Moscow, 11 March 2008 (Interfax):
A prayer service for the needs of (Orthodox Christians in) Kosovo was held on Monday on Mayakovsky Square in the centre of Moscow. “Kosovo is an ancient Orthodox Christian country. (It is the heart of) Serbia. All that happens there is quite unfair, and it is disadvantageous for (the well-being of) Europe. (Kosovo is) a subtle criminal enclave, which does not bode well (for the region)”, stated Hegumen Sergei (Rybko), rector of Holy Pentecost parish, one of the participants in the service. Speaking about the meaning of the prayer service, he mentioned that “one needs to appeal personally, so, when many voices start to merge into a single declaration, then, it would make an impression. Should I ask myself, what particularly have I done for those Orthodox Christian people who have been killed in Kosovo, whose faith is persecuted, then, my conscience would be clear, I have done what I could do”, Fr Sergei said.
Interfax-Religion
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Editor’s note: Fr Sergei is one of the most popular preachers and internal missionaries in Moscow; his parish in Butovo is one of the most vibrant in the oblast.
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