Mass in honour of Cyril and Methodius celebrated in Velehrad

Cardinal Jozef Tomko celebrated a special mass this Sunday to mark the saint’s day of missionaries Cyril and Methodius. The mass was attended by some 30,000 people in Velehrad, an important pilgrimage site in south Moravia. The mass took place in the middle of the town’s ‘Days of Goodwill’ festival, which has so far this year raised over 1.3 million crowns (70,000 USD) for various charities. One fourth of the total sum raised will go towards helping the victims of the Czech Republic’s recent floods, while a hospice in Čerčany and a youth centre in Ostrava will also receive a portion of the money raised.