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Sunday Gospel Мark, XV:43-XVI:8 The Burial of Jesus. Jesus Has Risen
How to understand the words of Jesus: «Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of Me…»
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This utterance has a very deep meaning, but, unfortunately, many people do not understand it. Any misunderstanding leads to opposition and brings a person to the wrong way. How can we explain the words of Jesus from the Holy Gospel in a right way? Having read or heard them somebody think: "How could it be? If I have father and mother, how shouldn’t I love them? How shouldn’t I help them? How can I leave everything and just follow God, serve to God only, and forget about my relatives?" No, our God Jesus Christ meant: a person who loves his/her relatives and neighbours more than loves God cannot be truly happy and cannot sincerely follow God.
FEAST OF THE HOLY TRINITY
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On Sunday, June 23, 2013 all the Christians of the byzantine rite celebrate the Feast of the Holy Trinity. In the Cathedral of Transfiguration of the Lord of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church Canonical Bishop Vasyliy of Fastiv ministered a solemn Mass.
HOLY RESURRECTION OF THE LORD
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On Great Saturday, May 4, 2013, and on Holy Sunday, May 5, 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 a solemn Mass in honor of the greatest and the principal Christian holiday - the Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior 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.