1.05.2021, 11:53
The head of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Belarus congratulated Orthodox believers on Easter.
On the eve of Easter, which the Belarusian Orthodox Church celebrates on May 2 this year, the chairman of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Belarus, Bishop of Vitsebsk
Aleh Butkevich sends congratulations and wishes to Orthodox brothers and sisters on the holiday, catholic.by reports.
In a letter addressed to the Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus, Metropolitan of Minsk and Zaslaul
Veniamin, the head of the Belarusian Catholic episcopate writes:
- Your Eminence!
On behalf of the Conference of Catholic Bishops and all believers of the Catholic Church of Belarus, allow me to convey to you and, in your person, all the faithful sons and daughters of the Belarusian Orthodox Church sincere congratulations on the redemptive Feast of the Resurrection of Christ.
He will congratulate people on the Saint Spyridon Memorial Day.
Christmas is celebrated by Catholics, Protestants, Uniates and some Orthodox Christians on December 25. Traditionally, on the night of December 25, the Belarus-1 TV channel broadcasts a Mass in one of the Catholic churches, and in the morning the Metropolitan of Minsk and Mahiliou Archbishop
Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz addresses the believers, Nasha Niva writes.
However, this year viewers have noticed changes in the program schedule. In the morning, the Orthodox hierarch, Metropolitan of Minsk and Zaslaul
Veniamin will address the believers. The official occasion is the Memorial Day of St. Spyridon.
Press secretary of the Conference of Catholic Bishops in Belarus, priest