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A Common Prayer for Healing Cancer Took Place in Ivano-Frankivsk

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On the eve of Candlemas and International Childhood Cancer Day, a prayer to the Holy Virgin took place. Father Capelani, Father Ruslan, and Father Jury prayed for the healing of the children with cancer.

 

Priests, healthcare workers, parents, and children in one prayer asked the Holy Virgin to heal the children.

 

A child with cancer is a hard trial for the whole family. Often parents ask why all this happened to my child.

 

Father Ruslan said: “Do not look for a reason, because  you will never be able to find it.  Help your child through strong faith and sincere prayer to God for healing and make sure that you child receives professional medical help.

 

Fathers blessed the children with holy water and gave each of them an icon. They also visited children that were in critical condition in hospital wards.

 

Lidya Dozenko, assistant of the head of the department in Ivano-Frankivsk Children’s Hospital said, “In our hospital, healthcare workers and clergy work together to help parents and children to go through the hard trial and to win the battle with cancer. John Chrysostom wrote that faith is a shield, and in hard time let’s look for a consolation in our faith.”

 

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