Patriarch Kirill urges Russians to be baptized for Russia’s invincibility

Patriarch Kirill. Photo: Moscow Patriarchate website

On February 4, 2024, during a sermon at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Patriarch Kirill of the ROC called on Russians to spiritually mobilize and be baptized so that Russia would become invincible, according to the Moscow Patriarchate’s press service.

He warned that Russia had entered a troubling period where "many have turned against us." Patriarch Kirill stated that Russia’s enemies had always been defeated because, in his view, "the spirit of Orthodoxy lives within Russians, even those who do not consider themselves part of the Church."

The patriarch declared that the time had come not only for military but also for spiritual mobilization, and that those who were hesitant should be baptized.

"Those who have not yet returned and been baptized – go and receive baptism! Those who are baptized – attend God’s churches, enrich yourselves with the great thousand-year-old wisdom of our people, whose source has always been not human wisdom, but the wisdom of God Himself. Only then will our country truly be invincible," the head of the ROC stated.

Earlier, the UOJ reported that, according to a State Duma deputy, the ROC is one of the most effective institutions of the state.

Read also

Trump: "God bless the people of Russia and Ukraine!"

The American President stated that it is time to stop this ridiculous war, which has led to massive and totally unnecessary deaths and destruction.

Patriarch on ROC’s stance on war: Many would prefer that we stay out of it

The head of the ROC is confident that "the Church cannot avoid responsibility for the fate of the country."

"We know how houses burn": OCU threatens UOC priest's family in Vendychany

Raiders broke the seals placed by the police on the UOC church and seized the sanctuary.

Head of Phanar сalls Greek the "mother language of the spirit"

Patriarch Bartholomew spoke about the important role of the Greek language in the connection between Christianity and Hellenism.

Vance warns AI being weaponized to rewrite history and censor speech

The U.S. Vice President is urging the global community not to use artificial intelligence for state censorship.

German theologian: Ukrainian authorities are fighting the UOC even abroad

Thomas Bremer emphasized that the authorities' actions against the UOC are clearly harming Ukraine.