IN MEMORIAM Fr. Tadej Vojnović

dr. Tadej Vojnović ofm (9.5.1939. – 8.11.2008.)

First director of Radio Maria Serbia

 Fr. Tadej Stjepan Vojnović was born on 9May 1939.in Čakovac. He joined the Franciscan Order is 5August 1956^th.The first covenant passed on 6August 1957th, and the festive on 17^th September 1962^nd.He was ordained on 29thof June 1965.He accomplished a baccalaureate on a work "Antun Frank i njegovo doba" and in 1977. he defended his doctoral thesis on the subject "Prevođenje cjelovite Biblije u Hrvata od prve tiskane Biblije 1831. godine", on the Catholic Theological Faculty in Zagreb

 "God's word, always and everywhere"

Dr. Tadej Vojnović has published numerous works of which the most famous is the "Great Bible Concordance" in two volumes which was jointly published by "Kršćanska sadašnjost" from Zagreb and "Dobra vest" from Novi Sad in 1991.In addition, the following works of dr. Vojnović were published: The Bible of Bernardino Frankopan and the Bible Croatian Protestants (excerpt from a doctoral dissertation), Zagreb, 1977.; Talks on Luke's Gospel, the Protector, Zagreb, 1995.(First edition); Talks on Luke's Gospel, Franciscan Province of Croatia, Zagreb, 2004.(II edition); Sinopsis of the Gospel, Zagreb, 1994.; Seraphic flowers, Manual and prayer book for members of the secular Franciscan Order, Brother Francis, Zagreb, 2003.Co-author with Janko Ranač and Mihal Ramač part of the New Testament Scriptures (the first translation of the Ruthenian), published in Novi Sad 2006^th by the religious education receipts: The mystery of the Church, The Sacraments, About Jesus Christ and The Church in the modern world.

Tireless pilgrim

He was a perennial contributor to the catholic journal "Zvonik"from the parish of St. Roc in Subotica, where he wrote articles "Get acquainted with the Bible" in sequels.Through 20 years he regularly led the biblical evening at the premises of his monastery in Novi Sad, Cara Dušana 4, in which he interpreted to believers the Holly Scripture and various themes from Church's history, philosophy and life of the Church.For some time he was the provincial delegate of the Minister for the Franciscans in the province.Tirelessly, he organized 38 pilgrimages to the Holy Land.The last pilgrimage he was held in September 2008., when Archbishop of Belgrade Stanislav Hočevar of Belgrade and the priests of Belgrade archdiocese went with him.Also he was a popular leader of spiritual exercises to religious communities in Serbia and Montenegro and head of the Franciscan community and the secular Franciscan order in Novi Sad.

Director and editor of the program RM

As director and chief editor of the program of Radio Maria of Serbia he fought until the last day of his life for all necessary permits and new frequencies.Tirelessly, through five years, he worked on setting up a quality foundation of our radio station, constantly working on making it into an instrument of God's word for all citizens of the Republic of Serbia, under the motto, "The voice of God in every home!".