Millions of Orthodox Ukrainians across the country will celebrate the 16th of April Easter. In the night from Saturday to Sunday in all churches will conduct Easter service. And on Sunday morning, the priests will consecrate the Easter cakes and colored eggs. On the eve of the holiday from Kiev to Israel for the Holy fire has traditionally sent a delegation of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC). The website “Today” figured out how to hold the main Christian holiday.
On Saturday, about 23-23.30, Easter services begin in all Orthodox churches, says Archpriest Volodymyr Kostochka. Most importantly on this day – come to the service, in which the temple is not so important, I’m sure the priest.
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“The Liturgy of the Eucharist – one for all churches. It is one Body and one Blood of the Lord. It is very important that there is no doubt, whether it is a canonical Church. The main thing to come to the canonical Church is not a sect. If a person opens the soul, the Lord will give joy and the fact that communion in the little chapel, and the one who performs the sacrament in the Cathedral,” explains FR.
“The Liturgy of the Eucharist – one for all churches. It is one Body and one Blood of the Lord. It is very important that there is no doubt, whether it is a canonical Church. The main thing to come to the canonical Church is not a sect. If a person opens the soul, the Lord will give joy and the fact that communion in the little chapel, and the one who performs the sacrament in the Cathedral,” explains FR.
On Saturday from Israel, the delegation of the UOC will bring the Holy fire to Ukraine. The delegation will meet representatives of the Orthodox Church from different regions of Ukraine, they will bring the Holy fire in temples throughout the country. At 23.00, says vicar of the Kyiv metropolis Bishop Nicholas, Primate Onufry will distribute fire in the capital.
After the consecration of the products in the temples (occurs in all arkah from morning till evening), the Ukrainians will continue the celebration at the table. Archpriest Volodymyr Kostochka sure to overeat and abuse alcohol in this day is not worth it.
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“It is not forbidden to drink in the day, but it is better to postpone. The first week after Easter is called Bright week. People have tried this time not to lose the light of grace, people try daily to be employed, regardless of what tired after the Great lent, evening services. But people are not deprived myself of the Joy of a Great miracle. People to overeat and always play together enough in time. That’s what’s going to go. And what in the shower? Joy needs to be protected, it now is small, and the food, in spite of everything, a lot. So this Joy should be protected and nurtured. Our Holy Fathers said: post corporal ended, and the post spiritual needs continue,” says the priest.
“It is not forbidden to drink in the day, but it is better to postpone. The first week after Easter is called Bright week. People have tried this time not to lose the light of grace, people try daily to be employed, regardless of what tired after the Great lent, evening services. But people are not deprived myself of the Joy of a Great miracle. People to overeat and always play together enough in time. That’s what’s going to go,” says the priest.
Note, on the eve of Easter Ukrainians will go to Jerusalem with 100 copies of the wonderworking icons of the mother of God. “This is a unique event that will take place for the first time,” said the vicar of the Kyiv metropolis Bishop Nicholas. Mission “of the Lord by prayer for Ukraine” will be held on Friday, April 14.
“In hard times, which is going through Ukraine, Holy mother of God is with us. I hope that great mission which we carry out in Jerusalem, and sublime prayer would be accepted by the Lord, and in Ukraine will be peace” – said one of the participants of the mission Valentina Kalashnikov.
