Human blood is being shed all over Ukraine, but we are unified in our desire to live in a free, independent country: UGCC Head on Day 31 of the War

The hierarch noted that once again, Ukraine was on fire that night. There was fierce fighting in the Kyiv and Sumy regions. Kharkiv, Mariupol and other cities and villages of Ukraine were suffering under Russian bombing. “Human blood continues to flow all over Ukraine. But Ukraine is unified in its desire to live in a free, independent state. And Ukraine is praying,” said the Archbishop.

The Head of the UGCC said that yesterday we experienced a special day that would go down in history as a day of global and all-Ukrainian unity. We were all united in prayer yesterday. We were called to this prayer by His Holiness Pope Francis, who is the symbol and servant of the universal unity of the Church of Christ. We were united with him in prayer and performed an act of special consecration of Ukraine and Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. And in that prayer, we truly united.

Zarvanytsia, the Ukrainian National Marian Center, became the center of unity in Ukraine, where the UGCC Synod of Bishops in Ukraine gathered.

“The bishops of our Church from our diaspora in Central and Western Europe, North and South America, and Australia joined us, the clergy, monastics, and our entire nation, under God. Ukrainians in Ukraine and around the world united. All the bishops of the Catholic Church united, praying with us yesterday for Ukraine’s victory, for the victory of good over evil, for the end of the war, so that God's Truth and God's peace may truly be victorious over the devil and his minions, who are provoking this war,” said His Beatitude Sviatoslav.

“Mother of God, save Ukraine, Mother of God, bless your children, Mother of God, grant us all victory,” the Primate prayed.

The UGCC Department of Information