The Archbishop of Vrhbosna, Metropolitan Monsignor Tomo Vuksic, met yesterday with responsible persons from four soup kitchens in Sarajevo and presented them with a donation for a total of 2.000 meals.
He first visited the Merhamet Muslim Charitable Society, accompanied by the treasurer of the Vrhbosna Archdiocese, Rev. Vladimir Pranjic, and the head of the Public Relations Office, Reverend Drazen Kustura, met with the president of the society, Mr. Kenan Vrbanjec, and his associates.
On that occasion, Monsignor Vuksic informed his hosts that until the time of the COVID-19 epidemic, it was customary for the Archbishop of Vrhbosna to organize a Christmas reception for representatives of the public, political and cultural life, but the pandemic stopped that.
He considered it more expedient to donate 500 meals each to the users of four soup kitchens in Sarajevo: Merhamet, Caritas, Kruh Svetog Ante and Dobrotvor, and in this way help people who are most in need. After President Vrbanjac introduced him to the work of the institution headed by Archbishop Tomo, he gave them words of encouragement to persevere on the noble path of helping the neediest. In the Archbishop's residence he met with the directors of caritas of the Vrhbosna Archdiocese, the Reverend Mirko Simic, and the Humanitarian-Charitable Association Kruh Svetog Ante, Fra Pero Karajica, and he also presented them with an appropriate donation for 500 meals each, with which these two church institutions will delight the users of soup kitchens at Christmas time, according to an announcement from the Archdiocese of
It will become a traditional action.
On the same day, President Aleksa Cabic visited the premises of the Serbian Humanitarian Association Dobrotvor, who informed Monsignor Vuksic about the projects implemented by Dobrotvor, according to the announcement of the Archdiocese of Vrhbosna.
He pointed out that the biggest benefactor of the humanitarian association so far is Pope John Paul II who gave 50.000 dollars each to Dobrotvor, Caritas, Merhamet and La Benevolencija during his visit to Sarajevo. Monsignor Vuksic thanked Archbishop Tomo for the visit and donation, and he thanked Archbishop Tomo for the visit and the donation, and he said that the Church is trying to solve the problem of poverty, and this gift is a modest offering to help people in need on Christmas. It is worth noting that the Archbishop of Vrhbosna decided to donate a total of 2.000 meals to the users of soup kitchens instead of organizing a Christmas and New Year s reception for guests from public, political and cultural life. The archbishop has decided that instead of organizing the usual reception for Christmas and Easter every year, instead of giving up the usual reception, he will donate to each soup kitchen, according to a statement from the Archdiocese of Vrhbosna.