UOC Primate leads patronal feast in Kyiv

His Beatitude Onuphry celebrated a divine service at the Church of the Holy Icon of the Mother of God in Kyiv on the feast day.

On September 3, 2025, on the day of the celebration of the Appearance of the Light-Painted Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos, His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry led the festive service at the Church of the Light-Painted Icon of the Mother of God in the Darnytsia District of Kyiv.

The Primate was concelebrated by Archbishop Diodor of Yuzhne, Archbishop Kyryl of Byshiv, Archbishop Lavr of Irpin, Archbishop Mark of Borodianka, the clergy of the church, and guests in holy orders.

The patronal feast gathered numerous believers of the capital who came to venerate the miraculous icon of the Theotokos and prayerfully celebrate the occasion.

Earlier, the UOJ reported that the Primate led the Liturgy at the Holosiivo Monastery of Kyiv.