His Beatitude Onuphry blesses special prayer rule for Great Lent
His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry. Photo: UOC
On the eve of Great Lent in 2025, His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry of Kyiv and All Ukraine, in his annual message, blessed the faithful of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church to observe a special prayer rule for peace in Ukraine, the UOC Information and Education Department reported.
His Beatitude noted that for the fourth year we begin the Lenten journey of transforming our souls under the conditions of war.
“Let us strive, dear brothers and sisters, to make this Lent a time of mercy and compassion: to wipe the tears of those who weep, to console the sorrowful, to cover with love all who are in need. Then the evil that has shrouded our Homeland in clouds of darkness will surely be scattered by the sun of victorious divine justice,” he said.
Metropolitan Onuphry reminded the faithful that every year the clergy and believers of the UOC undertook special prayer rules, and he blessed a new spiritual labor for this year’s Fast.
“During the Holy and Great Lent it is blessed to read one chapter of Holy Scripture daily and to make seven prostrations with the Lord’s Prayer for peace in Ukraine. For a more complete spiritual understanding, we bless the reading during the Fast of the Gospel of John, the three Catholic Epistles of the Holy Apostle John the Theologian, and the Apocalypse (Revelation) of Saint John the Theologian,” the message states.
As the UOJ reported, the Primate of the UOC has blessed the faithful for Great Lent.
Read also
Head of Phanar at the presentation of the Exarch of Lithuania: He knows Russian language excellently
Patriarch Bartholomew presented the new exarch Bishop Panaret in Vilnius.
His Beatitude called on the faithful to provide assistance to the Kherson Eparchy
The Primate of the UOC appealed to the clergy and laity with a request to support the residents of Kherson region who suffered from shelling.
In Sumy, the "enthronement" of a new "patriarch" of the UOC KP took place
Nikodim Kobzar became the "patriarch" of the UOC-KP.
In Kyiv, authorities demanded the demolition of a UOC church
Capital officials demanded that the Transfiguration community independently demolish the church building.
Metropolitan Agafangel Led the Anniversary Graduation of Odessa Seminary
Metropolitan Agafangel presented graduates with diplomas upon completion of the seminary and called upon them to remain faithful to Orthodox traditions.
Patriarch Shio became godfather to more than 600 children
The first mass baptism after the enthronement of the new Primate of the Georgian Church took place in the Holy Trinity Cathedral – more than 600 children received the Sacrament.