site.btaPatriarch Neophyte: Let Us Open Our Hearts to Our Suffering Brothers and Help Them

Bulgarian Patriarch Neophyte addressed the faithful on Cheesefare Sunday or the Sunday of Forgiveness, the Bulgarian Patriarchate said. This is the last day before the onset of Great Lent.

“We shall repent and ask the Lord to bestow His mercy and grace on all around the world. We shall ardently pray to Him to wipe the tears of all those suffering in the war of brethren that has been raging in Ukraine over the last few weeks. May He absolve all innocent victims of the conflict and admit them to His Kingdom,” Patriarch Neophyte said.

He affirmed that the Church always stands on the side of truth and justice. In these days of hardship, it is everyone’s responsibility to pray hard for the war to end and the Ukrainian people return to a life of peace. “Let us open our hearts to our suffering brothers and help them,” the Patriarch appealed.

“May God’s peace, love, and great mercy be upon us all!” the Bulgarian Patriarch said.