Σάββατο 2 Ιανουαρίου 2016

Bishop Byakatonda celebrates new year in St.Basil Uvira, DRC

Innocentios Byakatonda


















































With the blessing and permission of His Eminence Archbishop Nikiphoros the Metropolitan of Central Africa. During the Feast of the circumcision of Our Lord Jesus Christ and also the Feast of Saint Basil the Great. His Grace the Bishop of Burundi and Rwanda visited East Congo where he celebrated Great Vespers and Artoclsia and the liturgy of St. Basil. His Grace conveyed Greeting of Our Pope and Patriarch Theodoros II and also the new year’s greetings of His Eminence Archbi...shop Nikiphoros the Metropolitan of Central Africa.
The Eastern Congo region covers two former provinces of Kivu (South, North and Maniema) and oriental is very large with 760,312 Km2, about 5.76 times larger than Greece (131 990 Km2).
It has
- Bas-vele ( centre or capital: Buta) 148 331 Km2)
- Haute-vele ( centre or capital: Isiro) 89 683 Km2)
- Ituri (centre or capita:Bunya) 65 658 Km2.
- Tshopo ( Centre or capital: Kisangani ) 199 239 Km2.
This region is 503 239 km2, we have Orthodox faithful and many wish to join the Orthodox faith.
Also Kivu region we have orthodox faithful
- South Kivu ( capital: Bukavu, second town: Uvira 65,070 Km2
- North Kivu (Capital: Goma with 59 483 km2)
- Maniema (capital : Kindu with 132 520 km2)
Total of this region is 257 073km2
It was a great honor and blessing to have celebrated the liturgy with the permission and blessing of Metropolitan Nikiphoros.
As we celebrate these two feasts, let us sing
“Called by a name which means royal, when you have shepherded the royal priesthood, the holy nation of Christ with the true wisdom and knowledge, Father, then the King of kings and Lord of all, the Son eternally of one mind and without beginning with his Begetter, adorned you, Basil, with a diadem of the kingdom; implore him to save and enlighten our souls”
Dazzling in the robes of high Priesthood, you proclaimed with joy the Gospel of the kingdom, Basil, pouring out for the church teachings of orthodoxy; now enlightened by them we confess one Godhead in a Father almighty, an only-begotten Word of God and a divine Spirit, and we glorify it, inseparable in Three Persons; Imploring this one Godhead to save and enlighten our Souls.

01/01/2016
WE WISH YOU A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Office desk of the holy diocese of Burundi and Rwanda

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