UOC hierarch consecrates hospital departments in Kamianske

Metropolitan Volodymyr of Kamianske blesses departments at a city hospital. Photo: Kamianske Eparchy
Metropolitan Volodymyr of Kamianske and Tsarychanka, together with clergy from Kamianske, performed the rite of consecration for several departments at one of the city’s hospitals, the UOC’s Kamianske Eparchy reported.
Following the blessing, the hierarch addressed the medical staff, wishing them spiritual and physical strength as well as God’s help in their demanding and responsible work.
Metropolitan Volodymyr expressed the hope that the Lord would strengthen the doctors and nurses in their daily service to others and grant them wisdom, patience, and inspiration in overcoming the challenges they face.
At the conclusion, the UOC hierarch gave his archpastoral blessing to those present, wishing the hospital staff good health, peace, and God’s blessing.
As the UOJ reported, Metropolitan Volodymyr blessed a cross and domes for a UOC church in Kamianske.
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