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In essence, the holiday is not affected, the Holy Mass will be held on October 14, the holiday of the patron saint of Moldova, the representatives of the Metropolitan Church of Moldova and Bucovina announced, after the CNSU meeting.
“I took note of the authorities’ decision. In essence, the holidays are not affected. Holy Mass will be held on October 14, the feast of the patron saint of Moldova. We will continue organizing for those believers who will be able to participate, in in this case those of Iași. We urge those pilgrims who would have wanted to come to Iasi to use for prayer, fasting, a good deed the time they would have dedicated to the trip. For example, I can read the Akathist of the Holy Pious Parascheva, with the hope that God will listen to their good requests and give them comfort. Certainly for these pilgrims, the time will come when they will be able to reach the coffin with the holy relics, “said the spokesman for the Metropolitan Church of Moldova and Bucovina, Constantin Sturzu, according to Mediafax.
The organization of demonstrations on the occasion of religious holidays will be allowed only with the participation of people who have their domicile or residence in the respective town, decided the National Committee for Emergency Situations.
The Iași festivals and the demonstrations related to the Saint Parascheva festival must be managed “with certain restrictions”, Minister Nelu Tătaru recently declared.