At the Kanli Tower in Herceg-Novi, last night, August 15, on the Feast of the Transfer of the Relics of the Holy First Martyr and Archdeacon Stefan, the 11th "Cyrillic Square", a cultural and spiritual manifestation dedicated to the preservation of the Cyrillic script and spiritual identity, was officially opened. blessed Metropolitan Amfilohijes.

This year's "Cyrillic Square" and "Grandfather's Assembly from the Danube to the Blue Sea", dedicated to marking 130 years since the birth, 45 years since the presentation and 10 years since the transfer of the relics of the Venerable Justin Ćeljski, began with the blessing of His Eminence the Archbishop of Cetinje, the Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral . Ioannikia.

Metropolitan Ioannikije: Father Justin is also crowned with the glory of his spiritual sons and daughters

Congratulating the city of the Holy Martyr and Archdeacon Stephen and the beginning of this significant, traditional spiritual and cultural manifestation, the Most Reverend Metropolitan Ioannikije said that Stephen means one who is crowned with glory, but that Saint Stephen did not crown himself with a corruptible crown of fleeting glory, but an incorruptible crown of eternal glory of God, woven from God's light and eternal life:

"Not only he, but all Christians throughout all generations strove for that heavenly glory, and many of them have earned the crown of eternal glory, first of all I am thinking of the Holy Apostles and the Holy Martyrs whose root is Saint Archdeacon Stephen. But martyrs are not only those who shed their blood for Christ, but all those who offered their lives to Christ the Lord as a gift can be called martyrs, such as Venerable Father Justin whose jubilee we celebrate: 130 years since birth, 45 years since his blessed death and 10 years since the conversion of his holy relics."

According to his words, father Justin, who from his earliest youth followed the path of the Holy Apostles, prophets and martyrs, witnesses of Christ, striving towards eternal and incorruptible heavenly glory, developed numerous gifts that shone with the eternal light of God and emerged as an original thinker, deep a theologian, a great shepherd, a poet, a creator, a writer and, what is particularly important to emphasize, a spiritual father. Recalling the words of the Holy Apostle Paul, with which he addressed the faithful whom he brought to the Church and included them in the life of the Church, uniting them with Christ, that they are his crown and eternal joy, Bishop Joanikije emphasized that Father Justin (Popović) did not only crowned with glory as a great theologian and great creator, he has already crowned himself with the glory of his spiritual sons and daughters...