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Western Rite Christians on the night of December 24 to 25 began to celebrate Nativity… Already on Thursday night Pope Francisco spent festive liturgy in the Vatican, which this year had its own characteristics due to the coronavirus pandemic.
So the beginning of the service in the Basilica of St. Petra moved two hours before – at 19:30 local time to end the liturgy before 22:00, when the “quarantine” curfew, reports DPA (scroll to the bottom to see the video).
Further, the number of people at mass was limitedand dad did not give blessings “Urbi et Orbi” from the central balcony of the basilica. Instead, the blessings sounded inside the Apostolic Palace and were broadcast online.
We invite you to familiarize yourself with the main events of the OBOZREVATEL broadcast:
19:00 – President Vladimir Zelensky he congratulated the Ukrainian-Christians of the Western Rite with Merry Christmas. He noted that the year that is coming to an end is full of difficult trials.
“We keep our distance, but we don’t walk away. We wear masks, but we want to see smiles on the faces of our parents, our loved ones, our children, our Ukraine.”, – said the head of state.
19:10 – The fifth president of Ukraine joined in the congratulations. Petro Poroshenko… He wrote that he congratulates not only Roman Catholics, Protestants, but also all citizens “who feel the importance of this day.”
19:25 – Launch of the Vatican transmission of the Christmas mass on your YouTube channel.
Let us remind you that the time difference with Ukraine is one hour. Thus, the beginning of the liturgy – at 8:30 p.m. Kiev time.
19:25 – We offer you to see how cities in different countries of the world are preparing for the winter holidays:
20:00 – United Nations He wished goodness and happiness, prosperity, warmth, mutual understanding and support in the family at Christmas.
Dear friends! On the bright Christmas holidays, we wish you the best and happiness, prosperity, warmth, understanding and support in the family. May your life be peaceful, calm, happy!
A social media team pic.twitter.com/3qpfUg4Bvv– ONU (@UnitedNationsRU) Dec 24, 2020
20:05 – Swedish eco-activist Greta thunberg she posted a post with Christmas greetings in different languages, attaching a photo of herself wearing a Santa hat.
20:30 – The liturgy has begun in the Vatican. In addition to the clergy, there were about 100 people in the room. All but the Pope wear masks.
21:45 – Holiday services were also held in Ukraine. A video of the beginning of the mass in one of the churches appeared on the network. Kharkov… The pictures show that not only the clergy, but also some parishioners were in the room without a mask.
22:25 – IN Minsk (Belarus) Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusevich, Metropolitan of Minsk and Mogilev, celebrated a festive Christmas mass. He only returned to the country on December 24.
On August 31, he was not allowed to enter Belarus after a trip to Poland, and his Belarusian passport was soon canceled. Alexander Lukashenko accused the cleric of allegedly “traveling to Poland and receiving advice on how to destroy the country.”
23:25 – In the sermon that ended the service in the Vatican, father spoke about the significance of the holiday for believers.
“God came into this world as a helpless baby to encourage us to care for others,” Francis said.
23:50 – Vladimir Zelensky In his second Christmas speech, he urged Ukrainians not to forget about the people who defend the country on two fronts: the army and the doctors. The president also called positive that Ukrainians have no disputes over the date of Christmas.
The news is complemented …
As previously reported by OBOZREVATEL:
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The first parish of the Greek-Catholic Church of Ukraine, parishioners of the Church of the Sacred Heart of Christ Loving Man in Ivano-Frankivsk, decided to move on to celebrate Christmas on December 25.
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What is the difference between the traditions of celebrating Christmas on different dates? Read our material at the link.
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