From mrdjanm at MIT.EDU Thu Feb 21 18:06:04 2002 From: mrdjanm at MIT.EDU (Mrdjan M Mladjan) Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 18:06:04 -0500 Subject: PATRON SAINT DAY DINNER -next Tuesday. Message-ID: The MIT Organization of Serbian Students (MOST) is making a celebration to honour its Patron Saint, St. Simeon the Myrrflowing*. EVENT: PATRON SAINT DAY DINNER DATE: Tuesday, February 26th, 2002. TIME: 7pm LOCATION: W11 Main Dinning Room LANGUAGE: Serbian/English COST: Free. Dear friends, Each Eastern Orthodox Serbian family has a particular Patron Saint. The same Patron Saint becomes the protector of the family of each of the sons, and this tradition goes back to the time when one's ancestors accepted Christianity. Besides families, a tradition is that firms, associations and institutions also have a Patron Saint. This gives all members of the community an additional responsibility not to diverge from the righteous path of their Patron Saint, and stands as a source of spiritual strength. When one founds a family, he invites his relatives and some of his friends to come on the day of the Patron Saint, the day also called as "Slava". After a few years, he does not send invitations, the friends know, and come themselves. The friends invited to a "Slava" make a special category of friends, a category defined by the "Slava" itself. Their honour becomes the family's honour, and their worries those of the family as well. Like a young family, MOST is celebrating its "Slava" for the second time, and you are one of the people we decided to invite. We would be delighted if you became our "Slava" friend in future. With respect, Mrdjan Mladjan, The President of MOST *You can find more information about St. Simeon the Myrrflowing, and about the tradition of "Slava", at .