Cypriot Metropolitan Athanasios sends love and prayers to faithful of canonical Ukrainian Church

Limassol, Cyprus, February 8, 2021

Photo: ytimg.com Photo: ytimg.com     

His Eminence Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol, one of the most authoritative hierarchs of the Church of Cyprus and of the entire Orthodox Church today, loves the suffering faithful of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church and calls upon them to remain faithful to Christ in His Church under the leadership of His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry of Kiev and All Ukraine.

The Metropolitan offered his comments to the Union of Orthodox Journalists after viewing its film, The Faithful: Hymn of Love, which tells the story of the UOC faithful of the villages of Butyn and Kinakhivtsy who lost their churches to violent schismatics. Despite the persecution against them, the faithful have preserved love for God and love for their fellow man.

Met. Athanasios has repeatedly spoken out in defense of the Church of Christ in Ukraine and against both Constantinople’s anti-canonical invasion of Ukrainian Church territory and Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus’ unilateral recognition of the schismatics, for which he has patiently endured the scorn of the Archbishop.

“It is with great sadness and pain of heart that we witness the persecution and struggle that our Orthodox Christian brothers in Ukraine are waging to defend their true faith and devotion to the canonical Church of Metropolitan Onuphry,” Met. Athanasius said.

“We express our sympathy, our love and our prayers, and we call on our brothers to remain faithful to our Church and to the canonical Metropolitan of Ukraine, Vladyka Onuphry. We pray that the grace of the Lord will sustain them, strengthen them, and comfort them. Let them be sure that one day the persecutions and difficulties will be overcome and the truth of Christ and the canonicity of the Church will shine forth, according to the word of the Lord,” His Eminence reflected.

Met. Athanasios concluded by calling the blessing of God upon the faithful of the UOC and wishing them the graceful help of the Holy Spirit.

Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Vkontakte, Telegram, WhatsApp, Parler, MeWe, and Gab!

2/8/2021

See also
Patriarch Kirill calls on Archbishop of Cyprus to reconsider decision to recognize schismatics Patriarch Kirill calls on Archbishop of Cyprus to reconsider decision to recognize schismatics Patriarch Kirill calls on Archbishop of Cyprus to reconsider decision to recognize schismatics Patriarch Kirill calls on Archbishop of Cyprus to reconsider decision to recognize schismatics
In a recent letter to Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia emphasized that by recognizing the “Orthodox Church of Ukraine,” the Archbishop had willingly entered into communion with schismatics, and he called upon him to reconsider this un-Orthodox decision. Archbishop of Cyprus says four bishops are a selfish and conspiratorial parasynagogue, worthy of defrocking Archbishop of Cyprus says four bishops are a selfish and conspiratorial parasynagogue, worthy of defrocking Archbishop of Cyprus says four bishops are a selfish and conspiratorial parasynagogue, worthy of defrocking Archbishop of Cyprus says four bishops are a selfish and conspiratorial parasynagogue, worthy of defrocking
In a new interview with the Kathemirini newspaper, Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus commented again on his decision to commemorate Epiphany Dumenko, the head of the “Orthodox Church of Ukraine,” recognized as schismatic throughout the Orthodox world. I Admire How Metropolitan Onuphry Has Handled This Crisis I Admire How Metropolitan Onuphry Has Handled This Crisis
Met. Athanasios of Limassol I Admire How Metropolitan Onuphry Has Handled This Crisis I Admire How Metropolitan Onuphry Has Handled This Crisis
Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol
Every day we say to Christ: “Thy will be done.” We must seek it and it should be the purpose of our life. And this approach should be seen on the level of the primates of the Churches all the moreso.
Comments
Here you can leave your comment on the present article, not exceeding 4000 characters. All comments will be read by the editors of OrthoChristian.Com.
Enter through FaceBook
Your name:
Your e-mail:
Enter the digits, seen on picture:

Characters remaining: 4000

Subscribe
to our mailing list

* indicates required
×