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.
more informationThe five-part docudrama will map the lives and work of the Slavonic missionaries Cyril and Methodius, primarily in an educational format.
more informationOn 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.
‘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.
It is an important spiritual center, a destination of frequent ecclesiastic pilgrimages, gatherings and Cyrillo-Methodian celebrations.
more information14. 1. 2013
In the course of the fair, people who deal with tourist trade and domestic tourism on a professional level will meet at the exhibition grounds in Brno – be it on the level of the state, regions, towns and villages or individual providers of services. Again, the greatest attention will be paid to the theme of propagation and tourist use of church monuments and pilgrims' paths. Four Moravian regions will introduce their new guidebooks and their common project called the "Spiritual Legacy of Moravia and Silesia". In connection with the upcoming 1150th anniversary of the arrival of Cyril and Methodius to Moravia, an increased interest in Moravian sacral monuments is expected. This year, also the Archbishopric of Prague will be among the exhibitors, with its nine exhibition panels presenting preservation of monuments within the archdiocese, including several restoration projects that have occurred lately - e.g. restoration works in the Church of Saint Nicholas at Lesser Town Square (the king post from the cupola, Škréta's Passion Cycle), in the Church of the Most Holy Saviour in the Old Town of Prague, examination of the remains of Tycho de Brahe in the Church of the Mother of God before Tyn, and others. Thus, for the Archbishopric of Prague it is a follow-up to their presentation at the fair called PAMÁTKY 2012 (monuments 2012), which took place in Prague last year. A rich accompanying program of the fair in Brno includes also a workshop "Church Tourism II" which will take place in the largest hall P1 on 17th January from 3 p.m. in the presence of distinguished guests. Among those who accepted the invitation are the Archbishop of Prague Cardinal Dominik Duka OP and the Archbishop of Olomouc Jan Graubner. In the following days, attention will be focused on regional education and new methods in education. The fair takes place under the auspices of the Archbishop of Prague, Cardinal Dominik Duka.
29. 6. 2013
On Thursday 27th June 2013 at 1 p.m. in the Exposition on the second floor of Baťa's skyscraper a press...
27. 6. 2013
In the year when the Czech Republic and Slovakia commemorate the 1150th anniversary of the arrival of the...
25. 6. 2013
On the occasion of the 1150th anniversary of the Slavic mission to Great Moravia, an official commemorative...
20. 6. 2013
Every year, since 2006, an art contest for children aged 3 to 11 titled "The Way of the Two Brothers" has been...
18. 6. 2013
Roman Catholic parish Velehrad invites all those interested in film to the Velehrad spiritual film seminar.
17. 6. 2013
ZLÍN, VELEHRAD – Already second international conference on the project titled "European Cultural Path of...
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)