Last Christmas, nearly 600 poor and homeless people were treated to a festive meal at the church of the Protection of the Mother of God in Lviv. Organized by the lay community of Sant’Egidio and the parish, these Christmas repasts have been held since 2006. Similar ones are offered in Kyiv and Ivano-Frankivsk. Founded in Rome in 1968, the community of Sant’Egidio has held Christmas lunches since 1982, at last count serving some 240,000 needy people in 77 countries. (Patriyarkhat No. 1, 2019, p. 30)