In the French city of Lourdes, a mass was held attended by 14,000 servicemen and military chaplains from 38 countries.
Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Defense Anna Malyar reported on the inclusion of Ukrainian military chaplains in the international chaplaincy community.
“We integrate our military chaplains into the international community of chaplaincy. Every year in France, the military with military chaplains gather for the International Military Pilgrimage to Lourdes. This is a major international event that brings together the military community in the spiritual and psychological support and rehabilitation of the military. This year there are 14 thousand soldiers from 38 countries. I had the honor to lead our delegation and be the first representative of the leadership of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine in such event for 27 years, during which Ukrainian society participates in this military journey,” the message said.
Anna Malyar writes that the Ukrainian delegation received special signs of attention from the participants of the event.
“There was a lot of attention here for our delegation. Our banner group came first. They prayed for our success. Almost everyone came to us with words of support and said “bravo Ukraine,” he said.
In the French city of Lourdes, a mass was held attended by 14,000 servicemen and military chaplains from 38 countries.
According to Maliar, a historic event took place during the mass.
“For the FIRST TIME, military chaplains of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Father Rostyslav Vysochan and Father Vasily Bodnar, at the mass of the 63rd International Military Pilgrimage, read the prayer “Theotokos, Virgin” … in Ukrainian,” the deputy . said the defense minister.
Recall that at the end of 2021, the Rada adopted the Law on Military Chaplain Service. The law defines the principles by which the activities of the Military Chaplaincy Service are carried out, its structure, the order of subordination and the total number.
The chaplain service of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was created in the summer of 2022.
In 2015, the first hundred chaplains began serving in the ATO.
And this year saw the first graduation of military chaplains.
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Source: korrespondent
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