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Prayer for Belarus in Zhabinkatranslated

July 4, 2026 · 1 min read

On July 3, 2026, the secretary of the Brest Diocesan Administration, dean of the churches of the Zhabinka district, Archpriest Sergiy Petrusevich, performed a prayer service for the Belarusian people and a funeral litany for those killed during the Great Patriotic War in the Church of St. Cyril of Turov in the city of Zhabinka. The liturgical hymns were performed by the choir under the direction of E.V. Petrusevich. At the end of the service, Archpriest Sergiy Petrusevich addressed the worshipers with a word of edification. The divine service in the church was attended by the first deputy chairman of the Brest regional executive committee, D.N. Gorodetsky, and the chairman of the Zhabinkovsky district executive committee, A.N. Kuzmich. Deputy Chairman of the Zhabinka District Executive Committee Tarasevich I.V., Chairman of the District Council of Deputies Yurut A.I., representatives of labor collectives and public organizations of the city of Zhabinka.

Petrusevich E.V.

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Ольга Смирнова

Thank you for remembering those who died in the war. In our family, the grandfather from near Brest also did not return, we always pray for such people. And the choir under the direction of Petrusevich E.V. He sang well, it was probably soulful.

Hana Dvořáková

Thank you for the message. In our family, we also remember my grandfather, who fell in Belarus, so the memorial service has a personal meaning for me. And that the choir led by E.V. Petruševič sang, that's nice, my husband would say that it was probably a family team.

Petr Novák

Thanks for that personal memory, Hana. In our family, we also remember my grandfather, who was killed near Minsk in 1944, so that litiya also affected me. And yes, the choir led by Petruševičová was really a family team – the husband said that it was visible in every song.

Pavel Černý

Thanks for the memory of Grandpa near Minsk, that is a painful place for many families. Here in Prague, we also had an uncle who fell in Belarus, so that litiya appealed to me in a similar way. And you're right, the couple's chorus sounded really harmonious, you could tell.