In the Ternopil region, the present pilgrimage in Zarvanytsya was dedicated to prayer for peace
About 150 thousand pilgrims prayed for peace in Ukraine during a National pilgrimage to zarvanytsia, which took place on July 16-17. Together with fellow countrymen and the entire community together in prayer svali by the Chairman of the Ternopil regional state administration Stepan Barna and the Chairman of regional Council Victor Ovcharuk. Also, the pilgrims joined the General Prosecutor of Ukraine Yury Lutsenko, Ukrainian Minister of culture Yevhen Nyshchuk, MPs from the region Oleg Barna, T. Yura, Mykola Lushniak, heads of structural divisions of the regional state administration, representatives of public organizations, Ukraine, displaced tens of thousands of pilgrims from all over Ukraine, as well as from Italy, Spain, Portugal, France. "The greatest gift that we ask for in faith, hearing the word of God – the affection of the world for our country. We ask of life, not death. Ask that the Lord God took our prayers as the Supreme manifestation of God's mercy. His strength stopped the war," he appealed to the pilgrims, his Beatitude Sviatoslav, Archbishop of Kyiv-Halych, Metropolitan of Kyiv — the Primate of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church. Also to the pilgrims and asked the Head of the Polish Catholic Episcopate, Poznan, Archbishop and Metropolitan Mons. "We, poles and Ukrainians — brothers. Priority in this brotherhood is the unity of the faith, which we have received, almost at the same time. And this brotherhood does not concern only the past it affects the present and the future", — said Stanislav Ondeck. Zarvanytsia is not only a spiritual center but also the center of unity of the Ukrainian people, says the Chairman of the Ternopil regional state administration Stepan Barna. "The power of the people is in its unity. our Ukraine demands that she was prayed for each of us. The General prayer we can have peace and prosperity in the country. This will help us the Lord God," said Stepan Barna. By the way, from 19 to 22 September 2016 Mari spiritual center in the village of Zarvanytsya of Terebovlya district will host delegations from 20 Mari of the Spiritual Centers of Europe. These days, there will be the XIII Congress European Marian Network. Mari spiritual center in the village of Zarvanytsia is already included in the Association 20 Mari of the Spiritual Centers of Europe. Mari European Connection - "Marian Europian Network - brings together 20 of the Mari Catholic Spiritual Centers all over Europe. This Association was formed in 2003 and has the approbation and support of the Apostolic see (the Vatican). The abbots of Holy sites that belong to the Association, meeting every year in one of these centers in order to share experiences, and above all, to be able to the best way to understand the needs of the millions of pilgrims and visitors who often come to these places. This was reported in the Ternopil regional state administrationÏåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
Source: http://uzinform.com.ua/
