„Vo všetkých modlitbách a prosbách sa modlite v každom čase v Duchu! A v ňom vytrvalo bdejte a proste za všetkých svätých!“ (List Efezanom 6, 18)
Milí priatelia, až nás srdce bolí z toho všetkého, čo sa teraz odohráva v krajine našich priateľov.
Veríme však, že modlitbou a pôstom sa aj táto vojna dá zastaviť!
S našimi priateľmi a spolupracovníkmi sme v neustálom kontakte. Niektorí z nich doslova zobrali zázračné ikony Panny Márie a celú noc obchádzali mesto a modlili sa.
V zemi panuje veľký strach z toho, čo bude ďalej. Všetkých mužov začali mobilizovať do vojny… A toto je úder pre každú rodinu.
Spojme sa, prosím, v modlitbách a pôste, nech vieme aj my, ako konkrétne odpovedať na Božie výzvy v tomto všetkom.
Ďakujeme vám všetkým, ktorí posielate aj finančnú pomoc pre chudobných a na podporu kňazov na Ukrajine. Dnes sme všetko odoslali na UA, tak uvidíme, či sa podarí aspoň touto cestou aj ďalej vypomáhať. (IBAN: SK6783300000000130519177, var. symbol 777).
„To me is your help an appealing wonder and a feeling of joy that there are people in Slovakia who make this world better by their small deeds and for who is very important to act with compassion toward those in need... I would express more exactly about those who help us by words of one saint: The clock of history has struck time when it is necessary not to talk about Christ, but to become Christ, to become his heart and his hands in this world that needs so much mercy.…
We also have become acquainted with a poor lady living in very poor conditions in the countryside. She had to ask for drinking water from neighbors or come to draw from a stream far from her home. She washed her clothes in rainwater that she carefully collected. We managed to ensure access to water to her house thanks to the willingness of our cooperators. We would like to help with a reconstruction of her bathroom and with the purchase of sinks for her bathroom. We hope to help her in this way in spring.
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From the testimonies of our friends who are helping us in Ukraine, we have learned that some grandmothers had tears in their eyes when they received a month's worth of groceries. They were so touched and asked who they should pray for. Many grandmothers and grandfathers in Ukraine today live abandoned, forgotten, in very bad conditions indeed, and their entire pension, which is, on average, around 50Eur per month, goes towards paying for heating, electricity, and gas, so there is not much left for food. A few kind words and concrete help from - literally - strangers are seen by many of them as proof that God has not forgotten them.
In addition to one-time help - either financial or by buying larger amounts of non-perishable food for poor old men and women, abandoned, sick people - regular help is going to be offered gradually.
All these people send you their greetings with profound gratitude and pray for you and your families. Our two father bishops with whom we work also send their blessings and prayers to you from their hearts with thanksgiving! "It's really beautiful to know that someone cares about us. Your help for our priests is really great!"... "I assure you of our prayers for you!" (from father bishop Dmitry's email). Father bishop Josaphat, too, goes regularly to pray in in thanksgiving before the Miraculous Icon of the Virgin Mary and asks for all the necessary graces for you - benefactors and co-workers.
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