In which church will baskets be blessed until the evening of Sunday?
On Sunday, April 12, Ukrainian churches will celebrate Easter. Churches in Kyiv have already set the schedule for services, but authorities urge everyone to remember about safety and the curfew.
RBC-Ukraine shares the schedule for services and the blessing of Easter baskets in Kyiv.
Also read: Will the curfew in Kyiv change for Easter: police explanation
Main points:
- Early start: The blessing of baskets in most cathedrals will begin on Saturday, April 11, after 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
- Duration: At the Vydubitsky Monastery, baskets will be blessed the longest – until the evening of Sunday.
- Safety: A curfew is in effect during the holidays; in case of an air raid alert, believers must immediately go to shelters.
St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Cathedral (OCU)
This is the main church of the OCU, where baskets can be blessed over two days:
- Blessing: Saturday (April 11) from 4:00 PM to 11:00 PM, Sunday from 6:00 AM to 3:00 PM
- Service schedule: Saturday 11:00 PM – start of the night service (Midnight Office, Matins, Liturgy), Sunday – 9:00 AM – late Liturgy, 5:00 PM – Easter Vespers.
Broadcasts: on the OCU YouTube channel, Metropolitan Epiphanius’s Facebook pages, and on the “Suspilne Culture” TV channel (from 11:00 PM on Saturday).
Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra (OCU)
In the Assumption Cathedral and the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church, the schedule is as follows:
- Blessing: Saturday (4:00 PM – 9:00 PM) and Sunday (7:00 AM – 12:00 PM).
- Services: the night service will begin at midnight on April 12 in the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church. The morning Liturgy in the Assumption Cathedral is at 7:00 AM.
Patriarchal Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ (UGCC)
The main church of the Greek Catholics on the Left Bank:
- Blessing: Saturday (3:00 PM – 9:00 PM) and Sunday (after the Liturgies at 8:30 AM and 11:00 AM).
- Broadcast: “Live Television” and “Suspilne Culture” at 7:00 AM (Funeral and Matins).
St. Michael’s Vydubitsky Monastery
One of the oldest monasteries in Kyiv invites believers to festive services and blessings:
- Blessing: Saturday – 3:00 PM, Sunday – 5:00 AM and from 8:00 AM until the evening
- Services: Saturday – 10:00 PM – Reading from the Acts of the Apostles, 11:30 PM – Easter Midnight Office, Sunday – Easter Matins; 2:00 AM – Night Easter Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom; 8:00 AM – Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, 5:00 PM – Easter Vespers.
Also read about what can and cannot be done on Good Friday to avoid misfortune for the entire year.
Previously, we wrote about whether it is permissible to visit cemeteries on Easter and which days are best for this.
Source: rbc.ua +rel=”nofollow”
