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KYIV. January 14th UNN. The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew recognized the Ukrainian Autocephalous Church despite the fierce pressure exerted by Russia. His Holiness Patriarch Filaret said Sunday that at the Divine Liturgy held in the capital's church, the icon of the Mother of God "The source of life" on Borshchagovka, reports UNN referring to the press service of the UOC-KP
. How many years have we done everything to recognize ourselves as an independent Ukrainian church. What was the answer? You are schismatic, you are not canonical, you do not have grace, you do not have baptism, you can not sing, "etc. And we all listened. Lord, compassionate for us, for our patience, with the solemnity that, despite the fierce pressure of Russia, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew recognized the Ukrainian Autocephalous Church, and we thank him for it, he also suffered a great deal from Moscow, said Filaret.
He thanked the President of Ukraine for his
The worship ends with a form of prayer during which priests sing the tropar and the kondak of the feast of the Nativity of Christ.
Finally, the parish priest, archpriest Valery Semantso, thanks Patriarch Filaret for the archipatheror. kyy visit and prayer to the Saint and handed a bouquet of flowers
Remember the results of the catheter unit Drale in Kiev chaired by the representative of the Ecumenical Patriarchate was established on December 15 Autocephalous National Orthodox Church in Ukraine and approved the status of the new church. The Unity Council elected the head of UOC-MP's unified local deputy, Metropolitan Epiphanius.
On January 5, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew proceeded to the signature of Tomas on the autocephaly of the CPU. The next day, January 6, after delivery to Istanbul, Tomos was taken to Ukraine, then sent back to Istanbul to be signed by members of the Fanari Synod.
On January 10, Tomos, of the autocephaly of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, returned from Turkey to Ukraine.
The day before, Tomas for Ukraine was signed by all members of the Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
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