Easter in the Western Church and the Eastern only some of the time falls on the same date (such was the case. Two years ago), because both Churches bit differently calculated the date of this feast. Mostly Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter later, even up to five weeks after the Catholics.
In the morning on Sunday in churches ended a few hours matins and Paschal liturgies, starting at midnight. In Bialystok, capital of the region, where it is the country’s largest concentrations of Orthodox celebrations in the Cathedral of St. Nicholas presided Orthodox Ordinary of the Diocese of Bialystok-Gdansk Archbishop James. In Warsaw Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Mary Magdalene – superior Orthodox Church in Poland, Metropolitan Sawa.
Before Matins, first to the cathedral, and from there to many Orthodox parishes, he reached St. Fire from the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, brought to the country by a delegation of Polish Orthodox Church. Delegation was headed by Bishop Jerzy siemiatycki, superior of the Orthodox Ordinariate of the Polish Army.
The message of Easter
The message of Easter addressed to the faithful and the clergy, council of bishops Polish Orthodox Church appealed for prayers for world peace and to “fruit of the paschal joy” were the spiritual gifts love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.
– they should be a source of moral improvement, for understanding many phenomena of modernity: divisions, hostility, conflict and all unrighteousness. Let us be zealous in everything conducive to the development of our spiritual life, building a healthy Orthodox family and proper upbringing of children and youth in the spirit of the Orthodox Church “- stressed in the message.
Easter celebrate on Sunday the faithful of other Eastern rites, such as . Greek Catholics from Podkarpacie. the main service resurrection in the Archdiocese of Przemysl-Warsaw took place in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Przemysl.
in a pastoral letter on the occasion of this year’s Easter bishops Greek Catholic Poland also raised about the room. They emphasized that the Church is “a community that is to bring Christ to the world peace.” “May the risen Christ invites each of you to be an apostle of the truth of the resurrection” – posted a hierarchy.
Breakfast on the post
Sunday Easter breakfast, is among many of the faithful of the Eastern Churches the first hearty meal after a week of very strict fasting, and for some – even after a month without eating meat. In some families it was starting very early in the morning, immediately after returning from a night celebrations in churches.
Just as with Catholics, Easter breakfast began with sharing święconym on Easter Saturday egg. Among the many dishes on the table it was also the traditional Passover – also called the Podlasie region of belt – which is a small, sweet yeast pastry with nuts and raisins.
In Bialystok two meetings Easter organizes at noon Orthodox Charity Center Eleos. One, for people homeless, will be held at noon in the eatery, which leads this organization. The second – for singles and families in a difficult financial situation – in Orthodox Culture Centre. With its participants will meet Archbishop James.
Representatives of the Polish Orthodox Church the number of faithful in the country estimated at 450-500 thousand. people. According to CSO data, in the last census belonging to the Orthodox Church in Poland it declared 156 thousand. people. These data are considered, however, by the hierarchy as unreliable.
The number of Greek Catholics in Poland is estimated at more than 33 thousand. the faithful who live among in Podkarpackie, Lesser, Warmia and Mazury, West Pomeranian, Lubuskie and Lower Silesia.
PAP, IAR, bk
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