The Primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, Metropolitan Epiphanius, reminded the faithful that this year the celebration of Easter takes place in the context of the war waged by Russia in our country.. Therefore, he urged parishioners to be vigilant for the sake of saving lives, not to gather in churches, and also allowed not to hold services at night.. You can also join the worship service online.. He spoke about this on the air of the marathon "

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“The Church calls for the sake of preserving health and life, both parishioners and clergy to be vigilant at this time. We have already blessed, if in some regions, this is especially true for the east, south, it is not necessary to hold services at night. Services can also be held in the morning. Believers should not accumulate in large numbers during the consecration of the paska, that is, you can divide the time. Whoever has a desire can join the broadcast of services from Kyiv, on television or on the Internet platforms of the OCU. You can join the online broadcast, and then come to visit the temple and bless paskas and Easter offerings,” Epiphanius said..

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According to Epifaniy, the All-Ukrainian Rada of Churches and Religious Organizations has asked for an end to shelling by Russian troops during the Easter holidays.. At the same time, according to the metropolitan, “it is hard to believe that this will actually happen, since the enemy wants to destroy us completely”.

“I am surprised that those who call themselves Christians commit such atrocities even on such sacred days for every Christian.. We hear that virtually every hour of every day civilians are killed, children are killed. It would be good if such a truce took place during the celebration of Easter, which is called for not only by churches, but also by various international organizations.. But we see that the enemy does not pay attention to any occasions or holidays, but continues to advance in order to capture us.

But we are spiritually strong, we will continue to fight, and I am convinced that victory will certainly be on our side, ”Epifaniy said..

Recall, the National Police, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, as well as the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church announced that churches would not work during the Easter curfew.. The consecration of Easter baskets by Christians will take place in churches and on the adjacent territory, taking into account the curfew in a particular region.