PATRON SAINT DAY DINNER -next Tuesday.

[Mrdjan M Mladjan]

     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
<http://whereis.mit.edu/bin/map?locate=bldg_w11>
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 <http://web.mit.edu/most/www/links.html>.