Bishops and priests will begin the Charity-organized 'Three Kings' Money Collection' in the Czech Republic by blessing of the carollers.Full text of the news in Czech: HERE.
Prague: As every year, the collection will begin with the divine services presided over by bishops and priests. They will bless the carollers of their diocese or parish.
On Tuesday Jan 2:
Litoměřice, St Lawrence's Chapel: Bishop Pavel Posád blessed the carollers at 9 am
Olomouc, St Wenceslas Cathedral: Archbishop Jan Graubner blessed the groups of children to collect money at 10 am
Brno, Ss Peter and Paul's Cathedral: Bishop Vojtěch Cikrle will begin the blessing divine service at 3 pm
Prague, Archbishop's Palace: Cardinal Miloslav Vlk at 4 pm
České Budějovice, St Nicholas' Cathedral: Bishop Jiří Paďour at 5 pm
Plzeň, Town-Hall: Bishop František Radkovský at 4 pm
Bishop Radkovský will bless the carollers in other towns of his diocese as well – Jan 3 at 3 pm: Chodov u Karlových Varů; Jan 4 at 10 am: Karlovy Vary, in front of the Municipality, at 3 pm: Klatovy; Jan 5: Poběžovice at 1.30 pm and Horšovský Týn at 3 pm; Jan 6: Kdyně at 9 am and Domažlice at 1 pm.
Wednesday Jan 3:
Pardubice: Bishop Josef Kajnek will bless the carollers at 4 pm
Friday Jan 6:
Hradec Králové, Cathedral of the Holy Spirit: Bishop Dominik Duka at 8 am