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Saint Pia Parascheva is celebrated “with a certain sadness,” because not all believers in the country who would have wanted to be in Iași have this possibility, Patriarch Daniel said Wednesday. “Something unprecedented in history has happened,” he said, referring to the central authorities’ decision to ban pilgrimage to those who do not live in Iasi.
However, this year Santa Pía Parascheva is celebrated with a certain sadness, because not all the believers in the country who would have wanted to be in Iasi have this possibility. Something unprecedented in history has happened. The faithful could not attend their celebration. in other words, they are given the right, or allowed to worship only the people of Iași in the saint’s shrine, not the believers in the country, ”said Patriarch Daniel, according to the Basilica.
On Wednesday, the Patriarch officiated Mass in the historic Chapel of St. George of the Patriarchal Residence, which is also dedicated to St. Parascheva.
This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the central authorities decided to ban the pilgrimage to those who do not live in Iasi, a decision that provoked harsh reactions from the top of the Church.
