Basil Hominets: "In Zarvanytsya for peace in Ukraine pilgrims prayed the whole of our country. This is a manifestation of the desire of most Ukrainian nation "
Regional Council Chairman Vasyl Hominets, deputy head Oleg Boberskyi, deputy regional council leadership regional administration made a joint prayer Pontifical Divine Liturgy in Overrvanytsi which led the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Patriarch Sviatoslav Shevchuk. Liturgy gathered pilgrims from all over Ukraine, which joined the Ukrainian and Youth pilgrimage to the Marian spiritual center, which lasted 18-19 July. The pilgrimage dedicated to the celebration of the 150th anniversary of Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky and prayersand for peace in Ukraine. On the pilgrimage were also present soldiers, volunteers, families of fighters who are in the zone of ATO and families of the victims. In worship attended by the chief priests of the UGCC and about 300 priests. On the pilgrimage came Apostolic Nuncio in Ukraine Archbishop Thomas Edward Gullickson, President of the Pontifical agency M KNEWAonsenyor John Kozar (John Kozar) and Personal Envoy of the Patriarch of Venice (Italy) Moralyi Francesco (Francesco Moraglia), Episcopal Vicar of the Patriarchate of Venice Pistolato Monsignor Dino (Dino Pistolato), on behalf of the churches in Canada, the US and Italy expressed their words of support and solidarity with the Ukrainian people. Before the Liturgy Predstoyatelya Church welcomed the military, combatants who released white doves into the air as a sign of the desire of the Ukrainian people to peace. After the Divine Liturgy was served, according to the presidential decree, the Order "For courage" to the families of fallen heroes of Ternopil. Then the pilgrims went to the consecration of the chapel-monument to Heroesin Heaven and hundreds of soldiers who died in the TU. Sanctification made patriarch. "In Zarvanytsya for peace in Ukraine pilgrims prayed throughout our state. This is a manifestation of the desire of most Ukrainian nation - said the head of the regional council Vasiliy Hominets. - Desire peace, tranquility, development of our country, the desire to live in cathedraland, free and European country. Odnozvuchchya common prayer to God will carry this great sufferings and the struggle for independence and changes in society desire of our people. And God help us. " As reported, two days pilgrimage visited by more than 120,000 pilgrims from all over Ukraine and abroad. Some of them walked to Styatoho place from 4 to 7 days. At present pilgrimage believing western and central regions of Ukraine, as well as southern and eastern regions, Donetsk region. Photo by Igor Krochaka This was reported in the press service of the Ternopil regional councilSource: http://artlife.rv.ua/