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The
Chancellery of the Holy Synod has announced a new program of prayer in
the context of the coronavirus pandemic, beginning March 25, on the
feast of the Annunciation, calling upon all faithful to join one another
in common prayer daily at noon, each from his own home, while church
and monastery bells ring out throughout the country.
Full text of the announcement:
In this difficult time of trials related to the pandemic, the clergy
and laity of our Church, being physically separated in terms of the
place of worship, can still unite through a common midday prayer.
For this purpose, the bells of all Orthodox churches in Romania will
ring at noon for 1-2 minutes on the feast of the Annunciation, then on
every Sunday, and then on every day when a service is celebrated in
parishes and monasteries.
During this common prayer, we call on the laity, staying in their
homes, to recite the Our Father, the kontakion of the Annunciation, “To
Thee, the Champion Leader,” and other prayers. Priests in parishes and
monasteries will also read the special prayer for the end of the pandemic.
English text by OrthoChristian
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