Holy Fire service will be held, though without pilgrims

Jerusalem, April 8, 2020

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The annual Holy Fire service on Holy Saturday will be held in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem this year, but without pilgrims, due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Fire will also be delivered to other countries.

The service, in which fire descends from Heaven and lights the Patriarch of Jerusalem’s candle as he prays in the Lord’s Tomb, is normally attended by thousands of pilgrims from throughout the world.

The service, falling on April 18 this year, will also be celebrated with a “limited number of participants,” Akiva Tor, the head of the Department for the Diaspora and World Religions of the Israeli Foreign Ministry, reports TASS.

“The ceremony on April 18 will take place, as always, only without the presence of pilgrims. The ceremony will be held with a limited number of participants. About 10 people will participate in it,” the diplomat said.

The ceremony will also be broadcast around the world, as usual.

After the service, representatives of the Jerusalem Patriarchate of the Orthodox Church will take the Fire to the Jaffa Gate of the Old City of Jerusalem, where embassy representatives will take it to Ben Gurion airport to be delivered to their respective countries.

A virtual tour of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre was recently launched online.

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4/8/2020

Comments
Ralph D'souza4/12/2020 9:59 pm
Please provide links for Live streaming.
Georgía Cherpes-See4/9/2020 5:42 pm
Thank you very much for this information. Where can I find information about where and how it will be broadcasted?
May Boulos4/8/2020 8:28 pm
Amen
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