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The enthronement has already received its equivalent in the Ukrainian language.
The ceremony of Epiphany was held at St. Sophia Cathedral during the divine liturgy of the head of the local Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Upiphany in Ukraine. But since they refused the Russian forms, the enthronement had to be literally recomposed: from the inherent orthodoxy and Ukrainian tradition, it is said in the plot TSN . Someone drove by taxi and private car, someone walked on foot. Among them is the Canadian Metropolitan Yuri.
Bishop Yuriy said that he had barely survived the last few months: he began his morning with a Ukrainian press review
"I dreamed of a lifetime. Under 29. I have always thought that it would be a great day for diaspora bishops to come to Ukraine and serve in Sofia, "says the Metropolitan.
As the clergy go away, near the altar are continuing the final preparations for the celebration of divine service. In a special box, get a specially packaged gospel, published at the time of Hetman Mazepa. Museums in special gloves unpack a precious volume. It will become one of the central elements of the liturgy.
Lithium, a special funeral service near the grave of the first patriarch of the Kiev Patriarchate, Volodymyr Romanyuk, stands at the gates of the city.
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Epiphanius wished as soon as possible to the rector of the famous monastery of Athos . recovery Father Ephraim congratulated the Metropolitan for the election of the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and his enthronement. The official summary on the throne of Metropolitan Kiev and all of Ukraine will be held tomorrow in Sofia Kiev.
Before entering Sofia, he was traditionally equipped with metal detectors and frames. Only among the clergy, bishops and specially invited government representatives. Journalists work on the street in the morning. Live broadcast for all
The reason that journalists closed the doors of the cathedral – stamped inside the temple was officially voiced. There are really a lot of people, officials with families and children. The head and the chair are exactly around the ninth summit of the temple.
Metropolitan Epiphanes is clad in sacerdotal rice. The first prayers sound Greek. Singing Alex, the abbot of the monastery of Athos, Xenophon.
Subsequently, the ancient gospel is brought to the center of the temple, which is extracted with so much care in the morning. The metropolitan enters the altar. A few minutes later, metropolitan Constantinople Emanuel and the former autocephalous head of the church, Metropolitan Anthony, will be replaced by the correspondent of Ukraine, Metropolitan Anthony, who will be replaced by the Metropolitan Anthony. belonged to the Russian Church in Ukraine. The metropolitans of the diaspora, Yuri and Anthony, put Epiphany Panagia. The liturgy continues. Its most mysterious part is the blessing of gifts.
The last part of the ceremony is the garment of a new Ukrainian primate, now fully-fledged, wearing a black cherry-colored coat, according to Greek tradition. These are the leaders of the majority of local churches.
Other speeches. From Patriarch Filaret read a letter: he could not attend a ceremony because of health problems . Kosstantinople's messenger speaks of trust.
"Blessed Metropolitan Epiphanius, you are and will always be an axiom worthy of the ecumenical patriarch's trust," the envoy said.
The intrusion means that the church and the Ukrainian Orthodox people will receive a new leader. You are now bound by the high hopes of many people. And let me predict, I believe that these hopes are justifiably justified ", – said Poroshenko.
to reassemble: of the tradition of the Orthodox and Ukrainian parties . As the clergy went, the altar was making final preparations for worship. A specially packaged gospel was published at the time of Hetman Mazepa in a special box. It is he who has become one of the central elements of the liturgy.
Bishop Epifani himself spoke of faith. In particular, the church will become bigger and stronger.
The ceremony ends. Part of the bishops remain at the solemn reception. The rest – diverges.
"I am very proud of the fact that I have the opportunity to serve in the local Ukrainian autocephalous church.We hope that everything will be fine for us.With the new church, we will all win the enemies, "said Archbishop Agapit
correspondent Nelly Kowalska.
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