Autocephaly for the Ukrainian arquiv of St. Sophia in Kiev represent Tomos (live)
Metropolitan Epiphany/Photo: Politeka
In the Cathedral there will be a Christmas Liturgy
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Today, January 7, at the Cathedral of St. Sophia in Kiev Christmas Liturgy represent recently brought from Istanbul Tomos of the Ecumenical Patriarchate about recognition of canonical autocephaly of one local Orthodox Church of Ukraine, reports Radio Liberty.
It is noted that now ptsu is one of 15 local Orthodox churches.
Will celebrate divine Liturgy, the Primate of the ptsu Metropolitan of Kiev and all Ukraine Epiphany. The service began at 10.00.
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After the Liturgy Tomos will be transferred to the General public in the refectory Church of St. Sophia (Small Ayasofya), where everyone will be able to see him any day from 8 am to 18 PM.
Recall, January 5, at the Patriarchal Church of St. George in Istanbul, the ceremony of signing the Tomos of autocephaly of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine. During the ceremony, the Ecumenical Patriarch Papoloma said that the Ukrainian people were waiting for this moment for seven centuries.
January 6, after the joint Liturgy, the Ecumenical Patriarch gave the Tomos of autocephaly, Metropolitan of Kyiv and all Ukraine Epiphany.
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew during the solemn Liturgy in the Church of St. George said that after receiving the Thomas the Ukrainian Autocephalous Church has officially and canonically became the 15th Church “in the blessed choir of the Autocephalous churches”.