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Welcome to the Website of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto (Canada) Καλώς Ήλθατε στην Ιστοσελίδα της Ι.Μ. Τορόντο (Καναδά)! Statement of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on the Repose of Patriarch Pavle of Serbia (September 11th 1914 – November 15th 2009) It is with profound regret that we learned today of the repose in the Lord of our brother Patriarch Pavle of Serbia. After holding a memorial service at the conclusion of this evening’s Vespers on the occasion of the feast of St. Matthew the Apostle and Evangelist, we entreated the Lord with all our heart and soul to grant rest to his blessed soul in the land of the living. Therefore, we convey our sincere condolences to the venerable Hierarchy, the pious clergy and faithful people of our sister Church in Serbia, where everyone is mourning the loss of their beloved Primate. Only Patriarch Pavle is today rejoicing for his heavenly journey. We repeat the timely words of the Serb poet M. Betskovic about the late Patriarch: “None in this noisy era spoke so softly and yet was heard so widely as he. None spoke less and yet said more. None in our delusional age confronted truth with such calmness as he.” May his memory be eternal! May the Lord and Founder of the Church reveal a worthy successor to lead the most holy Church of Serbia and father to the glorious Serb People in order to continue his exemplary ministry and preserve the traditions and ideals of his people. At the Phanar, November 15, 2009 Δήλωσις τοῦ Οἰκουμενικοῦ Πατριάρχου διά τήν κοίμησιν τοῦ Πατριάρχου τῶν Σέρβων Παύλου Μετά λύπης ἐπληροφορήθημεν σήμερον εἰς τό Οἰκουμενικόν Πατριαρχεῖον τήν ἐν Κυρίῳ κοίμησιν τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ Πατριάρχου τῶν Σέρβων κυροῦ Παύλου. Τελέσαντες τρισάγιον εἰς τό τέλος τοῦ ἑσπερινοῦ τῆς ἑορτῆς τοῦ Ἀποστόλου καί Εὐαγγελιστοῦ Ματθαίου ἐδεήθημεν ὅλῃ ψυχῇ καί καρδίᾳ ὑπέρ ἀναπαύσεως τῆς μακαρίας αὐτοῦ ψυχῆς ἐν χώρᾳ ζώντων, ἤδη δέ συλλυπούμεθα τήν σεβασμίαν Ἱεραρχίαν, τόν εὐαγῆ κλῆρον καί τόν πιστόν λαόν τῆς ἀδελφῆς Ἐκκλησίας τῆς Σερβίας, οἱ ὁποῖοι ὅλοι κλαίουν διά τήν ἀπώλειαν τοῦ σεπτοῦ Πρωθιεράρχου των. Μόνον ὁ Πατριάρχης Παῦλος χαίρει σήμερον διά τήν μετάβασίν του εἰς τούς οὐρανούς. Ἐπικαίρως ἐπαναλαμβάνομεν τούς λόγους τοῦ Σέρβου ποιητοῦ Μ. Μπέτσκοβιτς διά τόν ἀοίδιμον Πατριάρχην: «Κανείς εἰς τήν θορυβωδεστάτην ἐποχήν μας δέν ὡμίλει τόσον χαμηλοφώνως καί κανείς δέν ἠκούετο μακρύτερα. Κανείς δέν ὡμίλει ὀλιγώτερον καί ἡ ὁμιλία του νά ἔλεγε περισσότερα. Κανείς εἰς τήν τόσον ἐθελοτυφλοῦσαν ἐποχήν μας δέν ἀντίκρυζε τήν ἀλήθειαν μέ περισσοτέραν ἀταραξίαν». Αἰωνία αὐτοῦ ἡ μνήμη! Εἴθε ὁ Κύριος καί Δομήτωρ τῆς Ἐκκλησίας νά ἀναδείξῃ ἄξιον διάδοχον αὐτοῦ ἐπί κεφαλῆς τῆς Ἁγιωτάτης Ἐκκλησίας Σερβίας καί πατέρα τοῦ ἐνδόξου Σερβικοῦ Ἔθνους διά νά συνεχίσῃ τήν κατηξιωμένην πρωθιεραρχικήν διακονίαν ἐκείνου καί νά διαφυλάξῃ τάς παραδόσεις καί τά ἰδανικά τοῦ λαοῦ του. Φανάριον, 15.11.2009