St. Justin Popović on Serbs perishing from sorcery and unbelief (1964)

In a talk given at Ćelije Monastery on the Feast of the Presentation of the Theotokos in 1964, St. Justin Popović said that Serbian land had been struck by horror upon horror. He stated that Serbian souls perish in unbelief, in lack of faith, in little faith, and from sorcery. He said Serbs have forgotten the Church, which possesses remedies for every sin.

He described Serbian women running from sorceress to sorceress, and unhappy men seeking a cure for their souls from demons, from the devil. He asked who their educator is, who leads and guides them, and reminded them that they do not know to cross themselves when passing a church. He warned of the hell and eternal torment they prepare for themselves.

At the end of the talk, St. Justin offered a prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos, asking her to lead and guide them, to awaken as their chief educator together with all the saints, with St. Sava and the other Serbian God-pleasers. He prayed that death would not devour them, that the slaughter of Serbian souls would cease, that Serbs would one day rise from all deaths, and that they would serve the One True God in all ages, the Lord Jesus Christ, whom she alone leads, together with all the saints. Amen.