Holy fire to be brought to Georgia today

Holy fire will be brought to Georgia today. As InterPressNews was told by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the holy fire will be brought by a special flight, which will also bring Georgian citizens from Tel Aviv to Tbilisi today.

"The holy fire will be brought from Jerusalem to Georgia with the flight organized by the Embassy of Georgia in Israel. The Ambassador of Georgia will deliver the Holy Fire directly to the representatives of the Georgian Patriarchate, who will fly to Tel Aviv from Tbilisi,” the Foreign Ministry explained.

There will reportedly be 15 representatives of different Eastern Orthodox churches during the descent of fire in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. No parishioners will be allowed to attend the ceremony.