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Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis had a telephone communication with the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, Mr. Ieronymos, to find an intermediate solution on how and if the services will be carried out during the festive period.
A major problem is how the big parties will be held. Christmas, Saint Basil (New Years) and Lights, under the special conditions created this year by coronavirus pandemic.
Church, look for the golden section, as within which there is intense reflection.
In this context, proposals are put forward, so that the great festivals are honored in the presence of the believers in the temples, but also the Church to continue observing with reverence the measures of the State to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
In the proposals that have fallen on the table, it is during the “critical” days, that is, the eve and the day of Christmas, Saint Basil (New Year), and the eve and the day of the Enlightenment, to carry out more services than usual, so that believers can be present. in the temples, with your upper limit 50 for the big ones and the little ones (depending on the square feet of each temple) for the little ones.
Specifically, the thought for Christmas Day, where two services are held at 5 and 7 in the morning, is to add another at 9.
Regarding him celebration of the Lights and the Sanctification of the waters, in the Church they think that there should be no procession and their ceremony sanctification to be done inside the temples by throwing it Cross in the pool.
At the same time, the hierarchs suggest that there must be sanctification in children. individual bottles for the faithful, as well as retribution outside the temples, so that they can receive them with discipline and distance.
Finally, it is estimated that during the twelve days, the churches will be able to remain open for individual prayer, so that the believer can light a candle, etc.
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