“April 26th is a day of pain and grief for every Ukrainian”, Head of UGCC on Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day

Wednesday, 26 April 2017, 19:15

For every Ukrainian April 26 is a date of pain and grief, as a disaster creeped suddenly to the homes of thousands of our compatriots and brought tears and irrevocable bereavements. With a big distress we commemorate those who gave their lives away during the catastrophe elimination so we, who are going on with our lives, could live safely.

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It is said in the letter of Head and Father of UGCC His Beatitude Sviatoslav that was read during requiem concert “Youth will remember Chernobyl”. The event was initiated by all-Ukrainian public organization “Chernobyl Afghan Association” together with National Pedagogical University of Mykhailo Drahomanov at Patriarchal Cathedral of Resurrection of Christ of UGCC.

“Let this our concert be a sign of commemorating those who died. Let it be a reminder for the future so not to allow such tragedies occur in the next generations. Wish us to remember that God is a Creator of the whole universe and He is the only master of our world. He gave it to us as a gift, so ruling over it we could develop it for the benefit of people but not destroy it”, His Beatitude Sviatoslav wrote.

The UGCC Department for Information