We have received an icon as a gift in such days when we are all making great efforts to survive in this town, not by our own strength, but by the power of God and the hope of the Mother of God – the Bishop of Raska and Prizren Teodosije praised the new gift presented to the Church of St. Demetrius in North Mitrovica, KoSSev portal reports.
It is the icon modelled after the most famous of Atos’ icons – Panagia Portaitissa. The gift by a Ukrainian patron – Konstantin Shavel was blessed by Bishop Viktor from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate and the Abbot of the Hilandar Monastery, Metodije.
The three of them visited North Mitrovica yesterday and led a liturgy. Large number of believers from the north of Kosovo, accompanied by Serbian priests and nuns welcomed the prestigious guests.
