"September 21 2014 year, the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in the church of St. Nicholas Good to Hem took place in Kyiv mission of sobriety ", – reports on. Roman Sirotich.
Two festive Masses during the sermon at. Eugene Chernjuk, chairman of the subcommittee "For a Sober Life" Kyiv Archeparchy of the UGCC, presented the alarming situation in Ukraine on alcohol consumption. In particular, what, in Ukraine this year, according to statistics WHO accounts 13,9 liters of pure alcohol per year per capita. Besides, according to research by WHO, irreversible degradation of the gene pool - that is,, degeneration of the nation - commencing use 6-8 liters of alcohol per year per capita. Even more, Ukraine ranks first with teenage alcoholism.
Then the priest spoke about the work of the Church towards the fight against alcoholism, which has a devastating impact on all spheres of human life. Alcoholism is a disease of the soul and body, but even spiritual disease, which threatens the salvation of man. Properly, salvation of souls, Proceedings person to Christ, our Savior, is a priority of the Church. Therefore, the struggle against addictions, including dependence on alcohol, is very important in the current situation, when the problem of alcoholism touches almost every family of our people.
Tom on. Eugene encouraged participants prayer, word and deed, each in his place and in his home of, and the first to lead by example and preach sober lifestyle.
So oven Divine Liturgy in a special way the prayer of the Church to pray for addicts, yihys family and for, щоб Господь через добрий приклад батьків утверджував молодь парафії у чесноті тверезості.
На завершення Літургії була заснована Золота книга тверезості, яка є благословенною Церквою. By means of this book neuzalezhneni people, praying and making oath, creating a kind of fast, repudiating a specified period of alcohol consumption, the intention for the addicted person or persons. In this way, through fasting and prayer, who have great power to help addicts first understand their condition and take the path of healing. The man himself is difficult to change, and other even more, however, believe in the almighty power of the Lord our God, who wants, that all without exception were healed, be happy and healthy, that all be saved and forever with Him in the Kingdom.
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