MOSCOW, 14 APR – RIA Novosti. In the temples of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) will hold Easter service, but a believer will have to pray on the street, will also broadcast worship, said the Metropolitan of Kiev and all Ukraine Onufry in his video address to the congregation, published Tuesday on the website of the information-enlightenment Department of the UOC.
“Misleading you, dear brothers and sisters, that in the churches Easter service will be performed,” said Metropolitan Onufry.
According to him, those who still come to worship at the temples, to pray in the streets, “observing all necessary health standards”. “I want to comfort those who because of illness or for other reasons stay at home: you will not be left, you can see the Easter service on television,” said the Metropolitan.
he Also called on the faithful regardless of their location on the night before Easter “to unite in prayer and to glorify the Risen Christ Gisnetas”.
the Ukrainian Government since March 12 because of an outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19 introduced a nationwide quarantine. From 6 April quarantine measures in the country was tightened, in particular, the government has forbidden to gather on the street in groups of more than two persons, except in cases of support of children. It is also forbidden to walk in parks, forest areas and embankments, numerous sports and playgrounds. Ukrainians were obliged to wear personal protective equipment and when leaving the house to carry identity documents.
