His Beatitude Sviatoslav blessed Easter bread for defenders of Ukraine

Thursday, 16 April 2020, 21:20

Leading up Easter holidays Head and Father of the UGCC His Beatitude Sviatoslav blessed Easter bread for defenders of Ukraine.

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Easter gifts from the Patriarchal cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ will reach a front line. “Today Ukrainian people fight for living on two front lines: in joint efforts we are trying to prevent an infectious disease from spreading and overcome it by saving people’s lives, and on the other side, Ukrainian soldiers on East Ukraine are bravely defending the right of our country for its independent entity”, said Fr. Andriy Zelinsky, SJ, Deputy Head of the Department of Military Chaplaincy.

“Today by blessing Easter bread with holy water (thoroughly adhering to all sanitary demands) His Beatitude Sviatoslav blessed our defenders, surrendering them to the resurrected Savior, who in a bright holiday of his Resurrection from the dead overcame the fiercest enemies of human beings – sin and death”, Fr. Andriy emphasized.

With a contribution of the Department of Military Chaplaincy of the UGCC soldiers will be able to taste blessed in Kyiv Easter bread on the Day of the Resurrection.

The UGCC Department for Information