On the evening of Thursday, June 1, the body of the former head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) Lubomir Husar, who died after a long illness, was brought to Lviv, where there is a continuous prayer and vigil.

This was reported by the press service of the UGCC.

"In the evening of June 1, the motorcade with the body of His Beatitude Lubomyr arrived in Lviv, to the arch-cathedral of St. George. Accompanied by His Beatitude Svyatoslav, the head and father of the UGCC, and Bishops of the Synod of Bishops, the body of the late bishop was brought to the cathedral by priests. In the arch-cathedral of Saint George there is a continuous prayer and vigil, "the message says..

It is noted that in the Cathedral of His Beatitude Svyatoslav prayed with the clergy and believers.

Also, the participation in the service was received by Bishop Mieczyslaw Mokszycki, Archbishop-Metropolitan of the Lviv Roman Catholic Church, and Lviv Mayor Andrei Sadovy.

"At the end of the prayer, Bishop Michael (Koltun), head of the Department of the Patriarchal Curia of the UGCC for the care of the Ukrainian authorities, noted on the understanding of His Beatitude Lubomyr the importance of the Capellan service in the army and prison:" I was the one who was commissioned to lead this ministry, In 1996, "- reported in the UGCC.

Eyewitnesses in the network note that, despite the later time, more people come to say goodbye to His Beatitude.

Let us recall that Poroshenko mourns the death of Husar. The head of the UOC-MP Philaret expressed his condolences to the UGCC in connection with the death of Husar.

As reported by the "Observer", it became known where and when the farewell with Lubomir Husar will be held.

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