“We must mentally prepare for the fact that the current situation will remain. We will think over and discuss with the Holy Synod how we will prepare for Holy Week and Easter, ”he quotes during an online conversation with RIA Novosti believers.
The metropolitan added that believers should be prepared for the fact that they will not be able to visit the church on Easter.
He also said that in the coming days before Holy Week, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill will announce whether there will be an opportunity to admit parishioners to the Easter service.
Earlier, Patriarch Kirill called for refraining from visiting temples amid the situation with the spread of coronavirus infection COVID-19.