UOC honors the memory of fallen soldiers and veterans of Great Patriotic War
On May 8, the Day of Memory and Reconciliation, His Beatitude Metropolitan Onufriy of Kiev and all Ukraine conducted the lity for those, who died during the Great Patriotic War, near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Eternal Glory Park. It was reported by the Awareness-Raising Department of the UOC.
“Today we all prayed for the repose of the chiefs, soldiers and civilians who sacrificed their lives for the great victory over fascism, over the universal evil that hung over Europe and the entire world. Particular courage of our warriors, their valor and stamina contributed to gaining this great victory. It is namely thanks to their feat that we can enjoy the gift of life today”, the Metropolitan remarked.
After the divine worship the UOC Primate, alongside with the UOC clergy, laid flowers on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. His Beatitude Metropolitan Onufriy called everybody to maintain peace and pray for the repose of those who fell on the battlefields of the Great Patriotic War.
“May God rest their souls in the land of uprightness, and give us a sensible mind so that we might cherish peace, love each other, and forgive each other. For this is the essence of life”, the UOC Primate concluded.
Read also
UN: By 2050, Ukraine will become the world leader in youth shortage
According to the organization’s report, the share of young people in the country’s population will place Ukraine first in the global anti-ranking.
OCU сleric in Kosmach seizes his own church as parish rejects new calendar
With police support and the backing of the village council head, the “priest” cut off the locks on the church with an angle grinder and threatened dissenting parishioners with forced mobilization.
Euthanasia-caused deaths in Canada reach 100,000
Record mortality figures under the state-run MAiD program have made euthanasia the fifth leading cause of death among citizens.
Persecuted UOC parish in Tovtry celebrates Holy Unction Sacrament
The faithful of the Dormition parish, deprived of their church by OCU supporters, gathered for common prayer in an adapted space during Great Lent.
Monastic tonsure performed in Khust Eparchy
At the St. Seraphim Men’s Monastery in the city of Rakhiv, Bishop Mark performed a monastic tonsure.
Patriarch Bartholomew dines with Erdogan at Muslim iftar
The Ecumenical Patriarch attended a Muslim iftar in Ankara at Erdogan's invitation.