Primate of UOC blesses to offer prayers for AFU
On October 14, 2022, on the feast of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos and the Day of Defenders of Ukraine, with the blessing of His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry of Kyiv and All Ukraine, prayers for the health of the living and memorial services for the dead Ukrainian soldiers are performed in churches and monasteries of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, reports the UOC Information and Education Department.
The corresponding blessing is sent to all eparchial bishops.
“October 14 is the Day of the Defenders of Ukraine. In this regard, in all the churches and monasteries of the eparchy entrusted to you, it is blessed to perform prayers for the living and memorial services for the deceased defenders of Ukraine,” the document says.
As earlier reported, His Beatitude spoke about the strength of the humble, whom God protects.
Read also
Most Britons oppose abortions, poll finds
The survey found that 62% of UK residents support legal protection for unborn children from the moment their heartbeat is first detected.
Annual academic conference opens at Kyiv Theological Academy and Seminary
The fifteenth annual conference was dedicated to the anniversaries of Prince Vasyl-Kostiantyn Ostrožský and Metropolitan Rafail (Zaborovský).
Feminists attack Roman Catholic churches in Latin America
During protest actions, members of radical groups attacked cathedrals in several Latin American countries, assaulted police officers, and threw paint at believers.
UOC hierarch takes part in German bishops’ conference
Bishop Veniamin of Boyarka took part in the OBKD assembly in Düsseldorf.
Ivano-Frankivsk scraps school project planned on demolished UOC church site
The authorities in Ivano-Frankivsk have dropped plans to build the school for whose construction a UOC church was demolished.
Shostatsky to UOC: If you are so righteous – do not cling to your churches
The OCU metropolitan called on UOC faithful and clergy to pray rather than defend their churches from seizures.