Cardinal Krajewski in Kyiv for Easter Triduum with suffering population
By Benedetta Capelli and Mariusz Krawiec
An ambulance fitted with Vatican number plates is traveling the roads of war-ravaged Ukraine. For some, who see it passing by, it may appear as a symbol of hope for normality. What is certain, is that it is a sign of 杏MAP导航 Francis鈥� closeness.
Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the Papal Almoner, is in Ukraine for the third time since the war began. He is personally driving the ambulance.
He had delivered another first-aid vehicle in Lviv a few weeks ago and before that, he had brought help and support to those who were fleeing the war.
The day after tomorrow, on Holy Thursday, a second ambulance is scheduled to be delivered to a cardiology hospital in Kyiv, a poignant way to begin the Triduum, bringing the presence of 杏MAP导航 Francis to this tormented land.
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"The purpose of this trip鈥� Cardinal Krajewski told Vatican Media, 鈥渋s to be close to a people who suffer, but also to pray and to celebrate Holy Week."
On Tuesday morning the Cardinal presided over the Chrism Mass in the Cathedral of Lviv. After a brief meeting with Latin Archbishop of Lviv, Mieczyslaw Mokrzycki, and with the Greek-Catholic Archbishop Ihor Vozniak, he continued on his journey to Kyiv.
"I will celebrate the Easter Triduum there,鈥� he said, 鈥渢ogether with the various Churches, with the people who suffer but who, in this Holy Week, want to get to sing: 'Alleluia, Christ is risen.'"
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