Podgorica, Montenegro, October 10, 2022
Photo: mitropolija.com
Under the leadership of His Eminence Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegro of blessed memory, hundreds of thousands of Orthodox faithful took to the streets in Montenegro throughout 2020 in regular cross processions and prayers in defense of their holy sites, which the anti-Orthodox government was trying to seize from the Church.
Now the faithful are mobilizing against another threat—the LGBTQ agenda which stands against their traditional family values in Montenegro.
On Friday, October 7, His Grace Bishop Metodije of Budimlja and Nikšić led a moleben for the sanctity of marriage and the preservation of the family on the plateau in front of the Cathedral of Christ’s Resurrection in in the capital city of Podgorica, reports the Serbian Orthodox Church.
The Montenegrin primate, His Eminence Metropolitan Joanikije also prayed at the service, together with clergy from all over the country. The proclamation of the meeting was read out by Archpriest Predrag Šćepanović from Podgorica.
“We must do our best to preserve everything that our ancestors have left us as a legacy,” the Metropolitan exhorted the crowd.
There’s no future without children, Vladyka Joanikije added, giving diocesan recognition awards to Andrej and Sofija Adžić from Podgorica who have eight children, Dejan and Suzana Crnogorčević from Zeta who have seven children, and Nikola and Nadja Damjanović who have six children.
Photo: mitropolija.com
The Church organized the moleben because “events are being held that directly destroy the God-blessed marriage and family and undermine traditional values,” it said in its announcement.
The 10th Montenegro Pride march was held the next day despite the protests of the Church and the people.
A similar prayer service was held in Belgrade last month before the events of EuroPride. And according to the decision of His Holiness Patriarch Porfirije, a prayer for the sanctity of marriage and family and harmony and peace in the nation is now read at every service in all churches and monasteries.
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