Ecumenical Prayer for Christian Unity Held in Kherson

29.01.2010, 10:18
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On January 27, 2010, in the Roman Catholic Holiest Christ’s Heart Church (Kherson), as part of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, believers from different Christian communities gathered together for a joint prayer.

Bernatskiy.jpgKHERSON — On January 27, 2010, in the Roman Catholic Holiest Christ’s Heart Church (Kherson), as part of the  Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, believers from different Christian communities gathered together for a joint prayer. In the evening the Divine Liturgy was held, which was led by Bronislaw Bernacki (Roman Catholic Church), the administrative bishop of the Odessa-Simferopol Eparchy. With the bishop concelebrated fathers from the Kherson deanery (RCC) and Basilian fathers from the St. Volodymyr the Great Monastery (Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church).

As reported by the press service of the Basilian Monastery of the UGCC, during the speech Bishop Bronislaw appealed to those present with an appeal of common love, love which unites all. After the Liturgy representatives of different confessions read prayers to the Lord about the gift of understanding between people in the world. From the community of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate, Fr. Anastasiy Danilevskiy read the prayer.