On Christmas Eve UOC Primate wishes peace to the country and each family

On January 6, at Christmas Eve, His Beatitude Metropolitan of Kiev and all Ukraine Onuphriy held a Divine Liturgy in the Holy Assumption Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. It is reported by the UOC Information and Education Department.

On this holiday prayers will be offered for peace in Ukraine.

Upon the end of the worship the Primate congratulated all believers on the upcoming Christmas holiday and wished everybody peace in the country and every family.

Following the congratulations, the choir of Kiev School of Theology, with Archimandrite Roman (Podlubniak) as its Director, performed Christmas songs.

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