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“Patriarch Irinej closed his eyes because of the way he lived, at peace with himself, with God, the church and the people. That life had clear goals: God, love and Serbia, all Serbian people wherever they live”, said the Serbian president in buried by Patriarch Irinej.
“His God of reason, who forgives, understands and loves, the God of all of us who does not divide, but unites, who teaches and protects us. Love was the basis of his faith, because he knew that faith and hope they are impossible without love. His Serbia was “It is the one he created himself. The Serbia of peace, that understands and brings together, that wins with work and wisdom. The temple that he wanted so much and finished is the temple of that and such Serbia, “said Vucic.
As the president of Serbia said, the patriarch believed that the greatness of the Saint Sava Temple lies not only in magnificence, but in unity and unity.
“There was no malice or hatred before him, we were able to forgive as much as he forgave, to love as much as he loved, to believe in Serbia and Serbian no less than he believed. Irinej closed his eyes and gave his soul to God with a single wish – Never demolish his Temple. Believe, love and do it together. It is a great obligation for us, who find it easier to share than to gather. We demolished many temples before he convinced us to build this one. We believe. That his teaching will stand, that we will build temples and Serbia, “Vučić said.
He recalled that Irinej left a work worthy of admiration.
“We have been here together (in the Temple of Saint Sava) so many times and I know how long he waited for the day when the Temple would be finished. If it weren’t for him, we would have built the Temple for decades. He loved Russia infinitely, Patriarch Kirill, He was grateful to Putin for supporting the Temple. and he believed in the closeness of our two peoples, he is not against anyone from the West, he hoped they would change their attitude towards our people. “We are marking the NATO aggression, we are not afraid to tell him the true to the whole world, “added Vucic.
As Vučić said, Patriarch Irinej did not separate Serbia and the Republika Srpska from one of the detachments.
Thanks to him, there were no conflicts between the Serbs east and west of the Drina. Kosovo was his greatest concern, he acted rationally on that issue, looking for ways not to recognize the independence of Kosovo, understanding the difficult reality, he believed in the growing strength of the Serbian state. the patriarch, united the divided church in America, established an association with the state. In dialogue with the Vatican, he convinced the Pope that Stepinac was not a saint. We will need a lot of wisdom to preserve what he left us, “Vucic said.
“I loved the patriarch infinitely, he took care of my children as much as I did, as much as he loved everyone in our Serbia. When he went to the hospital, he called me and told me that if I had to go to the hospital, he told me how many patients we had why should I carry When we listened the second time, he asked if everything was okay … The third time he said everything would be okay for me, he said he just saw that everything was okay around Srpska and Kosovo, “Vucic said in his speech. in the Temple of San Sava.
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