The Church of St. John the Baptist in Prijevor was consecrated, and Metropolitan Joanikije officiated
His Eminence Archbishop of Cetinje, Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral, Joanikije, celebrated the Holy Hierarchical Liturgy today, on the feast of the Holy Apostle Thomas, in the Church of St. John the Baptist in the village of Prijevor in Grblje.
On that occasion, His Eminence the Metropolitan consecrated the renovated church.
In his farewell address, he addressed the faithful and expressed his joy over the renovation of this church, built with the love of the late Luka Jovov Kovačević and his wife Mara, and for the glory of God.
“Today we have gathered here since this holy temple has been completed to invoke God’s grace, to clothe it in God’s light and in God’s mercy that descends upon us and upon the holy temples when we pray to God together and whenever in the future we gather in this holy temple together with our priests, God’s mercy and God’s grace will descend upon us and the gifts of the Holy Spirit that will dwell in our hearts according to the measure of our faith. May it be happy and blessed,” said Metropolitan Joanikije.
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