Three UOC priests take monastic vows in Oleksandriia Eparchy
Monastic tonsure in the Oleksandriia Eparchy. Photo: UOC Information Center
Metropolitan Boholep performed the monastic tonsure of three clergy members of the Oleksandriia Eparchy at the Transfiguration Monastery in the village of Talova Balka, reports the UOC Information Center.
The monastery’s brethren and numerous parishioners prayed during the service in the monastery church. During the rite, Archpriest Oleksandr Shniakin took the monastic name Agathon in honor of St. Agathon of the Caves. Archpriest Oleksandr Khrapko became Hieromonk Anikita, in honor of the Martyr Anikita of Nicomedia. Archpriest Heorhy Hladysh took the name Gerasimos in honor of St. Gerasimos of the Jordan.
After the completion of the rite, Metropolitan Boholep addressed the newly tonsured hieromonks with words of guidance. The hierarch wished them spiritual courage, patience, and strict observance of the monastic vows taken before God. The abbot of the monastery, Archimandrite Seraphim (Krasnov), thanked the archpastor for his prayers, the performed rite of tonsure, and his spiritual mentorship.
As the UOJ reported, a site for the construction of a new church was consecrated in the Oleksandriia Eparchy.
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