On the Great Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, the Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus, Metropolitan of Minsk and Zaslavl Pavel served in the Holy Spirit Cathedral a prayer service for the granting of peace to the people of the country, in which the confrontation between the authorities and a large part of citizens continues. Гомель. Православный священник с плакатом, призывающим остановить насилие After the festive liturgy and prayer service, a procession of the cross took place, the participants of which prayerfully asked the Lord God and the Most Holy Theotokos for a successful resolution of the internal conflict in Belarus. A few days ago, the head of the Belarusian Orthodox Church expressed concern over the recent events and asked President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko to “do everything possible to stop the violence”, and to the citizens of the country to try to keep the peace. “On both sides - both among the security forces and among the protesters - there is a flock of our Church. These are our people. And my heart hurts for everyone, ”said Metropolitan Pavel. From the first day of the confrontation, the Orthodox Church of Belarus has been providing assistance to victims and detainees during the protest actions. Volunteers from different parishes collect medicines, supplies and food and send them to hospitals. In places where protests are being held, clergymen take to the streets and provide spiritual assistance to those of their fellow citizens who need it. On the day of the feast of the Transfiguration, in front of the main cathedral of the Belarusian capital, “Prayer” (“Malitva”) was performed - a work by Oleg Molchan on the verses of Yanka Kupala. With the blessing of Metropolitan Pavel of Minsk and Zalessk, the Prayer was performed by the Bishops' Choir under the direction of the composer's widow Irina Vidova.
'Prayer' sounds over Belarus'Prayer' sounds over BelarusOn the Great Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, the Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus, Metropolitan of Minsk and Zaslavl Pavel served in the Holy Spirit Cathedral a prayer service for the granting of peace to the people of the country, in which the confrontation between the authorities and a large part of citizens continues. Гомель. Православный священник с плакатом, призывающим остановить насилие After the festive liturgy and prayer service, a procession of the cross took place, the participants of which prayerfully asked the Lord God and the Most Holy Theotokos for a successful resolution of the internal conflict in Belarus. A few days ago, the head of the Belarusian Orthodox Church expressed concern over the recent events and asked President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko to “do everything possible to stop the violence”, and to the citizens of the country to try to keep the peace. “On both sides - both among the security forces and among the protesters - there is a flock of our Church. These are our people. And my heart hurts for everyone, ”said Metropolitan Pavel. From the first day of the confrontation, the Orthodox Church of Belarus has been providing assistance to victims and detainees during the protest actions. Volunteers from different parishes collect medicines, supplies and food and send them to hospitals. In places where protests are being held, clergymen take to the streets and provide spiritual assistance to those of their fellow citizens who need it. On the day of the feast of the Transfiguration, in front of the main cathedral of the Belarusian capital, “Prayer” (“Malitva”) was performed - a work by Oleg Molchan on the verses of Yanka Kupala. With the blessing of Metropolitan Pavel of Minsk and Zalessk, the Prayer was performed by the Bishops' Choir under the direction of the composer's widow Irina Vidova.Свеча Иерусалима -en
On the Great Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, the Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus, Metropolitan of Minsk and Zaslavl Pavel served in the Holy Spirit Cathedral a prayer service for the granting of peace to the people of the country, in which the confrontation between the authorities and a large part of citizens continues. Гомель. Православный священник с плакатом, призывающим остановить насилие After the festive liturgy and prayer service, a procession of the cross took place, the participants of which prayerfully asked the Lord God and the Most Holy Theotokos for a successful resolution of the internal conflict in Belarus. A few days ago, the head of the Belarusian Orthodox Church expressed concern over the recent events and asked President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko to “do everything possible to stop the violence”, and to the citizens of the country to try to keep the peace. “On both sides - both among the security forces and among the protesters - there is a flock of our Church. These are our people. And my heart hurts for everyone, ”said Metropolitan Pavel. From the first day of the confrontation, the Orthodox Church of Belarus has been providing assistance to victims and detainees during the protest actions. Volunteers from different parishes collect medicines, supplies and food and send them to hospitals. In places where protests are being held, clergymen take to the streets and provide spiritual assistance to those of their fellow citizens who need it. On the day of the feast of the Transfiguration, in front of the main cathedral of the Belarusian capital, “Prayer” (“Malitva”) was performed - a work by Oleg Molchan on the verses of Yanka Kupala. With the blessing of Metropolitan Pavel of Minsk and Zalessk, the Prayer was performed by the Bishops' Choir under the direction of the composer's widow Irina Vidova.
