His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander congratulated the upcoming Easter holidays to His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia, Hierarchs of our Sacred Church, clergy, monks and all citizens of Serbia and Republic of Srpska who celebrate Easter according to the Julian Calendar. On the eve of the feast above all feasts, Crown Prince Alexander sent the following message:

It is Easter, time when we remember that by His resurrection, Jesus defeated death and presented life! He made a present to all who heard and understood the Sermon on the Mount and promise of eternal life, and who understood it by heart and by mind.

Easter is not just time of celebration, but also time to remember and mention in our prayers all those who are not with us anymore, but who never departed and live through us.  Our people live in complicated times, we remember that we have been bombed on Easter, not just once and not by coincidence. We are nation that remembers, and that confirms its right to exist and to forgive through our memories. But we never forget, so that all the martyrs who sacrificed their lives haven’t done that in vain.

But we also remember last words of our Savior from the cross, and we pray that we all be forgiven and our lives justified. We owe that to each other and to ourselves, and we owe that to those who follow us, to whom we must leave a heritage of love, good deeds and hope. We owe it as people who create and respect life, people who deserve salvation, and who are worthy of efforts and love by our creator.

To all who celebrate this holiday above all holidays we extend this message of peace and belief in eternal life.

Christ is Risen!

Indeed He is Risen!

On Easter, 2016

The Royal Palace, Belgrade