A Presentation of the Book: "Atanasije - A Life Story"

Π£ ΠΎΡ€Π³Π°Π½ΠΈΠ·Π°Ρ†ΠΈΡ˜ΠΈ Π•ΠΏΠ°Ρ€Ρ…ΠΈΡ˜Π΅ захумско-Ρ…Π΅Ρ€Ρ†Π΅Π³ΠΎΠ²Π°Ρ‡ΠΊΠ΅, Π° са благословом ЊСговС БвСтости ΠŸΠ°Ρ‚Ρ€ΠΈΡ˜Π°Ρ€Ρ…Π° српског Π³. ΠŸΠΎΡ€Ρ„ΠΈΡ€ΠΈΡ˜Π°, 23. маја 2022. Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π΅ Ρƒ ΠΊΡ€ΠΈΠΏΡ‚ΠΈ Π‘Π°Π±ΠΎΡ€Π½ΠΎΠ³ Ρ…Ρ€Π°ΠΌΠ° Π‘Π²Π΅Ρ‚ΠΎΠ³ Π‘Π°Π²Π΅ Π½Π° Π’Ρ€Π°Ρ‡Π°Ρ€Ρƒ ΠΎΠ΄Ρ€ΠΆΠ°Π½Π° јС ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠΌΠΎΡ†ΠΈΡ˜Π° књигС „ΠΡ‚Π°Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡ˜Π΅ - јСдан Тивотопис“ ΠΈΠ· ΠΏΠ΅Ρ€Π° Епископа Π·Π°ΠΏΠ°Π΄Π½ΠΎΠ°ΠΌΠ΅Ρ€ΠΈΡ‡ΠΊΠΎΠ³ Π³. Максима, Ρƒ ΠΈΠ·Π΄Π°ΡšΡƒ манастира Π’Π²Ρ€Π΄ΠΎΡˆΠ° ΠΈ новооснованС „Π—Π°Π΄ΡƒΠΆΠ±ΠΈΠ½Π΅ Π’Π»Π°Π΄ΠΈΠΊΠ΅ ΠΡ‚Π°Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡ˜Π°“.

Π’Π΅Ρ‡Π΅ јС ΠΎΡ‚Π²ΠΎΡ€ΠΈΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ·Π΄Ρ€Π°Π²Π½ΠΈΠΌ словом Епископ хвостански ΠΈ ΠΈΠ·Π°Π±Ρ€Π°Π½ΠΈ Π³. ΠˆΡƒΡΡ‚ΠΈΠ½, ΠΏΡ€Π΅Π½Π΅Π²ΡˆΠΈ ΠΏΠ°Ρ‚Ρ€ΠΈΡ˜Π°Ρ€Π°ΡˆΠΊΠΈ благослов ΠΈ очински ΠΏΠΎΠ·Π΄Ρ€Π°Π² ЊСговС БвСтости. УјСдно јС Π½Π°Π·Π²Π°ΠΎ Π²Π°ΠΆΠ½ΠΈΠΌ ΠΈ ΡƒΠ·Π²ΠΈΡˆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΌ Π΄ΠΎΠ³Π°Ρ’Π°Ρ˜Π΅ΠΌ нашС помСснС Π¦Ρ€ΠΊΠ²Π΅ ΠΏΡ€Π΅Π΄ΡΡ‚Π°Π²Ρ™Π°ΡšΠ΅ Π½ΠΎΠ²Π΅ књигС ΠΎ јСдном ΠΎΠ΄ Π½Π°Ρ˜Π²Π΅Ρ›ΠΈΡ… српских ΠΈ свСправославних богослова нашСг Π²Π΅ΠΊΠ°, ΠΎΡ†Ρƒ, ΡƒΡ‡ΠΈΡ‚Π΅Ρ™Ρƒ, Спископу ΠΡ‚Π°Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡ˜Ρƒ ΠˆΠ΅Π²Ρ‚ΠΈΡ›Ρƒ. „НСка ΠΌΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡ‚Π²Π΅ ΠΈ рСвност, Ρ‚Ρ€ΡƒΠ΄ ΠΈ Ρ™ΡƒΠ±Π°Π², Π²Π΅Ρ€Π° ΠΈ Π½Π°Π΄Π°, истина ΠΈ храброст, ΠΏΡ€Π°Π²Π΄ΠΎΡ™ΡƒΠ±Ρ™Π΅ ΠΈ Π±ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΡ™ΡƒΠ±Ρ™Π΅ Π²Π»Π°Π΄ΠΈΠΊΠ΅ ΠΡ‚Π°Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡ˜Π°, ΠΎ којима ΠΈ ΠΎΠ²Π° књига Ρ‚Π°ΠΊΠΎ ΡƒΠΏΠ΅Ρ‡Π°Ρ‚Ρ™ΠΈΠ²ΠΎ свСдочи, свС нас, Π΄Ρ€Π°Π³ΠΈ моји, Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π΅Π΄Π΅ Ρƒ Π½Π°Ρ€ΡƒΡ‡Ρ˜Π° ΠžΡ†Π° НСбСскога“, ΠΏΠΎΡ€ΡƒΡ‡ΠΈΠΎ јС Π²Π»Π°Π΄ΠΈΠΊΠ° ΠˆΡƒΡΡ‚ΠΈΠ½.

О самој књизи, Π° ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ вишС ΠΎ Π°ΡƒΡ‚Π΅Π½Ρ‚ΠΈΡ‡Π½ΠΎΡ˜ ΠΈ Π½Π΅ΠΏΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠ²Ρ™ΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡ˜ личности ΠΈ Π΄Π΅Π»Ρƒ Π²Π»Π°Π΄ΠΈΠΊΠ΅ ΠΡ‚Π°Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡ˜Π°, Π³ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡ€ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ су Епископ браничСвски Π³. Π˜Π³Π½Π°Ρ‚ΠΈΡ˜Π΅, Епископ дисСлдорфски ΠΈ Π½Π΅ΠΌΠ°Ρ‡ΠΊΠΈ Π³. Π“Ρ€ΠΈΠ³ΠΎΡ€ΠΈΡ˜Π΅, ΠΊΠ°ΠΎ ΠΈ сам Π°ΡƒΡ‚ΠΎΡ€, Епископ Π·Π°ΠΏΠ°Π΄Π½ΠΎΠ°ΠΌΠ΅Ρ€ΠΈΡ‡ΠΊΠΈ Π³. Максим. Π˜Π½Ρ‚Π΅Ρ€Π΅ΡΠΎΠ²Π°ΡšΠ΅ Π·Π° овај Π΄ΡƒΡ…ΠΎΠ²Π½ΠΈ Π΄ΠΎΠ³Π°Ρ’Π°Ρ˜ јС Π±ΠΈΠ»ΠΎ ΠΈΠ·ΡƒΠ·Π΅Ρ‚Π½ΠΎ, Π±ΡƒΠ΄ΡƒΡ›ΠΈ Π΄Π° јС Π²Π΅Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΈ Π±Ρ€ΠΎΡ˜ ΡΠ»ΡƒΡˆΠ°Π»Π°Ρ†Π° ΡΡ‚ΠΎΡ˜Π΅Ρ›ΠΈ ΠΏΡ€Π°Ρ‚ΠΈΠΎ излагања. ΠŸΡ€ΠΎΠΌΠΎΡ†ΠΈΡ˜ΠΈ су присуствовали Епископ Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ³Ρ€Π°Ρ‡Π°Π½ΠΈΡ‡ΠΊΠΎ-ΡΡ€Π΅Π΄ΡšΠΎΠ·Π°ΠΏΠ°Π΄Π½ΠΎΠ°ΠΌΠ΅Ρ€ΠΈΡ‡ΠΊΠΈ Π³. Π›ΠΎΠ½Π³ΠΈΠ½, Епископ источноамСрички Π³. Π˜Ρ€ΠΈΠ½Π΅Ρ˜, Епископ захумско-Ρ…Π΅Ρ€Ρ†Π΅Π³ΠΎΠ²Π°Ρ‡ΠΊΠΈ Π³. Π”ΠΈΠΌΠΈΡ‚Ρ€ΠΈΡ˜Π΅, Епископ марчански Π³. Π‘Π°Π²Π°, ΡΠ²Π΅ΡˆΡ‚Π΅Π½ΡΡ‚Π²ΠΎ ΠΈ ΠΌΠΎΠ½Π°ΡˆΡ‚Π²ΠΎ, ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠ½Ρ† Π€ΠΈΠ»ΠΈΠΏ ΠšΠ°Ρ€Π°Ρ’ΠΎΡ€Ρ’Π΅Π²ΠΈΡ› са ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠ½Ρ†Π΅Π·ΠΎΠΌ Π”Π°Π½ΠΈΡ†ΠΎΠΌ, Π°ΠΊΠ°Π΄Π΅ΠΌΠΈΠΊ ΠœΠ°Ρ‚ΠΈΡ˜Π° Π‘Π΅Ρ›ΠΊΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ›, ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΡ„. Π΄Ρ€ Π’Π»Π°Π΄Π΅Ρ‚Π° ΠˆΠ°Π½ΠΊΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ› ΠΈ Π΄Ρ€ΡƒΠ³ΠΈ.

Π‘Π°ΠΌΠ° ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠΌΠΎΡ†ΠΈΡ˜Π° јС Π²Ρ€Π»ΠΎ Π·Π°Π½ΠΈΠΌΡ™ΠΈΠ²ΠΎ ΠΎΡΠΌΠΈΡˆΡ™Π΅Π½Π°, Ρƒ Ρ„ΠΎΡ€ΠΌΠΈ дијалога учСсника, којим јС ΠΌΠΎΠ΄Π΅Ρ€ΠΈΡ€Π°ΠΎ Спископ Π“Ρ€ΠΈΠ³ΠΎΡ€ΠΈΡ˜Π΅, Ρ‚Π°ΠΊΠΎ Π΄Π° су Π³ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡ€Π½ΠΈΡ†ΠΈ нСпрСстано настављали ΠΈ Π΄ΠΎΠΏΡƒΡšΠ°Π²Π°Π»ΠΈ излагања ΡΠ²ΠΎΡ˜ΠΈΡ… ΠΏΡ€Π΅Ρ‚Ρ…Π½ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ°, Ρƒ Π΄ΡƒΡ…Ρƒ Ρ€Π΅Ρ‡ΠΈ којима јС књига Π·Π°Π²Ρ€ΡˆΠ΅Π½Π° – „Π·Π°ΠΏΠ΅Ρ‚Π° јС наш ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡ‚, ΠΈΠ΄Π΅ΠΌΠΎ Π΄Π°Ρ™Π΅, ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡ‚ сС наставља Ρƒ вСчности.“ Π£ ΠΈΠ³Ρ€ΠΈ Ρ€Π΅Ρ‡ΠΈΠΌΠ° ΠΈ сликама, Π³ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡ€Π½ΠΈΡ†ΠΈ су ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΠΎ ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠ±Π»ΠΈΠΆΠ°Π²Π°Π»ΠΈ ΡΠ»ΡƒΡˆΠ°ΠΎΡ†Π΅ ΠΏΡ€Π΅ΠΌΠ° ΡƒΠΏΠ΅Ρ‡Π°Ρ‚Ρ™ΠΈΠ²ΠΈΠΌ ΠΌΠΎΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ‚ΠΈΠΌΠ° ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡ‚Π° Π²Π»Π°Π΄ΠΈΠΊΠ΅ ΠΡ‚Π°Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡ˜Π°, ΠΈ чСсто Π±ΠΈΠ²Π°Π»ΠΈ ΠΏΡ€Π΅ΠΊΠΈΠ΄Π°Π½ΠΈ Π°ΠΏΠ»Π°ΡƒΠ·ΠΈΠΌΠ° истих.

Π’Π°ΠΊΠΎ ΠΎΠ΄ Π»Π΅ΠΏΠΎΠ³ ΡΠ°ΡΠ»ΠΎΠ²Ρ™Π΅ΡšΠ° издвајамо ΠΏΠΎΡƒΡ‡Π½Π΅ мисли Π²Π»Π°Π΄ΠΈΠΊΠ΅ Π˜Π³ΡšΠ°Ρ‚ΠΈΡ˜Π°, који јС Π΄ΠΎ Ρ‚Π°Π½Ρ‡ΠΈΠ½Π° објаснио однос Π΅ΡΡ…Π°Ρ‚ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡ˜Π΅ ΠΈ ΠΈΡΡ‚ΠΎΡ€ΠΈΡ˜Π΅ Π½Π° ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Ρ€Ρƒ ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡ‚Π° Π²Π»Π°Π΄ΠΈΠΊΠ΅ ΠΡ‚Π°Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡ˜Π°, Π½Π°Π·Π½Π°Ρ‡ΡƒΡ˜ΡƒΡ›ΠΈ Π΄Π° јС Ρ‡ΠΈΡ‚Π°Π²ΠΎ њСгово богословљС синтСза ΠΈ наставак богословља ΠžΡ‚Π°Ρ†Π° Π¦Ρ€ΠΊΠ²Π΅; ΠΏΡ€Π΅Π½Π΅ΠΎ јС ΠΡ‚Π°Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡ˜Π΅Π²Π° Π΄ΡƒΡ…ΠΎΠ²Π½Π° искуства Ρ€Π°Π·Π³ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡ€Π° са ΠΎΠ±ΠΈΡ‡Π½ΠΈΠΌ „ΠΌΠ°Π»ΠΈΠΌ“ Ρ™ΡƒΠ΄ΠΈΠΌΠ°, ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠΏΠΎΠ²Π΅Π΄Π°Ρ˜ΡƒΡ›ΠΈ ΠΎ Π±Π»ΠΈΠ·ΠΈΠ½ΠΈ Π‘ΠΎΠΆΡ˜ΠΎΡ˜ Ρƒ ΡšΠΈΡ…ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΠΌ ΠΌΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡ‚Π²Π°ΠΌΠ°, ΠΊΠ°ΠΎ ΠΈ искрСности ΠΈ Ρ‚ΠΎΠΏΠ»ΠΈΠ½ΠΈ Ρ‚ΠΈΡ… Π»ΠΈΡ‡Π½ΠΈΡ… ΠΌΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡ‚Π°Π²Π°. Π“ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡ€ΠΈΠΎ јС Π΄Π° јС ΠΡ‚Π°Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡ˜Π΅ ΡƒΠ²Π΅ΠΊ инсистирао Π½Π° слободи Π΄Ρ€ΡƒΠ³ΠΎΠ³, ΠΈ Π΄Π° сваки однос Π³Ρ€Π°Π΄ΠΈΠΌΠΎ Π±Π΅Π· Π½Π°Ρ€ΡƒΡˆΠ°Π²Π°ΡšΠ° Ρ‚Π΅ слободС. „МоТСмо Π½Π΅ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π° Π²ΠΎΠ»Π΅Ρ‚ΠΈ, Π°Π»ΠΈ Π½Π΅ смСмо Π½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ³Π° Π·Π°Ρ€ΠΎΠ±ΠΈΡ‚ΠΈ Ρ‚ΠΎΠΌ Ρ™ΡƒΠ±Π°Π²Ρ™Ρƒ, Ρ‚Π°ΠΊΠΎ Π΄Π° свако ΠΌΠΎΡ€Π° Π±ΠΈΡ‚ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡ‚ΠΏΡƒΠ½ΠΎ ΠΈ бСзусловно слободан ΠΎΠ΄ нас, Ρ˜Π΅Ρ€ Π½Π°ΠΌ јС Π‘ΠΎΠ³ ΡƒΠΏΡ€Π°Π²ΠΎ Ρ‚Π°ΠΊΠ²Ρƒ слободу Π΄Π°Ρ€ΠΎΠ²Π°ΠΎ.“

Π’Π»Π°Π΄ΠΈΠΊΠ° Π“Ρ€ΠΈΠ³ΠΎΡ€ΠΈΡ˜Π΅ јС ΡƒΠΏΡƒΡ‚ΠΈΠΎ присутнС Π΄Π° јС књига ΡΠ°Ρ‡ΠΈΡšΠ΅Π½Π° ΠΎΠ΄ ΠΌΠ°Π»ΠΎΠ³ Π΄Π΅Π»Π° ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡ‚Π° Π²Π»Π°Π΄ΠΈΠΊΠ΅ ΠΡ‚Π°Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡ˜Π΅, ΠΎΠ΄ ΠΌΠΎΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ‚Π° Ρƒ којима су Π½Π°ΠΌ остали записи, прСпискС ΠΈ свСдочанства ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡ… Ρ™ΡƒΠ΄ΠΈ, који су ΠΈΠΌΠ°Π»ΠΈ ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠ»ΠΈΠΊΡƒ Π΄Π° Π΄ΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ²Π΅ сусрСт са њим. Из свих Ρ‚ΠΈΡ… свСдочанстава ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅ΠΌΠΎ извСсти Π·Π°Ρ˜Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΈΡ‡ΠΊΠΈ Π·Π°ΠΊΡ™ΡƒΡ‡Π°ΠΊ, Π° Ρ‚ΠΎ јС „Π΄Π° јС Π½Π°Ρ˜Ρ‡Π΅ΡˆΡ›ΠΈ исход сусрСта са њим прСдстављао ΠΏΡ€Π΅ΠΊΡ€Π΅Ρ‚Π½ΠΈΡ†Ρƒ Ρƒ ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡ‚ΠΈΠΌΠ° ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡ…“. Π”ΠΎΠ΄Π°ΠΎ јС ΠΈ Ρ‚ΠΎ Π΄Π° ΠΊΠ°Π΄Π° бисмо ΠΏΠΎΠΊΡƒΡˆΠ°Π»ΠΈ Π΄Π° опишСмо њСга ΠΊΠ°ΠΎ личност - ΠΌΠΎΠ³Π»ΠΈ бисмо Π½Π°Ρ˜ΠΊΡ€Π°Ρ›Π΅ Ρ€Π΅Ρ›ΠΈ: посвСћСн ΠΈ искрСн. „На ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΌ ΡΠ²ΠΈΡ˜Π΅Ρ‚Ρƒ Ρ€Π΅Ρ‚ΠΊΠΈ су ΠΎΠ½ΠΈ који су ΠΎΠ²Π΅Π½Ρ‡Π°Π½ΠΈ ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΠΌ Π΄Π²Π΅ΠΌΠ° Π²Ρ€Π»ΠΈΠ½Π°ΠΌΠ°, Ρ˜Π΅Ρ€ Π΄ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡ™Π½ΠΎ јС Π΄Π° само јСдном ΡƒΠΊΠ°Ρ™Π°Ρ‚Π΅ посвСћСност ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ³Π°Π·ΠΈΡ‚Π΅ искрСност Π΄Π° сС Π½Π΅ бистС Π½Π°Π·ΠΈΠ²Π°Π»ΠΈ Π½ΠΈ посвСћСни Π½ΠΈ искрСни. Кад посвСћСност ΠΈ искрСност ΠΊΠ°ΠΎ Π²Ρ€Π»ΠΈΠ½Π΅ принСсСмо Π₯ристу, ΠΊΠ°ΠΎ исход добијСмо ΠΏΡ€Π΅Π³Π°Π»Π°ΡˆΡ‚Π²ΠΎ, којС јС Π²Π»Π°Π΄ΠΈΠΊΠ° ΠΡ‚Π°Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡ˜Π΅ Π΄Π°Ρ€ΠΎΠ²Π°ΠΎ својој ΠœΠ°Ρ˜Ρ†ΠΈ Π¦Ρ€ΠΊΠ²ΠΈ. Он заслуТСно носи Π΅ΠΏΠΈΡ‚Π΅Ρ‚ ΠΎΡ†Π° ΠΈ ΡƒΡ‡ΠΈΡ‚Π΅Ρ™Π° ΠŸΡ€Π°Π²ΠΎΡΠ»Π°Π²Π½Π΅ Π¦Ρ€ΠΊΠ²Π΅ ΡΡ‚Π΅ΠΊΠ°Π²ΡˆΠΈ Ρ‚Π°Ρ˜ Π΅ΠΏΠΈΡ‚Π΅Ρ‚, ΠΏΠΈΡˆΡƒΡ›ΠΈ, Π³ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡ€Π΅Ρ›ΠΈ, Ρ‡ΠΈΡ‚Π°Ρ˜ΡƒΡ›ΠΈ, ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠΏΠΎΠ²Π΅Π΄Π°Ρ˜ΡƒΡ›ΠΈ Π½Π° ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠΌ мСстима ΠΈ Π½Π° ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠΌ Ρ˜Π΅Π·ΠΈΡ†ΠΈΠΌΠ°. Π‘Π»ΠΎΠ±ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅ΠΌΠΎ Π΄Π° ΠΊΠ°ΠΆΠ΅ΠΌΠΎ Π΄Π° јС Π’Π»Π°Π΄ΠΈΠΊΠ° постао ΠΈΠ·Π²ΠΎΡ€ богословља ΠΈ истински богослов“.

НаводСћи Π±Ρ€ΠΎΡ˜Π½Π΅ ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Ρ€Π΅ Π»ΠΈΡ‡Π½ΠΎΠ³ искуства Π²Π΅Ρ€Π΅ Ρ€Π°Π·Π½ΠΈΡ… Ρ™ΡƒΠ΄ΠΈ описаних Ρƒ књизи Ρƒ сусрСту са Π²Π»Π°Π΄ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠΌ ΠΡ‚Π°Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡ˜Π΅ΠΌ, Спископ Π“Ρ€ΠΈΠ³ΠΎΡ€ΠΈΡ˜Π΅ свСдочи ΠΎ нСпоновљивости ΡˆΠΈΡ€ΠΈΠ½Π΅ Π΄ΡƒΡ…Π° ΠΈ оригиналности Π΄ΡƒΡ…ΠΎΠ²Π½ΠΎΠ³ ΠΈΠ·Ρ€Π°Π·Π° Π²Π»Π°Π΄ΠΈΠΊΠ΅ ΠΡ‚Π°Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡ˜Π°, којС свСдочС ΠΎ јСдном – Π΄Π° јС ΠΎΠ½ ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠ»Π°Π·ΠΈΠΎ сваком Ρ‡ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΠΊΡƒ Ρƒ свом ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡ‚Ρƒ ΠΊΠ°ΠΎ посСбној личности, ΡΡ‚Π²ΠΎΡ€Π΅Π½ΠΎΡ˜ ΠΏΠΎ ΠΎΠ±Ρ€Π°Π·Ρƒ ΠΈ Π»ΠΈΠΊΡƒ Π‘ΠΎΠΆΡ˜Π΅ΠΌ, Π³ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡ€Π΅Ρ›ΠΈ Π΄Π° јС сваки Ρ‡ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΠΊ – Ρ‚Π΅ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³, Π°ΠΊΠΎ Π΄Π΅Π»Π°ΠΌΠΎ Π½Π° Π΄ΡƒΡˆΠ°ΠΌΠ° нашим. ΠŸΡ€ΠΈΡΡƒΡ‚Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ° јС Ρƒ ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΠΎΠΌ ΡΠ΅Ρ›Π°ΡšΡƒ остао ΡƒΠΏΠ΅Ρ‡Π°Ρ‚Ρ™ΠΈΠ² ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Ρ€ ΠΈΠ· Π»ΠΈΡ‡Π½ΠΎΠ³ искуства Π²Π»Π°Π΄ΠΈΠΊΠ΅ Π“Ρ€ΠΈΠ³ΠΎΡ€ΠΈΡ˜Π°, који јС Ρ‚Ρ€Π°ΠΆΠ΅Ρ›ΠΈ ΡƒΡ‚Π΅Ρ…Ρƒ Π·Π±ΠΎΠ³ Π³ΡƒΠ±ΠΈΡ‚ΠΊΠ° блиТњСг ΠΎΠ΄ Π²Π»Π°Π΄ΠΈΠΊΠ΅ ΠΡ‚Π°Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡ˜Π° Π΄ΠΎΠ±ΠΈΠΎ ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡ‚Π½Ρƒ ΠΏΠΎΡƒΠΊΡƒ Π΄Π° „нијСдна Ρ™ΡƒΠ±Π°Π² Π½Π΅Ρ›Π΅ ΠΎΡ‚ΠΈΡ›ΠΈ Ρƒ ΠΏΡ€Π°Π·Π½ΠΎ“. ПодСлио јС са ΡΠ»ΡƒΡˆΠ°ΠΎΡ†ΠΈΠΌΠ° ΠΈ својС Π²ΠΈΡ’Π΅ΡšΠ΅ свСтитСљства, Π½Π°Π²ΠΎΠ΄Π΅Ρ›ΠΈ Π΄Π° јС Π·Π° њСга свСтитСљ Ρ‡ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΠΊ Ρƒ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠ΅ ΠΊΡ™ΡƒΡ‡Π° свС ΠΈΠ·Π½ΡƒΡ‚Ρ€Π°, Π° споља јС смирСн. „А ΠΎΠ½ јС (Π²Π»Π°Π΄ΠΈΠΊΠ° ΠΡ‚Π°Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡ˜Π΅) ΠΈ споља Π±ΠΈΠΎ Π½Π΅ΠΌΠΈΡ€Π°Π½, Π΄Π° Π½Π΅ Π±ΠΈ Π΄Ρ€ΡƒΠ³Π΅ Π½Π°Π²Π΅ΠΎ Π½Π° Ρ‚ΠΎ Π΄Π° Π³Π° ΡƒΠΏΠΎΡ€Π΅Ρ’ΡƒΡ˜Ρƒ са свСтитСљима. Π’ΠΎ јС Π±ΠΈΠ»ΠΎ њСгово ΡΠΌΠΈΡ€Π΅ΡšΠ΅ ΠΈ њСгова Ρ˜ΡƒΡ€ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡΡ‚ Ρƒ извСсном смислу Ρ‚Π΅ Ρ€Π΅Ρ‡ΠΈ.“

Аутор књигС Спископ Максим Ρ‚Π°ΠΊΠΎΡ’Π΅ јС Ρƒ Π½Π΅ΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΈΠΊΠΎ Π½Π°Π²Ρ€Π°Ρ‚Π° Π΄Π° јС Π²Π»Π°Π΄ΠΈΠΊΠ° ΠΡ‚Π°Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡ˜Π΅ Π±ΠΈΠΎ Ρ‡ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΠΊ – Π΄ΠΎΠ³Π°Ρ’Π°Ρ˜! „Π’Π°ΠΊΠΎ смо Π³Π° Π΄ΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ²Ρ™Π°Π²Π°Ρ˜ΡƒΡ›ΠΈ Π΄Ρ€ΡƒΠΆΠ΅Ρ›ΠΈ сС са њим ΠΈ Π΄Π΅Π»Π΅Ρ›ΠΈ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΎ свакоднСвни Ρ…Π»Π΅Π± Ρ‚Π°ΠΊΠΎ ΠΈ Ρ…Π»Π΅Π± Π΅Π²Ρ…Π°Ρ€ΠΈΡΡ‚ΠΈΡ˜Π΅. ΠŠΠ΅Π³ΠΎΠ²Π° осСтљивост Π·Π° ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΡ€ΠΎΠ΄Π½Π΅ Π»Π΅ΠΏΠΎΡ‚Π΅ јС ΠΈ Π½Π°ΠΌΠ° Π±ΠΈΠ»Π° ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π°Ρ‚Π΅Ρ™ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΎ сС ΠΏΡ€Π΅ΠΌΠ° њој Ρ‚Ρ€Π΅Π±Π° односити. Π“ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡ€ΠΈΠΎ јС Π΄Π° јС Π³Π΅ΠΎΠ³Ρ€Π°Ρ„ΠΈΡ˜Π° Ρƒ Π½ΠΎΠ³Π°ΠΌΠ°, Π° Π‘Π²Π΅Ρ‚Π° Π·Π΅ΠΌΡ™Π° јС Π·Π° њСга Π±ΠΈΠ»Π° ΡΠ²Π΅ΡˆΡ‚Π΅Π½Π° Ρ‚ΠΎΠΏΠΎΠ³Ρ€Π°Ρ„ΠΈΡ˜Π° ΠΈ Ссхатологизована ΠΈΡΡ‚ΠΎΡ€ΠΈΡ˜Π°. НСодољива јС Π±ΠΈΠ»Π° њСгова ΠΌΠΎΡ› ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠΏΠΎΠ²Π΅Π΄Π°ΡšΠ° ΠΈ Π·Π°ΠΏΠ°ΡšΡƒΡ˜Π΅ ΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΈΠΊΡƒ јС Π΅Ρ€ΡƒΠ΄ΠΈΡ†ΠΈΡ˜Ρƒ ΠΈΠΌΠ°ΠΎ! Вај спој знања ΠΈ ΠΌΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡ‚Π²Π΅ јС ΠΎΠ½ΠΎ ΡˆΡ‚ΠΎ јС ΠΏΠ»Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ»ΠΎ ΠΈ настављало Π΄Π° осваја Ρ‡ΠΈΡ‚Π°ΠΎΡ†Π΅ њСговог Π΄Π΅Π»Π°“, Ρ€Π΅ΠΊΠ°ΠΎ јС Π²Π»Π°Π΄ΠΈΠΊΠ° Максим, који јС Ρƒ својој књизи сабрао ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³Π΅ Π·Π½Π°ΠΊΠΎΠ²Π΅ ΠΈ ΠΏΡƒΡ‚ΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π΅ који ΠΏΡ€Π°Ρ‚Π΅ Π΄ΡƒΡ…ΠΎΠ²Π½ΠΎ Π²Π΅ΠΎΠΌΠ° Тивописан ΠΏΡƒΡ‚ Π²Π»Π°Π΄ΠΈΠΊΠ΅ ΠΡ‚Π°Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡ˜Π°, ΠΊΠ°ΠΎ ΠΈ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ±Ρ€ΠΎΡ˜Π½Π΅ Π΄Π΅Ρ‚Π°Ρ™e који ΠΎΡ†Ρ€Ρ‚Π°Π²Π°Ρ˜Ρƒ њСгов ΠΏΠΎΡ€Ρ‚Ρ€Π΅Ρ‚. „Π¨Ρ‚Π° овај Π΄ΡƒΡ…ΠΎΠ²Π½ΠΈ Π»ΠΈΠΊ Ρ‚Π°Ρ‡Π½ΠΎ Π·Π½Π°Ρ‡ΠΈ Π·Π° саврСмСног Ρ‡ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΠΊΠ° нијС Π»Π°ΠΊΠΎ саТСти ΠΈ Ρƒ ΠΊΡ€Π°Ρ‚ΠΊΠΈΠΌ Ρ†Ρ€Ρ‚Π°ΠΌΠ° описати. Π—Π° саглСдавањС Π΄ΠΎΠΌΠ΅Ρ‚Π° ΠΈ Π·Π½Π°Ρ‡Π΅ΡšΠ° ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ³ ΠΊΠ°Ρ€Π°ΠΊΡ‚Π΅Ρ€Π° ΠΏΠΎΡ‚Ρ€Π΅Π±Π½ΠΈ су Ρ€Π°Π·Π»ΠΈΡ‡ΠΈΡ‚ΠΈ ΡƒΠ³Π»ΠΎΠ²ΠΈ саглСдавања, ΠΈ Π²Π΅Ρ€ΠΎΠ²Π°Ρ‚Π½ΠΎ Π΄Ρ€ΡƒΠ³Π°Ρ‡ΠΈΡ˜ΠΈ стандард ΠΌΠ΅Ρ€Π΅ΡšΠ°. ΠžΡ‚ΡƒΠ΄Π° ΠΏΠΎΡ‚Ρ€Π΅Π±Π° Π·Π° књигом која Π±ΠΈ послуТила ΠΊΠ°ΠΎ Π²ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡ‡ Π·Π° њСгово ΠΏΡƒΡ‚Π΅ΡˆΠ΅ΡΡ‚Π²ΠΈΡ˜Π΅“, ΠΈΡΡ‚Π°ΠΊΠ°ΠΎ јС Π²Π»Π°Π΄ΠΈΠΊΠ° Максим Ρƒ ΠΏΡ€Π΅Π΄Π³ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡ€Ρƒ књигС „ΠΡ‚Π°Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡ˜Π΅ - јСдан Тивотопис“. Епископ Максим јС Π΄ΠΎΠ΄Π°ΠΎ ΠΈ Π±ΠΈΡ‚Π°Π½ Π΄Π΅Ρ‚Π°Ρ™, ΠΊΡ€ΠΎΠ· Ρ€Π΅Ρ‡ΠΈ Π΄Π° нас ΠΡ‚Π°Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡ˜Π΅ Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ°Π΄Π° нијС ΡƒΡ‡ΠΈΠΎ Ρ‚Π΅Ρ…Π½ΠΈΡ†ΠΈ ΠΌΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡ‚Π²Π΅, Ρ‚ΠΎ јС Π±ΠΈΠ»ΠΎ страно Π·Π° њСга, Π²Π΅Ρ› јС Π½Π΅ΡƒΠΌΠΎΡ€Π½ΠΎ Π΄Π΅Π»Π°ΠΎ нСпрСстано ΠΏΡ€Π΅Π±ΠΈΠ²Π°Ρ˜ΡƒΡ›ΠΈ Ρƒ ΠΌΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡ‚Π²ΠΈ. Вај ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Ρ€ ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΠΎΠ³ стваралачког ΠΌΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡ‚Π²Π΅Π½ΠΎΠ³ заноса ΠΈ Π·Π°ΠΌΠ°Ρ˜Ρ†Π° јС ΡƒΡΠΏΠ΅ΡˆΠ½ΠΎ прСносио Π½Π° свС ΠΎΠΊΠΎ сСбС, ΠΈ Π²Π΅ΠΎΠΌΠ° јС Π²Π°ΠΆΠ½ΠΎ Π½Π° Ρ‚ΠΎ ΡƒΠΏΡƒΡ‚ΠΈΡ‚ΠΈ ΠΏΠ°ΠΆΡšΡƒ ΡΠ»ΡƒΡˆΠ°Π»Π°Ρ†Π°.

ЈСдан ΠΎΠ΄ Π½Π°ΡƒΠΏΠ΅Ρ‡Π°Ρ‚Ρ™ΠΈΠ²ΠΈΡ˜ΠΈΡ… Ρ‚Ρ€Π΅Π½ΡƒΡ‚Π°ΠΊΠ° ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠΌΠΎΡ†ΠΈΡ˜Π΅ Π΄ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠΎ сС ΠΏΡ€Π΅Π΄ ΠΊΡ€Π°Ρ˜, ΠΊΠ°Π΄Π° сС ΠΏΠΎ благослову Епископа Π“Ρ€ΠΈΠ³ΠΎΡ€ΠΈΡ˜Π° Π³ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡ€Π½ΠΈΡ†ΠΈΠΌΠ° ΠΏΡ€ΡƒΠ΄Ρ€ΡƒΠΆΠΈΠ»Π° Π΄Ρ€ Π‘Π°Π½Π΄Π° Π Π°ΡˆΠΊΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ› Π˜Π²ΠΈΡ›, која јС ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π΅Π»ΠΈΠ»Π° Π΄Π²Π° потрСсна ΠΌΠΎΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ‚Π° ΠΈΠ· познанства са Π²Π»Π°Π΄ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠΌ ΠΡ‚Π°Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡ˜Π΅ΠΌ, ΠΎΠ±Π° Π²Π΅Π·Π°Π½Π° Π·Π° ΡšΠ΅Π³ΠΎΠ²Ρƒ ΠΆΠΈΠ²Ρƒ Ρ™ΡƒΠ±Π°Π² ΠΏΡ€Π΅ΠΌΠ° болСснима ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡ‚Ρ€Π΅Π±ΠΈΡ‚ΠΈΠΌΠ°, Ρ‡ΠΈΠΌΠ΅ јС, ΠΏΡ€Π΅ΠΌΠ° њСним Ρ€Π΅Ρ‡ΠΈΠΌΠ° „нас свС Π½Π°ΡƒΡ‡ΠΈΠΎ ΡˆΡ‚Π° јС Ρ‚ΠΎ Ρ™ΡƒΠ±Π°Π² ΠΈ ΡˆΡ‚Π° јС Ρ‚ΠΎ посвСћСност“ ΠΏΡ€Π΅ΠΌΠ° Π΄Ρ€ΡƒΠ³ΠΎΠΌΠ΅.

On Monday, May 23, in the crypt of St. Sava Church in Vracar, Belgrade, with the blessing of His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Porfirije, organized by the Diocese of Zahumlje and Herzegovina, a presentation of the book “Atanasije—A Life Story” was held. This book was written by the Bishop of Western-America Maxim, published by the Tvrdos Monastery and the newly established “Foundation of Bishop Atanasije”.

The evening was opened with welcoming words by the newly elected Bishop of Western Europe, Justin, conveying the Patriarch’s blessing and paternal greeting of His Holiness. He also called this presentation of the new book about one of the greatest Serbian and all-Orthodox theologians of our century, a book about a father, teacher, bishop, and man of God—Atanasije JevtiΔ‡, an important and sublime event of our local Church. “May the prayers and zeal, efforts and love, faith and hope, truth and courage, righteousness and piety of Bishop Athanasius, of which this book so impressively testifies, bring us all, my dear ones, into the arms of the Heavenly Father,” said Bishop Justin.  The Bishop of Braničevo, Ignjatije, the Bishop of Düsseldorf and Germany, Grigorije as well as the author himself, the Bishop of Western America, Maxim, spoke about the book itself, but much more about the authentic and unique personality and work of Bishop Atanasije. The interest in this spiritual event was exceptional, since a large number of listeners watched the presentations while standing. The promotion was attended by the Bishop of New Gracanica-Midwestern America, Longin, Bishop of Eastern America, Irinej, Bishop of Zahumlje-Herzegovina, Dimitrije, Bishop of Marcha, Sava, clergy and monastics, Prince Filip Karadjordjevic and Princess Danica, academic Matija Beckovic, prof. Dr. Vladeta JankoviΔ‡ and others.

The promotion itself was very interestingly designed, in the form of a dialogue of participants, moderated by Bishop Grigorije, so that the speakers constantly continued and supplemented the presentations of their predecessors, in the spirit of the words that ended the book—“a comma is our life, we are moving forward, the life continues in eternity.” In the play of words and pictures, the speakers brought the listeners closer to the impressive moments of Bishop Atanasije’s life and were often interrupted by their applause. Thus, we single out the instructive thoughts of Bishop Ignjatije, who explained in detail the relationship between eschatology and history with the example of the life of Bishop Atanasije, noting that his entire theology is a synthesis and continuation of the theology of the Church Fathers. He shared Bishop Atanasije’s spiritual experiences of conversations with ordinary “little” people, talking about the nearness of God in their prayers, as well as the sincerity and warmth of those personal prayers. He said that Bishop Atanasije always insisted on the freedom of the other, and that we should build every relationship without violating that freedom. “We can love someone, but we must not hold captive anyone with that love, so everyone must be completely and unconditionally free from us, because God has given us just such freedom.” Bishop Grigorije conveyed to those present that the book was made up of a small part of Bishop Atanasije’s life, from the moment when we were left with the records, correspondence and testimonies of many people who had the opportunity to experience meeting him. From all these testimonies, we can report a common conclusion which is “that the most common outcome of the meeting with him was a turning point in the lives of many.” He added that if we tried to describe him as a person, we could say in short: dedicated and honest. “In this world, there are few who are crowned with these two virtues, because it is enough to tarnish devotion and trample on sincerity only once, so that you would not be called devoted nor sincere. When we offer devotion and honesty as virtues to Christ, as a result we get the endeavoring that Bishop Atanasije gave to his Mother Church. He deservedly bears the epithet of the father and teacher of the Orthodox Church, having acquired that epithet, writing, speaking, reading, and preaching in many places and in many languages. We can freely say that the bishop became a source of theology and a true theologian.”

Citing numerous examples of the personal experience of faith of various people described in the book in the meeting with Bishop Atanasije, Bishop Gregory testified about the uniqueness of the breadth of spirit and the originality of the spiritual expression of Bishop Atanasije, which testify to one thing, that he approached every man in his life as a special person, created in the image and likeness of God, saying that every man is a theologian if we work on our souls. The audience was left with a striking example from the personal experience of Bishop Grigorije, who seeking consolation for the loss of a loved one from Bishop Atanasije, received a life lesson that “no love will go to waste.” He shared with the listeners his vision of holiness, stating that for him, a Saint is a man in whom everything is boiling inside, and he is calm on the outside. “And he (Bishop Atanasije) was restless on the outside as well, so as not to lead others to compare him with the saints. It was his humility and his acting as a fool for Christ in a sense.”

The author of the book, Bishop Maxim, also said on several occasions that Bishop Atanasije was a man, an event! “This is how we experience him by associating with him and sharing both the daily bread and the bread of the Eucharist. His sensitivity to natural beauties was an indicator of how we should treat him. He said that geography was in the legs, and the Holy Land was for him a sacred topography and eschatologized history. His power of storytelling was irresistible, and it amazes how much erudition he had! This combination of knowledge and prayer is what captivated and continued to captivate the readers of his work”, said Bishop Maxim, who in his books collected a number of signposts and landmarks found along the spiritually vivid journey of Bishop Atanasije of Herzegovina, and numerous details that outline his portrait more clearly. “It is difficult to summarize and describe succinctly what this spiritual and complex figure means for modern man. In order to understand the breath and depth of his character, we must adopt different angles of vision and, doubtless, different standards of measurement. Hence the need for a book that would serve as a guide through his journeys.”. Bishop Maxim added an important detail, Bishop Atanasije through his words never taught us the technique of prayer, such a notion was foreign to him, but he worked tirelessly, constantly abiding in prayer. He successfully transmitted this example of living creative prayer fervor and keenness to everyone around him, and for him it was very important to draw the listeners’ attention to it. One of the most impressive moments of the promotion happened near the end when, with the blessing of Bishop Grigorije, the speakers were joined by Dr. Sanda Raskovic Ivic, who shared two tremorous moments from her acquaintance with Bishop Atanasije, both related to his living love for the sick and needy, by which in her words, “he taught us all what love is and what devotion is” to another person.  The impression of all those present, after this evening of remembrance, is that Bishop Atanasije continues to teach us love and devotion, through living witnesses who lived with him his theology, communion in the Church and pouring himself out in prayer before God.

Presbyter Borislav Petric
[Translated by Protopresbyter-Stavrophor Bratislav B. Krsic]

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