The Orthodox exhibition-forum 'Joy of the Word', which took place in Minsk in 2019, began with a prayer service for the beginning of any good deed. MIR 24 TV channel reported about her work.
“We attribute to the Orthodox book not only the Gospel, the writings of the holy fathers, but also that fiction that reveals to a person the meaning of life. For example, in Soviet times, when religious literature was not published, many came to church, gained faith by reading Dostoevsky and Gogol, ”explained the chairman of the publishing council of the Russian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Kliment of Kaluga and Borovsky.
The exhibition included an exposition of more than fifty photographs united by a common theme: “Athos. On the Millennium of the Russian Presence on the Holy Mountain ”. The time interval between the most the earliest and latest of the photographs presented is about a century old.
The opening of the exhibition in the capital of Belarus was attended by the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to this country Dmitry Mezentsev. In his welcoming speech to the participants and guests, he especially noted: “It is important that these books reach the reader ... This is especially important for young people. For those who have chosen the path to God and on whose shoulders the responsibility for the souls and peace of mind of thousands of parishioners of those churches where they will serve. For those who are prepared for the secular path, who have the right to strengthen relations between Russia and Belarus ... and in 20-25 years to take responsibility for their countries and the system of relations in the region. ' The Russian diplomat also recalled that the Days of Russian Spiritual Culture were recently held in Belarus, the participants of which discussed a number of important topics, including the role of the two state languages adopted in the republic - Belarusian and Russian.
