The sickly and much persecuted Metropolitan Longin of Bancheny, one of the staunchest hierarchs of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church, was subject to harassment by Ukrainian officials again this week.
Priest Vladislav Terentyev
During the Divine Liturgy, the Great Litany and antiphons began to be proclaimed and sung in Mongolian, the Epistles and the Gospel are read in three languages: Church Slavonic, Mongolian and English.
The key event in the life of the parish was the construction of the Holy Trinity Church in Ulaanbaatar in 2006-2009, which is still the only Orthodox church in the whole country.
Bishop Porfiry of Lida and Smorgon
If you long for God, then there can be no insurmountable obstacles on your path.
Met. Gregory was concelebrated by a dozen hierarchs and various clerics, including the representatives of the Russian and Romanian Churches serving in Bulgaria.