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Metropolitan Onuphry’s Address to the Faithful of Ukraine
Source: Orthodox Life (Russian)
The Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church urged Ukrainians to show
love for the Motherland and each other, and urged the President of
Russia to stop the war immediately.
Metropolitan Onuphry of Kiev and All Ukraine | 24 February 2022
Metropolitan Onuphry’s Address to the Faithful of Ukraine
Address
His Beatitude Onuphry, Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine,
to the faithful and citizens of Ukraine,
Dear brothers and sisters! Faithful to our Ukrainian Orthodox Church!
As the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, I address you and all
citizens of Ukraine. A disaster has happened. Unfortunately, Russia
has launched military operations against Ukraine, and at this fateful
time I urge you not to panic, be courageous and to show love for your Motherland and for each other. I urge you, first of all, to intensify
repentant prayer for Ukraine, for our army and our people, I ask you
to forget mutual strife and misunderstandings and unite in love for
God and our Motherland.
In this tragic time, we express our special love and support to our
soldiers who stand guard and protect and defend our land and our
people. May God bless and keep them!
Defending the sovereignty and integrity of Ukraine, we appeal to the
President of Russia and ask him to immediately stop the fratricidal
war. The Ukrainian and Russian peoples came out of the Dnieper
baptismal font, and the war between these peoples is a repetition of
the sin of Cain, who out of envy killed his own brother. Such a war is
not justified either by God or by people.
I call on everyone to common sense, which teaches us to solve our
earthly problems in mutual dialogue and mutual understanding, and I
sincerely hope that God will forgive us our sins and God’s peace will
reign on our earth and throughout the world!
+ ONUPHRY,
Metropolitan of Kiev and All Ukraine
Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
Translated by pravmir.com
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