In the Ternopol Sergey Nadal took part in the Hierarchal divine Liturgy in zarvanytsia
From 14-16 July was held all-Ukrainian pilgrimage in zarvanytsia spiritual center in Zarvanytsya that in the Ternopil region. Episcopal Holy Liturgy was headed by the Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church his Beatitude Patriarch Sviatoslav Shevchuk. Participation in the Liturgy was attended by the prefect of the Congregation for Eastern Churches, cardinal Leonardo Sandri, Archbishop and Metropolitan John Devcic from Croatia, Metropolitan of Ternopil-Zboriv of the UGCC Vasyl Semeniuk, bishops, priests and other clergy. Just Zarvanytsya this year has arrived about 100 thousand pilgrims. Among those present were the mayor Sergey Nadal. “This year we have a special pilgrimage to Zarvanytsya, which is dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the coronation Zarvanitskoy of the miraculous Icon of the blessed virgin Mary and the 125th anniversary of the birth of Patriarch Josyf (Slipyj), - said the head of Ternopil. Ukrainians pray for the unity and integrity of Ukraine. And that praying together makes a stronger Ukraine and every Ukrainian. This is especially important now, when there is an attack on traditional Christian values. Save our spirituality — maintain unity and build a strong and rich Ukraine». Bishop Vasyl Semeniuk thanked the mayor of Ternopil for help in organizing the pilgrimage. “I Want to thank you for the help in organizing the pilgrimage, because it depends on all of us that a pilgrimage was held at a high level. And we receive guests from all regions of Ukraine, in particular, there are people from Crimea, Luhansk, Donbas, came pilgrims from Warsaw, Germany, and France. And so the mother of God gathers all people, spread all over the world», - said the Metropolitan Vasyl Semeniuk. The head of the UGCC Patriarch Sviatoslav during the sermon stressed that celebrating the anniversary of the 150th anniversary of coronation of the icon, we feel that here is forged the victory of Ukraine. “We come here to repent of our sins, be resurrected to God's life, to learn to live a real Christian life, to forgive even enemies. This means that here with Mary we overcome evil, the devil, which is the root cause of war, sorrow, suffering and all that causes tears, wounds and blood of the Ukrainian people”, he added. This was reported in the Ternopil city CouncilÏåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
Source: http://uzinform.com.ua/
