Head of Czech Church congratulates Met. Onuphry on consecration anniversary

His Beatitude Metropolitan Rostislav of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia. Photo: UOC

His Beatitude Metropolitan Rostislav of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia congratulated His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry of Kyiv and All Ukraine on the 34th anniversary of his episcopal consecration. The congratulatory message was published by the UOC Information and Education Department.

"In you, the people of God and the devout clergy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church have found a loving father, a wise archpastor, and a diligent laborer. With your inherent calmness and unwavering hope in God, you fulfill your ministry, showing sincere care for Christ’s Vineyard," the message reads.

His Beatitude Metropolitan Rostislav wished the UOC Primate prayerful joy, strength in his archpastoral labors, long life, and inexhaustible divine assistance, invoking the prayers and protection of all the venerable fathers of the Kyiv Caves and all the saints.

As reported by the UOJ, His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry shared how prayer opens the Kingdom of God.

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