DAYS OF THE PEOPLE OF GOODWILL 2019
Days of the People of Goodwill at Velehrad are surely the biggest celebrations connected with a national holiday of the Czech Republic. They have been taking place for 16 years already, on the occasion of the Day of the Slavonic Missionaries Saints Cyril and Methodius.
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CYRIL AND METHODIUS IN FILM
The five-part docudrama will map the lives and work of the Slavonic missionaries Cyril and Methodius, primarily in an educational format.
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SCHOOL OF CYRIL AND METHODIUS
On the occasion of the “Cyrillo-Methodian jubilee”, educational workshops for children and youth will emerge, the main aim of which will be to familiarize children with the Cyrillo-Methodian legacy in an amusing and practical way.
CHILDREN WALK THE WAY OF THE TWO BROTHERS
‘The Way of the Two Brothers’ is the title of an art competition for children 3 to 11 years of age. It is regularly announced within the July Days of the People of Goodwill at Velehrad. The aim of the project is to explain roots of our culture to children, impairing a positive model for life in the present.
VELEHRAD
It is an important spiritual center, a destination of frequent ecclesiastic pilgrimages, gatherings and Cyrillo-Methodian celebrations.
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24.11.2012

Exhibition: Dictatorship vs. Hope. Persecution of the Roman Catholic Church in Czechoslovakia 1948–1989

The exhibition maps persecution of the Roman Catholic Church by the communist regime in Czechoslovakia. In twenty four panels, authors of the exhibition try to show ways and methods used to destroy spiritual life of Czech and Slovak society, as well as the attempt of the Church to face the pressures on the part of the representatives of the regime with dignity.

23.11.2012

The Cyrillo-Methodian commission held a meeting at the Archbishopric

At the very end of the Church year, on 20th November 2012, the commission that deals with the preparations of the celebrations related to the 1150th anniversary of the arrival of Saints Cyril and Methodius held a meeting in Prague. Apart from recapitulation of events that are to take place on various levels next year, the head of the Orthodox Church, Archbishop Kryštof said during the celebrations the Church should return to the period when there was only one Christianity. At the same time, the commission unanimously denounced the new Slovak coin on which the Solun brothers are depicted without their aureole to “maintain religious neutrality”.

14.11.2012

Literary contest "The Hidden Memory of Moravia"

On the occasion of a national holiday, Czechoslovak Independence Day, the Council of the South Moravian Region has, for the seventh time already, announced a literary contest for the youth titled “The Hidden Memory of Moravia”. The aim of the contest is to increase the awareness of the region on part of the young generation and to develop their literary creativity. This year’s theme is “Pass it on!”

13.11.2012

Photo-documentation from the shooting of the film “Cyril and Methodius – Apostles”

We are bringing you a few selected photographs taken during the shooting of the film “Cyril and Methodius – The Apostles of Slavs”.

7.11.2012

Third Year of the Contest for Painters Titled ČAROVNÉ BARVY ZEMĚ (MAGIC COLORS OF THE EARTH)

In the interest of supporting awareness of history, nature and the region on the part of the young generation the South Moravian region announces a contest for young painters – children and the youth 5 to 26 years old.

30.10.2012

Conference Culture and Art in the Life of the Church

The conference will take place in the Velehrad house of Saints Cyril and Methodius at Velehrad on 16th November 2012. It´s for workers in the Church engaged in culture and art.

29.10.2012

ANCHOR AND SPRING

Cyrillo-Methodian tradition and Saint Clement churches in
Moravia

June 2013 to August 2013
An exhibition of the Diocesan Museum in the crypt of the cathedral at Petrov, Brno

26.10.2012

Documentary film for the Czech Television

In the firt half of 2013 the second channel of Czech Television is going to introduce documentary film about life, work and legacy of Cyril and Methodius.

25.10.2012

SCULPTURAL GROUP PORTRAYING SAINTS CYRIL AND METHODIUS

The idea of creating a sculptural group portraying Saints Cyril and Methodius in the premises of the church in Moutnice is not altogether new but thanks to the forthcoming celebrations of the 1150th anniversary of the Solun brothers it has become very topical. This is an initiative on part of the parishioners who feel much reverence for these patrons of ours.

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29. 6. 2013

1150th anniversary of Cyril and Methodius

Here are our roots.

(Blessed John Paul II, 22nd April 1990, Velehrad)

They wanted to become part of those nations and to share their destiny in everything. Here, in this place, at Velehrad, in Moravia, we can feel the historical legacy of the kingdom in a peculiar way – we can feel even those who became its keepers and guardians.

(Blessed John Paul II)
For us, people of the present age, their apostolate contains even the elocution of the ecumenical appeal, i.e. to build unity again, in a peaceful reconciliation, which later after their deaths was heavily damaged, and in the first place the unity between the East and the West.

(Blessed John Paul II)
Their work is also a very important contribution to the growth of the common Christian roots of Europe, which by their firmness and viability create one of the main contact points, which must be respected by every serious attempt at reunification of our continent in a new and topical way.

(Blessed John Paul II)
The story of both brothers, Cyril and Methodius, is a distinct example of unity.

Saints Cyril and Methodius contributed, to a great extent, to the building of Europe, not only regarding its Christian religious community but also concerning its civil and cultural unity.

(Blessed John Paul II)