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Great and Holy Friday. Remembering of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ
HOLY FRIDAY
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On Holy Friday, May 3, 2013, in Kyiv, in the Cathedral of Transfiguration of the Lord of Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church Canonical, Bishop Oleksandr of Zhytomyr in concelebration with Bishop Vasyliy of Fastiv and Bishop Mykolai of Lviv and Uzhgorod ministered the evening service with the rite of the Procession of the Holy Shroud. The Holy Shroud symbolizes remembrance of the Savior's suffering and death on the cross, His removal from the cross and burial. Christ's infinite love for the people is testified by the fact that even when He was crucified, He prayed for His tormentors, saying, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do".
HOLY THURSDAY
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On the eve of Easter, May 2, 2013, on Holy Thursday, at the Cathedral of Transfiguration of the Lord of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church Canonical, Archbishop of Zhytomyr Oleksandr, in concelebration with Bishop of Fastiv Vasyliy and Bishop of Lviv and Uzhgorod Mykolai, celebrated the evening prayer, reading 12 Passion Gospels, which tell about sufferings of Christ.
PALM SUNDAY
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On Palm Sunday, April 28, 2013, in the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Lord of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church Canonical, the festive Divine Liturgy was celebrated by Oleksandr, Archbishop of Zhytomyr in concelebration with Vasyliy, Bishop of Fastiv in honor of the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem on the eve of severe sufferings and crucifixion on the cross two thousand years ago.
ANNUNCIATION
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On Sunday, April 7, 2013, in Kyiv, in the Transfiguration of the Lord Cathedral of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church Canonical Oleksandr, Archbishop of Zhytomyr in concelebration with Vasyliy, Bishop of Fastiv and Mykolai, Bishop of Lviv and Uzhhorod, ministered the Holy Divine Liturgy in the honor of one the biggest Orthodox feasts - the Annunciation of Our Most Holy Lady.
SUNDAY OF THE VENERATION OF THE HOLY CROSS
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On Sunday of the Veneration of the Cross, April 7, 2013, in Kyiv, in the Cathedral of Transfiguration of the Lord of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church Canonical, the Holy Cross was carried out for veneration after the Holy Liturgy in honor of the Annunciation of the Holy Lady.
About faith, through which we get God’s grace and about love, with which we do good deeds
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When we believe we consume in some way, we take. We say: "Oh Lord, I believe in You! Help me!" When we believe, when we take God as the energy, the truth, almost for 99% we always say: "God, Help us! Help me to do this or that..." We have a consumer-oriented mood to use God. If we do not give...
FORGIVENESS SUNDAY
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On Forgiveness Sunday, March 17, 2013, in Kyiv Cathedral of Transfiguration of the Lord of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church Canonical, Oleksandr, Archbishop of Zhytomyr in concelebration with Vasyliy, Bishop of Fastiv and Mykolai, Bishop of Lviv and Uzhhorod ministered Divine Liturgy at the end of which the clergy and the faithful were asking forgiveness from each other in the sincerity of their hearts.