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The Archbishop of Belarus came to Šiluva from Poland because he was not allowed to return to his country after the mission a few weeks ago. Belarusian officials at the time did not explain the reasons why the cleric was unable to return to his homeland. T. Kandrusevičius has said a little earlier that the presidential elections in Belarus on August 9 were held unfairly. He also harshly criticized the repression and violence against protesting citizens by the Aliaksandr Lukashenko regime.
“The main themes of this year are the theme of freedom, as we commemorate the 30th anniversary of freedom, as well as the centenary of Pope John Paul II and Cardinal Vincent Sladkevičius. (…). This year is the invitation from Pope Francis to a special prayer for creation, for a common home, for the person responsible for creation. Those prayer intentions, and we saw the need to invite the Archbishop of Minsk-Magilius, who is a close friend and friend of Lithuania , who graduated and began his journey here and is currently in a difficult situation, ”said the spokesman for the Archdiocese of Kaunas, Deacon Darius Chmieliauskas.
T. Kandrusevičius graduated from Kaunas Priests Seminary, worked in Vilnius, Druskininkai. He was appointed Metropolitan of Minsk-Magilij in 2007 and in June 2015 he was elected President of the Belarusian Conference of Catholic Bishops.
For five centuries, every year the great indulgences of Šiluva (Šiliniai), one of the most important events of the Catholic Church, have been celebrated, attended by tens of thousands of faithful, not only from Lithuania but also from other countries.
The weekly indulgences in Šiluva began on Monday, September 7, and Sunday, according to Fr Chmieliauskas, is the main day of indulgences, which usually attracts the majority of believers.
Vacation days are granted to the Lithuanian Armed Forces, the defense of the State, education, medical personnel, patients, priests and monks, ecclesial communities, families, Catholic schools and youth.
It is said that St. The Virgin Mary appeared in Šiluva in 1608. In 1760-1775, the baroque Šiluva St. Basilica of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, famous for the painting of Mary on the high altar. In 1924, the modernist Šiluva St. Chapel of the apparition of the Virgin Mary.
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