΎ ΠΎΠ½ΠΎ ΡˆΡ‚ΠΎ су ΡƒΡ‡ΠΈΠ½ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΌΡƒΠ΄Ρ€Π°Ρ†ΠΈ ΠΈ Π΄Π° сС ΠΌΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡ‚Π²Π΅Π½ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ»ΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠΌΠΎ ΠΏΡ€Π΅Π΄ Π₯ристом са Π²Π΅Ρ€ΠΎΠΌ, Ρ™ΡƒΠ±Π°Π²Ρ™Ρƒ ΠΈ ΡΠΌΠΈΡ€Π΅ΡšΠ΅ΠΌ. Као ΠΈ ΡšΠΈΡ…, ΠΈ нас Π²ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈ сјајна Π·Π²Π΅Π·Π΄Π° – Π¦Ρ€ΠΊΠ²Π°, која Π½Π°ΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·ΡƒΡ˜Π΅ ΠΊΠΎ јС Π₯ристос, ΠΎΡ‚ΠΊΡ€ΠΈΠ²Π°Ρ˜ΡƒΡ›ΠΈ Π½Π°ΠΌ Π³Π° ΠΊΠ°ΠΎ Π‘ΠΈΠ½Π° Π‘ΠΎΠΆΠΈΡ˜Π΅Π³ ΠΈ БпаситСља Π½Π°ΡˆΠΈΡ… Π΄ΡƒΡˆΠ°. Он јС ΠΈΠ·Π²ΠΎΡ€ ΠΈΡΡ†Π΅Ρ™Π΅ΡšΠ°, ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡ‚Π° ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ±Π΅Π΄Π΅ Π½Π°Π΄ смрћу, ΠΈ само Ρ›Π΅ нас Он ΠΈΠ·Π±Π°Π²ΠΈΡ‚ΠΈ ΠΎΠ΄ ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ… ΡΠ°Π΄Π°ΡˆΡšΠΈΡ… ΠΈΡΠΊΡƒΡˆΠ΅ΡšΠ° ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ²Ρ€Π°Ρ‚ΠΈΡ‚ΠΈ Π½Π°ΠΌ ΠΈ тСлСсно ΠΈ Π΄ΡƒΡ…ΠΎΠ²Π½ΠΎ Π·Π΄Ρ€Π°Π²Ρ™Π΅. Амин!

Ваистину сС Π₯ристос Ρ€ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈ! Π‘Ρ€Π΅Ρ›Π½Π° ΠΈ благословСна Нова 2021. Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π°!

Π’Π°Ρˆ ΠΌΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡ‚Π²Π΅Π½ΠΈΠΊ ΠΏΡ€Π΅Π΄ Π‘ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠΌΠ»Π°Π΄Π΅Π½Ρ†Π΅ΠΌ Π₯ристом,

+ Π› О Н Π“ И Н
Епископ Новограчаничко-ΡΡ€Π΅Π΄ΡšΠ΅Π·Π°ΠΏΠ°Π΄Π½ΠΎΠ°ΠΌΠ΅Ρ€ΠΈΡ‡ΠΊΠΈ

Source: newgracanica.org

“And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh” (Matt. 2:11).

Over two-thousand years ago, the Magi came from the East, led by a star, to find the Newborn King.  They were called from far-away lands to be among the first to find the Messiah, Who was humbly born in a cave with no conveniences.  In doing so, they fell down before Him with love and awe, fully understanding that the One they found was the true King of peace.

Let us rejoice then, dear brothers and sisters, as we greet the Newborn Christ, as the Magi did so many years ago!  Let us put behind us the temptations of the past year and open our hearts to the Savior—our only true hope and consolation.  Over the last year, we have all gone through trials and tribulations with the current pandemic.  Most have been confined to their homes and many have stayed away from their churches.  That which we considered to be most normal and within our own decision (as to how or when we participate) has been taken away from us, stirring within us anxiety, worry and concern in our daily life.  Nevertheless, we cannot become despondent, nor should we fear for what tomorrow will bring.  Rather, we should, with firm strength and faith, move forward with trust in God, doing what is necessary to protect ourselves and others, while still persevering in our spiritual struggles and movement towards Christ.

So dear friends, in these trying times, we call upon you to do as the Magi and fall down in prayer before Christ with love, humility and faith.  Like them, we are led by a bright star—the Church, which shows us Who Christ is, revealing Him to us as the Son of God and Savior of our souls.  He is the Source of healing, life and victory over death, and only He will lead us out of these current temptations and restore us to health, both physically and spiritually.  Amen!

Truly Christ is Born!  Happy and Blessed New Year 2021!

Your intercessor before the Christ-Child,

+ L O N G I N
Bishop of New Gracanica and Midwestern America

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