Consecration of the Theotokos figure intercession in “Ternopilgaz”
On September 21, in “Ternopilgaz” consecration of Theotokos figure intercession took place (authors: Mykhailo Kulchytskyi and Roman Vilgushynskyi). The spiritual event was conducted by highly respected guests: His Eminence Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Ternopil-Zboriv Ukrainian Catholic Church, Vasylii Semeniuk, Archbishop of Ternopil and Kremenets of Orthodox Church of Ukraine Nestor, Archbishop of Ternopil and Buchatsky of Orthodox Church of Ukraine Tykhon, and seminarians of the Higher Theological Seminary named after Patriarch Yosyp Slipyi.
Oleg KARAVANSKYI, the head of the enterprise, addressed the audience with words of congratulations: “Today our common cherished dream came true. We received a reliable amulet, the idea of which was born on Easter. The consecrated figure of the Mother of God is a symbol of our faith, guarantee of spiritual enrichment. Anyone who prays here will receive what they ask for. I am grateful to the bishops for blessing our entire team, which has many years of experience and traditions”.
On the instructions of His Beatitude Metropolitan Epiphany of Kyiv and All Ukraine, the head of the board Oleg KARAVANSKYI was awarded with the Order of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker for the revival of Ukraine’s spirituality, devotion to the ideals of good and significant contribution to the common weal.
It is also symbolic that this long-awaited day combined several events: the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos and the Day of Peace. The employees of the enterprise prayed to the Mother of God for every soldier of the Armed Forces and victory of Ukraine!
Our joint work is to give warmth to people, to bring a blue light to Ukrainian homes that warm each of us. With the consecration of the figure of the Mother of God, we believe that everyone who prays to the Shrine will be able to receive another powerful, reliable spiritual protection.
The sculpture of the Holy Mother of God became the decoration of “Ternopilgaz”, its talisman, a symbol of restoration and preservation of the enterprise’s spirituality.